Top pick: #2 (IDONTROLLONSHABBOS) (3-1) - Speedball has gone 7-5-2-0 since leaving the "big leagues" on the So. California circuit, and he's won three in a row since coming here from Los Alamitos in Nov. Gelding has five in a row overall and runs off a claim by Jim Brown. If this 5-year-old holds his form, the rest are running for second money.
2nd pick: #6 (Ol' Steely Blue) (5-2) - Stalker has finished close up in his last pair, both here for a $12.5K claiming price. He runs first off a Jared Brown claim and is a win candidate in this small starter stakes.
3rd pick: #7 (Just Meteor) (6-1) - He's plenty fast from the gate and this gelding has gone 3-1-2-0 when facing quarter-horses in his last three starts. More than capable at this distance (11-5-2-3), and this well-bred 6-year-old is in the win mix.
4th pick: #3 (Mr. Sambuca) (6-1) - He returned from a three month break in late October in shape annd has gone 4-1-2-1 here since that time. It's his favorite trip (15-5-3-4) and he held his form just fine last out in his first off a Brian Stivers claim. Yet another contender.