2025 STATS: 17 - 71 / $216.10 (+$74.10)
BEST BETS: 2 - 5 / $6.30 (-$3.70)
SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 5 / $118.80 (+$108.80)
BEST BET - CHRISTOPHER DANCE N (10th)
SPOT PLAY - STONE COLD SAVAGE (14th)
Race 1 - TrackMaster Rating 68 or Less Pace - Pick 5
Not much to go off of form-wise in here, so I'll give (3) SOMESURFSOMEWHERE a shot as I think he raced against tougher foes last Saturday and moves in from post seven to the three-hole. (5) MY WISH CAME TRUE was 4-5 in this class back on August 9 and gets post relief this time. (7) MOONWARDS HANOVER just missed by a nose against TM68 rivals on the 15th of August.
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Race 2 - Winners of but not more than 4 Ext. PM Races or 50000LT Pace
(4) BOOKEM DANNO closed with pace last Saturday and races out of a stable that's been sending out plenty of live horses the last couple weeks. (5) AVELLINO posted a third-place effort a week ago and finished a couple spots ahead of my top pick in that contest. (6) PINEAPPLE CRUNCH returns after one appearance at Harrah's Philadelphia and was fifth on Hambletonian Day behind a red-hot foe named Jamaican Rock A.
Race 3 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less / TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less Pace - Survivor Pick 7
(5) ODDS ON SARA SARA posted a solid second-place finish last week and gets some post relief this time. (3) KANDY KISS steps up in class but won handily against TrackMaster 71 or Less foes last Saturday. (6) PASTA DELIGHT comes up from Ocean Downs in sharp form and took her life's mark last year over the bigger track up at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Race 4 - NW2 Ext. PM Races or 20000LT / 2YOs & Maidens Draw Inside Pace
(3) RENALDO N qualified strongly over the track last Friday and looks like a standout in here off that effort. (5) VICTORY JOE has hit the board in his last two outings at the Meadowlands, the latest of which was against NW2's last Saturday. (7) EXPEDITED SERVICE gave way on the front-end at 2-5 at Pocono most recently but defeated NW1 company over there prior to that.
Race 5 - TrackMaster Rating 74.5 or Less / Starters Base Class NW3000 Not Better than 5th / Winner Base Class TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less 1 of L2 Starts Pace
(2) SONO CONFUSO scored in this class back on July 5 and catches a group here that hasn't had that same kind of success at this level before. (3) CAPTAIN CARTER shows a couple of wins over TrackMaster 71 or Less company but could only manage a fourth in one try at this level on August 9. (6) ROCKABILLY CHARM hasn't been out of the exacta in his last three attempts but is another one stepping up from the TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less group.
Race 6 - MADC 1 Pace - $50K Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool
(4) BLOODHOUND hasn't had the smoothest journeys in his last two appearances but showed he was capable of winning back on August 8. (3) WHAMMER JAMMER moves in from the ten-hole to post three and won handily in MADC 1 competition back on 7-25. (9) MUSCLE FACTORY A starts from the outside but was victorious in a MADC 1 test a week ago and races out of a stable that's very hot right now.
Race 7 - TrackMaster Rating 80.5 or Less Pace
(2) STORM THE COURT has been very sharp outside of the one post ten appearance back on 8-15 and just missed by a nose last Saturday. (8) RILKOFF wound up with a tough trip in his last try and tired but was second at this level prior to that. (9) CAPTAIN MARVEL didn't have much luck at the draw again but has hit the board in four of his last five trips behind the gate.
Race 8 - NW7500L5 / TrackMaster Rating 86 or Less Pace - Pick 6
(3) DUKE OF CORNWALL N drops here in his second start back after a lengthy layoff and qualified well at the Meadowlands prior to that. (5) RHYDS SUPERFLY GB tired on the front-end a couple of weeks ago but gets some class relief tonight and races for connections that are doing quite well right now. (7) BOBCAT BAY just missed by a nose last week but is moving up from the TrackMaster 83.5 or Less level to face optional TrackMaster 86 or Less company.
Race 9 - TrackMaster Rating 77.5 or Less / NW3500L5 Pace
(3) RYDINGTOTHEWIRE miscued last Saturday and lost all chance but tallied impressively prior to that and doesn't meet the most imposing field here. (1) ROCKIN THE ACES is hard to back for the win as he's not been able to find victory lane yet in 2025 but did finish a solid third with a bit of traffic trouble a week ago. (9) HAGGARD led for a long way before he wound up second the last time he raced in this class on August 9.
Race 10 - NW12500L5 / TrackMaster Rating 88 or Less / Starters NW10000 or Less Last Start / NW10 Ext. PM Races LT Pace - $50K Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool
(7) CHRISTOPHER DANCE N dominated in this class last Saturday, and I don't really see any reason why the same result won't happen tonight. (2) SOUTH BEACH STAR held sway on the front-end to win the last time he was at the Meadowlands on 6-21 and was a gaining third most recently at Pocono. (4) LYONS STEEL has had success at the Meadowlands before and has hit the board in his last three appearances over in Pennsylvania.
Race 11 - MADC 1 Pace
(1) OUR CORELLI N doesn't have any wins in a while but races for a high-percentage stable and moves in from post five to the pole position in his second start back from out of town. This is the type of field he can beat with a top performance. (6) CAMLACHIE CHROME has been knocking on the door with on-the-board finishes in his last two outings against MADC 1 rivals. (8) SELECT FRIDAY drew another poor post but was very game last Saturday as he did the first-over work and held second.
Race 12 - NW5000L5 / TrackMaster Rating 80.5 or Less / TrackMaster Rating 84.35 or Less who are NW Last Start Drawn Outside Trot
(1) AARDIES PEAK N closed well in her U.S. debut on 8-23 and gets both class and post relief tonight. (3) RAGING HANOVER won two straight at the Meadowlands on July 25 and August 8 and returns here off another victory over at Pocono last Tuesday. (4) COVER BAND broke in his debut for these connections on the 28th of August at Harrah's Philadelphia. He was racing well at Woodbine Mohawk Park prior to that and I could see a quick rebound.
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Race 13 - TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less Pace
(7) FUN KING ships in from Illinois where he was racing well and meets a field where I think he can make an immediate impact given his form. (8) WARRAWEE XCEED is on a run of four straight on-the-board finishes, including a dead-heat for second in this class last Saturday. (4) SERGEANT WALT moves up from the TrackMaster 68 or Less level but does so off a handy victory a week ago.
Race 14 - TrackMaster Rating 68 or Less Pace
(7) STONE COLD SAVAGE lacks obvious form but drops out of the TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less class and all three of his wins this year have come at the Meadowlands. (8) FLYING TIGER takes a second shot at this level after he was second to a heavy favorite last Saturday. (3) RAPTORS FLIGHT N was third in the same race FLYING TIGER exits from a week ago and has had plenty of success at the Meadowlands before.