Haskell FULL CARD Hotlist - July 23, 2022

Today’s Monmouth Park Hot List fullcard selections
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Haskell Stakes Day

By Bob Ehalt and Matt Shifman

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 worst
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

1^st race – (8) With Bells On graduated in her third try for Pletcher and should prevail here. (3) Free Data should welcome a return to turf. (4) Regal Realm finds a spot where she should bounce back to top form. (5) Jean V’s Legacy had a wide trip last but could save some ground here.

2^nd race – (2) Easy as A.B.C is putting in bullet works over the track for Breen and is worth a long look here. (4) Driven by Pressure debuts for Pletcher and acts like the one to fear. (6) Royal Mover showed little in his debut but could move forward here. (5) Blame D Rule Maker could be a factor in his debut.

3^rd race - (5) The Critical Way was collared last time but has worked sharply and can resume his winning ways. (3) Proven Strategies shapes up as the main stretch threat. (7) Belgrano beat the top two last time but adds six pounds. (1) Montauk Daddy could be a contender while moving back to turf.

4^th race – (3) Firenze Freedom should benefit from her comeback start and prevail in this spot. (6) Big Bad Diva looks like the one to fear. (5) Suspended Campaign can make her presence felt here. (8) Dia de Sol looms a stretch threat in this field.

5^th race – (12) On the Couch is in great form with two straight wins and can make it three in a row despite the post. (2) Miracle Silver could be tough to catch from an inside post. (11) Unleveraged won at this level and cannot be ignored. (7) Bird’s Eye View should be closing at the end.

6th race – (8) Dust Devil will welcome a fast track and seems poised for a big effort. (4) Our Lucky Man has been knocking on the door and might pull out a win today. (2) Awesome Aaron figures to rebound here from a dismal try last time. (1) Affable Monarch fits in nicely with this bunch.

7th race – (1) Credit River lost all chance at the start last time. Can make amends here. (2) Agent Creed has a strong enough late kick to register a victory. (4) Basso could respond to a nice jockey switch. (10) Dominate Themoment could turn out to be the star in this field.

8th race - The Monmouth Cup, G3 - (7) Highly Motivated  looked good winning last time out and gets the nod for recency. (6) Pipeline, a stablemate of the top pick, romped to victory last time, but has not raced since April. (2) Top Gun Tommy has som speed and could be around at the end. (3) Imformative could sneak into the picture at the end. Pick 6: 6-7 with 4-5-6-7 with 3 with 1-4-10 with 1-2-6-7 with 1-2-10-12.

9^th race – The WinStar Matchmaker, G3 - (6) Fluffy Socks didn’t fire while racing wide in a prep for this but seems on edge for a better try. (7) Vigilantes Way was second in her last three tries and can complete the exacta again. (4) Lady Rockstar is undefeated in two US starts, but tests stakes company here for the first time. (5) Flighty Lady looks like the one to catch here.

10^th race – The Molly Pitcher Stakes, G3 - (3) Search Results faced the top older fillies last time. Will benefit from some class relief here. (4) Army Wife is classy enough to pull rank in this field. (7) Bonny South has some late kick and usually appears in the exotics. (2) Pennybaker might bounce back to top form in her third US start.

11^th race – The United Nations, G1 - (1) Adhamo had some traffic problems last time when second to Tribhuvan and can turn the tables here. (4) Tribhuvan won this race on the front end last year and will be tough to catch here. (10) Gufo is the main threat to the Chad Brown-trained top two picks but didn’t land a good post. (3) Temple looks like a top contender at this distance.

12^th race – The Haskell Stakes, G1 - (7) Jack Christopher could cap a huge day for trainer Chad Brown. He’s the fastest horse in the field on speed figures and is undefeated. Maybe 1 ¼ miles will be too tough for him, but he should handle 1 1/8 miles here on a speed favoring surface. (1) Cyberknife bounced back with a big effort last time and should benefit from a rail trip here. (2) Taiba is trained by Baffert a 9-time Haskell winner, and that alone makes him an automatic contender. (6) White Abarrio should benefit most from a fast pace.

13^th race – (2) War in Paradise takes a class drop and looks bet in this spot. (1) Grace in Motion gets the rail and figures to be a main contender. (10) Openthegate drops to a level where she should be a prime threat. (12) Love Unlimited should be right there at the finish if she can avoid a wide trip.

14^th race – (5) Alarm Clock could go off and conclude a big day of racing with a loud victory. (6) Queen’s Best can emerge as the top rival. (7) Blind Spot can move up and post a victory for new connections. (8) Expect to Be Ready should be on edge while taking a class drop.