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 [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (1) Revolving Credit pressed the pace, got the lead, and then finished second beaten by a half-length. (4) Paris Style ran twice at Saratoga and got a third and a second. (2) Vivid Dreams missed by a nose in his first start of the year at Monmouth Park and then shipped north to the Spa and was third. (6) Magical Song moved from the barn of Brad Cox to Todd Pletcher and since made one start at Saratoga on a muddy track.

2^nd race [NY, Joseph A. Gimma, 7F] – (3) Caldwell Luvs Gold won both of his starts which were at Saratoga moving from her maiden victory to a NY-bred stakes race. (5) My Mane Squeeze was a convincing maiden winner in her second start at the Spa. (2) My Shea D Lady broke her maiden at Gulfstream Park with a more than three length margin and then was third behind the top choice in that stakes race. (4) Nicky Jolene got her first victory in her second start at Belmont Park by four lengths.

3^rd race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (2) Arisaema (A) tossed her head at the break putting her last in a 12 horse field and she managed to rally for second. (8) Starts Now gets blinkers on after three second-place finishes in a row and Irad Ortiz stays on board. (3) Lady Laoban gets a pass for her last bad race which was moved off the turf. Her prior start was a third on the grass. (4) Splashy could get loose on the lead in this field. Two races back she ran second but did not appear to like the yielding turf at Saratoga.

9^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 6F TURF] – (1A) Senbei (A) was restrained early, got blocked and checked, and lost all chance. In his prior start he set the pace and then missed the win by a neck. (10) Chewing Gum gets class relief dropping in for the claiming option after contesting tough allowance conditions this year and graded stakes last year. At Kentucky Downs he had a good third for Bill Mott. (5) Fauci had two starts this year and both were second-place finishes but the speed figure made a big advance. (2) Run Curtis Run will make his 2023 debut after racing in stakes competition and winning the Carle Place at Aqueduct.

Best bets: Revolving Credit (1^st); Caldwell Luvs Gold (2^nd). Best value:  Arisaema (3^rd); Senbei (9^th).