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.

2^nd race [Clm 10000, 1 mi] – (3) Suspended Campaign comes back from a June layoff and drops to the lowest level of his career after winning two starts back for $12,500. (4) Jolly Miss Jill was a winner last month at this level going the mile distance. (1A) Carbon set the pace last time for $16,000 showing that she might be getting back into top form. (7) She Caught My Eye was claimed for $16,000 at Saratoga and goes at this drop down level for the second time.

6^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 7F] – (7) Miss Tiramisu (A) was bumped hard at the start, rallied five wide, and finished third. (9) Trulli Magic had a rough trip in her debut at 5-1 and rallied from the back of a big field to miss by just two lengths. (4) Julita will make her first career start showing two recent bullet works for a trainer with a hot barn. (6) Pretty Magical showed a big improvement in her second start.

7^th race [Clm 25000 N2L, 1 mi] – (9) Bold Ambition was claimed from his last three races going back to his win in a $75,000 maiden claimer at Saratoga. Then he was fourth for $50,000 and most recently was second for $25,000. He comes back as a new gelding now. (1) Timeaus and (1A) Six Kings are both win contenders for Linda Rice, although likely only one will go. (3) War Chrome broke his maiden for $30,000 and then tried going two turns for the first and set the pace but faded. (6) Brown Don’t Stop came back from a five month layoff and finished third dropping in for a tag for the first time.

8^th race [NY Stallion Series, 7F] – (2) Sacrosanct won his first three starts by a combined 14 lengths with two NY-bred stakes wins since breaking his maiden at Saratoga. (5) Bold Fortune won his last two races by a total of 18 lengths in a maiden at Aqueduct and then in a stakes at Finger Lakes. (7) Man in France was an impressive debut winner by almost eight lengths and then was fourth in a state-bred stakes. (10) Soontobeking has six top three finishes from seven career races with the last four in NY-bred stakes.

Best bets:  Bold Ambition (7^th); Sacrosanct (8^th). Best Value:  Suspended Campaign (2^nd); Miss Tiramisu (6^th).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 6-8 and includes a New York Stallion Series Stakes à 4, 6, 7, 9 with 1/1A, 9 with 2, 5 = $16.