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 [Md Sp Wt, 6F] – (3) Bento (A) pressed the pace in her debut at Saratoga last month and finished fourth. There was some buzz about this filly heading into that race. The Stonestreet Farms entry are both win contenders. (1) Justice Julia is a half-sister of Nest and is trained by Todd Pletcher. (1A) Emery was a weanling purchase at auction from the barn of Brad Cox. (4) Before You Go Go was third in her first start for Pletcher at 7-2. (7) Waskesiu will make her second start for Bill Mott after racing a bit greenly at 9-2.

4^th race [Alw 149500 N1X, 6 ½ F] – (6) Cupid’s Heart has yet to run a bad race in seven starts. She was a winner at Saratoga last year and made a big improvement in her second start of the year in July when she was second in a similar spot. (4) Little Prankster got her maiden win by almost eight lengths after three second-place finishes and being a heavy favorite in all four of her starts. (9) Adeliese’s Smile finished in front of the top choice in June at Belmont Park and then was badly beaten trying the Victory Ride (G3). (3) Liquidity Provider had a promising year in 2022 for Chad Brown and now makes her first start of this year.

6^th race [Clm 12500, 7F] – (5) First Deputy was claimed for $16,000 last time with a second-place finish in a $25,000 claimer in June at Belmont. (7) Printrack has the most early speed in this field and could get loose on the lead. (10) Dontbelate moved from three wins in a row to try a $20,000 claimer last time and could not handle that level. (3) Digital Future won for $25,000 in April at Aqueduct and drops to the lowest level of his career for Ray Handal.

8^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 1 mi] – (6) Olga Isabel romped to win her first race of the year in an N2X allowance at Ellis Park after moving to the Brad Cox barn. (8) Tizzy in the Sky has early speed which she used to win the first-level allowance by almost 10 lengths and then tried the Comely (G3) in November. (2) Movie Moxy won two allowance races at Belmont in the Spring for Linda Rice and has been off since then. (5) Leave No Trace was a top 2-year-old filly last year winning the Spinaway (G1) and running second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. In her comeback race in 2023 she was eased in the Davona Dale (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

Best bets: Cupid’s Heart (4^th); Olga Isabel (8^th). Best value: Bento (2^nd); First Deputy (6^th).