Top pick: #5 (MARULA) - Daughter of "Cape Town" will be making her seasonal and three-year-old debut this afternoon. Filly showed some talent in her two starts last year and is training well for her first start of '09. The choice.
2nd pick: #6 (Fairy Wand) - Filly showed immediate improvement last out in start number two when trainer Tom Albertrani moved her to the turf. She stalked, bid, fought to a short lead and tired late to run third. Contender.
3rd pick: #8 (World Express) - Sent seven furlongs on the dirt just 13 days ago, she showed some speed before backing-up late. Moves to the grass and is sent long. Believe that this contest was their target. Don't sell too short.
4th pick: #2b (Facetious) - Daughter of "Fusaichi Pegasus" hasn't started since late August at Saratoga. She took some money that day and raced evenly to finish sixth out of nine. She trained all winter at Palm Meadows and barn(Jim Bond) had a layoff winner this past Sunday. Price play.