Top pick: #5 (KITTI LAKE) - Solid older runner brings plenty of speed to the contest and she's coming off a sharp wire-to-wire win at Laurel at this tag last out. Only previous race on this surface was a "gate to wire" win last fall running for $25,000. Threat to take these all the way.
2nd pick: #1 (Mia Mia) - Another veteran mare, this one resides in the barn of Scott Lake. She finished a rallying second at Laurel on Jan. 31 racing for $7500. Last season was a productive one for her (14-2-3-3), and most of those came against tougher. Legitimate threat.