Belmont Park Hotlist - June 10

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Friday, June 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.

4^th race [Alw 92000 N1X, 6F] – (3) Perfect Munnings (D) was last seen in October for Todd Pletcher in a similar spot where he was bet down from 9-2 to 5-2 and finished fourth. This NY-bred won his way through state-bred conditions, ran in stakes, and returns in open company. (2) Prisoner is unbeaten in three starts with his debut in 2020 and more recently two starts at Aqueduct during the late winter by a combined 13 lengths. Trainer Charlie Baker claimed him for $25,000 after start number two. (1) Scilly Cay used up his NY-bred conditions also and now moves to the barn of Chad Brown after almost a year off from racing. (6) Reggae Music Man will move to open company after a third against NY-breds in a strong stakes race against Ny Traffic.

7^th race [Alw 92000 N1X, 6F] – (1) Jane Grey (A) was a debut winner for Bill Mott and Godolphin back in 2020 in Saratoga at odds of 6-1. Mott does not win with firsters on the dirt very often. (6) Speaks for Itself won her first career race for Chad Brown by more than five lengths after being geared down from a very big lead. (4) Mischievous Diane broke her maiden in her third start last year and was second to graded stakes winner Kathleen O. by a head before that. (5) Baba was claimed for $20,000 by Rudy Rodriguez and then came back to win a starter allowance by five lengths. She has five career victories as she moves up to this allowance level.

8^th race [Belmont Gold Cup (G2), 2 mi TURF] – (1) Loft won a Group 2 race in Germany at this distance last month in his first start of the year. (2) Abaan won the two-mile Allen Jerkens at Gulfstream Park in December and we do not have many long-distance races like that in America so we know that he can handle it. He runs on the lead and faced graded stakes company since that victory for Pletcher. (4) Outbox faced Group stakes in England in his last two starts. He is a winner of a Group 1 in the Middle East. (3) British Royalty was second in his 2022 debut in an allowance at Keeneland. He is a past stakes winner at Woodbine.

10^th race [New York (G1), 1 ¼ mi TURF] – (2) Rougir leads Chad Brown’s four horses as he tries to win this race for the fourth time. She won her 2022 debut in the Beaugay (G3) at Belmont last month. She was a Group 1 winner in France last year and was then purchased by Peter Brant and moved to Chad Brown. (5) Bleecker Street is unbeaten in six starts including four this year for the Brown barn including the Modesty (G3) at Churchill Downs in May. (3) Virginia Joy won the Sheepshead Bay (G2) by more than 14 lengths on a wet turf course for Brown. (7) Family Way has a pair of seconds and a win in graded stakes this year for Brendan Walsh.

Best bets:  Perfect Munnings (4^th); Rougir (10^th). Best value:  Jane Grey (7^th); Loft (8^th).