2024 STATS: 27 - 98 / $185.20 (-$10.80)
BEST BETS: 3 - 7 / $10.00 (-$4.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 1 - 7 / $5.00 (-$9.00)
BEST BET - BIONIC (5th)
SPOT PLAY - BULLVILLEKARLA (14th)
Race 1 - MADC 1 Pace
(1) IN NEVADA N isn't exactly a model of consistency, but the last time he rallied for a good finish like he did last Friday, he came back to win the following week. (2) CHIP WALTHER was a gaining second a week ago and gets significant post relief off that performance. (7) FINAL JUSTICE shows a couple of recent on-the-board finishes and he rallied for a fourth last week after taking a bad shuffle.
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Race 2 - 3YO NW2 Ext. PM Races or 20000LT / Maidens & Fillies Draw Inside Trot
(8) SEVEN REPS minded his manners with the trotting hobbles on last Saturday and drops out of the New Jersey Sire Stakes where he was in against Karl. (6) REGGIANITO invades from Pocono where won over NW1's and NW2's, and the connections thought enough of him last year to put him in a few stakes events. (7) LIFE ON THE BLUF makes his second start of the season and was third at this level a couple weeks ago.
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Race 3 - TrackMaster Series Leg 1/TrackMaster Rating 80 or Less as of 5-21-24 Pace
(2) MISTER SPOT A moves inside on the gate after a couple of poor draws and did gain spots and ground in the final quarter in this class on 5-10. (3) FOX VALLEY PATRIOT hit the board twice against $20,000 claiming handicap company over at Pocono since returning to action off a qualifier and picks up Yannick Gingras in the bike. (4) KNOCKIN OUT got a check in a fast TrackMaster 80 tilt last Saturday, and I think this should be a softer group he's facing.
Race 4 - Play Meadowlands Series Leg 2/Horses who have started for a Base Claiming Price $12,500 or Less in 1 of Their L2 Starts/Leg 1 Starters/12500CLM Pace
(4) DARK HORSE has hit the board in four straight outings and was a closing second in a quick mile last Friday. He slides in from the nine-hole to post four. (7) TOTO HANOVER showed his form from out of town was legit as he scored last Friday. He does move out on the gate a bit here but was Scott Zeron's choice. (3) ROSE RUN URIAH was third in the same event my top selection exits and I'll toss him in underneath.
Race 5 - MADC 1 Pace
(7) BIONIC gets to drop out of the tougher MADC 2 class here. The last time he was in a MADC 1 race, he won by 9 1/2 lengths on April 12. (6) SELECT FRIDAY rallied for a third-place finish in a MADC 1 tilt a week ago and does get a bit of post relief this time. (2) ROCKABILLY CHARM hit the board two and three starts back and has had plenty of success at the Meadowlands in his career.
Race 6 - F&M Winners of 1 but not more than 2 Extended PM Races or NW30000LT / 3YO Fillies TrackMaster Rating 83.85 or less may enter and draw outside Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 pool**
(6) SARASOTA HANOVER was fourth in a Pennsylvania Sire Stakes division to start her 3-year-old season and drops in against overnight company here. (5) COCCO PUFF POWER finished third against a couple stakes caliber fillies in a similar class to this one a week ago and is on a weekly racing schedule after having a gap coming into that effort. (2) KATIES UP defeated NW4's from a bad post most recently over at Pocono and starts from the inside here for a high-percentage barn.
Race 7 - NW3000L4 or in 2024/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 5-21-24/NW Starters This Class at the Meadowlands Last Start Trot
(4) SHINKANSEN owns just a one-for-16 win record this year but has hit the board in two straight and makes his second start for owner/trainer Mark Silva. (2) QUIKSILVR BLUECHIP comes over from Yonkers out of their bottom level and perhaps getting to stretch out on the mile track will help his cause. (3) UNIQUE KEMP closed well to finish second in this class last Friday and did have a gap in her lines coming into that event due to a sick scratch on 5-3.
