Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #2 (THOUSAND WORDS) (7-5) - One of two from the barn of Bob Baffert, he's won his first pair and showed a lot of grit and gameness in both. $1,000,000 son of 'Pioneer of the Nile' won his debut here going 6.5 furlongs Oct 26, then won again Dec 7 in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) at today's distance Dec 7. He'll be tough in this spot.
2nd pick: #5 (High Velocity) (3-1) - The 2nd of the Baffert pair, he won his first pair, including the Bob Hope Stakes (G3) at Del Mar Nov 16 going 7 furlongs. Colt then tired after setting a quick and pressured pace in the Los Al Futurity. He was 5 lengths behind 'Thousand Words' that day and is dangerous if he gets an uncontested early lead.
3rd pick: #3 (Tizamagician) (4-1) - Son of 'Tiznow' needed six starts to get his maiden win which came here in impressive fashion going a mile Jan 1. He had finished 2nd in four of five prior to that and is clearly getting better.