Top pick: #1 (A LASTING PEACE) (5-2) - Very consistent (30-11-4-3) gelding went gate-to-wire here at this level going a mile Jan. 23, and last out he tired at the same trip in a small stakes. Trainer Jim Brown cuts him back to a sprint and this 6-year-old is 3-for-7 at this distance. He draws the rail and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Elusive Moment) (4-1) - Another who's very consistent and he comes off a sharp win at this trip facing weaker. Runs first off a Drew Fulmer claim annd this gelding has gone (5-2-2-0) since coming here from No. California.
3rd pick: #5 (Just Say It) (9-2) - He runs first off a Jeff Metz claim (22%) and he moves him way up in class. Stalker should get a fast pace to rally into and the trainer is dangerous with everything he sends out.
4th pick: #7 (Tiger Cat) (7-2) - Deep closer enters seeking his third in a row, but will need a fast/and or contested pace to help his stretch rally pay off.