Top pick: #1 (SWEET SEVENTEEN) - Runs today off a two monh freshening and when last seen she was finishing second in a $152K stakes going 7 furlongs on the Woodbine "poly". She broke her maiden on real dirt at Laurel when debuting on Sept. 10. Working fine, has a stalking style, and Mr. Dominguez is aboard for her New York debut.
2nd pick: #5 (Captivating Lass) - She broke her maiden when debuting at Philadelphia Park at this distance on Oct. 1, then raced evenly on the main-track at Aqueduct in the Demoiselle S.(G2) in late November. She had all sorts of prpblems that day and is working very fast for this. Both lasix and blinkers arte added by trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Bourbonstreetgirl) - The field's most experienced runner rallied to finish third last out in the Demoiselle and has a big bullet work on Dec. 31. Must be left in the small win mix.