Top pick: #6 (HAPPYHOOFERTOO) - His latest was his best since finishing second at Fairplex on Sept. 21. Stalker has all the speed to his left in the gate and should get a very favorable pace set-up for his style.
2nd pick: #2 (Medano Beach) - The main speed, he was an easy wire-to-wire winner here at this price to clear the 2l condition on Dec. 4, then ran second on the Dec. 23 in his first at this 3l level. Win candidate from start to finish.
3rd pick: #1 (One More Palo) - Cal-bred is 2-for-3 on this surface and 0-for-11 elsewhere. Has fines early speed but hasn't seen action since June 10th at Canterbury Park in Minnesota. Has back class and can factor if ready.