Top pick: #1 (C'S C'S PAL) - In shape mare has improved since switching to the barn of Rick Dutrow and is (3-2-0-1) since that time with all three efforts coming in stakes. 5yo comes off a career best when winning the Garland of Roses on this surface Dec. 3 and will be stretching out in distance today. She has a flexible style and has an excellent shot at upsetting the presumed favorite (No. 5 Katy Now).
2nd pick: #5 (Katy Now) - When last in action, this Pletcher trained mare by "Tiznow" was finishing fourth in the (G2) Go For Wand H. on Nov. 25, a contest where she had some traffic issues and was a 1/2 length back of "CC" at the finish. Dominguez is aloft and this 5-year-old is a win candidate.