Top pick: #1 (BOO TOO) - Probable favorite finished a pace-setting 2nd here going 7 furlongs Dec. 15 and that was his first start back off a two month layoff. four-year-old moves to the rail, shortens up a furlong, and he's the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #9 (Styner) - Three-year-old chased and tired here Dec. 11 facing tougher going longer. Good barn drops him in price and shortens him up a furlong. Looks like the main danger.
3rd pick: #4 (Platinum Ace) - Lightly-raced gelding chased and tired in his local debut and he had the misfortune of breaking thru the gate before the actual race. Effort was his first ever on real dirt and he's a contender today with a clean start.