Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #4 (HAPPY GUY) (3-1) - He's finished 2nd here in three of his last four starts and has done so twice at today's seven-furlong distance. The 4yo has a flexible style, and I give this gelded son of 'The Factor' a slight edge.
2nd pick: #2 (Just Shoot Already) (2-1) - The morning line and probable favorite, he has good early speed and catches a field without much other visible space on paper. Competitive at this level in five of his last seven attempts, this Canadian-bred is an obvious contender.
3rd pick: #5 (Alvarado) (5-1) - The field's only first-time-starter, he's owned by the same man as 'Just Shoot Already' (Bruno Schickendanz), but they run for different trainers. Colt is training steadily at Tampa and need not be anything special to factor against this group.
4th pick: #7 (Wowza Man) (7-2) - Speed/stalker drops in class and has the best recent figures of this group. However, they all came on the grass, and his three previous attempts on the dirt were poor. They all came against much tougher, so there are many mixed signals to consider. In the mix.