Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (DEL GROTTO) (2-1) - Lightly-raced Calif. bred has been on the sidelines since Jan 2 at Santa Anita. Four-year-old hasn't shown much in three starts on the much tougher So. California circuit, but is working very fast for his return. He makes his local debut at the bottom tag here ($5,000) for maidens and meets a very poor group.
2nd pick: #5 (Fork and Dagger) (9-2) - Blinkers go on and he drops in class for this attempt. He's shown sharp early speed before tiring in three starts here facing tougher and Calif. bred is a win candidate this afternoon.
3rd pick: #3 (Actions Speak) (5-1) - Canadian bred tired here facing tougher April 6. It was his first race in seven months and his breeder/owner/trainer Don Schnell brings him back quickly and drops him way down in class.
4th pick: #4 (Johann's Warrior) (6-1) - One of two entered by trainer Dickie Martinez and the pair race uncoupled. He set a pressured pace before weakening to finish fourth here at this level March 21. It was a positive effort and this 4-year-old was bred to be a better horse than he's turned out to be.