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.

2^nd race [Clm 14000B, 1 1/8 mi] – (6) Union Lights was second last time for a $25,000 tag and now drops down to a price at which he was a winner in May at Belmont Park. (4) Invisible War will get blinkers on for his second start after getting taken for $35,000. (1A) Cheeky Tico tried blinkers last time and they were no help so they come off as he drops down from a $25,000 race. (2) Bert Bert Bert was a winner of his N2L condition for $25,000 two starts back.

4^th race [Clm 12500, 1 mi] – (1) Suspended Campaign was claimed in December for $32,000 and then hit the board four times in allowance races for a hot trainer in Rudy Rodriguez. (5) Run Devil was claimed two races back for $20,000 and then stepped up in class and returns from a June layoff. (4) Greatest Love was taken for $12,500 two races back and that was a level at which she was very successful. Blinkers come off and she moves back to this price where she is a win contender. (8) Its Cold in Dehere was picked up in June by Linda Rice for $20,000 at Belmont and she goes for the win immediately.

9^th race [Glens Falls (G2), 1 ½ mi TURF] – (1) War Like Goddess ran an uncharacteristically bad race last time and on her best effort is the horse to beat for Bill Mott who is winning big races again. She won this race last year. (3) Amazing Grace faced the guys last time in the Belmont Gold Cup (G2). She was a Group 2 winner in Germany last year and won the Orchid (G3) in her American debut at Gulfstream Park in April. (2) Virginia Joy is one of two in this field for Chad Brown and she won a Grade 3 at Saratoga last year. (4) McKulick is the other Brown runner and she was third in the New York (G1) last time in her second start of the year.

10^th race [NY, Md 40000, 5 ½ F TURF] – (1) Bankingonachance (D) was bet down from 9-1 to 6-1 in the first race of his career where he raced a bit wide and finished fourth. (9) Ripe for Mischief (C) pressed the pace and finished third when he dropped into a claimer for the first time and had his odds change from 6-1 to 7-2 in a race that had a fast time. (3) Academy Choice made a big improvement last time when he finished third and ran a best speed figure. (2) Whiskey and Wine gets blinkers on as he will run for a tag for the first time after going off at 9-2 twice.

Best bets: Suspended Campaign (4^th); War Like Goddess (9^th). Best value: Union Lights (2^nd); Bankingonachance (10^th).