Top pick: #1 (QUEENOFCALIFORNIA) - Daughter of "Northern Afleet" chased a fast pace before tiring badly in a special weight contest at Del Mar in late August. Training fast locally for her return, she draws the rail and drops into a claimer. The horse to beat.
2nd pick: #5 (One Bad Romance) - Filly by "Broken Vow" raced evenly here when debuting on Jan. 8 and has come back with a pair of solid drills since. She faces a largely untried group and can contend with a slight move forward.
3rd pick: #7 (Brooklyn Rose) - Debuting filly is working steadily and above average for her first race and is in a barn (Bob Hess Jr.) who wins at a 13% rate with those running for the initial time. The presence of Rosario is noted.