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 [Alw 50000s, 1 mi] – (1) Pam Pam (B) was unprepared at the start due to assistant starter interference, rushed up, got claimed, and returns after a week. (3) Patty Van Twinkle moved from a victory in a N2L claimer to run second in a starter allowance last month. (5) The Big Calhouna set the pace and ran third in a starter allowance after getting claimed for $50,000. (2) Scarborough Fair won his last two starts moving from a $40,000 maiden claimer to a N2L condition where she was taken for $40,000.

5^th race [NY, Md 30000, 6 ½ F] – (1) Miss Uproar (C) was bet down from 9-2 to 2-1 and finished third. (6) Danneel is a NY-bred who will be facing state-breds for the first time after running third twice in open-company maiden claimers. (7) Good Mission was second in her most recent pair of races at this same level. (3) Sunset Park lost all chance at the start of her last race, was eased, and comes back with Lasix for the first time.

6^th race [NY, Md 30000, 1 mi] – (4) Royal Bobbie (A) was held at the start of her debut, was declared a non-starter, and gets blinkers off. (5) Eddie Marie (B) had an awkward break back to last and moved up going five wide in her first race. (1) Sabby Sunset returned to face NY-breds after two races in Florida and set the pace before finishing third going a mile at Aqueduct. (7) Immigration Law will drop into a maiden claimer for the first time and comes back from a five month layoff with first-time Lasix.

9^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 1 1/8 mi] – (4) Romeo Void set the pace going a mile and finished second three weeks ago. (2) Lucky Dragon was second the entire race last month going today’s nine-furlong distance. (8) Have a Cigar was second going a mile in January and then was fourth at seven-furlongs. (7) Magni was second last year behind a horse that is on the Kentucky Derby trail and has a pair of fourth-place finishes since then.

Best bets: Royal Bobbie (6^th); Romeo Void (9^th). Best value: Pam Pam (2^nd); Miss Uproar (5^th).