Top pick: #3 (SMILIN TED) (9-5) - The probable favorite, he set the pace and tired very late to finish third, beaten a length racing at this tag and trip on Feb. 2. Improving since a claim by Keith Lebarron and this gelding is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #7 (Big Feat) (4-1) - Penn National invader has gone (5-0-3-1) in a series of five sprints there and trainer Bernie Haughton will race him at a two-turn distance for the first time. Dangerous foe.
3rd pick: #6 (Believe in Fun) (6-1) - No-speed type drops back down in price and stretches back out in distance. Colt rallied to finih fourth here at this tag when debuting here in a sprint Dec. 8 and can factor from off the pace at a nice price.
4th pick: #5 (Crime Time) (5-2) - Grey gelding drops back down after an even effort last out facing special weights. 3-year-old had finished second and third in his previous pair at this level and is a threat from off the pace.