Top pick: #1 (GOLDWAY) - Filly come off a sharp second-place finish at Hawthorne facing $25K "open" company April 20th in her second race back following a 4 1/2 mont absence. Home-bred ran well here last year at this condition and draws a nice post to stalk from. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #8 (Thecushmaker) - Lightly-raced filly makes her 3-year-old debut against older rivals following a 6 1/2 mont layoff. She showded talent in a series of three starts in 2011 and in her final race last season she rallied to finish second in a stakes at Hawthorne. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #2 (Lucky Gal) - Veteran went wire-to-wire in her seasonal debut at Hawthorne to surprise at odds of 26-1. Mare is also effective from off the pace and 8-year-old can grab a share of this at a big price with a repeat of her latest "figure".