Top pick: #9 (MINT HUMOR) - Speedy gelding has been competitive in all five starts and is working very fast at Santa Anita for his first start since Oct 6. Trainer Carla Gaines will move him to the grass for the first time and his AM drills indicate he's ready to roll.
2nd pick: #5 (Shred the Secrets) - He's the speed of the speed and finished a pace-setting third last out in a $75K grass sprint at Santa Anita. Race was only his second since mid-May, his best ever, and expect Valenzuela to try and steal this. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #8 (Cranky Jack) - Colt broke his maiden two back going a mile at Santa Anita, then tired at in his first facing winners at the same distance. Working fast for this and his barn cuts him back in distance.