Belmont Park Hotlist - July 10

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Sunday, July 10, 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.

3^rd race [NY, Md 25000, 7F] – (6) Devil Or Angel (B) broke through the gate, ran off, but was still able to rally for second in his second start of the year when he made a big drop down in class. (2) Barone Marchis raced eight-wide last time and was claimed by the Noda Brothers who improve new horses to their barn. (8) Eminency tried the turf for the first time, ran decently, and now mores back to the main track and continues to drop down. (7) Fair to Middlin showed early speed last time and also makes that final drop in class.

4^th race [Md 40000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (2) Media Sensation got a third after dropping out of the maiden special weight ranks for the first time. (3) Left On Boylston drops back to this maiden claiming level where he was third two races ago and cuts back in distance. (7) Lefty’s War improved his speed figures in all three of his starts two of which came this year. (10) Myplayalinda will debut for Bruce Levine who has upped his game with first time starters and frequently at good odds.

5^th race [Alw 92000 N1X, 1 1/16 mi] – (3) First to Act began her career in March and has two seconds and a first. She broke her maiden in start two and then was second in an allowance last time out. (4) Wasp was third behind the top choice following a short layoff for Todd Pletcher and Flavien Prat stays on board. (1) Frost Me stayed in fine form after moving to face open company since using up her NY-bred allowance conditions. She returns from a March layoff. (7) Baby Man was a debut winner for Rudy Rodriguez at Aqueduct in March with two tries against winners including a second at Laurel last month.

8^th race [NY, Saginaw, 1 1/16 mi] – (5) Market Alert (B) broke through the gate, pressed the pace, and then faded down the stretch. He returns to NY-bred competition against stakes company where he was second last year. (6) Therisastormbrewin won his final state-bred allowance condition last time and was a third-place finisher in an open company stake at the Big A back in March. (4) Listentoyourheart won his second allowance condition against state-breds in his first start of the year for the Clement barn. He has a victory and other top three finishes in NY-bred stakes. (1) Brooklyn Strong was a winner of the 2020 Remsen (G2) who ran in the Kentucky Derby. Hopefully, the return to New York will help him find that past successful form.

Best bets:  First to Act (5^th); Market Alert (8^th). Best value:  Devil Or Angel (3^rd); Media Sensation (4^th).