Top pick: #7 (UNDENIABLE FACT) - Gelding is one of two entered in this contest by trainer Bob Diodoro and the pair race uncoupled. This Cal-bred hasn't run sice Dec. 14 at Portland Meadows, but is training fast at Golden Gate Fields for his return. His best races have been on real dirt and leading rider Carreno is aboard today.
2nd pick: #1 (Fantado) - The second of the Diodoro runners, he races third back off a seven month layoff and has run evenly in his first two back. Has the rail and barn brings him back in 15 days for today's attempt.
3rd pick: #3 (Tobiah's Journey) - Cal-bred takes a big drop in price and along with it he moves from the grass to the dirt and cuts-back in distance. The last time he ran on dirt he was an 11 1/2 length winner here at this price going a mile on Feb. 8 to clear the 2l condition.