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 – (1) Heart N Soul missed by a nose in a MSW race. Should prevail here in a claimer from the rail. (7) Little Nick could be a factor in a claimer. (5) Song On the Radio was second in his first turf try and cannot be overlooked. (2) For the Chief should be rolling in the stretch. Betting strategy: 1 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-2-5-7.

3rd race – (5) Singing Sandra was second last time and should get the win here. (6) Perfectly Mperfect was a sharp maiden winner and could be the main rival. (4) Mainstream Sellout drops in class and might be a main contender. (1) Nunofthisnunofthat is a threat from the rail. Betting strategy: 5 to win, place. Exacta box: 1-4-5-6.

5th race – (5) Good Governance drops a notch and should prove best here. (3) Ramsey Solution has been away for more than a year but has enough back class to be a main threat. (7) Eyes On Target missed by a neck and cannot be ignored. (2) Citizen K has speed and may hang on for a major piece of the purse. Betting strategy: 5 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-3-5-7.

7th race – (3) Change of Command (C) was bet down from 4-5 to 2-5 and rolled to an easy maiden win. Can make it two in a row here. (1) Cardinale won his debut and could be the main rival. (6) Chisparrajos belongs in the exotics. (5) Real Macho fits in nicely here. Betting strategy: 3 to win, place.  Exacta box: 1-3-5-6. Doubles: 1-3-5-6 with 2-3-4-8.

8th race – (2) Run Curtis Run had trouble in a stakes and can make amends here.  (8) Carotari has enough speed to be a big threat from the outside post. (4) Oxymore was freshened and has worked well for his comeback. (3) Kanthari has enough speed to be a big threat here. Betting strategy: 2 to win, place. Exacta box: 2-3-4-8.