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.

5^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 ¼ mi TURF] – (7) Fly Right made his 2023 debut at the beginning of the month and finished second with first-time Lasix. He is projected to get loose on the lead. (6) Swore returned from a year and a half layoff in a maiden race at Delaware Park as the favorite for Graham Motion and finished second rallying late after having to check and getting far behind. (1) Sacred Rhyme finished third in his debut at Monmouth Park behind his stablemate for Chad Brown who came back to win an allowance at Belmont Park. (4) Headline News was fourth in his career start at Pimlico for Jimmy Toner who is an excellent turf trainer.

7^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 1 mi] – (4) Guntown was claimed for $50,000 out of a second-place finish from Steve Asmussen by Linda Rice who has been winning with 26% of her new runners. (2) Constitutionlawyer won a first-level allowance at Belmont last month for Ray Handal. (6) Galt had three good results this year with improving speeds figures following an almost year layoff for Bill Mott. (3) Celestial Moon also runs for Mott and has three good races including a first-level allowance victory.

8^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 5F] – (1) Anatolian (A) moved back to the turf in her second start of the year and finished second beaten by a half-length after stumbling during the race. (2) Highland Grace raced in a few strong fields and then got her maiden win at Belmont. (7) Out of Sight made two starts this year with improved speed figures with the most recent coming in a NY-bred stakes race. (9) Lullaby Land moved up from the claiming ranks to finish third in her most recent start behind the top choice.

9^th race [Md 75000, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (4) Financial Advice will drop in a claimer in her third start for Chad Brown. Last time she was fifth in a race where the winner went on to win a Grade 2 and the place horse broke her maiden. (9) Whiskey Lullaby will make her first start of the year exiting races where she set the pace and finished third three times. (2) Diamond Status was second last time when she moved down to this level. (8) Freedom for All ships down from Saratoga for Kenny McPeek, moves to the turf for the first time, and runs for a tag after a second and a third at Oaklawn and Churchill Downs.  

Best bets: Fly Right (5^th); Financial Advice (9^th). Best value: Guntown (7^th); Anatolian (8^th).