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 40000B, 7F] – (3) Snide has been racing against better horses for Linda Rice, who is winning races in bunches lately, and this one drops into a spot where she fits well. (5) All Class goes in for a tag for the first time in two years with past races that make her a win contender. (2) Save Us Melania also is in for a tag for the first time and has been off since February also for Rice. (4) Street View was claimed for $40,000 by a trainer who had her last year at Saratoga and won with her.

5^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 5 ½ F TURF] – (1) Hot Off the Beach (A) finished second in his debut at 3-1 and was well clear of the rest of the field. (3) Sultan Hassan moved from dirt to turf and made a huge improvement by running second the whole way in his second start at Aqueduct in June. Prat gets on board. (6) True Legend will make his 2026 debut as a new gelding and moves back to the turf after trying a dirt stakes and had three good races on the main track. (8) Story of Rory changes barns to a NY trainer after three good races for a mid-Atlantic trainer.

7^th race [NY, Statue of Liberty, 1 mi TURF] – (7) She’s Country makes her 2016 debut after winning both of her races against NY-breds and in between was fourth in the Selima at Laurel Park. (3) Morning Prayer was placed first by disqualification in a July maiden at Saratoga. (4) Combat Move was entered for turf in both of her starts and ran on the main in each with a second and then a win for Linda Rice. (2) Greyjoy has been running in $40,000 claimers against open company and had the lead before missing by a nose just seven days ago.

8^th race [NY, Md 50000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (3) Paula’s Choice makes her second start with blinkers on and first-time Lasix while dropping in for a tag for a trainer who is very careful about where he spots his horses. (9) Two Clicks has shown plenty of early speed in a couple of her prior starts. (10) Roasted Reds changes to a hot Saratoga barn after a pair of fifth-place finishes and gets blinkers on. (4) Not Tapping looks like a live longshot in this field.

Best bets: She’s Country (7^th); Paula’s Choice (8^th). Best value: Snide (1^st); Hot Off the Beach (5^th).