Top pick: #7 (ESPIRITO SANTO) - Colt chased a fast pace and held well to finish fourth of eight when debuting at Saratoga in a turf sprint facing special weights in early August. Runs today off a 4 1/2 month layoff, drops into a claimer, and trainer Eric Guillot to move him to the dirt. Latest works are solid and he faces a weak field for this $30K price tag. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Fleet Continental) - Probable favorite finished second here facing Cal.-bred special weights Dec. 22. Barn brings him back quickly for this and drops him into an open $30K claim. Obvious contender in this small field.