Top pick: #5 (WARREN'S JAZZ WALK) - Nice effort here at this level Dec. 31 saw her bresk sharply, set a pressured pace, and hold on gamely to finish second in a field of 11. Race was her first in nine months and she's been given almost five weeks to recover. Trainer Jorge Gutierrez has worked her three times since, and she 4-year-old is the choice to get her maiden win.
2nd pick: #8 (Candy's Girl) - English-bred filly hasn't raced since late August and has a new trainer (Mike Mitchell 33% with new arrivals) and he'll race her on real dirt for the first time. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Babeneau) - Filly by "Forest Danger" raced evenly and a bit "rank" here at this tag Jan. 6, her first race in nine months and first off a trainer change to Ron Ellis. 4-year-old has a bullet 3-furlong drill at Hollywood on the Jan. 27 and looks set for a big race.