Top pick: #3 (FINALLY DIAMONDS) (8-5) - Lightly raced Canadian bred enters off of a pair of narrow defeats. He missed by a 'head' here at this level going a mile on the dirt Dec. 30th. 4yo followed that up with a 1/2 length defeat on the grass Jan. 19th. Stalker is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (A P Phantom) (7-2) - The field's most experienced maiden, he's been beaten by 'Finally Diamomds" in two straight, the latest by only a length. Cal bred has been competitive in 5-straight local starts, two on the dirt, and three on the grass. Dangerous rival.
3rd pick: #2 (Shock the Clock) (6-1) - Longshot has some early speed and is racing third back from a very long layoff (19 months). Well bred, he tired last out after setting a solid and pressured pace on the dirt Dec. 30th. Can impact at a big price.