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, 6 ½ F] – (5) Stunner (B) second in her debut behind an open length winner as an odds-on favorite and was clear of the rest of the field. (6) Hay Evabody flashed speed in her first start at Saratoga in August and finished just behind the Hot List horse. (3) Route Sensation made her first start in June at Aqueduct, pressed the pace at 9-2, finished third, and gets blinkers on. (4) Bottomless Mimosa will make her debut for Kenny McPeek.

3^rd race [Clm 40000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (4) Vitalize (B) was sent off at 9-2 in his first start back in January at Aqueduct where he climbed from kickback on a wet and snowy track. He returns as a gelding and with first-time Lasix. (7) Daybright Delights stretched out to a mile and made a big improvement while pressing the pace, got the lead, and just missed by a neck. (1) Amplitude was the favorite in his debut at Saratoga and rallied to second by a neck. (8) New York Scrappy was third last time less than a length from the top spot.

4^th race [NY, Alw 80000 N1X, 6F TURF] – (7) Flight Control (A) came back from an eight month layoff but broke slowly, got pinched back to last, and lost all chance. (4) Beautiful Thief broke her maiden at Saratoga with a stalking trip and earned what is the highest speed figure in this field. (8) U Should B Dancing has top three finishes in her last four starts with two in starter allowances and two in NY-bred allowances. (9) Linerate has six top three finishes in a row and she also alternated between open company and state-bred races.

5^th race [NY, Md 30000, 6F] – (2) Sendera had several starts where he was close to winning one of these maiden claimers. (9) Dreaming of Carli moves back to NY-bred company for a trainer that is off to a great start since Aqueduct reopened. (11) Digital Currency made her first five starts against open company and moves to this NY-bred spot for another trainer that is winning races at the Big A. (8) Steppin’ Hawk has early speed of which there is very little in this field.

Best bets: Stunner (1^st); Sendera (5^th). Best value: Vitalize (3th); Flight Control (4^th).