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.

2^nd race [NY, Md 25000, 1 mi] – (6) Jessica’s Race (D) took late money making her odds drop from 6-1 to 4-1 but had to steady on the backstretch and finished fourth. She now changes barns and gets blinkers on. (4) Amanda’s Folly was second for a $40,000 tag last time and now drops to the lowest level for NY-breds. (8) Maize Loved Laffy will make her first start against NY-breds after making four starts at minor racetracks and changes to a New York barn. (1) Betting On a Stone will debut for hot trainer Linda Rice and faces a field that can be beaten with a decent effort.

3^rd race [OC 50k/SAL 50k, 6F] – (2) Honest Banker was a debut winner on a sloppy Aqueduct track just three weeks ago for Rob Atras who once again is winning plenty of races in the winter. (5) Luna Loca broke her maiden with a front-end effort by more than two lengths and now changes barns following the retirement of Rich Schosberg. (4) Curlins Choir won a maiden claimer by more than eight lengths at Gulfstream Park in her debut and also changes to a New York barn. (6) Our Rosie Diamonds also broke her maiden for a $40,000 tag last time after three third-place finishes.

5^th race [Clm 25000 N3L, 1 mi] – (2) She Caught My Eye (C) was an easy winner after getting bet down to be the 6-5 favorite from 3-1 while pressing the pace. (4) Vallarand is in excellent form since moving to the Atras barn with a pair of second-place finishes and gets blinkers on. (5) Gagliano drops down from a third in a starter allowance after breaking slowly. (1) Infringement exits a win in the N2L condition and then a third at today’s level.

9^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 1 mi] – (1) No Burn (D) was bet down from 6-1 to 3-1, got off to a slow start, had to race wide, set the pace while rank under restraint, and faded to fourth. (9) Curlin’s Wisdom has four wins and two seconds in his last six starts with five of those races at Aqueduct. In his career record at the Big A is 8: 3-3-1. (2) Outlier was in tough company in his last two starts including the Cigar Mile (G1). (3) Uncle Moonlight returns from a June layoff having previously won following a freshening. Last seen he won a first-level allowance at Belmont Park.

Best bets:   Jessica’s Race (2^nd); She Caught My Eye (5^th). Best value:  Honest Banker (3^rd); No Burn (9^th)