2025 STATS: 26 - 99 / $284.30 (+$86.30)
BEST BETS: 4 - 7 / $16.50 (+$2.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 3 - 7 / $118.80 (+$104.80)
BEST BET - ROCKABILLY CHARM (1st)
SPOT PLAY - MAC'S DELIGHT (10th)
Race 1 - TrackMaster Rating 68 or Less Pace *Pick 5*
(4) ROCKABILLY CHARM slides down from the TrackMaster 71 class and shouldn't have any excuse against this group. (5) SPORTY BOB was third in a TrackMaster 71 event a week ago and makes his second start back after a brief layoff. (3) BIG JACK HAMMER owns a poor win record but was competitive at this level in August and September.
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Race 2 - TrackMaster Rating 74.5 or Less Pace
(6) SEIZE CONTROL closed well at this level last Saturday and gets to move in a couple of notches on the gate tonight. (3) YNOTTHISHOS struggled in his last couple from bad posts at Yonkers and Monticello but was sharp prior to that. (1) VP ROCKIN came up empty at Yonkers last time out but gets to stretch out on the mile track here and shows a win and a third out at Running Aces in Minnesota not that long ago.
Race 3 - MADC 1 Pace *Survivor Pick 7*
(5) BIONIC gets some post relief after two post eight tries here and at Harrah's Philadelphia, and I expect he'll try and wire this bunch. (3) BACKSTREET LAWYER hasn't won in a long time but did hit the board in three straight amateur races at Harrah's Philadelphia in August and September. (7) SAILOR'S SAHDOW was off over a month coming into his race last week and so a third was a good result. He should be tighter with that start under his belt.
Race 4 - 7500-10000CLM HCP Pace
(3) COLOSSAL STRIDE A flopped as the favorite last week, but I'm intrigued by the money he took, and he gets significant post relief this time. I'll swing. (7) PARKLANE TERROR moves out on the gate but closed well in a runner-up finish in this class a week ago. (8) LOU ON THE BEACH was third in the same event that PARKLANE TERROR exits and also hit the board prior to that over at Harrah's Philadelphia.
Race 5 - NW5000L5 Pace
(2) HYPEBEAST exits some tougher spots than this, and his one win this year came at the Meadowlands. (1) RITCHIE ALPHA comes out of a fast race over at Harrah's Philadelphia and recently went on Lasix for trainer Ron Burke. (7) BOBCAT BAY tired after a tough trip last Saturday but was third as the favorite the last time he was in against NW5000L5's at the Meadowlands back on September 13.
Race 6 - NW7500L5 / TrackMaster Rating 83.5 or Less / Higher money earners drawn outside Trot *Pick 4*
(1) MAZEPPA N has been struggling with breaks at Yonkers but gets a try on the big track tonight off a qualifier where he stayed flat at Harrah's Philadelphia. (7) SEVEN REPS comes in from Pennsylvania in sharp form for the Burke Brigade and appears to be one of the main threats. (2) LOVE THIS BAR steps up a notch on the ladder but does so off a victory and was third in the corresponding class to this one at Harrah's Philadelphia prior to that.
Race 7 - TrackMaster Rating 77.5 or Less Pace
(2 LIKE A SHADOW scored impressively from the ten-hole last Saturday, and although he steps up to the TrackMaster 77.5 level, I'll put him on top as he gets significant post relief. (6) ROCKIN THE ACES hasn't been able to find the winner's circle yet in 2025 but qualified well a week ago and has had plenty of success at the Meadowlands before. (3) I'M A CAPTAIN won a couple in-a-row at Monticello earlier this month and had both a bad post and traffic trouble in his last try.
Race 8 - TrackMaster Rating 86 or Less Pace *Pick 6*
(6) RYDINGTOTHEWIRE paced a 26 and change final quarter last week in his first start since September 23. He had a couple of sharp wins at the Meadowlands in September and I'll hope he's put in play tonight. (4) NUCLEAR moves in on the gate and gets some class relief to go with it. (3) T H TYSON was seventh with a 26 1/5 last panel in the same event NUCLEAR exits from last Saturday. He slides in from the seven-hole to post three here.
Race 9 - NW7500L5 / TrackMaster Rating 86 or Less Pace
(6) WAVEMAKER is a 3-year-old taking on older foes but exits stakes company and an open out at The Red Mile and is entered in the Mixed Sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in a couple of weeks. You often see a good effort in a situation like that. (5) IT'S IN THE STARS rallied from last to second in the final quarter in this class last Saturday and gets a bit of post relief. (1) SOUTHWIND GENDRY comes in from Pennsylvania out of the NW7500L4 level at Pocono and scored three back at Harrah's Philadelphia. I wouldn't be surprised if he appreciates getting to race on the mile oval tonight.
Race 10 - NW12500L5 / TrackMaster Rating 88 or Less / Starters NW10000 or Less Last Start / Higher money earners drawn outside Pace *Pick 4*
(2) MAC'S DELIGHT shows sharp final quarters in higher classes over at Yonkers in recent efforts and has had success at the Meadowlands before. Add in some post relief off the half-mile oval, and I'll give him top call. (8) MAD MAX HANOVER overcame the ten-hole to win at this level a week ago and is likely the one they'll have to beat again as trip doesn't seem to matter when this guy is sharp. (6) SEVEN COLORS exits a try in a Breeders Crown elim and won two overnight events at Harrah's Philadelphia prior to that.
Race 11 - NW5000L5 / TrackMaster Rating 80.5 or Less Trot
(3) FIRST CLASS RULE debuts for Burke and had a good enough season in Ontario to make the second level Grassroots Series final. (5) ICE BREAKERS K doesn't have a great win record this year but finds what should be a softer spot here than the $40,000 claimers over at Yonkers. (2) SHARE THE WEALTH advanced from ninth to fourth in the back-half of his mile a week ago and makes his second appearance for trainer Juan Cano after a layoff.
Race 12 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 Ext. PM Races or 50000LT / NW3 Ext. PM Races Drawn Insidde Pace
(6) DONT DROP THE BALL doesn't have a start since September 13 but was very sharp when last seen. I'll trust he's ready and put him on top. (3) TOM HORN has turned into a win machine since exiting stakes company and gets post relief off his last triumpha t Pocono. (2) GENTLEMAN'S CLUB is a 2-year-old taking on older, but he made the Ohio Sires Stakes final and qualified sharply last Saturday.
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Race 13 - TrackMaster Rating 74.5 or Less Pace
(5) REVOLVER N was in a tougher spot two back at Harrah's Philadelphia and then had post ten last Saturday. I'll hope aggressive handling is ahead in his third start back off the shelf and from an improved post here. (3) OLLIE'S ZTAM won most recently at Harrah's Philadelphia and also over there back on August 29. He's had success at the Meadowlands before also. (8) FEARLESS FURY came up empty a week ago but note he won by open lengths the last time he faced TrackMaster 74.5 foes back on 9-6.
Race 14 - TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less Pace *Hi-5*
(1) OUR CORELLI N wound up second to the well-meant Like A Shadow last week and drops a notch on the TrackMaster scale tonight. (6) MEET THE CREEPER only has one win this year, but it came at the Meadowlands, and he moves in on the gate from the ten-hole off an effort where he gained positions. (9) SUNSHINE'S FINEST was third in the same event my top selection exits from a week ago and won despite a nightmare trip the last time he faced TM71's on 9-6.