Belmont Park Hotlist - June 16

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Thursday, June 16, 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.

2^nd race [Clm 40000 N2L, 1 mi] – (2) Red Revolution (B) made a huge turn around in form when he rallied late after having to steady at the start and finished third in a blanket finish for the win spot. (3) Eagle in Love was a debut winner during the winter at Aqueduct and then stepped up to try a stake and an allowance. He now makes a big drop down to the N2L condition. (1) Top of the Mint was second at this level after a five-month layoff. (6) Braciole gets blinkers on after being claimed from Todd Pletcher by the Noda Brothers who are good off the claim and are currently winning at 26% at the Belmont meeting.

3^rd race [Clm 35000 N3L, 1 mi] – (4) Convertible Freeze (C) ran third in March when bet down from 10-1 to 5-1 and now drops into a restricted claimer for the first time. (7) Dontbelate won the N2L condition last time and cuts back to the mile distance. (2) Dangerous Edge will make his second start since being claimed and running second which was a significant improvement for the new trainer. (5) Holdtheflight has been racing in tougher conditions at Parx with one good race at Aqueduct back in February.

6^th race [NY, OC 45k/N2X, 6F] – (5) Masked Marauder (C) used a late rally to finish second last month when he was bet down from 8-1 to 6-1. (4) Big Bobby has been off since January with two wins and three place finishes before that for Bill Mott. (1A) Amundson will return to NY-bred company for the optional $45,000 tag with past wins in an open allowance and a state-bred stake. (3) Saint Selby tried the turf unsuccessfully last time and is back on the main track where he was 2 wins from 3 starts.

9^th race [Clm 30000 N2L, 7F TURF] – (9) Juulstone (B) got bumped around in tight quarters around the sixteenth pole. (7) Supply Chain broke his maiden in his debut for Chad Brown at Tampa Bay Downs in March and then tried a pair of allowances. (8) Cable Channel moved into the N2L condition last time but had to race on a very wet and yielding turf course at Belmont. (10) Scotto will make his turf debut following a winter break and drops to this level for the first time.

Best bets:  Red Revolution (2^nd); Convertible Freeze (3^rd). Best value:  Masked Marauder (6^th); Juulstone (9^th).