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 – (3) Medaglia Forever missed by a neck last time and should make amends here. (1) Forever After All was second in six of seven starts and should complete another exacta. (5) Methodology should benefit from her debut and be a main factor. Betting strategy: 3 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-3-5.

4th race – (7) Sahlabiya can control the pace and lead throughout. (6) Callie’s Grit was second the last two times and should be the main threat. (8) Retrospect could be a factor in her debut. (1) No Guilt should benefit from a rail trip. Betting strategy: 7 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-6-7-8. Doubles: 1-6-7-8 with 2-3-6.

5th race – (3) Luna Moth (C) dropped from 3-1 to 2-1 and drew clear for a nice win. (2) Pigalle looks like the one to fear. (6) Gray Frost will be hard to catch in a small field. Betting strategy: 3 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-3-6. Doubles: 4-5-7-8 with 3-5-8-9.

7th race – (4) Grand Love exits stakes company and will enjoy the class relief here. (3) Mo Town Mayhem rallied strongly to break his maiden and figures to be the main competition. (1) In Color ships in from California and cannot be ignored. (9) Willow Bend could perk up in a claimer. Betting strategy: 4 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-3-4-9.

9^th race  – (2) Matareya beat a classy field last time and should handle this field. (1) Hidden Connection shapes up as the main rival here. (5) Society will benefit from a turnback to a sprint. Betting strategy: 2 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-2-5.