Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (SUPER PATRIOT) (3-1) - From the Baffert barn, he drops this daughter of 'Unusual Heat' into a claimer for the first time. She raced evenly facing tougher at Los Alamitos Dec. 10 and along with the class reduction she drops 5 lbs with apprentice Roman aboard.
2nd pick: #4 (Smooth and Savy) (5-1) - Heavily backed when debuting Dec. 10 at Los Al facing tougher, she tired while very wide the whole trip. Working fast since, thinks she's a threat today as she drops in class.
3rd pick: #5 (Impecunious) (7-2) - No. California shipper has shown sharp early speed in both starts on the Tapeta surface at Golden gate Fields. She's dropping in class, switches to conventional dirt, and most important of all, Mike Smith is signed on. Win candidate.