Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #8 (VANGELO) (6-1) - Lightly-raced gelding is moving up in class, cuts back in distance, and switches from turf to dirt in his first facing winners. Mercedes home bred broke his maiden on the local grass Dec 5 and has plenty of room for upside.
2nd pick: #7 (Three Red Sevens) (8-1) - Longshot has been competitive in both starts at the meet after returning from almost a seven month vacation Nov 22. He's gone 5-1-4-0 on the local dirt and won his only previous start at this distance in late February. Dangerous at a square price.
3rd pick: #6 (Olimpio's Scat Cat) (8-1) - Another moving from turf to dirt, he's also shortening up in distance. In good form and this 5-year-old was competitive several times on the So. California circuit last year.
4th pick: #8 (Sunset Brandy) (5-2) - Very lightly-raced, he's facing winners following an easy maiden win here going 5.5 furlongs Dec 14. Only his second career start, it was his first since March 30. Tough call, but he's working fast and has plenty of room for possible upside.