Top pick: #4 (ITALIAN RULES) - One of two entered is quality field by trainer John Sadler and the pair will race as separet betting interests. Stalker ships back from Golden Gate wher he won by a nose on Feb. 19 facing weaker in his first back off a nine-month absence. Seven-year-old loves this surface (7-3-2-1) and is the choice in a deep small field.
2nd pick: #1 (Courtside ) - The second of the Sadler pair, he has blazing early speed and draws the rail. He won the $100K Cal Cup Sprint on this surface at this trip in October and last out tired badly in the Palos Verdes (G2) Jan. 21.
3rd pick: #2 (Capital Account) - One of two entered by trainer Bob Baffert and they'll race uncoupled. Speedy and very lightly raced (5-3-1-1), he's hit "triple digit" speed figs in three of his five starts and is an obvious contender, but small odds.