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 [Moc 75000C, 6F] – (3) Game For It is a first-time starter for Chad Summers who shows a couple of very fast workouts. (7) Sixer was fifth in his debut last month after a troubled start that put him far behind. (4) First Blessing gets blinkers on after a pair of fourth-place finishes. (6) Slay Sadie Slay is another firster that began his training at Churchill Downs and starts for Rick Dutrow.

3^rd race [Clm 17500 N2L, 6F] – (3) Casilda drops down to the lowest level in her career after two starts against horses that were way too good. She has early speed which should put her on the lead against this field. (8) Tammy’s Cruiser comes back from an April layoff when she was claimed for $20,000 by Linda Rice after running third. (2) Timia was claimed from a third-place finish in a similar spot last month. (1) Mia Nipotina has 14 top three finishes and should be considered for wagering underneath in the trifecta.

5^th race [NY, Md 30000, 6 ½ F] – (6) Island Charlie returned from a seven-month layoff in a turf route where he set the pace and will try a claimer for the first time. (9) Hello Newman switched from turf to dirt for the first time and ran third. (7) Army Proud has recent second and third-place finishes. (5) Monte Avi has been off since March and hit the board three times in maiden claimers.

8^th race [Clm 17500 N2L, 6F] – (5) Shoot the Nickel drops down to the lowest level of his career and contended against much tougher in starter allowances. (2) Leading Role was third last month in a similar spot after racing eight-wide. (7) Wajda came back from a seven-month layoff to set the pace and finish second. (4) Cousin Ed moves from turf to dirt but did break her maiden on the main track for a $50,000 tag which was her only start on the dirt.

Best bets: Game For It (2^nd); Island Charlie (5^th). Best value: Casilda (3^rd); Shoot the Nickel (8^th).