By Bob Ehalt and Matt Shifman

Hot List Key:

A : A preferred horse to watch                   B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches in the final 3 minutes 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.

1st race – (4) Huge Bigly won three in a row at Oaklawn and continues his winning streak here. (2) Apollo Rising will benefit from a return to dirt. (3) Camp Daddy has speed and may be tough to reel in.  Betting strategy: 4 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-3-4.

4th race – (6) Murphy Girl (A) was a good second in her debut and should graduate here. (2) Dare to Fly can take off in this spot. (10) Bowtie Or Notie seems set for a solid debut. (3) Mrs Worldwide put in a sharp bullet gate work for her debut. Betting strategy: 6 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-3-6-10.

6^th race – (4) Baton Rouge won easily in a maiden race and can make it two straight here. (2) Gold Luck comes in off a fast win. (3) Underhill’s Tab has enough speed to last until the end. (6) Vinco seems capable of a better effort.  Betting strategy: 4 to win, place.  Exacta box: 2-3-4-6.

8th race – (10) Moonlight rallied for second last time and seems best here. (5) Kid Cairo looks like the one to fear. (1) Pure Poetry can bounce back to top form here. (2) Swiss Slang figures to be a late threat. Betting strategy: 10 to win, place.  Exacta box: 1-2-5-10. Doubles: 1-2-5-10 with 4-7-9-11.

9th race – (4) Bookie Brent drops into a claimer and should prevail. (7) Strasse was second at this ;level and looms the main rival. (9) Bricklayer should perk up in a claimer. (11) Quiet Rush can make some noise here.  Betting strategy: 4 to win, place. Exacta box: 4-7-9-11.