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.

2^nd race [Clm 32000, 6F] – (5) Printrack (C) was bet down from 9-1 to 5-1 as he made a big drop down and then took advantage of a speed bias and won easily on the front end. (6) Shivaree moves from a second-level allowance in his first start of the year to the claiming ranks. (4) Cajun Casanova has a pair of seconds and wins since moving to Finger Lakes and got claimed from an OC allowance at the end of August. (7) Flint Ridge was claimed twice for $50,000 and then $40,000 and made a big improvement in speed figures even after a stumble start.

3^rd race [NY, OC 45K/N2X, 1 mi] – (3) Colloquy has been off since an easy win in the first-level allowance at Saratoga the last week of July. In a race that is projected to be short on speed horses he could be the one that can get out front. (7) Shadow Dragon will get Lasix for the first time and has back class for a horse that made three starts on the Kentucky Derby trail this year with a second in the Holy Bull (G3). (2) Thrill of It gets a big rider change getting Irad Ortiz for the first time earning consistent speed figures at this level during the spring and summer. (4) Market Alert has been off since July, changed barns, and raced mostly against open company with three career wins at Aqueduct.

8^th race [OC 62K/N2X, 1 1/8 mi] – (8) Tough Street (A) closed well to finish second on a day at Saratoga when the track was favoring speed horses. (2) Fireline exits a pair of graded stakes races which came after she won a first level allowance at Belmont Park. (5) Know It All Audrey is a horse that loves Aqueduct. He has 6 wins and 5 seconds in her career and all of them were at the Big A. (6) Pretti Xtreme was claimed out of a 10 length victory for $32,000 two races back at Saratoga.

10^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6F TURF] – [(11) Woke Up Quick (B) will be the top choice if he draws in from the first spot on the Also Eligible List. He was taken up and climbed early in the race due to the kickback.] (7) Nano Man set the pace in his debut at Saratoga, battled down the stretch, and finished second. (9) Price Is Truth made a nice improvement in his second start at the Spa when he was third beaten by less than a length. (2) Sorority Prank also was on the lead in his first race and finished third last month at the Spa. (3) Rob the Bank gets a rider change to Javier Castellano in his initial start after making up a lot of ground late in that race.

Best bets:  Tough Street (8^th); Nano Man (10^th). Best value:  Printrack (2^nd); Colloquy (3^rd).