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 worst
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

2^nd race [OC 16K/SAL10k, 1 mi] – (6) Coquito finished in the top three in her last six races with two wins and was claimed four times in that period. (4) Golden Eib Micrphn won twice in March at this level at Parx and Laurel before stepping up a bit at Aqueduct giving her three starts in three weeks. (5) Curlin’s Magic won a $20,000 claimer at Churchill in October and was taken by Linda Rice. He will drop down to $16,000 after stepping up twice. (2) Whistler’s Style won at today’s level in February.

3^rd race [Alw 50000s, 6F] – (5) Social Hour finished in the top three in 7 out of his last 8 starts with early speed at this top starter allowance level. (2) Kid Billy was claimed after winning for $20,000 following an 11-month layoff and then set the pace before finishing second last month at this level. (3) Timaeus will step up in class after a win and a second in cheaper claiming races and will get the right set-up for a closing move. (8) Sinister Smile has been off for two months and comes back as a new gelding with blinkers off.

4^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi TURF] – (2) Orgonite was last seen at Saratoga running second and third and shows up as a first-time gelding. (5) Quiet Power returned from a winter break to use a late run to finish a close third at Gulfstream last month. (1) Party Animal was third in his debut which was on the grass at Gulfstream. (3) Up for an Oscar was third in his first two races which were both last year on the turf.

7^th race [Plenty of Grace, 1 mi TURF] – (5) Accent steps up to this first turf stakes at Aqueduct in 2026 with wins in her first three starts at Tampa for Chad Brown. (1) Oversubscribed is a two-time stakes winner and twice graded-stakes placed also for Brown. (7) And One More Time won the Natalma (G1) in 2024, finished second in the Tropical Park Oaks in December and then set the pace in the Hillsborough (G2). (3) Relaxx makes her first start in America and was last seen finishing third in a pair of Group 3 races in France.

Best bets: Coquito (2^nd); Orgonite (4^th). Best Value:  Social Hour (3^rd); Accent (7^th).