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.

6^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi TURF] – (9) Final Edition (A) got shuffled back in his debut and then rallied fast to miss by a nose for Wesley Ward. (1) Then (A) closed from far back to finish third in his first career start for Bill Mott whose young horses usually need a race. (2) Unit Economics gets blinkers on after a pair of close second-place finishes at Gulfstream Park and Keeneland. (8) Houlton has been off since December and changes to the barn of Bill Mott.

7^th race [Md Sp Wt, 5F] – (1) Nudge and (1A) Mentee make an entry of first-time starters for Todd Pletcher. (9) My Mitole was second in his debut as the 2-1 favorite at Aqueduct less than three weeks ago. (6) Magical Bette was a $600,000 yearling purchase by Good Magic out of a dam that has produced at pair of stakes winners. (5) Colloquial will make her first start for George Weaver who is a trainer that is excellent with debut runners.

8^th race [NY, Alw 80000 N1X, 6F TURF] – (2) Mim (A) cuts back in distance after a difficult race when she broke poorly as a horse that prefers to be close to the pace and then the rider had trouble controlling her. (10) Marco T. will make her third start in a month after breaking her maiden at Aqueduct at the beginning of May. (12) Act of Congress returns from a year layoff and goes back to NY-bred competition after winning a $50,000 claimer and a starter allowance. (1) Supers Lucky Lady was first and then second to start her career on the turf and tried the dirt once before taking the winter off.

11^th race [NY, Alw 80000 N1X, 6F TURF] – (10) Valentine Gift (B) comes back from a December layoff when he got taken up at the break and was last. Blinkers come off and she gets first-time Lasix. (2) Fancypants Juliana came back from a winter layoff, went back to the grass, and finished second in a similar allowance. (6) Kant Call It broke her maiden at the Big A after making her debut 11 months ago. (9) Latest Edition moves back to the turf after making her 2024 debut a winning one in an allowance on the main track at Finger Lakes.

Best bets:  Final Edition (6^th); Pletcher entry (7^th). Best value: Mim (8^th); Valentine Gift (11^th).

Saturday Pick 3 Special --
Saturday Special $1 Pick 3 covers races 6-8 à 1, 2, 8, 9 with (1/1A), 9 with 1, 2, 19, 12 = $32.