Keeneland Select

Belmont Park at Aqueduct Hotlist - October 16

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 4th or worst
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

4th race [Alw 88000 N1X, 6F] – (2) With the Angels is undefeated in four starts against NY-breds with three stakes and a maiden win by total margins of more than 26 lengths. (6) Practical Lov was a maiden winner at Saratoga in August and then was fourth and third in first-level allowances. (7) Filly Crystal was claimed from her last three starts and finished in the money in her six most recent races including a win two weeks ago in a N3L claimer. (5) Sarir has several top three finishes in this type of allowance.

5th race [Md Sp Wt, 7F] – (3) Ms Sophistication (B) finished second in her debut at 6-1 and was well clear of the rest of the field. (5) Quiddity finished second in her first start at 7-1 but was disqualified and placed fourth after racing greenly. (9) Britain was a $1.05 million purchase at the Ocala March 2-year-old sale and debuts for Chad Brown after training at Saratoga. (1) Baffle was an early 2-year-old runner finishing third at Churchill Downs in April at 3-1 in a fast race where the winner came back to be first again.

6th race [Clm 50000B, 7F] – (3) Sailaway was a winner and was claimed for $17,500 and moved up to run third in a starter allowance. (5) She’s Complicated was an open-length winner of a N2L claimer last month going a one-turn mile. (8) Melle Mel won the N2L claimer at Saratoga and stepped up to be third at this level. (6) Sight to See won a N2L claimer in April and was taken for $40,000. She made a comeback start last month.

8th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi TURF] – (10) Fonzi Angel (A) broke slowly in her second start, got taken up back to last, and raced wide to get second against a speed bias. (4) Mis Brunellas was third in her first start in August at Colonial Downs and then changed to Bill Mott who is 22% with horses new to his barn. (5) Just Aloof is a well-bred first-time starter for Chad Brown and Whisper Hill. (3) Bell of Georgia was a close fourth after showing some early speed in her first race at 9-2 for Miguel Clement.

Best bets: With the Angel (4th); Ms Sophistication (5th). Best value: Sailaway (6th); Fonzi Angel (8th).

No.NameLetter
last race
Today's RaceComments
(8)The ObliteratorB on 9/252Entered for Main Track Only.
(3)Ms. SophisticationB on 9/205Finished second in her debut.
(10)Fonzi AngelA on 8/218Raced against a bias in her second start.