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.

1^st race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 5F TURF] – (4) Marco T. (B) was taken back after a half-mile in his debut and finished third and has an experience edge on this field that is mostly firsters. (1A) Grab the Glory will make her debut for Linda Rice. This daughter of Palace Malice is out of a stakes winning mare that produced 4 winners from 4 to start including current stakes winner Amundson that has earned $554,000. (9) Astonesthrowaway will make her first start and is out of a mare that produced 2 winners from 3 runners including one that is placed in a graded stakes. (6) Run for Your Money is another first-time starter with a very good dam and she is 3 for 3 with runners that have a victory.

2^nd race [OC 62k/N2X, 7F] – (4) You Look Cold has top three finishes in her last three starts with the highest speed figure in the field last time when he missed the win by a head. (6) Midnight Stroll drops into an allowance for the first time in her career after six graded stakes in a row including a win in the Delaware Oaks (G3) last summer. (3) Good Sam won both of his starts last year with a maiden win at Aqueduct and then the Tempted (G3). The Chad Brown runner will get Lasix for the first time and face older horses. (2) Honey Money has a pair of seconds and a third at this open company level after winning through NY-bred conditions.

3^rd race [Clm 30000 N2L, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (7) Paratus drops down after running fourth for a $50,000 tag and gets blinkers on for Bill Mott. (8) Good Rapport was a winner of a $40,000 maiden claimer last time and now faces winners for the first time at the appropriate level. (5) Mama Banned Me also got his maiden victory in her first try for a tag in a $40,000 claimer. (2) Uragano broke his maiden on the dirt and then moved back to the grass in a starter allowance.

5^th race [Md 40000, 7F TURF] – (11) Luna Warrior returns from a March layoff and ships up to Belmont Park after racing at Gulfstream Park in a maiden claimer and then a special weight. He will get blinkers on for the first time as he moves back to the grass. (2) Billy’s Got Issues switched to the turf for the first time and made a big improvement to run third at this level. (7) Lawful will switch to the barn of David Jacobson after hitting the board four times. (10) Cubano will make his debut for Linda Rice who is winning at 27% during this meeting.

Best bets: You Look Cold (2^nd); Paratus (3^rd). Best value: Marco T. (1^st); Luna Warrior (5^th).