Top pick: #2 (NICOLE H) (1-1) - Veteran is the probable heavy favorite and enters this with a grest record at this distance (15-8-5-0), is undefeated on this surface (4-4), and comes off a career best wehn winning a $100K stakes at Penn National on Nov. 21 to earn a "triple digit" Byer figure. Very tough with a clean journey.
2nd pick: #8 (Singlet) (5-1) - Well-bred filly is coming off a solid year (7-3-2-0) and all three wins came in stakes, including a pair on this surface early in 2012. Working fast, she's learned to harness her speed a bit and that's made her a better horse.
3rd pick: #6 (Mildly Offensive) (5-2) - Stakes winner many times over, mare from the Pletcher barn finished second in a sprint stakes Nov. 15 in a solid run and is training fast for this attempt. She'll need a career best for any shot at defeating "Nicole."