Saturday picks

Tampa Bay Downs, 4th race: HATTA FORT gets Lasix in her U.S. and two-turn debut after a promising 2-year-old campaign last year in Europe. Won a stakes at 7 furlongs at testing Newmarket, where much of the stretch is uphill, so a mile against a weak field should be no problem. I'm hoping for 9-5 or so but probably won't get it.

Tampa Bay Downs, 10th race: MY BABY BABY should move forward after getting a "bid, hung late" comment last time in a very game runner-up effort over the track.

Tampa Bay Downs, 11th race: Old warrior FORT PRADO should get enough pace to set up his strong late kick in this 5-furlong turf stakes.

Oaklawn Park, 10th race: SIERRA SUNSET (best bet) turned in a brilliant 5-furlong workout at Oaklawn after a very gutty second there behind unbeaten Kentucky Derby hopeful Denis of Cork. The clocker called it "a Smarty Jones-type work. He went fast [59.2 seconds] and galloped out fast [1:11.40]." Sounds good to me. Sierra Sunset should be a decent price in the Grade II Rebel Stakes, where likely favorite Z Fortune is hung out wide in post 9.