Top pick: #7 (PENWITH) (6-5) - New York invader is well-bred and ships down from Aqueduct where she just missed in the G2 "Demoiselle" stakes on Nov. 30. Filly by "Bernardini" had a nice work since shipping and is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Highdixieibis) (4-1) - She enters off a sharp maiden win here at this distance on Nov. 23 and trainer Dave Fawkes has worked her three time since. Lightly raced, she can factor right back in her first facing winners.
3rd pick: #2 (Nutmeg) (6-1) - New York-bred has been on the sidelines for the past four months following a good-looking maiden win going 6-furlongs at Philadelphia Park. Working fine, and she's from a winning outfit (Jayson Servis).
4th pick: #4 (Comme Chez Moi) (3-1) - Filly by "Empire Maker" cost $325K as a yearling and won her debut at this one-turn mile distance Sept. 27 at Laurel. In a patient barn (Mike Matz) and he had her work a sharp half-mile on Dec. 28.