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 20000, 7F] – (8) Oath was claimed in April for $50,000 at Keeneland after running second in her March debut at Turfway Park. (5) Camille’s Legacy moved from turf to dirt and ran third for a $35,000 tag. (3) Hanna’s Hideaway was third in her last start against open company for $25,000. (2) Babcie will drop down for a NY-bred allowance in her only start thus far.

2^nd race [Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (7) Just Peachy was second in her first start at 4-1 which was a very fast turf sprint in May at Aqueduct. (8) Celebrate will make her debut for Todd Pletcher as a $280,000 yearling purchase by a $25,000 stallion (2) Mandy Steph was a $485,000 April 2-year-old purchase who has been training at Saratoga since May. (5) Margie’s Girl finished third and then second in a pair of dirt sprints.

8^th race [Shuvee (G2), 1 1/8 mi] – (7) Valtellina (A) after a long layoff rallied on the outside for second in a NY-bred stakes race behind a loose on the lead winner running on an inside favoring track. (4) Scottish Lassie is a two-time Grade 1 winner of the Frizette as a 2-year-old and the CCA Oaks last year. She won her 2026 debut by more than eight lengths last month. (3) Fully Subscribed hit the board in all seven starts and was second in a pair of Grade 1 stakes this year. (5) Bless the Broken was second or third in three Grade 1s in 2026.

9^th race [NY, Rick Violette, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (6) A Little At First ran his best race last month with his best speed figure when he won a first-level allowance on the turf. (7) Caroline St. Beat will make her first start of the year with only two races that included a maiden win and a second in the Notebook for state-breds. (2) Voodoo Doll is unbeaten in three races and two of them were against open company in his maiden at Woodbine and an allowance in June going a flat mile on the grass. (5) Chummers won an open company $55,000 claimer by almost four lengths in June.

Best bets: Just Peachy (2^nd); A Little At First (9^th). Best value: Oath (1^st); Valtellina (8^th).