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] – (7) First Call Bob raced twice this year with a debut victory by more than three lengths at Gulfstream Park and then ran fourth against winners. (1) Commuted won his last two races for a $30,000 tag and was claimed in February by Linda Rice. (3) Alan Turing won the second-level allowance for NY-breds three weeks ago after pressing the pace. (6) Brazenly had a pair of second-place finishes at today’s allowance condition as an 8-year-old.

3^rd race [OC 75k/SAL75k, 7F] – (5) Bold Love (C) was bet down from 5-1 to 3-1, rallied to get the lead, got jostled during a stretch duel, and missed by a head. (7) Pretty Boy Miah ran a big race to break his maiden in his third start by more than six lengths in a special weight. (4) The Obliterator had a pair of second-place finishes in starter, optional claiming allowances and was taken from Rice in January. (3) Bala de Plata hit the board in his first eight races and gets a favorable rider change after a poor showing at Parx last month.

4^th race [Woodhaven, 1 mi TURF] – (7) Blinging It Back moved from dirt to turf and broke his maiden at Kentucky Downs. He returned from a winter break to miss the win in the Cutler Bay at Gulfstream by a neck. (3) Teddy’s Rocket was a first-out winner at Saratoga as a 2-1 favorite and then shipped to Woodbine for the Summer (G1) where he was fourth in September. (6) Longshoreman makes his first start of this year and was last seen running second in the Futurity (G3) at Aqueduct in October. (1) Instability was a clear winner of his only race which was at Tampa in March as the 6-5 favorite for Chad Brown.

5^th race [Clm 10000, 7F] – (1) Graywing won two weeks ago with a pace-pressing trip for a $16,000 tag. (3) Brew Pub hit the board in his three most recent starts for the $10,000 as an 8-year-old with 70 starts. (4) Prince of Truth had a pair of seconds in his last three races at this level. (9) Sin Nombre drops back to the $10,000 level where he was a winner in February.

Best bets:  First Call Bob (2^nd) Graywing (5^th). Best Value: Bold Love (3^rd); Blinging It Back (4^th).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 3-5 and includes the Woodhaven.   3, 4, 5, 7 with 1, 3, 6, 7 with 1, 3 = $32.