Belmont Park Hotlist - June 5

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Sunday, June 5, 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.

1^st race [Md 40000, 1 mi] – (4) Endowed was sent off at 7-1 in his only race in November in a maiden special weight at Aqueduct and now returns as a new gelding with Lasix for Christophe Clement. (2) No Code debuted at Gulfstream Park in a maiden special weight in April for Todd Pletcher. (1) Nobodyridesforfree made his first start in a maiden claimer at Aqueduct in January, ran third, and then tried three maiden special weights at the Big A. (6) North Pole was third at this level last month following a winter beak and gets blinkers on.

2^nd race [Clm 25000 N2L, 6F] – (2) Braciole romped in a debut maiden claimer for Pletcher as the favorite and was not claimed. He was second in a starter allowance and then lost all chance at the break last month. He will get class relief moving to the N2L condition. (3) Always Charming ran in a turf sprint at Belmont Park after a short layoff and now moves back to the dirt. (1) Remembermom will cut back in distance and drop from $40,000 claimers. He broke his maiden sprinting with Trevor McCarthy on board as he is today. (7) Got the Gold has been in good form for a few races and finally got his maiden win last month with a closing move.

4^th race [Md Sp Wt, 6F] – (8) Free Chickens (B) debuted at Saratoga at odds of 7-1 and finished fourth after encountering traffic in the stretch. (2) Union Lake pressed the pace and got the lead in his first race at Belmont in October behind a horse that came back to win her next start in an allowance and is now graded-stakes placed. (4) Liana B will make her first start. She is a home-bred out of a mare that was a stakes winner at two and has produced 8 winners from 10 to start. (7) Don’t Overlook Me made her first start last month as the favorite for Todd Pletcher and had to steady. Pletcher has good stats with second time maidens.

6^th race [Alw 50000s, 6 ½ F] – (7) Baltasar was maiden winner most recently beating a horse that came back to win on Thursday against a strong field. (4) Life Changer was a debut winner in a maiden special weight and got win number two when he dropped in a N2L claimer. (5) Funny Joke was a well bet first-time winner for a $40,000 tag back in March for Rudy where he beat the top choice in this race. (3) Bezos began his career for Bob Baffert and now will make his first start for Mike Maker as his fourth trainer.

Best bets:  Endowed (1^st); Baltasar (6^th). Best value:  Braciole (2^nd); Free Chickens (4^th).