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.

3^rd race [NY, Md 25000, 6F] – (4) Papa Paulie P set the pace and finished third while racing against open company for a $30,000 tag. The Richard Dutrow barn is red hot at this Aqueduct meeting. (5) One Vision will drop into a maiden claimer after three starts where he showed some early speed and ran second at Saratoga and the blinkers go on. The trainer has good numbers with these moves. (7) Whiskey Frens is also from Dutrow and drops in for a tag for the first time in his second race. (3) Monomoy Beach has plenty of works for his debut.

5^th race [NY, Moc 50000, 6F] – (4) Central Casting (B) got off to a slow start, had to steady, ran greenly while in traffic, and still competed well to get third. (2) Gaga’s Hamsome ran three times with the last two at this level and was third in one of them at Aqueduct in September. (8) Aerialist will make her first start with the $50,000 claiming option since she sold for $100,000 which is more than the $50,000 restriction. (1) Melancia will go in for a tag in her second start after showing some interest three weeks ago.

7^th race [Fall Highweight, 6F] – (6) Runninsonofagun (C) was bet down from 20-1 to 16-1, got bumped and herded out in the stretch, missed by a nose, but got moved up to first through disqualification. (9) Giant Mischief won a top-level allowance at Keeneland for Brad Cox following a 10 month layoff and earned the best speed figure of his career. He was on the Kentucky Derby trail in 2023 running second in the Springboard Mile. (5) Dean Delivers won four stakes races at Mid-Atlantic tracks and was third in the Vosburgh (G3) in September. (7) Witty had two very good allowance wins on the dirt which appears to be his best surface even though most of his recent races are on the turf.

8^th race [Alw 92000, 6F] – (4) Patricia Ann (A) has been off since May when she jumped and tossed her rider but before that was a game second in an allowance in her first try against winners. (1) Sarir and (1A) Gridlock are both win contenders for Linda Rice. (3) Lady Mine was last seen in February winning the top NY-bred allowance but has a couple of victories against open company last year. (2) Patty Brown Eyes broke her maiden at Parx last month with her best speed figure.

Best bets: Papa Paulie P (3^rd); Patricia Ann (8^th). Best value: Central Casting (5^th); Runninsonofagun (7^th).