Top pick: #9 (ROB'S PAL) (7-2) - He's been freshened up for the past two months and be racing on conventional dirt for the first time. Working well on this surface and he takes a big drop in class.
2nd pick: #8 (Citron Kid) (4-1) - Another racing on real dirt for the first time, he's the type that can "run all day" and he drops and has Bejarano aboard for the first time.
3rd pick: #7 (Boss of Me) (3-1) - Well-bred gelding runs second back from 2 1/2 month layoff and in his return he rallied to finish 3rd at Hollywood at this tag on Dec. 22. Stretch runner must be left in the mix.
4th pick: #4 (Indygo Andy) (4-1) - Lightly-raced, he rallied to finish second at this tag going 6-furlongs at Hollywood on Dec. 20. The Sadler barn stretches him out and has him making back-to-back starts for the first time.