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.

7^th race [Md 20000, 7F] – (4) Private Flight comes back after getting claimed by Linda Rice, who is currently second in the Saratoga trainer standings, in July for $20,000 from an ice-cold trainer. (8) Turbo Launch was claimed from $50,000 in April at Churchill Downs by Linda Rice and then tried $75,000 in June. (1) Thundertaker changes barns following a debut second for a $30,000 tag and then went in a maiden special weight in June. (3) Rebalancing gets blinkers on after running seventh at 7-1 in his debut for $75,000 in June.

8^th race [NY, OC 45k/N2X, 1 mi TURF] – (3) Jack and Jim (B) broke last, clipped heels, and lost the rider in the stretch following a long layoff after winning his first two races in 2024 for Graham Motion. (1) Cable Ready was second at this level last month in a race that came off the grass on went on a sloppy and sealed track. (2) Shared Success was third in that off the turf race and won an open $25,000 claimer on the grass before that. (5) Jack’s World is the best of several horses in the field that won the first-level allowance last time.

9^th race [Mahony (G3), 5 ½ F TURF] – (2) Outfielder returns from Royal Ascot for Wesley Ward having won a pair of sprinting stakes in Kentucky on turf and synthetic in the spring. (1) Rebel With a Cause won the My Frenchman at Monmouth Park last month. (6) Learntodiscover won the Quick Call (G3) at Saratoga when he rallied from 12^th almost 10 lengths behind. (5) Big Destroyer was a debut winner at Aqueduct and then was second in that aforementioned stakes at Monmouth.

10^th race [Clm 16000, 6 ½ F] – (6) On the Ledge (B) got stuck in traffic on the rail and then faded. (2) Projectibility had three wins in a row for Linda Rice against NY-breds, moves back to the dirt, and drops to a winning level. (1) Lotsa Trouble returns from a May layoff with five top three finishes in a row including a win for $25,000 in March. (8) Stewie was claimed from four races in a row during the winter and blinkers come off.

Best bets: Private Flight (7^th); Outfielder (9^th). Best value: Jack and Jim (8^th); On the Ledge (10^th).