Top pick: #4 (SWING ON BY) (3-1) - Penn National shipper ran second there at this level going a mile Jan. 15 after just missing in her debut 18 days earlier going 6-furlongs. Good barn (Bernie Houghton) cuts her back a furlong and rider Dave Cora comes in for the mount.
2nd pick: #3 (Athena in Flight) (6-1) - Filly has fine early speed and last out she set the pace and tired late to finish third racing for a $25K tag against "open" company. Claimed that day by Patty Farro she stretches her out in distance and has her facing fellow Pa.-breds for the first time.
3rd pick: #10 (Fat Cat) (4-1) - Debuting filly hails from an excellent barn (Bob Reid Jr.) and has some nice works on view for a trainer that has won with 2-of-8 "firsters" over the past year.
4th pick: #12 (Lookout Lady) (5-1) - Nicely-bred filly raced evenly when debuting at Penn National in the same mile contest as "Swing On By." Daughter of "Smart Strike" finished fourth, 5 lengths back of that filly and has worked fast since. Three-year-old draws a nice outside post at this trip and is from a top stable (Graham Motion).
5th pick: #9 (Shalana) (15-1) - Longshot Was 6 1/2 back of "Swing On By," and less than a length back of "Lookout Lady" last out and has woked quickly since.