Top pick: #6 (NIFTY SHINDIG) (7-5) - Churchill invader finished a pace-setting second there at this level and distance Nov. 14 in a solid effort for trainer Ed Kenneally. He's worked her four times at Belmont since shipping east and he has Dominguez aloft for her New York bow.
2nd pick: #1 (Glorious View) (8-5) - Could have easily made her the top pick, and she should be viewed as the equal of "Shindig." Speed/stalker has the rail and comes off a third-place finish here on Dec. 12 in what was a tougher field.
3rd pick: #7 (Bird Flu) (4-1) - Lightly-raced filly runs first off a Dave Jacobson claim (28% winning angle). Last out she finished a distant third going a "flat" mile Nov. 28 and will be cutting back in distance and moving up in class.