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 Sp Wt, 6F] – (4) Karley B (A/C) got roughed up early on the rail, checked, and finished third as the 2-1 favorite in her debut. (6) Close the Loop makes her debut with Prat on board for Chad Brown. (5) Indie Get Your Gun has been preparing for her first start at Belmont since February. (2) My Girl Aubree hit the board in her last three starts with two against open company.

2^nd race [OC 100K/N1X, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (6) Vekomasan was a debut winner in September at Colonial Downs in September with a front-end effort as the even money favorite. (5) Arizona Territory broke his maiden in his second start at Tampa in March for Chad. (4) Celtic Flame won his third start on the Tapeta at Turfway Park in March also. (1) Print improved his speed figures in all five of his races which began on the grass and moved to the dirt at Aqueduct during the winter. He got his maiden win last month by five lengths.

3^rd race [Clm 20000 N2L, 6F] – (2) Tapwrits Temper (B) broke last, rallied four wide to get the lead, and held on for second. (3) Solomini’s World broke his maiden for a $25,000 tag by more than four lengths with a big jump in speed figures. (4) Red Miller returns from a February layoff and has been racing against better since his maiden score for a $50,000 tag in September. (6) Majestic Arc set the pace in a similar spot last month and finished third.

4^th race [NY, Alw 82000 N1X, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (3) Dividend Recap (A) had the lead in his first try in allowance company at Saratoga, ended up second well clear of the rest of the field. (5) Neshika comes back from a November layoff. He broke his maiden in October and then tried a NY-bred stakes race. (6) Cosmic Candy Girl pressed the pace and finished third in his first start following a winter layoff. (1) On a Summer Day moved back to the grass after a three-month layoff and rallied to win a $50,000 maiden claimer.

Best bets:  Karley B (1^st); Dividend Recap (4^th). Best Value: Vekomasan (2^nd); Tapwrits Temper (3^rd).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 (covers races 2-4) 5, 6 with 2, 3, 4 with 3, 5, 6 = $18.