Top pick: #1 (LUCKY NANCY E.) (4-1) - Home-bred chased while wide and finished evenly here racing for a $25K tag on Jan. 10. Filly had been much more competitive in her last pair and is dropping to a new low and moving to the rail. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Recovered) (3-1) - Lightly-raced and speedy, daughter of "Posse" opened up a big lead and was nailed in the last few strides racing here at this level Jan. 17. Improving, she's worked fine since, and is a win candidate.
3rd pick: #10 (Please No Emails) (7-2) - She also has early speed and has finished second and third in a pair of starts here since droping down into claimers. Fits and trainer Gary Contessa brings her back in six days for this attempt.
4th pick: #7 (Queen of Jazz) (5-1) - Grey daughter of "Holy Bull" has a nice work tab and her trainer (Rich Schosberg) was once dangerous first out. A recent sharp half-mile gate breeze and the presence of Cornelio Velasquez are noted.