Top pick: #2 (BRITE EYED N LUCKY) - The high-energy barn of Mike Chambers moves this lightly-raced colt way up and runs him first time on the grass following an extremely impressive maiden win here a month ago racing for $8K on the dirt. The "figure" earned towers over these and a repeat of it lands him in the winner's circle again.
2nd pick: #3 (Chalk Hill) - Speedy gelding tired badly last out racing at this level on the dirt, but he's clearly better when racing on the grass (5-1-3-0). Speed/atalker has run well in both appearances on this course and looks like the only danger.
3rd pick: #7 (Blitzen's Flash) - In his only previous grass race he finished less than a length back of "Hill" here on Nov. 20. Gelding has raced evenly on the dirt in a pair of subsequent starts and can factor today at a square price.