Top pick: #5 (SEVEN STARS) (2-1) - Filly was part of a heavily favored entry when debuting at Laurel at this distance Nov 17 and after being far back early, she rallied whie six-seven wide to finish 2nd. Her works since indicate she has more early speed that she showed that day and trainer Tony Dutrow wins at an excellent 33% rate 2nd time out.
2nd pick: #2 (Voodoo Tales) (5-1) - $100,000 filly by "Tale of the Cat" is improving and lst out finished a pace-setting 3rd at this level racing on the grass Nov 18. Trainer Dale Romans moves her back to the dirt and she draws near the rail. Dangerous rival.
3rd pick: #1 (Industrial Policy) (4-1) - In the fine barn of Chad Brown, filly has a dozen published drills since Sep 18 and there are no big gaps in them. This is a tough distance to debut at, but she has the rail and this field didn't draw that deep for the level.