Top pick: #8 (WESTORIANA) (3-1) - She's racing first off a Mike Petro claim and a subsequent 7-week freshening. Filly finished second at this price the day she was claimed. It was her first race in six months and she's now run second in three of four lifetime starts. Working well, she gets a slight edge over #4 "Rocksie Lucie."
2nd pick: #4 (Rocksie Lucie) (5-2) - Speedy filly is unraced since early summer when she finished second here in back-to-back starts facing tougher. She has a new trainer (Wesley Ward 28% with new arrivals) and he has her working both steadily and above average. A very strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #7 (Follow Me Dot) (15-1) - She rallied following a slow start to finish fourth of 12, beaten 10-lengths racing at this tag going 6-furlongs here Jan. 15. Barn brings her back quickly and the added furlong she travels is in her favor.
4th pick: #10 (Gallant Lady) (6-1) - She ran very wide after breaking from a tough outside post here in the same last race as "Follow Me Dot." Useful run was her first in eight months and she's eligible to improve enough to factor at this longer distance.