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.

1^st race [NY, Md 40000, 6F] – (5) Hattie Carroll will drop into a maiden claimer for the first time in her third start while getting Lasix for the first time. (1) Tale of the Tail has a pair of fourth-place finishes in a maiden special weight then a $50,000 maiden claimer against open company and gets blinkers on. (3) Light Thoughts was third in her two starts where she faced open company and pressed the pace in a spot similar to today’s race. (4) Three Nines Fine will move in for a tag in her second start.

2^nd race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6F] – (3) Trulli Magic (B) got stuck behind horses in the stretch at 2-1 and the best she could do was fifth. (4) Giuliana’s Dream had the lead into the stretch in her debut after setting the pace and ran fourth. (2) Phonecalltoheaven gets Lasix for her third start now that she is a 3-year-old. (1) Army Gal will make her first career start for Linda Rice who is winning more often with firsters and has 34% winners at the current meeting.

4^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (6) Love You More earned the top speed figure for this race in her debut where she ran third. (8) She’s Fascinating improved in her second start to finish third on a sloppy track when she moved from turf to dirt. (7) Stand the Rain was third in her first start last month. (3) Security Detail was difficult to load in her first race but still finished third.

7^th race [Alw 50000s, 6 ½ F] – (2) Grammy Girl returned from a four month layoff and won a $40,000 claimer by a head. (1) Despo’s Dream and (1A) Pam Pam make a Linda Rice entry where both are win contenders. (4) Thirteen Red Flags came back from a layoff and finished second and third in similar starter allowances. (3) Spencer Tiara set the pace and just missed for a $40,000 tag at Aqueduct with blinkers on for the first time.

Best bets: Hattie Carroll (1^st); Love You More (4^th). Best value: Trulli Magic (2^nd); Grammy Girl (7^th).