Race 8 - MADC 1/2 Handicap Pace
(4) YER SO BAD landed a mid-pack draw here after a series of seven- and eight-holes and gets reunited with driver Tony Verruso. This should be a softer spot than he's been in and he just needs a bit of pace to chase to set up his closing kick. (6) MAJORLY SEXY A has missed a bunch of time since early March except for one effort against NW6's at Tioga on May 12. I think he'll be ready though and this combo of driver Yogi Sheridan and Shane Tritton have had some success together. (9) LINCOLN BOULEVARD moves to the outside post but does have good form with a win and a second in his last two outings.
Race 9 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 76.5 or Less as of 5-21-24/NW This Class Last Start Pace
(6) SANTAFE'S APPETITE faced TrackMaster 84 or Less rivals in two tries at the Meadowlands since coming over from Pocono, so this should be a much softer spot than that. Hopefully she'll continue to offer some value. (1) OUR SHELL BELLE looked well-meant to me in this class on 5-10 but miscued while advancing first-over on the final bend. She returns to the level here after finishing sixth against much tougher foes last Friday. (4) TESLA POWER continues to put up quality efforts and has been out of the top three only once in nine trips behind the gate in 2024.
Race 10 - NW10000L4/NW6 Ext. PM Races LT/NW2 since 8-1-23 may enter and draw outside Trot **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 pool**
(4) DELAYED HANOVER and (6) PERICULUM both exit the Arthur Cutler Memorial. DELAYED HANOVER is going to be my top selection as he finally has a good post and finds a winnable spot. PERICULUM broke in the Cutler but won impressively in the corresponding class to this one at Pocono on 5-7. (2) BETTERINPINEHURST drops out of what is the top trotting class right now and drew inside again.
Race 11 - TrackMaster Series Leg 1/TrackMaster Rating 72 or Less as of 5-21-24/7500CLM Pace
(4) KEEP US HAPPY scored in the corresponding class to this one at Freehold on May 11 and gets to partner with Zeron here after racing in the amateur events recently at the Meadowlands. (5) ENTRENCH had a difficult trip at Pocono on May 19 but makes his second start out of the Engblom barn and will probably improve. (1) CENTURY FURY drew the pole and was facing much tougher rivals than this when last seen at the Meadowlands on 5-3.
Race 12 - TrackMaster Rating 83.5 or Less a of 5-21-24/NW6281L6 Trot
(3) PAY ME TO KNIGHT shows racing in the Open up at Saratoga as recently as April 21 and picks up Dexter Dunn in the bike. (9) FIX A DRINK hit the board against NW10000L5 and NW15000L5's over at Yonkers and gets reunited with co-owner Yannick Gingras. (7) SWISS HOUSE ONFIRE was third in the NW10000L5 class at Yonkers twice in April. He does have a gap in his schedule but catches a group I think he can perform well against.
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Race 13 - Mares NW3000L4/NW2 in 2023-2024/TrackMaster Rating 73.9 or Less/NW5000L4 Pace
(5) A BETTER GAME returns to the Meadowlands in a soft spot given she won a TrackMaster 80 or Less race on March 22. She also gets reunited with Todd McCarthy. (8) TWIN B ECHO has been facing much better than this group out of town, and although her trainer hasn't won at the Meadowlands this meet, he usually has a high percentage. (2) UPTOWN LADY N was shuffled back in the pocket in the stretch last Friday and lost all chance. She moves inside on the gate here, and this is the type of event she usually does well in.
Race 14 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 72.5 or Less as of 5-21-24 Pace
All three of (4) BULLVILLEKARLA's wins this year have come at the Meadowlands and she takes a second shot at this level while also getting a catch driver (Andy Miller) this time. (7) FLAMBOYANCE has been facing tougher rivals out of town and gets a new driver with Todd McCarthy taking over. (9) LAZARUS GIRL comes north from Freehold in good form for a barn that's done well at the Meadowlands this year.
