Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (LIL AWECIM) (5-1) - Price play is stretching out in distance and is dropping into a claimer, both for the first time. Gelding has early speed and enters off a fine half-mile work March 19. Has a good shot at a square price.
2nd pick: #4 (Moonlight Blue) (2-1) - The morning line favorite, he has good early speed and finished a pace-setting third here at this tag & trip March 9. It was a career best and came in his first start since late August. Hot barn (Vlad Cerin) replaces apprentice Roman with Tyler Baze. A strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Super Echelon) (7-2) - Gelding moves from grass to dirt, drops in price, and stretches out in distance in his second back from almost an 8-month layoff. Must be left in the win mix.
4th pick: #3 (Harrovian) (4-1) - Well bred and expensive ($230,000), he's dropping down in price following a pair of distant placings here for a $75K tag. He's worked well for this and Bejarano replaces the injured Flavin Prat.