Belmont Park Hotlist - June 12

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Belmont Park
                By Matt Shifman and Bob Ehalt

Hot List Key:
 A: A preferred horse to watch                         B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 1st through 3rd
*D: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 4^th or worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

4^th race [Clm 50000 N2L, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (6) Vintage Girl will try the N2L condition for the first time following a second against open claimers from which she was taken for $40,000 by Jimmy Ryerson. (5) Princess Blakely has two starts on the Tapeta at Gulfstream Park for Chad Brown including a debut victory and then a fourth in a Fla.-bred allowance. (2) Mandy Green won a maiden claimer in her first start at Gulfstream and tried a few starter allowances. (4) Maybe Later will drop down and make her first appearance in the N2L condition.

5^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (5) Capital Structure (A) was seen last at Saratoga when she was rank, dragged her rider toward the front, and then faded. (6) Angel Palm made a significant improvement in her second start following a layoff with a front-end victory at Belmont. (2) Giggle Factory won an allowance at Aqueduct while racing on the lead. (3) Flying Fortress made her 2022 debut at Laurel with an allowance win for Shug McGaughey.

7^th race [Alw 92000 N1X, 1 mi] – (7) Brattle House (A) was an open length winner against NY-breds finishing up her restricted allowance conditions and now tries open company as she moves to the barn of Bill Mott. (4) Sweet Surprise is back in the barn of Tim Hills after a series of very good efforts in allowance and starter allowance races. (3) Malibu Curl has some back class having run third in the Demoiselle (G2) as a 2-year-old. She was third most recently at Belmont at this level. (5) Wasp won her second NY-bred allowance in March for Todd Pletcher, but is still eligible for the first-level allowance which is the case with the top choice.

9^th race [Md 40000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (1) King of Sting gets back on the grass where he showed speed at the Fair Grounds a few races back for Joe Sharp. (12) Splendid Summer will drop from maiden special weights to claiming for the first time for Todd Pletcher. After an experiment with blinkers, they come off. (11) I Am the Law has three good races on the turf this year any of which could win against this field. (7) Fiery Heart returns as a new gelding and drops down a bit after racing at Gulfstream this winter for Mark Hennig.

Best bets:  Capital Structure (5^th); Brattle House (7^th). Best value:  Vintage Girl (4^th); King of Sting (9^th).