Top pick: #2 (EVENING JEWEL) - Wonderful mare was scratched out of a G2 stakes here last Saturday when she drew an outside post and her connections decided to run in this $100K stakes instead. Equally adept on dirt, "poly", or turf, she's worked twice since winning the $300K Sunshine Million Distaff on Jan. 29 and looks to have only two serious challengers. The top pick.
2nd pick: #10 (Ultra Blend) - Hard-hitter "flew home" last out to finish a close-up third in the race won by "Evening Jewel" and may have been best as she had a tough wide trip. She draws an outside post again, but this field is not as accomplished and she should have better position early. Stretch threat.
3rd pick: #6 (Antares World) - Filly brings dangerous early speed to a race without much on paper. She ran poorly last out in the same race as the top pair, but She doesn't appear to like conventional dirt. Her speed and her prior grass form make her a win candidate.