2026 MEET STATS: 20 - 59 / $146.02 (+$28.02)
BEST BETS: 5 - 6 / $17.30 (+$5.30)
SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 6 / $22.58 (+$10.58)
BEST BET-WHITE LOTUS (3rd)
SPOT PLAY-HANK THE HUNK (9th)
Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(4) DISARONNO HILL has been sharp for an extended period of time and moves in from the eight-hole to post four off a win a week ago. (2) STAY HAPPY was facing tougher $30,000 claimers when last seen on 11-25 of last year and qualified back well last Thursday. (1) HOLI STARZZZ A starts from the pole position off a fourth at this level on February 3 and partners with Jason Bartlett for the first time.
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Race 2 - NAADA Winter Series Leg #4 Trot
(1) IMA STANDUP GUY lost all chance with a break before the start last week but did win handily at Yonkers back in late October and has a new driver with John Calabrese taking over. (3) YUCATAN PARTY MAN has won at Yonkers before and shows a recent third against NW7500L5 company at Saratoga. (4) HALOA has a fifth and a fourth in this series thus far and makes her fourth appearance on Lasix for leading trainer Per Engblom.
Race 3 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace
(6) WHITE LOTUS starts from the outside but crunched NW5000L5 competition a week ago and I think is more than capable of handling the step up in class. (2) INTIMIDATION was a gaining fifth at this level last Thursday and slides in on the gate from the seven-hole to post two. (5) BET ON MAC closed well in a fourth-place result in the same race INTIMIDATION exits. Tyler Buter has the call as Bartlett opted for my top selection.
Race 4 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(4) YOU BEDA ROCK was a convincing winner in a $20,000 claiming event last Wednesday, and I'll give her the nod in the hopes she might offer a bit of value with two other contenders to her inside. (1) SEA STORM closed with pace a week ago after she shook loose, but all her value is likely to be gone as she starts from the pole and adds Bartlett. (2) BOUT TIME DAMN A kept Jordan Stratton over SEA STORM as she was a rallying third as the favorite at this level on February 3.
Race 5 - NAADA Winter Series Leg #4 Trot
(1) I'M OUT posted a gaining fourth-place finish against NW7500L5 base class foes on February 6, moves inside to the pole position and has the same driver switch to John Calabrese that his stablemate does back in Race 2. (2) PSALMSFORTYSIXFIVE finished second in leg two of this series on 1-29 and slides in on the gate from posts eight and seven in his two tries thus far in 2026 to the two-hole. (4) TARPON SPRINGS S doesn't have a great win record but comes out of what appear to be tougher races at the Meadowlands and picks up one of the top amateur drivers in Tony Beltrami.
Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot
(3) PREMIER VICTOR came in fourth against what I believe are tougher NW15000L5 rivals last Friday, and I'll give him the nod in what looks to be a pretty wide-open event. (5) FATHER MIKE has faced NW15000L5 and NW20000L5 foes in his last two outings, so this should be a softer spot, and he gets to team up with Bartlett. (6) WILLY WALTON showed he still has form with a good second-place effort a week ago and gets reunited with Buter here.
Race 7 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
(5) ON DAYBOO just missed two back and then gained ground in a fifth-place effort from post seven last week. He gets to move in a couple of notches on the gate this time and I'll put him on top. (2) LINDY THE BRAVE defeated open $15,000 claiming foes at the Meadowlands when last seen on 1-11. Colin Kelly, who is currently second in the local driver standings, takes over the assignment. (1) J B GRAM got the nod from Bartlett over others and was fourth in this class a week ago after taking a shuffle.
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Race 8 - NW20291L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot
(3) HOT FLASH KIMMY double-drops in class off a third in the Invitational last Thursday and gets reunited with Jordan Stratton. (1) PEDAL ON METAL steps up from the $40,000 claimers but has back-to-back victories and six straight on-the-board results overall. He also moves in from post four to the pole position. (2) KEWPIE DOLL hasn't been outside the exacta since the trotting hobbles were added on November 19, but this is her first appearance against these tough, older foes, so I'll put her underneath.
Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(4) HANK THE HUNK looked like he was going to win last week if he hadn't gotten stuck in traffic in the stretch. I'll hope for a clean journey tonight as he makes his second start for these connections. (3) TWO FACED gained spots and ground in a third-place result a week ago for Bartlett & Engblom and gets significant post relief after he had the eight-hole and then the seven-hole in his last two efforts. (1) SHADOW CAT crossed the wire first but was placed third for going inside pylons in this class at Yonkers on December 4 and came back with a rallying second over at the Meadowlands on January 24.
Race 10 - 40000CLM Trot
(7) VLAHOS didn't have any luck at the post position draw again, but owns recent victories in both this class and against tougher optional $60,000 claiming foes, and I'll hope he's ready to be sent out of there aggressively off two off-the-pace tries. (5) WARRAWEE WHISPER is two-for-two in the win column thus far in 2026. He wasn't Bartlett's choice, so Buter takes over the driving. (2) BELLISSIMO FACE S is trained by Engblom and kept Bartlett's services. He moves in from post six to the two-hole in his second try at this level.