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 [Clm 45000, 1 mi] – (7) Frizzante (B) missed by a neck last month and got claimed by Linda Rice and she puts blinkers on. He was claimed for the fifth time in seven starts. (1) Unlimitedpotential was a winner two races back at this same claiming price. (6) Emirates Road won a $50,000 claimer in March by more than five lengths when he dropped in for a tag for the first time since Saratoga and was claimed. (2) Peek was a starter allowance winner by a clear margin while earning a competitive speed figure.

3^rd race [Clm 30000, 6 ½ F] – (2) Geez Eloise comes back in three weeks and drops in for a tag in her second start of 2026. She has several races last year good enough to win here for Linda Rice. (5) Will Not Be Swayed was a winner the last time that she ran in a claiming race and that was in August at Saratoga. (6) Always Angels was second at this level at the beginning of April and was claimed. (3) Khali Magic has been running exclusively in allowance races and drops in for a tag in her 52^nd race.

4^th race [Clm 10000, 1 mi] – (6) Curlin’s Magic was a winner for $20,000 in October and started twice this year in tougher races. Now Linda Rice drops her into a winning spot. (1) Floge won for $10,000 last month by two lengths. (5) Whistler’s Style was popular in the claim box last year and is another veteran going down to the lowest level in New York. (2) Farm House had a victory at this level in December and this year she ran in races that were just too tough.

8^th race [Memories of Silver, 1 mi TURF] – (3) Ultimate Love will make her first start of the year as one who was undefeated in her first three starts including the Selima in September. She comes back following a fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. (7) Quiet Street won her first starts last year at Saratoga and then the Untapable at Kentucky Downs. She made her debut this year in a Grade 3 at Keeneland two weeks ago. (6) Piper’s Gift will make her 2026 debut after finishing last year with three wins on the Tapeta at Woodbine. (4) Fitz Right won an allowance at Tampa by more than five lengths for Chad Brown.

Best bets: Curlin’s Magic (4^th); Ultimate Love (8^th). Best Value:  Frizzante (2^nd); Geez Eloise (3^rd).