Top pick: #5 (PUKABERRY) (3-1) - Grey Cal bred has improved overall since moving to the barn of Justin Evans during the summer. Filly has gone 3-0-2-1 since then and ships from New Mexico in sharp form. Stalker has won here in the past and draws outside of the speed. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #1 (Red Constitution) (7-2) - Beautifully bred filly finished a close up fourth here in a two-turn grass race at this level Oct. 25th. Daughter of "Bernardini" had a very "troubled" trip that day, and she gets a rider upgrade this afternoon. Capable on the dirt, and a win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (A Drop Dead Diva) (8-1) - Price play went evenly here on Oct. 17th and was 4 1/2 lengths back of "Pukaberry" at the finish. One run type is racing second off a two month freshening and is a stretch threat at a square price.
4th pick: #2 (Lady Rosberg) (5-2) - The morning line favorite, she's working fast locally for her first since late January. Washington bred was in sharp form at that time, but gives away a recency edge to the top three choices.