Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (MAKENA) (5-2) - $320,000 daughter of 'Pioneer of the Nile' is facing winners for the first time. Competitive in all five starts, she rallied to win going away at this distance facing special weights March 3. Nicely spotted and she enters off a bullet half-mile work April 2 at San Luis Rey Downs.
2nd pick: #1 (Our First Girl) (3-1) - Very lightly-raced, speedy daughter of 'War Front' is another facing winners for the first time. $290K purchase went wire-to-wire at this distance Feb 19 in a contest that was switched from the grass to the main track. Working very fast, she has the rail and I almost made her the top pick. View her as the equal of 'Makena.'
3rd pick: #6 (Moon Over Paris) (5-1) - Four-year-old has a new trainer (John Shirreffs) and he's switching her from turf to dirt. She's been competitive in two of three starts on the turf at this level and is a major threat if she can repeat them on the dirt.