Top pick: #8 (MT. FUGI) - Improving gelding missed by a neck here at this tag and trip on Feb.11th and defeated several of today's rivals in the process. Expensive yearling by "Fusaichi Pegasus" has a fine breeze 11 days ago and trainer Gerald Bennet has been hot the past 10 days. The top choice, he's one of a pair entered by the barn and they'll run as separate interests.
2nd pick: #3 (By the Wind) - He's the other runner from the Bennett barn and he's shown early speed in all three sprints here this winter. Gelding by "Indian Ocean" has a pair of fine breezes since his race on Feb.2 and he's a dangerous runner in a race without much speed on paper
3rd pick: #4 (Watch Rock) - Home-bred run well in all 4 starts at this meet since coming back from a two month break in late Dec. One run type finished 2 lengths behind Mt.Fugi last out but he did have some traffic woes at the head of the stretch. Centeno stays put and this grey gelding is a stretch threat.