Top pick: #8 (GIOVANNI) - Makes her second start back off a 6 week freshening from trainer Doug O'Neill. New Zealand import showed good speed against better that day and held well to finish a close-up 5th. Drops in half for this and is well-spotted by her connections.
2nd pick: #1 (Flip the Penny) - Scored on October at this tag going six furlongs in her first race since March. Very competitive filly (16-5-4-4) has both speed and stalking ability and draws the rail, which has been good at this meet.
3rd pick: #7 (Armstrong Won) - Finished about three lengths behind the top choice last out. Battled all the way for the lead and did so while racing between runners. Encouraging effort and she may sneak away at a square price.