Belmont Park Hotlist - April 28

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Belmont Park
                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 [NY, Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (7) Our Jessica was second in a similar spot just 18 days ago at Aqueduct when she sat a stalking trip. (4) Out of Sight returns from a winter break when last seen she had board hitting finishes at both Belmont Park and the Big A. The top two choices are both David Donk runners. (6) Saratoga Chrome will make her first start for new trainer Michelle Nevin while getting first time Lasix. Last year, she was second twice. (3) Rheaume will make her debut for Michael Dickinson who has great stats with debut runners on the grass going long.

5^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6F TURF] – (5) Feathers Road (C) will return to the turf where he ran his best career race back in November. He has been racing on the dirt during the winter running second last time when he was bet down from 9-2 to 2-1. (2) Yarrow comes back from a winter break for the Clement barn after a trio of top three finishes. (3) Citizen K. also took the winter off after three good grass races, one at each of the NYRA tracks. (9) Buckortwo comes back following a November layoff with Lasix for the first time and a pair of seconds the last times that he raced.

8^th race [Hcp 20000s, 7F] – (2) Supreme Aura (C) made a late rally going eight-wide and got up for second in the Peeping Tom when he was bet down from 9-1 to 6-1. (6) Doubly Blessed made his last four starts in stakes races with a first and a second in his last two starts at Aqueduct which came after a five-month break and earned two improving speed figures. That pattern is an established predictor of success. (4) Baby I’m Perfect won the Peeping Tom in his last start and then changed barns to Gustavo Rodriguez. (5) Dark Money is on a three-race winning streak for Tom Morley which includes two claimers and most recently the Kelly Kip starter handicap.

9^th race [NY, Md 40000, 6F TURF] – (10) Dini’s Destiny (B) was claimed from her debut in February and now goes dirt to turf. In her debut she had an awkward start and rallied from a distant last to get fourth. (2) White Hot returns from a December layoff she when had her best race finishing third at today’s level. (4) Gracefully Wild came back from more than a year away from the races to get second on a muddy track and now moves to the grass for the first time. (7) Winter Siren debuted at short odds of 5-2, drops into a claimer, and moves to the turf for Charlie Baker.

Best bets:  Our Jessica (1^st); Feathers Road (5^th). Best value:  Supreme Aura (8^th); Dini’s Destiny (9^th).