MEET STATS: 184 - 842 / $1,431.32 (-$252.68)
BEST BETS: 42 - 85 / $179.28 (+$9.28)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 85 / $80.68 (-$89.32)
BEST BET - OLIVER THE GREAT (9th)
SPOT PLAY - PREMIER VICTOR (4th)
Race 1 - 25000CLM Pace
(4) DELIGHTFUL DUDE N was one of the top horses in this class not all that long ago and gets post relief here. (3) TIN ROOF RAIDER A steps up again but does so off another romping victory and partners with Jason Bartlett again. (2) BURNHAM BOY N bounced back from a poor result a couple weeks ago with a third-place finish a week ago and moves in a couple of slots on the gate.
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Race 2 - 30000CLM Pace
(2) ITALIAN LAD N hasn't made a trip to the winner's circle so far in 2025 but drops out of the $40,000 claimers and kept Colin Kelly. (1) AMERITRIC was a dominant winner at this level last Thursday and starts from post one again tonight. (3) SADDLE UP tired on the front-end in his last effort against $40,000 claiming company but gets a driver change to Bartlett and shows four straight victories in this class from 8-18 through 9-15.
Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) MY CARBON COPY N makes his third start after a layoff here and departs from post one. He was a solid second two back and then had no shot from the eight-hole last Wednesday. (4) KILOWATT KID N held sway on the front-end to win a $15,000 claiming event on 10-15 and shows five other on-the-board results since August 9. (6) MOTIVE HANOVER closed well to come up just a nose short to KILOWATT KID N most recently and is a second-timer off the shelf tonight.
Race 4 - 40000CLM Trot
(3) PREMIER VICTOR finished a solid third against tougher winners of 5 but not more than 8 company two back and then had a bad post a week ago. He moves inside to the three-hole tonight, and I'll take a shot with him. (2) CHEF ROCCO came in second in a $40,000 claiming event last week and was also racing well at Pocono prior to that. (8) CRAZYLAND will have to overcome the eight-hole but has hit the board in four of his last five appearances, including a pair of triumphs at this level.
Race 5 - NAADA Fall Series Leg #7 Trot
One of (5) MUSKINGUM's three wins this year came in an amateur event at Yonkers in May and he gets reunited with Yogi Sheridan against a wide-open group. (4) KAMERAN HANOVER hasn't won yet in 2025 but comes in with five straight on-the-board finishes out of town. (7) PSALMSFORTYSIXFIVE starts from a bad post but has had success at Yonkers before in amateur races.
Race 6 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot
(3) SAINT K drops out of the NW30000L5 level and won the last time faced NW20000L5 company on 10-2. (5) AUSTRAL HANOVER steps up a notch but has been victorious in two straight tries for the powerful Bartlett/Engblom tandem. (1) RITSON starts from post one and exits the same race SAINT K comes out of from last Thursday.
Race 7 - NAADA Fall Series Leg #7 Trot
(1) CAL MILES N SHELL landed post one and has been facing tough company both here and in Pennsylvania. (8) REIGN OF HONOR starts from the eight-hole but I can't see him getting away last given this is a softer spot class-wise than he's been in. (4) DOO WOP KID comes in off a second-place finish at Monticello most recently and captured the Summer Series final for amateurs at Yonkers back on September 4.
Race 8 - Invitational Trot
(7) ANTOGNONI S turned in a good second-place finish from first-up in a pace-less edition of the Invitational a week ago. He makes his second start on Lasix and gets to team up with Bartlett. (3) DRIBBLING BI was third in the Invitational last Thursday and has a post advantage on most of the logical-looking ones in here. (5) TAKE ALL COMERS gained in a third-place effort in the Invitational on 10-9 and won at this level once back in July.
Race 9 - NW21751L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot
(3) OLIVER THE GREAT slides down from the NW30000L5's and gets post relief to go with it. He also won in this class two back. (6) GOLDEN RAIN S hasn't been seen since a second-place effort on 9-25 after she was scratched sick on October 9 but got the nod from Bartlett and is trained by Engblom, so you have to expect she'll be ready. (5) KEG STAND has been knocking on the door against NW20000L5's and NW30000L5's for a while and gets a driver switch to Colin Kelly tonight.
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Race 10 - 40000CLM Trot
I'm going to give (3) HUNTING AS a chance here as he gets post relief off his start last Thursday and had been racing well in Pennsylvania prior to that. (4) JAS BLUESTONE wasn't Bartlett's choice tonight but remained sharp with another victory a week ago and gets to move in a couple of notches on the gate. (2) WARRIOR ONE held sway on the front-end to take a $40,000 claimer last week and just missed prior to that. He gets to team up with Bartlett again as well.
Race 11 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
(1) MY PLAYMATE GB faces age-restricted $20,000 claiming company here after two chances against open $20,000 claiming foes and gets post relief to go with it. He shows a victory at this level back on September 4. (7) LOU'S BEACH was second from first-up against a well-meant foes a week ago. Here, he drops from a $25,000 claiming event to the class where he was a winner two back. (3) DANCININTHEFIRE finds what should be a softer spot than he's been in at Yonkers since September 30 and won in 1:50 and change over at Pocono on 9-20.
Race 12 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(3) DW'S DARLENE prevailed the last time she raced against $20,000 claiming company back on 8-13 and has been facing tougher $25,000 claimers since then. (2) YOU BEDA ROCK got back to her winning ways last Wednesday. She wasn't George Brennan's choice but drew inside again and gets a solid replacement in Brent Holland. (4) ON THE MONEY GB scored on both September 25 and October 14 and should have every chance to work out a favorable trip from this post.