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, 6½ F] – (4) With Luck Forward was a $600,000 Keeneland yearling purchase with an uninterrupted worktab at Saratoga going back to May. (8) Hemingway was a $675,000 yearling making his debut for Brad Cox, who is winning with firsters this summer. (7) Gaudreau will make his first start for Chad Brown who identified this colt as a promising 2-year-old for Saratoga. (9) Coach's Pals was a March Ocala 2-year-old purchase from a new stallion for a trainer who has good numbers with first-time starters.

2^nd race [Md Sp Wt, 6½ F] – (4) Tommy Tang was a $210,000 yearling purchase by a low-profile stallion with a $7,500 stud fee making his debut for Cox and gets Irad Ortiz Jr. on board. (8) Mystrix has an impressive series of works leading up to his first start and was a $600,000 yearling. (3) Live is a $575,000 son of Life Is Good making his first start for Todd Pletcher and Johnny V. (10) Implied Open ships from Churchill Downs for his initial race for Will Walden who has been winning at 25% with his debut runners.

3^rd race [OC 110k/C), 1 1/8 mi] – (3) Full Screen had two wins going the nine-furlong distance in New York during the early winter of 2025. He was claimed for $110,000 two races back at Saratoga. (6) Yo Daddy has been racing in stakes except for one start, which was a winning one, in an allowance in February going this distance. (2) Bramito was claimed for $50,000 in December, then won three races in a row for the new trainer, and is a winner at nine-furlongs at the Spa. (4) Vibe won three races in a row with early speed before trying the Met Mile (G1) in June.

4^th race [Alw 120000 N1X, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (7) Sail With the Wind came back from a winter layoff and beat a field of second-level NY-bred allowance horses convincingly. (6) Scratch It was second in the Surfer Girl (G2) at Santa Anita last year following a second in the PG Johnson at Saratoga. He won an allowance in Indiana in May for Brad Cox. (1) Consumer Sentiment moved from dirt to turf to break her maiden last spring at Aqueduct in her second race as a heavy favorite and now makes her first start of the year for Chad Brown. (3) Mermaid comes back in less than three weeks after getting claimed for $35,000. She broke her maiden in May for a $90,000 tag.

5^th race [Alw 120000 N1X, 7F] – (7) Tagermeen ran well last year in three maiden races that were won by Ted Noffey, Commandment, and Englishman. In his only start of this year he broke his maiden at Churchill Downs with first-time Lasix. (6) Pretty Boy Miah won a maiden and then an allowance before trying the Preakness. Last month he was third in an allowance going two turns at Saratoga. (4) Private Desire set the pace and finished second in a similar spot after a couple month layoff. (2) Rock Music was claimed by Linda Rice in May for $100,000 in Kentucky and had trouble out of the gate three weeks ago.

6^th race [Md Sp Wt, 6 ½ F] - (2) Rum Twist (B) steadied at the break last month in his debut and rallied from last to be second well clear of the next finisher. (6) Aerial Affair (A) was fractious at the gate of her only race, made a strong middle move, took heavy kickback, and was third at 5-2. (3) Red Poppy was an $800,000 purchase in April as a 2-year-old and has a few fast workouts showing in preparation for her first start. (7) Dulce Vita makes her first start for Chad Brown as a $490,000 purchase in May.

7^th race [OC 55k/N1X, 1 3/8 mi TURF] – (10) Il Siciliano exits a series of graded stakes where he contended in races that were run fast at the longer turf distances. (4) Write Off Jerry was claimed twice in his last three starts for $50,000 and had a pair of wins. (5) Iron Sight returned from an almost year layoff to break his maiden for Chad Brown. (8) Fort Thomas has 11 top three finishes and comes running late from the back of the field.

