Top pick: #8 (MARIAH SCAREY) - Bargain-priced ($7000) daughter of "Southern Image" finished a pace-setting third in her debut running for $25,000 and will drop down to $15K for start No. 2. Barn (Dom Galluscio) is solid second time out (20%) and his "go-to" rider Eibar Coa is aloft. Trainer/rider combination clicks at a 24% clip when teamed-up.
2nd pick: #5 (Buddy's Dream) - Filly drops in price and is cut-back in distance by "Hall of Fame" trainer Frank "Poncho" Martin. Has good tactical speed and is a win candidate at this reduced price-tag.
3rd pick: #2 (Classy Jet) - Speedy filly draws the rail, races third off a 75-day layoff, and has her blinkers removed by trainer Gary Contessa. Contender from the inside.
4th pick: #1 (Justgivemeasecond) - Filly is part of a Mike Miceli trained entry and with different riders listed it's possible that both will compete. She's raced evenly in her last pair and with just a slight move forward could contend here.