Top pick: #8 (ACROSS THE TRACK) - Home-bred filly showed good speed when debuting in a sprint here at this level Dec. 28. She tired late to finish fourth and trainer Graham Motion brings her back quickly and stretches her out in distance. Barn has good stats in all the relevant catagories and this 3-year-old is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #7 (Princess Kate) - Another stretching-out in distance and this Pa.-bred will also be running against "open" company for the first time. Stalker finished a "troubled" second last out and looks set for the distance increase.
3rd pick: #6 (Hip Notic) - Home-bred is with a Delaware Park-based trainer (Mike Petro) who doesn't race much over the winter. Filly finished an even third when debuting here in a sprint on Dec. 10 and will also be trying a two-turn distance for the first time.