Top pick: #4 (WALL STREET WONDER) - Veteran has all sorts of physical issues that have limited his appearances over the past two years, but is a serious horse every time he steps on the track. Working fast locally for his first since a win at Hollywood on Nov. 13 and the Baffert barn drops him to a new low in price this afternoon. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Lord Avalon) - Very lightly-raced 7-year-old (13-6-5-0) has spent his entire career on real dirt and is 2-for-3 on this surface. Working very fast and this one-run type will get a fast pace to rally into.
3rd pick: #1 (Slam Slew) - Has the rail, is working fast, and although not as talented as the top two picks, he's in a winning barn (Jeff Bonde), and Bejarano is aboard.