Top pick: #3 (PAY IN KIND) - Sharp-looking win on this surface Dec.14th running for $20,000. Believe the effort was his best to date and came in his 3rd start back off an 8 month layoff. Training fine since and he may do even better today.
2nd pick: #5 (Our Royal Affair) - Probable favorite won his first three races last summer/fall in New Jersey. Juts missed in a 3-horse photo at this condition and distance here on Dec.31st. Race was his first in 2 1/2 months, and since he's now trained by Bruce Brown, he'll remain sharp.
3rd pick: #1 (Methodtomymadness) - Speedy runner goes 2nd off a Daniel Conway claim. Draws the rail and is more than capable of running big here at a square price.