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.

1^st race [Clm 12500, 1 mi] – (4) Golden Symphony was a winner three races back for a $25,000 tag and tried a pair of starter allowances since then. (1) Shipsational is a veteran of the claiming ranks with 17 top three finishes and was claimed for $16,000 last time. (3) Interlock Empire drops to the lowest level of her career after appearing in a stakes in Louisiana last time. (2) Expensive Cut was taken for $10,000 when he missed by a head in June and then stepped up in class.

5^th race [NY, Md 50000, 5 ½ F TURF] – (11) Mykonos (B) was farther back than usual after he had to steady early in the race and rallied wide for third. (2) High Leverage was second by a nose at this level when last seen turf sprinting in June. (8) Eye On the Ball had the lead and missed by a neck last month and finished ahead of the Hot List horse. (9) Make a Prediction drops in for a tag for the first time as a new gelding and with first-time Lasix in his 2026 debut while cutting back to sprinting where he had two strong races.

7^th race [Alw 120000 N1X, 1 mi TURF] – (6) Risk Tolerance (B) had the lead at the stretch call and finished second well clear of the rest of the field. (1) Market Timing came back from a long layoff at Monmouth Park for Chad Brown with a 10-length victory as an odds-on favorite in his first start on the turf. (4) Siyouincanada was a front-end debut winner at Churchill Downs and then tried the Saranac last month. (5) Highlands Way won a maiden claimer in June easily and then again in a starter allowance.

10^th race [NY, Md 50000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (9) Luciana’s Honor stumbled and broke outward, moved up going wide, and finished second. (10) Sky Low Low was second by a neck at this level three weeks ago. (8) Intothewilderness was right behind the second choice in her last start. (12) Saratoga Daisy gets blinkers on and will drop in for a tag for the first time.

Best bets: Golden Symphony (1^st); Risk Tolerance (7^th). Best value: Mykonos (5^th); Luciana’s Honor (10^th).