Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #3 (AND THEN SOME) (3-1) - Speed/stalker is stretching out in distance and does so with blinkers removed after a one-race experiment. Freshened up since Nov 26, he tired that afternoon sprinting at Del Mar in his first in a claimer. Working well for this attempt and he meets a weak field.
2nd pick: #2 (Passau) (2-1) - Another with early speed, gelding is moving from turf to dirt and is dropping into a claimer for the first time. Fits, has been well backed in two of his three starts, and he's a strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #4 (I'm Not Bullish) (5-2) - Even-paced type enters off a distant second place finish in a small field (five) sprinting at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec 10. He should factor on the stretch out, but needs to do better during the final 1/4 mile.