Top pick: #9 (DISCREETLY ELUSIVE) (5-2) - Improving Robsham home-bred has finished second in two straight here at this level and she should love the extra furlong she travels today. One-run type is in the Pletcher barn, draws a nice post, and gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #2 (Signora Gina) (3-1) - Nice debut here Jan. 24 saw set a pressured pace and hold to finish second to a "much the best" winner. On the sidelines since, she's working nicely at Palm Meadows and has a new trainer (Mike Maker 22% with new arrivals). It's noted that John Velazquez is aboard.
3rd pick: #5 (Second Base) (10-1) - One of four debuting fillies, she has some fine works on view and is from the high-percentage barn of Marty Wolfson. Home-bred by "Rock Hard Ten" is a threat if ready.
4th pick: #7 (Language of Love) (4-1) - Debuting home-bred by "Langfuhr" has a quartet of fast recent works on view and after a very slow start, the barn of Dave Fawkes has picked it up a bit lately.
5th pick: #10 (Candy's Lady) (20-1) - Longshot cuts back in distance and goes turf to dirt for this attempt. Filly raced both wide and evenly her facing "open" $75K maidens going two-turns on the grass on Feb. 23 and can factor at a big price.