MEET STATS: 235- 843 / $1,453.30 (-$232.70)
BEST BETS: 41 - 81 / $190.00 (+$28.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 81 / $103.20 (-$58.80)
BEST BET - GUNG HO (5th)
SPOT PLAY - NOWHERE CREEK A (8th)
Race 1 - 3-5YO 20000CLM Pace
(4) FULL SUPPORT makes his third start back after a layoff and gets significant post relief after he had the eight-hole a week ago. He races for a stable that's been sending out lots of live horses lately, and hopefully he'll be another one. (6) OVER THE HORIZON got the job done in this class a week ago from first-up and gets another chance to team up with driver Anthony Napolitano tonight. (3) PORTERS MAN has hit the board in three straight outings at this level and owns a victory in it back in late August.
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Race 2 - 3-5YO 30000CLM Pace
(4) KINGSTON PANIC drew well tonight after having two straight post seven tries and was a good second in this class back on 9-19. (2) TWO FACED came up empty a week ago but did win at this level on September 12 and goes for the hot Dennis Laterza stable off a claim. (5) CELLMATE has been out of the trifecta just once in his last seven trips behind the gate and was third against 3-5YO $30,000 claimers last Thursday. He gets a new driver in Austin Siegelman tonight as Brent Holland went with TWO FACED.
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Race 3 - NW20000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5/NW10 PM Races LT/60000CLM Trot
(3) TORRONE finished second to a classy foe in a NW20000L5 event a week ago and has been sharp with four straight top-three results. I'll give him a shot here. (4) UNEVERGONNAGETHIS drops and gets significant post relief after having the eight-hole twice and the seven-hole once in his last three appearances. (5) TACHYON prevailed the last time he was at this level back on September 19 and has been facing tougher foes since that victory.
Race 4 - 40000CLM Trot
(1) KENOBI slides in on the gate to the pole position this time and was a gaining second in this class a couple of weeks ago. (3) ROGER RABBIT has finished second in four straight tries and that's where I'm going to put him again. He continues to be popular at the claim box, too, as he's now with trainer/driver Joe Bongiorno. (6) BRAVE BY DESIGN broke before the start on October 10 but was in good form prior to that and will probably offer a better price this time coming off that miscue.
Race 5 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace
(4) GUNG HO takes a second shot at this class after he led the way and finished second on 10-14. He moves in on the gate from the seven-hole this time and is worth a shot. (1) CYRUS N steps up from the NW5000L5 level but does so off a victory and starts from the pole position again. (5) JIMMY CONNOR B was second in the race won by CYRUS N on October 15 and was third against NW7500L5 company prior to that. Jim Marohn Jr. is the driver this time as George Brennan stuck with GUNG HO.
Race 6 - NW36121L5/NW13 PM Races LT/75000CLM Trot
(2) GAINES HANOVER drops out of the Invitational in his third try at Yonkers and I'll look for him to break through with a victory this time. (5) CHAPERCRAZ took his division of the first leg of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series on 10-11 and is having another excellent season with over $472,000 earned. (4) DIAMANTE TRIO IT packs enough early speed to land on or near the lead and teams up with Napolitano for a second time.
Race 7 - NAADA Amateur Fall Series Leg #7 Trot
(2) LUCKY SEVENS looks like he's been facing tougher foes than this and gets post relief after he started from the six-hole against NW10000L5 foes at Yonkers most recently. (8) BUZZ starts from the far outside but comes back from Monticello off a victory and also tallied at Yonkers in late September. (5) RACEACE was second to BUZZ in that common event at Monticello last time out and has had success at this oval in the past.
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Race 8 - 25000CLM Pace
(4) NOWHERE CREEK A shows a win against $30,000 claimers as recently as mid-September and drops tonight. He also gets reunited with Brennan from an improved post. (6) PRETTY HANDSOME cut the fractions and wound up third in a $30,000 claimer in his last try on 10-14. He slides down a notch on the ladder here. (1) LYONS PEGASUS drew the pole position again and has a third and a second in his last two efforts versus $25,000 claiming company.
Race 9 - 3-5YO 20000CLM Pace
I'm going to give (1) FIXN AND MINX another try tonight as he makes his second start for trainer Travis Alexander and starts from post one. (4) I AINT NO MACK got the job done in this class a week ago and was claimed out of that race. Bartlett retained the drive. (3) SWISS COTTON posted a gaining runner-up finish his second try for trainer Scott Di Domenico a couple of weeks ago. That result came on a switch to this level and he takes another shot at it here.