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 worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

2^nd race [Clm 25000, 6F] – (1) Killy Start (B) got bumped and taken up at the start, raced seven wide from last to second, got claimed, and comes back with eight days rest. (5) Everlys Girl was claimed two races back for $35,000 and showed the ability come from behind or on the front end when she was a winner last time. (4) I’m Buzzy was an easy winner when she dropped in for a $16,000 tag and was claimed by Linda Rice. (3) Slack Tide was claimed from her last three races where she showed early speed.

4^th race [NY, OC 80k/N1X, 1 mi] – (6) Unicorn Cake (C) had to alter course with an eighth mile to go and finished third after getting bet down from 6-1 to 4-1. (4) Scarlet’s Dream broke her maiden in her third start and now gets Lasix and blinkers in her first race this year. (7) Run for Your Honey dropped into a maiden claimer last time and ran off to a12 length victory against a field of 11. (2) Sun and Wind pressed the pace and ran fourth against 12 in a division of the NY Stallion Series after a maiden win for $30,000.

7^th race [NY, OC 45k/N2X, 7F] – (5) Gone and Forgotten (B) stumbled out of the gate and then rallied late on a speed favoring track and finished second. (1) Lady Mine won her last three starts moving from a $30,000 claimer to a starter allowance to a NY-bred Allowance. (2) Sue Ellen Mishkin was first or third in her last five races using her early speed. (8) Missing Fortune finished in the top three in all twelve of her races that show in her PPs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

8^th race [Md 20000, 1 mi] – (1) Phantom Jewel (B) started slowly, moved up in the field and got shuffled back, rallied again and was able to just miss the win by a head. (4) Belle of the Ball (B) Stumbled at the start and rallied to finish third. (7) Growth Mindset (C) was bet down from 7-1 to 3-1 and set the pace. (5) A Lister set the pace last time, faded back, but rallied again to run third.

Best bets: Killy Start (2^nd); Unicorn Cake (4^th). Best Value: Gone and Forgotten (7^th); Phantom Jewel (8^th).