Top pick: #2 (TEEN PAULINE) (9-5) - She enters in career best shape and is seeking her third stakes win in a row here this winter. Filly has a flexible style and daughter of "Tapit" is the horse to beat.
2nd pick: #4 (Summer Applause) (8-5) - Mare cloased out her year by finishing a rallying 4th in the "Breeder's Cup F & M Sprint" (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov 2nd and ships north from Palm Meadows where she's been in steady training. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #1 (Flash Forward) (10-1) - Daughter of "Curlin" has some talent and last out finished a very distant 2nd to "Pauline" here in the $100K "Ladies Hdcp". 4yo breaks from the rail and can grab a share at a big price.
4th pick: #5 (Flores Island) (8-1) - Filly by "Giant's Causeway" moves up in class as she seeks her 4th win in a row. Working fine, she has more speed than most and should make her presence felt most of the way.