Top pick: #1 (MELODY LIN) (5-2) - She's been competitive in all four starts and two back finished 3rd of 6 facing male rivals in her only previous main-track appearance. Daughter of "Curlin" has the rail, good early speed, amd trainer Linda Rice has her main rider (Cornelio Velasquez) back aboard.
2nd pick: #2 (Go Olivia Go) (2-1) - Pletcher trained filly rallied to finish 3rd of 10, beaten 3 1/2 lengths when debuting at a tough first out distance (8.5 furlongs) on the Keeneland "poly"Oct 25th. Working well since and Dominguez is aboard for her first in New York.
3rd pick: #5 (Stick to Your Guns) (7-2) - $100K filly by "Awesome Again" showed some improvement last out when she ralloed to finish a non-threatening 4th on Nov 30th. She's worked twice since and would benefit from a fast/and or contested pace.