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 [NY, Md Sp Wt, 7F] – (2) Lotsa Trouble was third in his debut as the favorite in a turf sprint for Todd Pletcher last month when he pressed the pace. (3) Charles J strangely made his first career start in an allowance race at Laurel on the turf going a mile and ran evenly a few lengths behind. (1A) Shore Time changes barns after running third in his debut in September behind a horse that ran in the Remsen. (4) Seba M was claimed for $30,000 just eight days ago when he pressed the pace and finished second for a tag.

6^th [Clm 25000B 6 ½F] – (1) What’s Up Bro gets in the race with four wins because he is a 3-year-old. He won his last two starts in N3L conditions and was claimed for $20,000 at Keeneland in October. (4) Playingwithmatches won at the N2L condition in his second start following a layoff with his career best speed figure. (8) Ski Patrol won the N2L claimer for a $30,000 tag and then dropped in for $14,000 as he moved to a N3L race where he was second and got claimed. (5) Jester’s Song gets the blinkers back on after running poorly without them last time. Two races back he was third.

7^th race [OC62K/N2X, 1 3/16 mi] – (1) Costa Terra has four top three finishes at this condition with a run in the Woodward (G2) as part of his last five starts. (5) I Am the Law had seven top three finishes in a row and then was away from the races for 10 months. He came back last month for a trainer that wins at 30% second race after a layoff. (4) Quality Chic tried the turf last time but is clearly a dirt horse. Before that he won an allowance and maiden special weight. (3) Little Demon has plenty of early speed and could get loose on the lead. He won twice by eight lengths in September.

8^th race [Alw 90000 N1X, 6F] – (9) White Chocolate is a lightly raced 3-year-old that has used her early speed to finish in the top three in all four starts. She has a chance to get loose on the lead. (2) Sweetest Princess won both NY-bred allowance conditions in her last three starts and cutback to a sprint for the first time to win three weeks ago. (5) Security Code has a third and a second at today’s condition after winning the top state-bred allowance. (4) Mongolian Panther will make her third start in five weeks with a second at this condition last time.

Best bets: Costa Terra (7^th); White Chocolate (8^th). Best Value: Lotsa Trouble (5^th); What’s Up Bro (6^th).