Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #2 (EMPRESS SUIKO) (8-5) - Lightly raced home bred rallied to finish 2nd at this tag & trip Dec 17 at Los Alamitos. Nice effort, she's been given some time to recover, and has worked three times since. Gets a slight edge.
2nd pick: #1 (Agent Nine T Nine) (2-1) - Another that's lightly raced, 4yo is dropping in class and stretching out in distance. She's also breaking from the rail in her second back off a 7.5 month layoff. A strong win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Maritalpresrvation) (7-2) - Daughter of 'Exchange Rate' has an experience edge on the top two picks. She finished an even and non-threatening third here at this tag & trip Jan 6, but believe she needs to do much better to contend for the win.