Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (KLIMT) (2-1) - The only two-time winner entered, $435K son of 'Quality Road' won the G2 Best Pal Stakes here going 6.5 furlongs Aug. 13th. Working nicely since, colt is from trainer Bob Baffert, who has won this stakes six times in the past.
2nd pick: #2 (Straight Fire) (8-5) - He broke his maiden here going 6.5 furlongs Aug. 6th. Colt won by 10.5 lengths and ran the distance in a swift 1:14.80. The 'figure' earned was one of the highest for any 2yo so far this year, and he's an obvious win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Chasing Aces) (9-5) - Here's the horse with an even higher 'figure' earned in his maiden win going five furlongs here July 17. Unraced since, he's working fast, but the other two selections have already won just under this distance. A factor despite that fact.
4th pick: #3 (Midnight Pleasure) (10-1) - Trainer Shebe Ruis (21 yrs old) is looking to sweep this meet's two premiere stakes for 2yos. She won the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1) this past Saturday and this well bred colt won his debut here July 24. He's far below the other picks best 'figs,' but stranger things have happened.