Top pick: #6 (JOYCE'S CHOICE) - Filly was involved in a pace-duel through fast fractions while racing bewteen horses last out at Santa Anita and tired a bit in the final 1/16th. Race was her first in 100 days and she ships back to the surface she's been trainin on since mid-December. Can take this at a square price.
2nd pick: #1 (Racing for Gold) - She recovered after a slow start last out to finish second in a $35K stakes here on Dec. 26 in her first facing winners. In a good barn (Phil Hall) and British Columbia-bred draws the rail.