Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (EXPENSIVE) (7-2) - Colt was bet down to 5-2 favoritism when debuting here in a large field (12) at this level and distance Nov. 15. He tired after racing close up and has breezed twice since for Steve Asmussen 65 of 297 (22%) second time out during 2018-19.
2nd pick: #2 (Hard Candy) (9-2) - From the same barn (Steve Asmussen) as 'Expensive', debuting home bred by 'Candy Ride' has had a half-dozen published works since Sept. 29. From a high-quality owner/breeder (Peter Blum), and his trainer wins at a 19% clip first out since Jan. 1 of 2018.
3rd pick: #6 (Algebra) (4-1) - Texas bred cuts back to a sprint after checking in 3rd going a mile here at this level Nov. 13. Colt finished second of 11, missing by 1.5 lengths here at this trip Oct. 9 and must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #8 (Man in the Can) (5-1) - Arkansas bred makes his debut following a bullet half-mile gate breeze in :47.60 Nov. 16, best of 59 at the distance that morning. From a good barn (Ron Moquett), trainer is low-percentage first out (6%) and this runner may be prepping for the upcoming Oaklawn meet where state bred maiden special weights are near $100K in value.