Top pick: #6 (ABSOLUTE BEAUTY) (2-1) - Daughter of "Derby" & "Preakness" winner "Big Brown" set the pace and weakened late to finish 4th at this level when debuting in a mile grass race Nov 18. Trainer Rudy Rodriguez (31% 2nd time out) moves her to the dirt and shortens her up in distance. Like her chances.
2nd pick: #8 (Rockin Mandy) (9-5) - "Mandy" has been bet in both outings and showed an improved effort last out when she chased the pace and finished 2nd on a "muddy" surface at this level Nov 28. Trainer Gary Contessa adds blinkers and brings her back quickly for this attempt. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Pumpkin Lane) (10-1) - She has some ability and has finished 2nd & 3rd in her last pair against weaker. Can grab another share, but the top two selections are more likely to win this.