8^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (12) And the Runner Is (B) chased a front-end winner in his debut at 6-1 from an outside post in a full field and finished second. (11) Bold Leadership was an $875,000 yearling purchase for Repole and St. Elias Stable and trainer Todd Pletcher. (7) Revenue Stream is a European bred 2-year-old making his first start for Klaravich and Chad Brown. (4) Oscar is a son of turf star Oscar Performance making his initial start for Miguel Clement who touted him as one to watch at Saratoga.

9^th race [Test (G1), 7F] – (3) Sippin Pretty is the winner of 4 out of 5 career races including the Victory Ride (G3) last month at Saratoga. (7) Explora was first or second in all but one of her nine races for Bob Baffert. Last year she was second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and this year has three stakes wins. (1) Movie Night won an allowance at Churchill in June earning the highest speed figure in this field. (5) Goodall won the Jersey Girl at the Spa in June.

10^th race [Fourstardave (G1), 1 mi TURF] – (5) Deterministic won his last five races in a row including three Grade 1 races and this one last year. (3) Zulu Kingdom has 8 wins from 11 career starts and 4 of them were going the turf mile for Chad Brown. (7) Lagynos won his last five starts with stalking moves and four of them were in Grade 2 or 3 stakes. (4) Classic Q will take on the guys after two graded stakes wins going a mile on the grass in the Just A Game (G1) at Saratoga and the Distaff Mile (G2) at Churchill.

11^th race [Saratoga Derby (G1),1 3/16 mi TURF] – (4) Title Role was a Group 2 winner in Germany before coming to American to win the Belmont Derby (G1) at Saratoga in July. (3) Remember Mamba won his first three races before running third in the American Turf (G1) and just missed in the Belmont Derby by a neck. (6) Glacius was third in the Hampton Court (G3) at Royal Ascot. (2) Heeere’s Johnny rallied from last to first in the Saranac last month.

12^th race [Whitney (G1), 1 1/8 mi] – (1) Magnitude is riding a four-race winning streak going back to the Clark (G2) at Churchill in November and includes the Stephen Foster (G1) in June and the Dubai World Cup (G1) over Forever Young. (8) Baeza is likely to be part of the trifecta following a second in the Foster last time and nine top three finishes from 11 starts. (6) Sovereignty was second in the Oaklawn (G2) and third in the Foster in his only two starts against older horses following his championship campaign last year and will not be an odds-on favorite for the first time in five races. (7) Tiztastic (B) ran well in the Suburban for third rallying behind the runaway winner.

13^th race [OC 55k/N1X, 7F] – (2) Feminism was a first-time winner at Oaklawn Park in April who was second in a first-level allowance at Saratoga in her third start. (8) Battis Grove was an odds-on winner of a maiden in her second race at Churchill by almost five lengths and then was third in an Ellis Park allowance last month. (3) Helen’s Revenge won three races in a row going through her NY-bred allowance conditions. She was third in an open company race like this in June. (7) Mermaid Magic was a front-end maiden winner at Monmouth Park in her July debut race.

14^th race [OC 55k/N1X, 1 3/8 mi TURF] – (4) Versailles Road broke his maiden at Aqueduct in May then was third in a first-level allowance going 12 furlongs. (3) Presider will use the claiming option to run with four wins in his record. Last time he was second by a nose in an open $40,000 claimer. (2) Capital Partner was graded-stakes placed last year and came back from a winter layoff to run within a length of a win at today’s level. (10) Rotterdam won an allowance at Colonial Downs moving from the hurdles to the flat.

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
The Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 (races 9–11 and includes all G1 races) 1, 3, 7 with 3, 5, 7 with 3, 4, 6 = $27.

No.	Name	Letter last race	Today's Race	Comments
(2)	Rum Twist	B on 7/11	6	Steadied at start of debut and rallied for second
(6)	Aerial Affair	A on 7/11	6	Took heavy kickback, made strong middle move for third.
(12)	And the Runner Is	B on 7/12	8	Chased a front-end winner for second.
(7)	Tiztastic	B on 7/4	12	Rallied wide behind a runoff winner to be third.