Top pick: #5 (BIRTHDAY GIRL) (3-1) - She's one of two entered by trainer Marc Vitali and the pair of fillies race uncoupled. She finished a distant second last out going 6-furlongs to a heavy favorite. Barn stretches her out a furlong, adds blinkers, and it's Hernandez off and Castellano on.
2nd pick: #8 (Key d'Oro) (6-1) - The second of the Vitali pair, she chased and tired to finish fourth at this level going a mile Feb. 20. She's worked three times since and is shortening up a bit in distance.
3rd pick: #1 (Just Sisters) (5-1) - Debuting filly is from the dangerous barn of Jamie Ness. Prepared at Tampa Bay for her first attempt, the works are solid and Ness has won with 6 of 14 first-time starters over the past 15-months.
4th pick: #3 (Freedom's Trial) (15-1) - Longshot tired when debuting here Dec. 14 facing tougher. Barn drops her a bit and this daughter of "Flatter" may factor at a big price.