Top pick: #10 (ESTHER GOT EVEN) - Daughter of "Stephen Got Even" has been very sparsley raced during her career but has shown ability vs. tougher. Trainer Nick Zito drops her into a claimer for the first time and she would appear to have only one serious rival and she's on the also-eligible list. The drop should do the trick.
2nd pick: #13 (Just to Tell You) - Filly's two best races have come on conventional dirt with here poorer efforts coming on the Arlington "poly". She finished a pace-chasing second last out at Tampa Bay and race was her first at this $12,500 tag. On the also-eligible list she's a win candidate if she scratches in.
3rd pick: #6 (Previous Pleasure) - Marte is training well locally for her first start since finishing second at the Meadowlands on Nov. 10 going a mile. She's become more competitive since dropping down to this price. Contender.