Top pick: #8 (JIMMY CREED ) (2-1) - Lightly raced, talented, and still improving, he was a winner of the (G1) Malibu Stakes here on Dec. 26 and trainer Rick Mandella has him working very fast for this attempt. Speed/stalker draws a nice outside post at this trip and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Unbridled's Note) (3-1) - He finished a solid third to "Jimmy" in the Malibu, then was a nose winner in a sprint stakes on the lawn here going "down the hill" on Feb 23. That win was a career best and trainer Steve Asmussen ahs always though highly of this son of "Unbridled's Song."
3rd pick: #2 (Comma to the Top) (9-5) - The probable favorite, he ships back from Aqueduct where he was a game winner of the (G3) "Tom Fool" stakes on March 2nd. He's 12 for 28 overall, is fast from the gate, and should be involved every step. Think he's vulnerable at a short price.