Top pick: #8 (LADY'S TASTE) - Filly takes a big drop in price and will go turf to dirt and shorten-up a bit in distance. Has some early speed, has her blinkers removed after seven straight with them on, and 4-year-old meets a weak field. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #6 (Dawa) - Lightly-raced filly by "Johannesburg" finished second here at this tag 10 days ago in her best start since returning from almost a 13 month layoff in early Dec. Factors again today.
3rd pick: #9 (Talk Talk) - Cal-bred showed some improvement when she finished third here at this price on Dec. 30 in her first start off a positive trainer change to Angel Silva. Filly has a near bullet 3-furlong drill three days ago and draws a nice post at this trip.