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 [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (4) My Sherrona (A) raced greenly in her debut at 4-1, was game to get second, and had the look of a horse that needed to go longer. (2) More Than Grace (B) was second in her first start last month and finished clear of the rest of the field. (1) Hay Evabody showed early speed in all three of her starts finishing second or third each time. (6) Ramify is a well-bred first-time starter for Juddmonte and Chad Brown showing a steady worktab.

3^rd race [Md 30000, 7F] – (2) Vamonos Vamonos dropped into this level for the first time following a three-month layoff and ran second against a field of nine. (3) Stormin Sammy set the pace and was second in a maiden special weight at Finger Lakes. (6) Bernie Goes Boom ran his best speed figure when he moved from turf back to dirt. (5) Run of the House debuted in August in a Saratoga maiden special weight and now drops down for his second start as a new gelding.

4^th race [Clm 16000 N2L, 6F] – (1) Short Shift moves from turf back to the dirt while making a significant drop in class. (7) Enfuega was a debut winner a year ago and then tried a stakes and four NY-bred allowances and goes in a claimer for the first time. (5) Foolish Challenge drops back to a restricted claimer where he was successful in the past. (2) Dashing Della has early speed which he used to run third and second at this level.

8^th race [Garland of Roses, 6F] – (7) Mystic Pleasure ships up from Kentucky after running second in the Dream Supreme at Churchill. (8) Kant Hurry Love was last seen winning a NY-bred stakes race and missed a victory in the Correction by a nose. (3) St. Benedict’s Prep has early speed that served her well at the allowance level where he has three victories this year. (2) Ain’t Broke returns from a May layoff having run in graded stakes with a second in the Distaff (G3) at Aqueduct.

Best bets: My Sherrona (1^st); Vamonos Vamonos (3^rd). Best value: Short Shift (4^th); Mystic Pleasure (8^th).