Top pick: #8 (WARRIOR FROM ABOVE) - Gelding stretches-out off a near miss at this level sprinting here Jan 7th and has been showing steady improvement since coming back from a pair of layoffs. The pick in a contentious race.
2nd pick: #4 (Winloc's John Lee) - He takes the big plunge into claimers for the first time and goes 2nd back off a 7 week layoff. He's better on grass, but at this reduced level he's a win candidate and the probable favorite.
3rd pick: #7 (Quietism) - Lightly raced gelding by "Quiet American" just missed here facing $12.5K "open" maidens Jan 6th in by far the best race in his career. He moves back in with fellow state-breds today and is a stretch threat.