Top pick: #3 (PEARL OF A GIRL) (2-1) - Filly has been freshened up since Oct. 10 when she rallied to finish second when following a "slow" start racing for twice this tag at Keeneland. She's done her best work on this surface (2-1-1-0), and defeated males here last May 31st when getting her maiden win. Barn (Wesley Ward) wins at a 20% rate off of long layoffs and she can take this if ready.
2nd pick: #1 (Blutadda) (9-5) - Very lightly-raced, she hasn't seen action since breaking her maiden at Delta Downs on Jan. 22. Speedy sort is in a high-percentage barn (Tom Amoss), is working well at Keeneland, and home-bred draws the rail. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Jogget) (7-2) - Cal.-bred ships in from Oaklawn Park where she tired badly after showing fine early speed racing for twice this price. That effort came off a negative barn change following a claim and filly needs to turn it around on the drop in class.