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 [Alw 50000s, 1 1/8 mi] – (6) Yo Puedo has a pair of seconds in starter allowances at Churchill Downs this year. (1) Enigmatic won a $75,000 maiden claimer by almost 10 lengths after a couple of months off. (4) Broughty Ferry was second in her two starts this year in claiming races at Churchill for Tom Amoss. (3) Just Music was a long-distance maiden winner at Aqueduct and then had a pair of top three finishes in starter allowances and one of them was on opening day at Saratoga.

8^th race [NY, Alw 95000 N1X, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – (1) Roagna (B) made a move from the back of the pack while racing wide. (3) Awesome Czech was stakes placed in his final start of last year and started this year in a stakes, also. (7) Firsttimeinforever has a pair of seconds in allowance races under similar conditions. (5) Downtown Channel broke her maiden in her second start which was in her 2024 debut in the Belmont at Saratoga meeting in June.     

9^th race [Md Sp Wt, 6F] – (9) Il Suo Oro (D) was bet down from 9-1 to 5-1 in debut for Rudy Rodriguez last month. (3) Black Dog has a race under her belt having finished third at Churchill Downs three weeks ago for Tom Amoss who already has winners at the Saratoga meeting. (6) Salted ran second all the way around in her first start at the end of May for Mark Casse who is tied for the lead in the trainer standings. (7) Immersive is a home-bred for Godolphin making her first start for Brad Cox who put this horse on a short list of 2-year-olds in his barn.

10^th race [Alw 110000 N1X, 1 1/8 mi] – (8) Black Rain broke her maiden in her second start which was in September last year and came back to finish second after setting the pace for the early fractions. (6) Rocketeer was a debut winner in October at Keeneland against a large field and was fourth in the Matt Winn (G3) after having the lead early in the race. (4) Seeking Unity won a starter allowance in April and then was third twice going the nine furlong distance at Aqueduct. (3) Paddington was second after having a lead in the stretch in his first start of the year after taking the winter off.

Best bets: Yo Puedo (2^nd); Black Rain (10^th). Best value: Roagna (8^th); Il Suo Oro (9^th).