Top pick: #4 (SOPHIE'S SECRET) (5-2) - The probable favorite, she's gone (3-0-1-2) overall, has fine early speed, and runs this afternoon off a 7 week freshening. Working fine her return and the trainer/jockey team of Sadler/Bejarano wins at a 29% rate when teamed up.
2nd pick: #7 (Jade With Envy) (7-2) - She rallied strongly into a slow pace to just miss when debuting here at this level on Nov 9. Small barn of Rich Baltas has worked her twice since including a bullet half-mile on Nov 20. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #5 (Cloudy Moon) (6-1) - Trainer Doug O'Neill moves her up in class after filly chased a "long gone" winner butstayed on to finish 2nd when debuting here Nov 15 racing for a $50K tag. Daughter of "Smarty Jones" took some betting action that day and is in the mix.