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 [Clm 25000 N2L, 6F] – (6) Mo Spice was claimed from maiden victory in January for $20,000 by Linda Rice, then finished second for $40,000, and goes here in a field where 4 out of 6 are NY-breds. (3) Mercilesanihilator was a debut maiden special weight winner in May at Churchill Downs who last seen finished less than a length behind the top choice. (5) Manhattan Chrome won a $25,000 maiden claimer in his second start. (1) Escape Hall broke his maiden for $30,000 against NY-breds and was fourth for 40k just 17 days ago against open company.

3^rd race [Clm 30000, 1 mi] – (4) Commuted dropped into a claimer for the first time three weeks ago, was a winner, and got taken for $30,000 by Linda Rice. (3) Frizzante was claimed three races in a row and then moved back to a $30,000 race where be was second. Blinkers go back on for a trainer that wins with 32% of his new runners. (1) Cicciobello returns to the open claiming ranks where he has four top three finishes using speed. (6) Shared Success was a winner two races back for a $35,000 tag.

6^th race [Clm 12500 N2L, 6F] – (2) Take Me to Londyn (C) was bet down from 9-2 to be the 2-1 favorite when she dropped down to this level for Brad Cox and finished third. (3) Sabby Sunset had a front-end maiden $16,000 win two races back. (4) Tammy’s Cruiser set the pace and finished second in a $20,000 race. (5) Itwillbefun has been racing against better horses.

7^th race [NY, Alw 35000s, 1 mi] – (4) Caddiemaster was claimed two races back for $17,500 by Linda Rice and then was fourth in a NY-bred allowance last month. (3) Ez Roll was a voided claimed from a second-place finish for $12,500 in January. (6) Kismeholdmethrime has a series of speed figures that make him a contender. (5) Solo Dancing was a winner for $17,500 two races ago against open company.

Best bets: Mo Spice (1^st); Commuted (3^rd). Best Value: Take Me to Londyn (6^th); Caddiemaster (7^th).