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.

2nd race – (4) Skinny Cosmo has a nice turn of speed and may not look back here. (7) Threedots Andadash is an interesting firster from Casse. (9) Wonder Wave may perk up in a claimer. (3) Movin’ On Up should also be effective in a claimer. Betting strategy: 4 to win, place. Exacta box: 3-4-7-9. Doubles: 3-4-7-9 with 1-3-5.

3rd race – (5) Silvia V’s Heroes drops into a claimer and should prove best. (1) Kiss Me Hardy comes off a maiden win at Parx and looks like the main rival. (3) Hidden Road will be a big threat if she can duplicate her last try. Betting strategy: 5 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-3-5.

6th race – (4) Secret Lover was a game second in a stakes and gets top billing here. (6) Team Travis should fare better here in a claimer. (5) Khoolzan has enough speed to hang around until the end. (1) Head Lad may benefit from a rail trip. Betting strategy: 4 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-4-5-6.

8th race – (6) Space Launch drops off the claim by Joseph and should prevail in this field. (10) Fighter in the Win should be helped by a switch to Gaffalione. (3) English Painter could be a factor in the final furlong. (1) Mr Matuschek looms a threat from the rail. Betting strategy: 6 to win, place.  Exacta box: 1-3-6-10. Doubles: 1-3-6-10 with 2-7-8-9.

9th race – (8) Mythic Performance overcame early trouble to finish third in his debut and should make amends here. (9) Team Captain might perk up on synthetics. (7) Trikari should be well suited by Tapeta. (2) Break Out put in a sharp work for this. Betting strategy: 8 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-7-8-9.