Top pick: #3 (BREN'S FRIEND) (2-1) - Filly has gone (4-2-2-0) since joing the Lebarron barn via a claim last July. He's given her plenty of time and rehab and it has paid off. Stalker comes off a career best when winning here for a $25K tag Jan. 13 and a repeat of that effort takes this.
2nd pick: #5 (Quality Lass) (4-1) - She proved no match for "Bren" two back when running second, but it was only her second start back off a pair of layoffs. Well-bred 4-year-old came back with an easy win at this level on Jan. 21 and has the best shot at knocking off the top pick.
3rd pick: #2 (Ms. Tiptaptoe) (3-1) - Mare ships back after a trio of starts out of town and this 5-year-old has a fine local record (5-2-1-1). Strong finisher has blinkers added and would benefit greatly if a fast/and or contested pace were to develop.
4th pick: #6 (Masquerade) (6-1) - Lightly raced she finished a pace-pressing second here racing for a $25K tag on Jan. 12 and must be left in the mix at a nice price.