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

1st race [Clm 16000 N2L, 6F] – (5) Register (A) was taken up badly and steadied at the start of his debut, faced heavy kickback, and rallied for second. (4) Big Elm will make his debut with an extensive work tab for Horacio DePaz from a dam that produced two winners from two to start including a third-place finisher in the Iroquois (G3). (2) Asmodeus will make his first start and is out of a dam that has produced only winners from five foals. (7) Treaty Obligation was purchased for $200,000 and is from an unraced mare who has no winners from five runners, so Chad Brown and Klaravich Stables must have thought this colt must had a striking appearance.

6th race [NY, OC 45K/N1X, 7F] – (6) My Sweet Wife has moved up the ladder from a N3L claimer win to a $32,000 tag and another first to a second at today’s level. (3) Dame Cinco won a starter allowance two races back and then was second by a nose in a first-level allowance. (4) Flashndynamite has 14 career wins and drops down to this spot by using the $45,000 claiming option and is projected to be on the lead. (5) Mashnee Girl has early speed and drops down from a pair of NY-bred stakes.

7th race [Toboggan (G3), 7F] – (3) Drafted won the Gravesend last time after a short layoff with a closing move. The David Duggan runner won the Toboggan last year and the Runhappy (G3) at Belmont Park in May and has run exclusively in stakes during that time. The 9-year-old has 10 career wins with two of them going seven furlongs. (6) Repo Rocks won his last two starts in stakes at Parx for trainer Jamie Ness. He was second in this race last year. (8) Little Vic was second behind Drafted in the Toboggan beaten by just a nose after winning a seven-furlong stake at Laurel. Blinkers go on for the first time. (7) Milton the Monster was claimed from a win for $62,500 by Tom Morley who brought him right back to win a rare N3X allowance race by more than two lengths. Both of those victories were at seven furlongs.

8th race [NY, Alw 72000 N1X, 6F] – (4) Royal Currency (C) was bet down from 9-1 to 4-1 in her first allowance appearance, which followed her maiden victory, and rallied to finish second with an improved speed figure. (6) Backed by Gold was claimed from a win in a N2L claimer for $14,000 and then moved to a NY-bred allowance where she had the lead and then got beat by a head after facing pace pressure the entire race. (3) Fancy Feline has been off since November after a series of starts at this level for the Bond barn. (7) Bankers Daughter has been racing against open company in her last three starts and was competitive.

Best bets: Register (1st); Royal Currency (8th). Best value: My Sweet Wife (6th); Drafted (7th). @NYHotList Saturday Pick 3 Special -- The Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 6-8 and includes the Toboggan à 3, 6 with 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 with 4, 6 = $20.

No. Name Letter last race Today's Race Comments

(5) Register A on 1/6 1 Taken up badly in debut start and rallied for second.

(4) Royal Currency C on 1/6 8 Well bet late and raced wide to get the place spot.