PHOENIX – No local standouts and a bunch of talented invaders add up to highly competitive editions of the $60,000 Lost in the Fog Juvenile and $60,000 Arizona Juvenile Fillies at Turf Paradise Friday. The two events for 2-year-olds are both at 6 1/2 furlongs. The Lost in the Fog drew nine and goes as race 8 on a nine-race card. The Arizona Juvenile Fillies also drew nine and goes as race 7. Also on the program is the $60,000 Zany Tactics, a five-furlong grass sprint for 3-year-olds and upward that drew a field of eight and goes as race 6. Favoritism in the Lost in the Fog could fall to either Bango for Bucks or Pepper Spray. Bango for Bucks, a 2-year-old gelded son of Uh Oh Bango owned by Tom Bartol and Richard Dezonno and trained by Bill Brashears, easily won his first two starts. He then dueled for the lead before finishing second in the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity as the even-money favorite here Dec. 3. :: Bet the races with confidence on DRF Bets. You're one click away from the only top-rated betting platform fully integrated with exclusive data, analytics, and expert picks. Pepper Spray, a gelded son of Tale of Ekati, has just one race under his belt, that at Canterbury Downs July 1, but it was a biggie as he bided his time and blasted home to win impressively, earning easily the best Beyer in this field. Not That Serious invades off a big maiden win at Churchill Downs Nov. 12; Hey Now easily won his debut here Nov. 6; Creative Bid showed talent in New Mexico, including being stakes placed; and Profound One easily won his debut at Mountaineer Sept. 26 and was then third vs. winners there Oct. 13. ◗ New Mexico raider Bella Dona may be the one to beat in the Arizona Juvenile Fillies. The daughter of Attila’s Storm, owned by Robert Driggers, Del Rae Driggers and Ben Lee Ivey and trained by Simon Buechler, has been dynamite so far, winning five of her six starts and finishing second in her lone loss. She won her debut here in April, moved to New Mexico and continued to progress, posting stakes wins at three different tracks (Ruidoso, Albuquerque and Zia). Rock the Belles invades from California for KM Racing Enterprise and trainer Luis Mendez off a big allowance win on Golden Gate’s synthetic track Nov. 13. The daughter of Dominus is proven on dirt as well, having easily won her debut on Del Mar dirt in the summer. Onefineday comes off a second vs. males in a stakes at Wyoming; We All Agree easily beat allowance foes here Nov. 30 after showing talent in Southern California; Miss Malia finished strongly to easily win a stakes here Dec. 3; and Closing Account made quite a splash in her debut here Dec. 6, romping by open lengths. ◗ California raiders hold a strong hand in the Zany Tactics. Mikes Tiznow, a 6-year-old gelded son of Slew’s Tiznow, can absolutely sizzle early. He comes off a smart wire-to-wire win on Del Mar turf at this trip Nov. 4. That was his first start in almost a year so he’s eligible to improve. Give Me the Lute, a 5-year-old gelded son of Boisterous, has big speed as well. He was second in the Grade 3 Green Flash at Del Mar at this trip Aug. 22 (to Lieutenant Dan, who came back to win a Grade 2 on Santa Anita turf and then run second in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar last month) and then ran sixth in a longer sprint stakes at Santa Anita Oct. 17. Both Give Me the Lute and Mikes Tiznow are trained by Andy Mathis. Midnight Special, a 5-year-old gelded son of Vronsky, was a smart turf sprint winner at Golden Gate Oct. 2 and then fourth in a tough allowance turf sprint at Del Mar Nov. 26. The prime local hope is the 7-year-old gelding Minister of Soul. The son of Ministers Wildcat has done almost all of his best work on dirt (11 of his 12 wins) including multiple stakes wins and come here sharp off good second in the Hank Mills Sr. on dirt here Nov. 5. But he’s not completely out of his element on turf, having won a grass race at this distance at Canterbury in the summer.