Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (CREOLE SUMMER) (4-1) - Lightly-raced gelding rallied to finish third here at this level going 6.5-furlongs on a very muddy surface Dec 23. It was his first race since March 13 and he should move forward off of it.
2nd pick: #2 (Drewski's Best) (9-2) - He has some early speed and breaks just off the rail. Four-year-old has finished third in three of his last five starts and has been improved overall since coming off a two-month freshening in late October.
3rd pick: #3 (My Pal Lily) (5-1) - He rallied to finish an even fourth here at this tag Dec 18. From a good barn (Sam Breaux), lightly-raced home bred would love a fast and/or contested pace to develop to set up his stretch run.
4th pick: #4 (Jackson T) (7-2) - Solid debut saw him rally to finish second of 10, beaten 5 1/2 lengths racing at this level Dec 18. An obvious contender if that initial effort is repeatable.