Top pick: #2 (LARRY BIRDSTONE) (3-1) - He's racing second back from a seven month layoff and he went evenly in his return start at this distance facing tougher. Working well for this attempt, trainer Phil D'Amato drops him into a claimer and is adding blinkers.
2nd pick: #1 (Saint Dermot) (5-2) - Freshened up since Jan. 16, he finished a non-threatening third that day racing here at this trip for a $50K claiming price. That was a career best and he's another that's been working above average.
3rd pick: #3 (Bula Bula) (4-1) - Blinkers go on and he's racing in a claimer, both for the first time. It's a plus that Bejarano is getting aboard, and this grey gelding's connections are hopeful that the blinkers will help him stay closer early on.
4th pick: #6 (Derby Glass) (2-1) - He's another with no early speed. Gelding is dropping back down and moving back to the dirt after an even effort on the grass facing tougher. A fast and/or contested pace would help his chances out.