Top pick: #1 (RHETORICAL QUESTION) - Lightly raced home-bred ships in from Charles Town where she finished a rallying second racing for half this price on Jan. 20. In a winning barn (Mike Trombetta) and 4-year-old has the rail and leading rider Carmouche aloft. The trainer/jockey combo is a strong one, winning at a 30% clip over the past 18 months.
2nd pick: #4 (Cupolatte) - New York shipper and the probable favorite, she finished a pace-setting second racing at this price and distance at Aqueduct on Jan. 20. Race was her first against winners and first in 70 days. Jockey Isreal Ortiz Jr, her regular rider, is in from the "Big A" for the mount. Win candidate.