2026 STATS: 5 - 30 / $27.00 (-$33.00)
BEST BETS: 0 - 2 / $0.00 (-$4.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 0 - 2 / $0.00 (-$4.00)
BEST BET-BLAZE ON N (12th)
SPOT PLAY-LOU ON THE BEACH (3rd)
Race 1 - TrackMaster Rating 68 (NW L4 69) or Less Pace **Pick 5**
(1) BOLT THE COURT didn't offer much last Friday but moves in from post eight to the pole position and his third against TrackMaster 74.5s on 1-17 sticks out quite a bit against this group. (3) ITS ROCKIN RANDY drops back to the level of his win on January 11 and gets post relief to go with it. (5) SOMESURFSOMEWHERE rallied to finish third on the 18th of December and took some wagering support in a subsequent fourth-place result.
Race 2 - TrackMaster Rating 77.5 (NW L2 79.55) or Less Pace
(8) NATIONAL SPORT led into the stretch before he wound up third last Saturday and races out of a stable that's been doing well so far this meet. (3) MANSERTIVE was second in the same event my top selection exits and came up just a head short of getting to go to the winner's circle. (6) MIKI MINAJ tired from first-over a week ago but did get bet down. I'll toss him in the mix underneath and hopefully he gets an easier trip.
Race 3 - 10000CLM Pace **Pick 8**
(5) LOU ON THE BEACH faded in the lane after being in contention on the outside at three-quarters last Friday. He was a handy winner off a smoother journey in an amateur race prior to that, and I'll back him in the hopes that type of trip can be worked out. (3) BORN TO DANCE tossed in a clunker on February 6 but has been sharp recently otherwise. (1) THE WILL TO PLAY held on to finish second after setting the pace from post nine on 2-13 and moves in from the nine-hole to post one.
Race 4 - TrackMaster Rating 80.5 (NW L2 82.75) or Less Pace
(10) EXPEDITED SERVICE will have to overcome the outside post, but this looks like a softer spot than what he's been in lately and he gets Brett Beckwith to drive. (1) HUNGRYHUNGRY HIPPO has shown the ability to hit the board in this class recently and starts from the pole off a tough trip a week ago. (6) LOUIS LITT N is just two for his last 40 in the win column but does enter with three straight runner-up results.
Race 5 - Winners of 1 But Not More Than 4 (NW L2/NJSO 5) Ext. PM Races or 50500 (NW L2/NJSO 60000) LT Pace
(7) SET SHOT and (5) BETTING ON CAESAR were second and first, respectively, in this class last week. I'll give SET SHOT the nod here as I think he should offer a better price from the worse post and gets to team up with Colin Kelly again. (4) SEAWORTHY HANOVER couldn't get involved from a bad post a week ago but moves in on the gate to the four-hole tonight and had a second and then a win back in late December and early January.
Race 6 - 17500-20000CLM HCP Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**
(3) ROCK DIAMONDS N makes his second start off the bench for a stable that's firing on all cylinders right now and gets post relief to go with it. (8) FOUR BY FOUR has hit the board in four of his last five tries between here and Saratoga and just needs some pace to chase with the strong closing kick he's been showing. (1) SEEYOU AT THEBEACH prevailed at this level last Saturday and has won three straight overall. He slides in from post five to the pole position tonight.
Race 7 - 40000-60000CLM HCP Pace
(9) TYPHOON BANNER N invades from Yonkers out of what should be a tougher class and packs plenty of early speed to land a spot on or near the point. (5) SOHO SANTORINI A was a winner at this level a week ago and recently added Lasix for a high-percentage stable. (2) CAVIART LOTUS has been first or second in his last three outings, including against SOHO SANTORINI A last Saturday and moves in from post five to the two-hole.
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Race 8 - NW12500L5 (NJSO/NW L2 NW14400L5) / TrackMaster Rating 88.05 or Less / Starters NW10000 or Less Last Start / NW9 (NW L2 NW10) Ext. PM Races LT Pace **Pick 6**
I'm going to take a shot that (1) EXPENSIVE EGO A is ready with the start under his belt from last week and give him a chance on top in his second U.S. outing and on Lasix. This 10YO stallion was a top class horse in Australia throughout his career and can win this race at his best. (8) FOR ONCE INMY LIFE exits the top level over at Pocono in his third start back off the shelf and has had plenty of success at The Big M before. (2) SOUTH BEACH STAR raced well in a second-place finish to a well-meant rival a week ago and slides in from the eight-hole to post two.
Race 9 - 25000-30000CLM HCP Pace
(6) LOVERS TROUBLE lost all chance when he broke past the start last week but won impressively at the Meadowlands prior to that and drops tonight. (4) ORDER ONE TO GO is up in class but won handily over $15,000 claimers a week ago for a stable that hasn't lost a race at the Meadowlands thus far in 2026. He also gets post relief. (8) SAULSBROOK RAPTOR returns to the level where he had a lot of success in January and hails from a stable that's been doing well so far during the meet.
Race 10 - TrackMaster Rating 86 (NW L2/NJSO 88.1) or Less Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**
(9) TAHUYA DEVIL landed another bad post but was awfully impressive defeating TrackMaster Rating 83.5 or Less rivals a week ago and has only been outside the top three once in his career. (2) STAY GROUNDED overcame a bad trip to finish fourth at this level last Saturday and moves in on the gate from the nine-hole to post two. (7) DONT DROP THE BALL is a second-time Lasix user and hopefully that can get him back to the form he had prior to a recent run of three off-the-board results.
Race 11 - 15000CLM Pace
(5) PALOMAR had nothing to offer last week but makes his second start out of a red-hot stable here, and I'll look for him to turn it around. (8) HARAMBE DEO invades from out-of-town in super form and gets to stretch out on the mile track this time. (9) SKYWAY MASTERPIECE is up in class but won handily against $10,000 claimers last Friday and is being sent out by the meet's leading trainer.
Race 12 - NW5000L5 (NJSO/NW L2 NW6000L5) / Starters NW2500 or Less Pace
(1) BLAZE ON N gets another chance at NW5000L5 company tonight off a gaining fourth-place effort last Saturday and uses Lasix for the second time. (9) NUCLEAR drew another bad post but just missed from the ten-hole in the same race my top pick exits. (8) ROCKIN ON VENUS closed in 26 4/5 in his first start since mid-October last week and should be sharper tonight with that outing under his belt.
Race 13 - TrackMaster Rating 74.5 (NW L2/NJSO 76.5) or Less Pace
(7) MANHAWK miscued on the first turn and was steppy on the final bend last week but was also favored, so good things were expected from him. I think the price will be better tonight and he's worth going back to in the hopes his gait is better. (6) ARTIST BEST steps up but dominated TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less company a week ago and hails from a stable that's doing well. (10) MIKI LEAKS is stuck with the ten-hole but gets a driver change to Brad Chisholm and has been the chalk the last two times he was at this level.
Race 14 - TrackMaster Rating 71 (NW L2 73.10) or Less Pace **Hi-5**
(5) LEW HAUBER delivered a third-place finish against TrackMaster 74.5 or Less foes last Saturday in his first outing in just over a month and now drops a notch here. (10) SELECT FRIDAY has post ten for the second straight time but had a recent run of three straight on-the-board results prior to a fifth a week ago. (7) CARSON STAR CHOICE makes his second start for this stable and defeated TrackMaster 68 or Less company last week.