Top pick: #6 (FRENEMY) - Grey colt by "Friends Lake" has been competitive in all four starts and finished second here at this distance facing special weights in late October. Working fast for his first start in two months, trainer Bob Baffert drops him into a claimer for the first time and 3-year-old is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #3 (Dante's Storm) - Another dropping into a claimer for the first time and he's the only entrant who has previous experience on an off surface. Working fast and trainer Jeff Bonde will race this colt without blinkers for the first time. Bonde is having a very strong meet and this son of "Purim" is a win candidate.