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 [Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (3) Majestic Moonshine (C) was bet down from 7-1 to 5-1 when she broke last but closed into a slow pace to finish third. (4) River Ride returned to the turf and picked up another second-place finish. (6) Blackfin debuted on the grass last year for Chad Brown at 4-1. (5) Devilish Grin has plenty of experience and just missed the win by a head after a wide trip in her first start for a new trainer.

2^nd race [NY, OC45k/N2X, 1 mi] – (2) Mommasgottagun has a pair of seconds at this level in her only two starts of this year. (5) Tough Street was second in this type of race in her first start of the year. (4) Fast and Frisky was claimed from 4 out of her last 7 races with two wins. (6) Sweetest Princess was claimed back by Linda Rice for whom she won at this level.

4^th race [Md 55000, 6F TURF] – (5) Emerald Ember drops back to a maiden claimer after finishing second against state-breds at Gulfstream Park. (2) Amended Dreamer will move into the claiming ranks for the first time and back onto the grass with blinkers on. (3) Channelview will also make the move to race for a tag following a February layoff and is back on the turf where she had her best finish. (1) Fraudster came back from a four-month layoff and cuts back to sprinting.

7^th race [Clm 40000 N2L, 7F] – (6) Moment’s Notice hit the board in 3 of his last 4 starts since dropping into the claiming ranks. (1) Momentum Files has races during the winter that are good enough to beat this field. (3) Strategicoperation won a maiden claimer at Tampa and then tried an allowance which was way too tough and comes back in eight days. (4) Toga d’Oro was second for a $35,000 tag two races ago, gets blinkers on, and drops back to that more comfortable level.

Best bets: Emerald Ember (4^th); Moment’s Notice (7^th). Best Value: Majestic Moonshine (1^st); Mommasgottagun (2^nd).