Top pick: #7 (KIBBLE) (4-1) - Daughter of "Flatter" has some early speed, and trainer Steve Jerkens moves her back to the dirt following a trio of turf starts facing tougher. Barn drops her down and the presence of Irad Ortiz, Jr. indicates they like her chances.
2nd pick: #3 (Gabby's Brown) (2-1) - The probable favorite, filly by "Big Brown" has finished second & third in her first pair sprinting. She gets some weight off this afternoon and should be involved from start-to-finish.
3rd pick: #2 (Black Coronas) (7-2) - She's one of two entered by trainer Gary Contessa, and the pair race uncoupled. Freshened up since late October, she rallied to finish second that day going 6-furlongs in her first ever on the dirt.
4th pick: #4 (Samus) (12-1) - The second of the Contessa pair, she's stretching out in distance after a pair of sprints. Latest saw her race wide before tiring to finish 8 1/2 back of "Gabby." Capable of impacting at long odds.