Top pick: #3 (DECEPTION FREE) (2-1) - Gelding comes off a solid effort here at this tag on Jan. 24. 4-year-old broke running, set a swift pace, and held to finish second. Nice performance came off almost a two month layoff and was his first ever on real dirt. The horse to b eat.
2nd pick: #10 (Wilsys Wonder) (12-1) - Longshot was away slowly when debuting at Hollywood on Dec. 13, then raced wide here on Jan. 21 in his second appearance. The Mullin's barn cuts him back in distance and has him putting two starts together for the first time.
3rd pick: #2 (Sky Fox) (7-2) - Speed/stalker finished an even fourth here at this tag on Dec. 26 in his first race since Feb. 11, but regressed last out when he finished 6th, just under 7 back of "Deception." He's since come back with a pair of fast works and think he'll be competitive this afternoon.
4th pick: #5 (Midnight Raven) (4-1) - Another who regressed in his latest, but gelding had been competitive in four straight prior to that and his best ever came when he ran second here at this 7-furlong distance on Jan. 4.
5th pick: #11 (I Feel Free) (8-1) - Veteran maiden ran poorly here at this tag going a mile on Jan. 21 in his first start in three months. 4-year-old is (8-0-2-3) on this surface and is (2-0-1-1) at this trip. Working fast and a stretch threat.