Top pick: #6 (FILLAZZENE) - Strong effort here on Jan. 14 in her first appearance on the turf. Filly broke from the extreme outside post (12), raced wide the whole race, but stayed on with good energy for the place. Trainer John Kimmel has worked her twice since, and she's had 30 days to recover from her seasonal debut. The pick.
2nd pick: #5 (Listen Later) - Daughter of "Fusaichi Pegasus" showed some speed and finished evenly in her debut sprinting on the dirt. Goes long today and switches to the grass. Both of those moves are positive ones for her trainer (Becky Maker)
3rd pick: #1 (Recollect) - Filly had some traffic issues in her debut and did well to finish 7th of 12 beaten eight lengths. Bred for the grass ("El Prado") and she's in a barn (Jimmy Toner) that specializes in turf runners. Runs much better today.