Top pick: #9 (RUSSIAN RIVER) - Lightly raced 5-year-old mare has been freshened-up since early Feb. and trainer Mike Mitchell will drop her into a claimer for the first time and switch her from turf to "poly". Working fast, and she's run well on this surface in the past. The top selection.
2nd pick: #8 (Jacobita) - Daughter of "Forest Wildcat" tries winners for the first time and does so off a two month break from the Cerin barn. Filly looked sharp in her first pair and she has big early speed. Win candidate.
3rd pick: #3 (Milliondollarbill) - Another who's well-bred and lightly raced, this daughter of "Speightstown" finisged third last out at this level at Santa Anita and she had some traffic issues that day. Speed/stalker fits and should be in this from start-to-finish.