Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (CLEAR AS DAY) (4-1) - Home bred tired here while racing close up while between runners most of the way going 8.5 furlongs at this level March 6. Daughter of 'Sky Mesa' had finished 2nd under similar conditions Jan 17 in her first race in 9 months and enters off a bullet half-mile work April 2 and she draws a good post. 4yo gets a slim edge.
2nd pick: #1 (Twirling Star) (5-1) - This filly rallied to finish 2nd sprinting here at this level March 15. It was her first since Dec 6, her first off a trainer change to Mary Boland, and I like that Dan Centeno stays aboard.
3rd pick: #7 (Windfall Profit) (9-2) - Lasix is added to beautifully bred filly who is making her first start since Oct 11. Even paced in both previous grass attempts, home bred by 'Malibu Moon' is in the barn of 'Hall of Famer' Shug McGaughey and she ships here off a fine series of works at Payson Park. A win candidate.
4th pick: #9 (Gaelic Gold) (3-1) - This debuting New York bred by 'Giant's Causeway' is trained by Chris Clement who is 11 of 27 (41%) at this meet. In steady training at Payson Park, Clement has won with 27 of 94 (29%) of his first-time-starters during 2-19-20.