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 30000, 1 mi] – (1) Farm House drops out of a recent maiden special weight on a muddy track but also has a second against open-company in a maiden claimer and a pair of top three finishes in other maiden special weights. (3) Immigration Law was second and third at this level in her last two starts. (2) Calling an Audible hit the board three times in her last four races in maiden claimers. (4) Sabby Sunset set the pace and finished second and third in a pair of maiden claiming races.

2^nd race [NY, NY Stallion Series, 6F TURF] – (5) Disco Star was third in a pair of stakes in April against NY-breds when she had the lead and then last month in the Take the A Train at Aqueduct. (1) Storm Changer won a NY Stallion Series stakes race at the Big A in April. (2) Mischief Lady comes back from a January layoff when she was a front-end winner of a first-level allowance. (3) Boston’s Phinest was fourth in a state-bred allowance three weeks ago.

3^rd race [Clm 17500 N3L, 6F] – (6) Fuligni returned in April from a winter break when she set the pace and fought hard to miss by a head. (4) Scarborough Fair will drop into a winning spot for Linda Rice after making four starts against tougher company. (1) Harlan’s Bond was claimed for $17,500 after a third last time by a trainer with good stats with new horses. (5) Dolce Sera has 14 finishes in second and third most of them in N3L conditions, but only two wins.

5^th race [Md 20000, 1 mi] – (1) Aerate and (1A) Sequential make a Linda Rice entry where both are win contenders. (6) True Connection changes to the Brad Cox barn and he wins with 39% of his new runners. (7) Down the Line was fourth and got claimed from the debut and then was third at Monmouth Park less than three weeks ago for a $25,000 tag. (3) Battle Anthem was claimed from a fourth-place finish in his first start for a tag.

Best bets: Disco Star (2^nd); Linda Rice entry (5^th). Best Value:  Farm House (1^st); Fuligni (3^rd).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 1-3 which includes a NY Stallion Series Stakes à 1 with 1, 2, 3, 5 with 4, 6 = $8 and 1, 2, 3, 4 with 5 with 4, 6 = $8.