Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #6 (HAMMERING LEMON) (7-2) - Colt was away slowly and raced evenly once in stride when debuting here in a grass sprint March 1. Trainer Doug O'Neill switches him to the dirt (22%), is adding blinkers (23%), and this Reddam home bred draws a nice outside post in this small field at today's seven-furlong distance.
2nd pick: #4 (El Diablo Rojo) (3-1) - A NEW gelding, he raced evenly while a bit 'hard to handle' going a mile on the grass Feb. 8. 3yo had finished a distant 3rd sprinting on the dirt in his previous start and is a win candidate in this spot.
3rd pick: #5 (Mr Clutch) (4-1) - Colt moves to the dirt and is stretching out in distance for his second attempt. He made up some ground sprinting on the turf in his debut, and it's a big plus that Flavien Prat stays aboard.