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 1/8 mi] – (5) Stars and Stripes will make his second career start with first-time Lasix after running third last month for Bill Mott. (2) Last Man Standing has a pair of second-place finishes in three starts at three different tracks for Todd Pletcher. (4) Makes Sense was second in his debut at Gulfstream Park in March and gets blinkers on along with Johnny V.

3^rd race [NY, Md 30000, 6F] – (2) Nyikos (D) was bet down from 15-1 to 10-1 in his debut in October showing only a few works, made a strong middle move to get the lead, but faded in the stretch. (8) Magic Beach has four top three finishes in his last four starts at this maiden claiming level. (7) Free Dance was second the last time he ran in a NY-bred claimer which was at Aqueduct in February. (6) Army Proud moves from turf back to dirt where he has run well.

7^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (4) Meursault was second last month and gets blinkers on for Chad Brown and Flavien Prat. (1) Danzit returns from her only start a year ago when the $1.1 million yearling purchase ran third at Gulfstream after running on the wrong lead in the stretch. (3) Reality Star was third in his debut at Tampa Bay Downs in March at 5-1 for Shug McGaughey. (2) Stone Cold Kelly finished in the top three in all four of her starts, blinkers come off.

9^th race [Md Sp Wt, 6F TURF] – (12) Gellhorn was a well-regarded 2-year-old that makes her debut now with some fast workouts on dirt and turf. (5) Fast Market ran well on dirt and turf and went in the Appalachian (G2) at Keeneland where she set the pace in a very strong field. (7) Sugar Run was on the lead in her first start at the Big A last month and lost by a neck. (2) Upon a Star changes from the Brad Cox barn to Wesley Ward who is red-hot shipping horses to New York.

Best bets: Stars and Stripes (1^st); Meursault (7^th). Best value: Nyikos (3^rd); Gellhorn (9^th).