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

1^st race [Clm 16000 N2L, 1 mi] – (3) Take Time to Dream was fifth in a starter allowance after breaking his maiden for a $20,000 tag making this an ideal spot and blinkers go on. (1) Lady Banker pressed the pace last time and finished second as the favorite at this same level. (5) Proper Grammar has picked up checks in recent races at this N2L condition. (4) Bravo Regina has past races when she hit the board with this kind.

2^nd race [Alw 50000s, 6F] – (3) Belle of the Ball (A) got shuffled back and then went outside on a track that was favoring the inside paths. (5) Voleuse rallied to finish second by a neck in one of these starter allowances. (4) Will Be Famous was one the lead in last two starts and is projected to be on the lead again as she cuts back to the preferred six furlong distance. (6) Frannie Lew was third in her first try in a starter allowance.

5^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (3) Cracklin Cat (A) ran second by only a neck in her debut at 3-1 after taking lots of early money. (1) Camera returned from his debut which was at Saratoga in July and finishes third by a neck at Tampa after having the lead. The horse that was second in the blanket finish came back to break her maiden by almost nine lengths at Tampa. (5) Catching Heat was a heavy favorite for his first start for Chad Brown at Aqueduct and ran third after having the lead early in the race. (2) Save Time broke poorly and rallied from last to finish fourth for Brown and Juddmonte.

6^th race [Clm 25000, 1 mi] – (4) Colloquy (A) hopped at the start, was last early, lost a stretch duel, and got claimed. (2) Predicted (B) was taken up at the start, got to the lead, faded down the stretch and drops down a notch. (6) Trafalgar will drop back to the claiming ranks after a series of good allowance starts. He won for a $62,500 tag when he was claimed by Linda Rice. (3) Khafre was second the entire race last time at this level.

Best bets: Take Time to Dream (1^st); Belle of the Ball (2^nd). Best value: Cracklin Cat (5^th); Colloquy (6^th).