Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #1 (BENCH RULING) (3-1) - Mare ships down from Golden Gate Fields and is racing first off a Jon Wong claim (20%). She has the best early speed, breaks from the rail, and is racing on real dirt for the first time since July 19. She was an easy wire-to-wire maiden winner that day at this distance at Sacramento. Working well locally since shipping here, and she gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #3 (Flyin for a Livin) (4-1) - She moves up just a bit in class after a sharp looking win at this distance for an $8,000 claiming price Dec. 6th at Los Alamitos. A career best overall, speed/stalker is very dangerous in today's finale.
3rd pick: #7 (Abets Abet) (9-2) - Filly takes a much needed drop in class for this attempt. She's had very wide trips in her last pair facing tougher and should factor at a square price on the price reduction.
4th pick: #5 (Tell Her Yes) (7-2) - Filly has been sharp (3-1-2-0) since switching to conventional dirt after coming off nearly a two-month layoff Oct. 16th. She finished a distant 2nd last out racing for twice this price at Los Alamitos Dec. 11th. It was her first off a Periban claim, and he drops her back down while adding blinkers.