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 [Alw 83000 N1X, 1 mi TURF] – (5) Sandtrap will make her American debut for Chad Brown following an 18-month layoff when she was second in a Group 3 in France as the favorite in a field of 10. (1) Agia Marina was last seen in December running second in a Gulfstream allowance. (3) Thiene came back from a winter break when she was third in an allowance at Aqueduct for Linda Rice. (4) Trail of Gold also returns from a November layoff for excellent turf trainer David Donk. She won a NY-bred stakes at Saratoga.

3^rd race [OC 50k/N1X, 7F] – (1) Bernieandtherose comes back from a June layoff with 4 wins from 6 starts against NY-breds including two stakes races. (4) Kadena won three races in a row to start 2026 in a pair of $50,000 claimers and then a starter allowance. (6) Always Practical began this year with a starter allowance victory and a second in a spot like today. (5) Filly Freedom came back from a five-month layoff to run second in March after an awkward break.

4^th race [Bay Shore, 7F] – (1) Solitude Dude won his first three starts with top speed figures by open lengths in the Inaugural at Tampa and the Swale at Gulfstream. He had the lead in the Fountain of Youth (G2) but was third going too long in that Derby prep. (4) Igniter won his two races this year in a February allowance and then the Jimmy Winkfield. (3) Fulmine changes to the barn of Norm Casse following an allowance win at Tampa and a victory in the Hutcheson at Gulfstream. (5) Time to Roll gets blinkers on after finishing second in the Winkfield.

9^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 7F] – (6) Lord King (A) stumbled at the start, got to the lead, and set the pace until the final furlong. (8) Irish Goodbye (A) rallied from last to second in his debut as the 5-2 favorite behind a Clement first-time starter. (1) Bakuto broke last in his March debut and rallied for second at 8-5. (9) Nordic Frye debuted in December, broke slowly, and then closed from far back in last to get third.

Best bets:  Sandtrap (2^nd); Solitude Dude (4^th). Best Value: Bernieandtherose (3^rd); Lord King (9^th).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 2-4 and includes the Bay Shore 1, 3, 4, 5 with 1, 4, 5, 6 with 1 = $16.