Top pick: #6 (NEXT UP) (5-2) - Gelding has the best last race of any entered when he rallied to finish second here at this level Feb. 18th. It was his first ever on the grass, and a repeat of it takes this.
2nd pick: #2 (Dream Totem) (5-1) - One of two entered from the Diodoro barn, and the pair race uncoupled. Gelding took some betting action in both starts late in 2013, and will be racing off a 2 1/2 month break. Working fast locally, this 3yo is bred for the turf, and trainer Diodoro wins at a 26% first out with new arrivals.
3rd pick: #1 (Pasadena Tom) (7-2) - The second of the Diodoro pair, he was away slowly when debuting on Feb. 18th, and made a solid middle move while very wide before leveling off to finish a non-threatening fourth. Factors with a clean getaway.
4th pick: #8 (Rocky Bar of Gold) (15-1) - Longshot stretches out in distance and goes dirt to turf in his third back from a 100 day freshening. Will take them as far as he can.