Top pick: #4 (SEASIDE MAGIC) - Daughter of "Hard Spun" is nicely spotted in this starter-allowance by trainer Bill Anderson after she's suffered narrow defeats in her last pair racing for $25,000. Both of those came at this distance and she'll be very tough with a "clean" trip.
2nd pick: #6 (Cursing Cathy) - Gulfstream shipper was beaten less than two lengths there Jan. 12 after a slow start and a wide trip facing allowance-$40K optional claimers for Florida breds. Has ability and is a win candidate in her first start away from the "Sunshine" state.
3rd pick: #1 (Blazeaway) - Runs second off a Ramon Preciado claim and she was bumped at the start and raced evenly that afternoon facing tougher first-level allowance foes in her first for the new barn. He brings her back with a drop in class, adding blinkers, and shortening her up in distance.