Top pick: #6 (MAKE IT MATTER) (2-1) - The probable favorite, she's been sharp in her dirt starts at 4-0-2-1, and the high-percentage barn of Karl Broberg drops her to a new low off an almost an eight week freshening. Speed/stalker can make her local debut a winning one.
2nd pick: #1 (Queen Nola) (5-1) - She rallied while wide to get within range, but tired in the last furlong to finish two lengths back of today's rival "Miss American Cat." Filly has worked twice since and breaks from the rail.
3rd pick: #7 (Miss Americal Cat) (3-1) - La.-bred comes off a career best when she finished second here to a "much the best" winner racing at this tag and trip on a very "muddy" surface on Nov. 6. Solid effort came off a two month break and she's worked since.
4th pick: #3 (Mystery Wind) (`15-1) - Longshot runs second off a 2 1/2 month layoff and is making back-to-back starts for the first time. A small slie at a big price is possible.