Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1 (DESERT THIEF) (6-1) - Price play has improved since being claimed by veteran Bill Spawr for $32K in late August at Del Mar. she's gone 3-1-2-0 since coming back from a brief freshening Oct 12. Filly won here facing weaker Jan 7 and is moving up in class. 4-year-old worked a big bullet 5-furlongs Feb 6 (best of 98 at the distance that morning). Has a big chance at a square price.
2nd pick: #2 (Sensitively) (2-1) - Lightly-raced filly is racing off her second layoff in her brief four-start career. She has plenty of speed, breaks just off the rail, and has some quick works on view for her first since Sept 7.
3rd pick: #5 (Conquest Flatterme) (7-2) - Very lightly-raced daughter of 'Flatter' finished second here at this level Jan 10. Only her second lifetime start, it was her first on real dirt after she won her debut on the all weather surface at Woodbine Sept 6. Stalker has plenty of room for upside and is making back-to-back starts for the first time.
4th pick: #7 (Sweetrayofsunshine) (4-1) - Veteran has more lifetime wins (10) than the other six runners combined (nine). She's six-for-nine here on the Santa Anita dirt and enters seeking her third victory in a row. In shape, she's racing first off a negative barn switch following a claim. If she holds her form, grey mare is an obvious threat.