Top pick: #6 (SISTER STATE) (5-2) - One of two daughters of "A.P. Indy" entered and this Darley home-bred rallied to finish second of 11, beaten 7 lengths when debuting here at this level going 7 furlongs on Jan. 26. She's working nicely for this and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin (24% second time out) will stretch her out in distance (28%). The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #2 (Miss Moonshine) (5-1) - Speedy filly stretches out of a series of three sprints and she finished second twice and in the other lost all chance whe she "stumbled" at the break. Daughter of "Malibu Moon" breaks just off the rail and is very dangerous.
3rd pick: #1 (Profetiza) (4-1) - The other filly by "A.P. Indy" she cost a whopping $77,5000 and debuts off of some fine works on the deep surface at Payson Park. She has the rail and is in the barn of "Hall of Fameer" Bill Mott.
4th pick: #3 (Defoe Street) (6-1) - She finished a distant third going 7 furlongs here on Feb. 17 and did so after a poor start. Race was her first in 5 1/2 months and trainer Carl Nafzger (trainer of Derby winner "Unbridled") has her working fast at Palm Meadows as he stretches her out in distance and has her making back-to-back starts, both for the first time.