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 [Md Sp Wt, 5 ½ F TURF] – (2) Red Square broke last in his debut in a full field at Churchill Downs and rallied to get third as the favorite. (3) Beijing has a pair of second-place finishes including a turf sprint at Churchill Downs last month. (5) He’s My Kind was second in a very fast maiden at Aqueduct in June with a late run. (6) Blazing Tiger will cut back to a turf sprint where he was second in his debut in November.

2^nd race [Md 100000, 7F] – (1) Sir Duke (B) ran well in his debut in March at Aqueduct in a maiden special weight and finished third as a 26-1 longshot. (6) The Standard drops in for a tag for the first time in his second start of the year. (2) Regeneration was third when last seen in January at Tampa Bay Downs for Chad Brown going two turns in a maiden special weight. (4) Old Time Rocknroll made one start last summer at Saratoga and drops in for a tag with first-time Lasix and blinkers on.

3^rd race [Clm 62500, 7F] – (2) Reddington (A) lunged at the break, went wide, steadied off heels, lost all momentum, and finished third. He will run for the waiver in here after being a voided claim back in August of 2025. (8) Twenty Four Mamba was claimed for $50,000 in March at Aqueduct when he was a nine-length winner and runs for the waiver. (4) Two Eagles River was claimed for $80,000 at Churchill in May then set the pace in a starter allowance last month before he was able to run outside of Kentucky. (6) Castle Chaos was first twice and second once in three high priced claimers this spring in New York.

7^th race [Clm 20000 N2L, 1 1/8 mi] – (9) Mirage was claimed for $40,000 at Oaklawn Park in the Spring and drops down to this level for the first time since his maiden breaker. (7) Geostoblame was a maiden winner for $20,000 in March and then was overmatched in his next two starts. (4) Magnum’s Macrobrst broke his maiden last time for $20,000 by a clear margin going the nine-furlong distance.

Best bets: Red Square (1^st); Mirage (7^th). Best value: Sir Duke (2^nd); Reddington (3^rd).