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.

2^nd race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi TURF] – (1) Pros and Cons made her only start in May and finished second in a turf sprint stakes race at Gulfstream Park. (7) Mary’s Gunna Run debuted last month for Graham Motion and was second by a length in a grass sprint at Aqueduct at 2-1. (2) Golden Siren will make her first career start after training at Saratoga for Mark Casse. (5) Inside Edge was a $210,000 yearling purchase by Corniche who stands for $15,000.

3^rd race [NY, OC 45k/N2X, 6 ½ F] – (2) B Thedonald (A) steadied early to get far back in a NY-bred stakes and rallied to be second on a Saratoga track that was favoring inside runners. (5) Kenny Be was second in a similar spot in June at the Spa after winning the first-level allowance. (1) New York Scrappy won his last two starts and has improved speed figures in four straight races. (6) Share the Ludt shows up as a new gelding after a second in a Finger Lakes allowance and has been training at Saratoga.

4^th race [OC 55k/N1X, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (4) Favorable Scenario (A) got taken back under a strong hold in tight quarters between horses and rallied for second. (7) Golden Channel has a pair of seconds this year in allowances at Monmouth Park and Gulfstream Park. (1) Sardis was claimed for $50,000 last month and has raced in tougher allowance conditions. (2) Thirteen Colonies will make his 2026 debut as a new gelding with a second-place showing in an allowance at Saratoga last summer that came between a pair of stakes tries.

6^th race [Md 100000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (8) Private Property made one start this March and was second in a Fair Grounds maiden special weight. (3) Felixyn was second for a $50,000 tag in June at Aqueduct. (7) Epic Selloff made one start last month at Monmouth on the dirt and was third. (5) Loveontheleftbank had the lead in the stretch at the Big A and finished third beaten by less than a length as the favorite.

Best bets: Pros and Cons (2^nd); Private Property (6^th). Best value: B Thedonald (3^rd); Favorable Scenario (4^th).