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.

2^nd race [Clm 55000 N2L, mi TURF] – (2) Favorable Scenario drops in for a tag for the first time. He was second in a pair of allowances at Saratoga and the blinkers come off after trying them last time. (3) Griffin’s Wharf comes back from an August layoff to try a claimer fir the first time. Last year he was stakes-placed at Aqueduct. (5) Overseer hit the board in his last three races including a N2L condition claimer. (4) Omaha Storm shows up as a gelding and also goes in for a tag for the first time.

3^rd race [Clm 125000, 6F] – (5) Miss Lao comes back in weeks from a third in a $20,000 claimer at Belmont Park. (6) Oscar Bound makes a big drop in class as one who broke her maiden for a $30,000 tag and goes at an appropriate level since then. (1) Bellacose was claimed for $16,000 in August by Joe Sharp after setting the pace and finishing second. (3) Ah Ca Ira was second in a starter allowance in July and then ran behind the top choice twice.

6^th race [OC 110k, 6½ F] – (3) Be You missed by a nose with a closing move following a four-month layoff. Earlier this year he won a stakes at Aqueduct and was second in the Carter (G2). (1) Disco Time won his first five starts including the Lecomte (G3) in 2025. He comes back from a May layoff from the Churchill Downs (G1). (5) Over and Ollie hit the board in four starts in spots similar since May. (2) Acoustic Ave is approaching $1 million in earnings from his 25 top three finishes.

8^th race [Md 30000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (9) No Tide (B) broke last, dragged the rider to the front, faded badly, and drops in for a tag for the first time. (4) Devilish Grin drops down to the lowest level of her career following a couple of top three finishes for a $55,000 tag. (8) Levelontheleftbank makes her second start after a trainer change and drops down in class. (7) Raging Bloom also has a show finish at the $55,000 level.

Best bets: Favorable Scenario (2^nd); Be You (6^th). Best value: Miss Lao (3^rd); No Tide (8^th).