By Bob Ehalt and Matt Shifman

Hot List Key:

A : A preferred horse to watch                   B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches in the final 3 minutes 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.

1st race – (1)  Laserjet returns to a claimer and may perk up. (4) Sunny Isle Beach should be competitive at this level. (6) Midnight Tango gets a positive jockey switch. Betting strategy: 1 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-4-6.

3rd race – (1) Market Street exits a strong effort at Oaklawn and gets the nod here. (5) Eglise looks like the main rival. (7) Ludwig deserves a look in this field. (2) Explosively fits nicely here. Betting strategy: 1 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-2-5-7.

5^th race – (3) Melly’s Birkin  should improve off the turnback in distance. (7) Mink Stole can rebound here after stumbling last time. (8) Hope Restored may fare better on dirt. (5) Violences Ohr could be a factor off the claim. Betting strategy: 3 to win, place. Exacta box: 3-5-7-8.

7th race – (1) She’s All Charm should respond favorably to the added distance. (3) Summerintahoe could be tough to catch in this field. (4) Vive Veuve belongs in the exotics. (9) Pharoah’s Wine would prefer firm turf. Betting strategy: 1 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-3-4-9.

9th race – (8) Backtrack (C) dropped from 8-5 to 6-5 and prevailed by a neck in a tough stretch duel. Makes it two straight here. (10) Magnum Force didn’t fire on a wet track. May improve on a fast surface. (3) Racing Driver could find the fast lane here. (1) Development Fee may be helped by a rail trip. Betting strategy: 8 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-3-8-10.