Top pick: #2 (LEARN THE LINGO) (3-1) - Consistent mare just missed here facing slightly weaker on Dec. 14 and she was claimed that day by Barb McBride for $6250. New trainer is off to a good start at this meet (6-2-2-0) and she has this 5-year-old making back-to-back starts for the first time since August-Sept.
2nd pick: #3 (Leggy Laura) (8-1) - Price play stretches-out in distance and drops in class for her second back off a 2 1/2 month layoff. This is a price she's run well at here in the past and trainer Gerald Bennett gives her a rider upgrade for this attempt.
3rd pick: #10 (Drivingmitziandmax) (5-2) - The probable favorite, she's won four of her last seven starts and she defeated "Lingo" by a 1/2 length on Dec. 14. Obvious win candidate, she'll need to avoid a wide trip at short odds to repeat.