Belmont Park Hotlist - May 19

Today’s New York Hot List races to watch – Thursday, May 19, 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.

5^th race [Hcp 20000s, 7F] – (7) Shesalittle Edgy was happy to get back to Belmont Park when she was an impressive winner of a second-level allowance following a second in the Xtra Heat at Aqueduct. (1) Easy to Bless was second in a similar handicap just three weeks ago after a pair of stakes races including a win in that Xtra Heat. (3) Customerexperience was claimed six races in a row and moves out of a second-level allowance for Ron Falcone. (6) Honey Money has run on wet sealed tracks in 7 out of 8 of her last races including a win in an Aqueduct stake back in March.

6^th race [Alw 50000s, 6F TURF] – (11) Cousin Andrew (B) returns from the winter off for Linda Rice when last seen in November he rallied from last to finish fourth after being blocked going down the stretch. (9) Equuleus was a maiden winner at Gulfstream Park with a closing move on a turf course that favored early speed. (6) Immortalization won his turf debut last month at Aqueduct after a layoff from four dirt starts. (3) Lindros got back on the grass and broke his maiden at Laurel Park rallying from last. He ships up to New York with his Maryland rider.

7^th race [Clm 16000, 6 ½ F] – (8) Zaevion (C) was well bet, 8-1 to 5-1, following a long layoff and gained late to finish second. His last win came at this $16,000 level. (9) Alcools was claimed out of his last two races and that was back in February. He returns and drops down to his lowest price as of late. (6) Matty’s Express was claimed by Jeffrey Englehart who has been significantly improving the new horses to his barn. (3) Rejected Again will make his third start following a layoff and he is making the biggest drop in class in the field for Linda Rice.

9^th race [Md 40000, 7F TURF] – (6) Necromancer (B) returned to the grass but got off to a poor start after getting bumped and having to check. He was last in a big field as a horse that had been a pace presser. (5) King of Sting (B) ran off pre-race and then got bumped and steadied early. (1) Empire Ridge comes back from a January layoff and drops out of maiden special weights. His first two career starts were in turf sprints and were the best of his career. He has speed and will get sent from the hedge. (9) Broken Spur was bet to 9-1 in his dirt debut at Gulfstream for Bill Mott who is 37% with drop downs into maiden claimers.

Best bets:  Shesalittle Edgy (5^th); Cousin Andrew (6^th). Best value:  Zaevion (7^th); Necromancer (9^th)