Top pick: #1 (CAPTAIN CRUNK) - Fifteen-time winner drops down after a pair of third-place finishes here at this 5-furlong trip facing tougher. Speed/stalker breaks from the rail again today and this hard-hitting 8-year-old has an outstanding record in abbreviated sprints (31-11-4-9). The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (Bob Jila) - Speedy gelding set a pressured pace and weakened slightly to finish third, beaten less than a length here at this distance on March 13th. Capable, and he gives his best in each trip to the gate.
3rd pick: #4 (Little Dude) - He ships in from Rillito Downs in New Mexico where he won a $3000 sprint stakes going 4-furlongs on a muddy track March 18th. Most of his success has come away from here, but that recent win was his best overall since October and he can factor in this spot.