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 35000, 1 mi] – (7) Island Charm changes to the barn of Joe Sharp and moves back to the dirt where she hit the board in all three tries. (5) Hip Hop Dancer moves back to the main track after an unsuccessful try on the grass with three top three finishes on the dirt. (4) My Girl Aubree drops back to today’s claiming level where last seen she was second in April. (3) All Fun N Games will make her first start against state-breds shipping up from Delaware Park.

3^rd race [OC20k/SAL16k, 7F] – (2) Mezcalifornia was claimed from a win for $30,000 and then was moved up to a starter allowance which was just too tough. (4) Mursal has 5 top three finishes from her last 6 races with a win in a more restrictive starter allowance 17 days ago. (5) Despo’s Dream was a winner after dueling for the lead through out and was taken for the $16,000 claiming option.                 Coquito was first or second in her seven most recent starts where she was claimed three times.

5^th race [NY, Md 50000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (7) Mia Sophia made two starts last year and moved from dirt to turf to be third and now is in for a tag for the first time. (3) Valiant Diva improved to second last month in what was her second start of the year. (4) Intothewilderness drops in for a tag for the first time after three starts last year at Aqueduct. (11) Athena’s Fury made her second career start after a first race at Saratoga last year and finished third last month.

6^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (3) Judge Boushay (A) ran second behind a debut winner, dueled twice, and finished well clear of the rest. (2) Liam’s Legacy had to race eight-wide in his first career start and was fourth at 5-1. (7) Chris’s Song came back from a winter layoff and pressed the pace at finish third on a muddy and sealed track. (5) Term Premium will make his first start for Chad Brown and Klaravich Stables.

Best bets: Island Charm (1^st); Judge Boushay (6^th). Best Value: Mezcalifornia (3^rd); Mia Sophia (7^th).