Top pick: #7 (GET BEHIND ME) (7-2) - Filly showed good early before weakening to finish third here at this tag and trip on Dec. 8. Good barn (Stanley Gold) adds blinkers and home-bred had a sharp gate work on the Dec. 27, presumably with the new equipment on. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #8 (Flashy Zee) (9-2) - Lightly raced Ontario-bred exits the same Dec. 8 race as "Get Behind Me" and finished 4 lengths back of that rival after stalking the pace early. She runs second back off a six week layoff and moves off the rail.
3rd pick: #4 (She'sjustbusiness) (8-1) - On the shelf since a troubled debut at calder on Oct. 12, she has a new trainer (Tom Monte) and hes worked her twice in the past two weeks and drops her slightly in price.