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 – (7)  Mezcalifornia drops into a claimer and should be able to handle this field. (8) Mila Rose has stakes experience and could be effective at this level. (4) Shezafunkydrummer fits in nicely with this group. (1) She’s No Angel can cause some trouble in this field. Betting strategy: 7 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-4-7-8.

3^rd race – (9) Into the Beast was heavily bet in his debut but raced wide and faltered. Gets a second chance here. (6) Colossus could run a big one in his debut. (2) Bye Bye Brady put in a bullet work for his debut. (10) Confessional could sneak into the picture here. Betting strategy: 9 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-6-9-10.

5th race – (12) Confront has keen early speed which should offset the outside post. (2) Beer Run comes off a maiden win and should be a factor here. (11) Vesture missed by a neck last time and figures to be a main threat. (4) Pharoah’s Dynasty should like the shorter distance. Betting strategy: 12 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-4-11-12.

7th race –(5) Resilience won the Wood Memorial last year and may be returning to top form. (2) Army Officer has the breeding to handle dirt. (4) Stowaway could work out a sneaky good trip here. (12) Society Man was also a graded stakes winner last year and should be a contender. Betting strategy: 5 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-4-5-12.

9th race – (10) Golden Irish exits an impressive win and can make it two in a row here. (9) Dozen Diamonds only dirt race was a fourth in a graded stakes. (2) Dark Fury has sharp speed and could be tough to catch. (8) Tizntshelovely cannot be ignored here. Betting strategy: 10 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-8-9-10.