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 [Clm 16000, 6F] – (2) Shesalittle Edgy takes a big drop in class showing two wins in starter allowances. (6) Collect Dattt was claimed from 2 of her last 3 starts including a claim back from a close second-place finish at this level last month. (1) Maggie T was a winner in March for a $15,000 tag and was claimed nine days ago by a trainer with a 41% win rate this year. (3) Goldcrest has two wins for $10,000 since March and was claimed two weeks ago.

3^rd race [OC 100k/N1X, 1 mi] – (2) Sand Devil won his first three starts which were against NY-breds before stepping onto the Kentucky Derby trail with a second in the Gotham (G3) and then faced the nine-furlongs in the Wood Memorial (G2). (4) Tip Top Thomas was second in the Champagne (G1) as a 2-year-old and then made his 2025 debut in a Keeneland allowance in April. (7) My Mitole won twice at Aqueduct before trying the Derby trail. Since then, he was third in a similar allowance last month. (1) Joey Muscles won a Florida-bred allowance at Gulfstream Park in April after running third in the Hutcheson.

7^th race [Clm 20000, 1 mi] – (1) Power Seeker makes a huge drop in class from top-level allowance action in New York after one start this year in April. He won an allowance at Saratoga by more than six lengths. (4) Flat Out Flying was claimed last month for $15,000 and was a winner for a $25,000 tag in his prior start. (8) Prove Worthy was claimed from his last two starts for $16,000 and was a winner in April. (5) High Tide was claimed for $15,000 from a victory and then stepped up to run third in a pair of starter allowances.

9^th race [NY, Md 50000, 1 1/6 mi TURF] – (2) Iron Max (A) picked up some places on a speed favoring track and drops in for a tag for the first time with blinkers going on and returns to the turf. (5) Ragazzo d’Oro (A) got pinched back on the rail at the start to eighth and rallied to just miss the win by a neck. (8) G Five will make his second start following a winter break and drops in for a tag for the first time with Irad Ortiz. (3) Powered by Coal moved back to the grass last time and is another one who will try a claimer for the first time.

Best bets: Shesalittle Edgy (2^nd), Sand Devil (3^rd). Best value: Power Seeker (7^th); Iron Max (9^th).