Top pick: #6 (JET BLUE GIRL) (6-1) - Mare raced both wide and evenly here in a $86K stakes at this trip on Feb. 10 in what broke up a string of 11 consecutive competitive efforts at various distances and levels. She's worked twice since here latest and gets a slight edge in a very deep field.
2nd pick: #8 (Esentepe) (3-1) - Irish-bred and English-raced filly was a Group 3 stakes winner last April at Newmarket and comes here off a career best Time Form figures when she finished fourth in her home country in a Group 3 in late Sept. She races for the first time for Jerry Hollendorfer (a 21% winning angle) and filly will race with lasix today.
3rd pick: #2 (There Is No Limit) (5-1) - Mare is in career best form and has won three in a row heading into this. Stalker won an entry-level allowance here at this "tricky" "down the hill" trip on Feb. 9 and is nicely spooted right back by trainer Doug O'Neill.
4th pick: #3 (Best Present Ever) (3-1) - Filly has a fine recored here at this distance (4-1-3-0) and was beaten a neck on Feb. 14 when racing at this level. Solid effort came in her second off a three month layoff and was her best overall since last June.