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] – (5) Bramble Blast ran second in her debut at Monmouth Park in July and then tried the Bolton Landing at Saratoga. (6) Memorized was sent off as the favorite in her first start last month and finished fourth against a strong field behind a return winner. (1) Always Ready was entered for the turf in her second start when she made a big improvement while pressing the pace and finishing third. (7) Germantown broke poorly and then made up ground to gain several places in her first race.

3^rd race [NY, OC 45k/N2X, 6 ½ F] – (4) Collect the Data came back from a 16 month layoff to win the first-level allowance for New York-breds by seven lengths with a front-end effort. (6) Gone and Forgotten has been facing open company where she won twice and was second at Saratoga. She has 14 victories in her career. (7) Army Gal won the first two starts of her career and has been racing against better horses as of late. (5) Jackson’s Dixie had a pair of seconds at this level in May at Aqueduct and makes her first start since getting claimed for $25,000 in June.

4^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (8) My Devine One moved to the turf in her second start and finished second. Blinkers go on. (7) Mia Sophia also improved in her first race on the turf when she finished third after a very wide trip. (1) Neshika and (1A) Makealittlelove make a Three Diamonds Farm entry where both are contenders in this race. (2) Miami Style was third against open company at Monmouth this summer and moves back to NY-bred competition.

8^th race [Alw 50000s, 1 mi] – (9) Beira (A) steadied and checked a few times and still finished third just a half-length behind the winner who came back to win again in a $40,000 claimer. (10) Adrian was claimed for $50,000 last time by Linda Rice and was second in a $50,000 race at Churchill Downs in June. (3) Fortuna Mia was a winner for a $50,000 tag last month at Saratoga and was claimed. (1) Sight to See won at Keeneland in the spring and was taken for $40,000 and makes her first start since then.

Best bets: Collect the Data 3^rd); My Divine One (4^th). Best value: Bramble Blast (1^st); Beira (8^th).