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 worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

3^rd race [NY, Critical Eye, 1 1/16 mi] – (4) Classy Edition will return to NY-bred company where she won the first three starts of her career by a combined 18 lengths with two stakes victories. Four out of her last five starts were in graded stakes where she did win the Royal Delta (G3) in February at Gulfstream Park. (6) Venti Valentine was last seen in December winning the state-bred Bay Ridge at Aqueduct. She is also a past stakes winner against open company. (3) Let Her Inspire U will also drop back to NY-bred races where she won four times. (1) Timeless Journey won a NY-bred stakes in March and then tried a pair of open stakes.

4^th race [NY, Mike Lee, 7F] – (6) Jackson Heights (D) was bet down from 7-1 to 5-1 back in December and will make his first start of the year. (5) Lifetime of Chance won his last two starts in a maiden and then a NY Stallion Series stakes race as a 3-year-old. (2) Radio Red won two races against state-breds from his last three starts around the Gotham (G3). (3) Maker’s Candy won twice in New York company with a stakes score and then was fifth in the Jeff Ruby (G3).

5^th race [NY, ALW 80000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (2) Lady Jasmine (D) took late money dropping her odds from 6–1 to 3-1 in a race that came off the turf and was run on a muddy and sealed track. (4) Smokie Eyes had a pair of top three finishes in open company stakes and is projected to be on the lead. (5) Recognize moves to the barn of Rick Dutrow to make her first start of the year. (3) Sals Dream Girl is another one that will move from open company to this NY-bred allowance. Her late running style will benefit from a hot pace.

6^th race [NY, Mount Vernon, 1 mi TURF] – (1) Royal Dancer (D) was bet down from 9–1 to 6–1 in her first start of the year. (7) Runaway Rumour moved from a NY-bred stakes victory to a third in her first start of the year in the Plenty O Grace stakes at Aqueduct. (4) Finest Work was overmatched in her first start of the year in the Beaugay (G3) following a great year with two wins at Belmont. (6) Sanura won both of her races this year with front-running efforts.

Best bets: Classy Edition (3^rd); Lady Jasmine (5^th). Best value: Jackson Heights (4^th); Royal Dancer (6^th).