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.

3^rd race [NY, Alw 76000 N1X, 1 mi] – (3) Princess Becca finished first or second in five of her last six starts moving from starter allowances to her first try in a NY-bred allowance. (4) Grace Reformed won her last two starts at Parx Racing in a low-level claimer and a starter allowance and has been off since November. (6) Monetary Monarch broke her maiden three weeks ago by more than nine lengths. (5) Brooklyn Dantz has a pair of third-place finishes at this allowance level.

4^th race [OC45k/N1X, 1 1/8 mi] – (3) Fade to Grey had the lead and finished second by a neck two races back in a similar spot. (4) Points Is Points was third in January in a first-level allowance. (2) La Vita Sofia was second and a winner in recent starter allowances. (5) Brown Suga Babe won through the NY-bred allowance conditions in the fall and has since run twice in first allowance level against open company.

5^th race [OC80k/C, 1 mi – (3) Yo Daddy won two out of his last three starts, both by a neck, in the first two allowance conditions. (1) Tabeguache won at today’s top allowance level two races back and then tried a nine-furlong stakes race. (6) Repo Rocks drops out of a series of stakes races and is $6,000 shy of $1 million in career earnings. (4) Winit was claimed for $80,000 in November when he had the lead and lost by a nose. Last time he had a poor start and now gets blinkers on.

6^th race [Clm 32000, 7F] – (3) Royal Tryst (B) came back from an 11 month layoff and closed well from last to finish second. (1) Natural Harbor is in top form with top three finishes in high price claimers and a starter allowance. (5) Commerce Comet has been competing with Natural Harbor in recent races. (2) Legal Deal was claimed from his last three starts with the January race which he won being a $20,000 voided claim.

Best bets: Princess Becca (3^rd); Fade to Grey (4^th). Best value: Yo Daddy (5^th); Royal Tryst (6^th).