2026 MEET STATS: 55 - 185 / $365.24 (-$4.76)
BEST BETS: 14 - 19 / $48.54 (+$10.54)
SPOT PLAYS: 5 - 19 / $48.82 (+$10.82)
BEST BET-BRONZER (9th)
SPOT PLAY-IMA STANDUP GUY (4th)
Race 1 - 15000CLM Pace
(2) LAST BEACH saw his win streak end last week, but he did race well again in a fourth-place effort. He moves back in on the gate to post two tonight and gets a driver switch to Jim Marohn Jr. (1) LOU'S BEACH won impressively in his debut for these connections a week ago and starts from the pole position here. (3) TWO FACED was third in the same race my top selection exits and has the leading driver/trainer combo in his corner.
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Race 2 - NAADA Spring Series Leg #2 Trot
(1) SHAKE N BAKE gets considerable post relief off his last try and has been competitive against much tougher $40,000 claimers through the winter locally. (3) BUDDY EARL defeated NW5000L5s at Yonkers back in late January and exits a start against $40,000 claiming company a week ago. (6) HEY DUDE trotted a solid final quarter at the Meadowlands on March 6 and is a second-time Lasix user in this event.
Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) DANCININTHEFIRE switches to this class out of age-restricted $20,000 claiming action and slides in from post six to the pole position off a gaining third-place effort most recently. (4) LETSMAKELOTSAMONEY was third at this level last Thursday and gets another chance to team up with Jason Bartlett. He's hit the board in three out of his last four tries overall. (5) TIN ROOF RAIDER A has missed the trifecta in just one appearance since 2-2, and that came against $20,000 claiming company. He was re-claimed by trainer Cory Stratton a week ago, and he's had success with him recently.
Race 4 - NAADA Spring Series Leg #2 Trot
(2) IMA STANDUP GUY posted a third-place finish in the NAADA Winter Series final and finished with trot against NW5000L5s in a subsequent effort. He slides in from post seven to the two-hole tonight, too. (3) BONTONI DEGATO S has had plenty of success at Yonkers in the past and comes into this race out of a runner-up result in the Open at Monticello. (1) KILIMANJARO NL landed the pole position and was a solid second from first-over in leg one of this series last Thursday.
Race 5 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(3) SHEIKH YABOOTY N has what I think is some hidden form as she's had mid-pack or outside posts in her last three tries but has closed in 28 and change each time. She drew well tonight and did win at this level back on 2-10. (4) WHO'S PERFECT won against F&M $20,000 claiming foes two back and then had the eight-hole last Wednesday. She did advance from last to fifth in the back-half of that mile and moves in on the gate to post four here. (1) YOU BEDA ROCK won handily in this class a week ago and debuts for new connections after being claimed again.
Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot
(3) QUALITY KID debuts for the leading trainer in great form from out at Northfield, and I'll look for her to keep that going tonight. (2) BUSY MAKING MONI is riding a lengthy streak of finishes in the trifecta and drew inside again here. Tyler Buter takes over the driving. (4) I'M OUT gained ground in a third-place finish against $40,000 claiming company last Thursday, which put him right behind BUSY MAKING MONI. He was Marohn Jr.'s choice in this event.
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Race 7 - NW5000L5 who are NW L3 Starts / 12500CLM / NY Breds Preferred Pace
(3) COWBOY CARGO finished a solid second to a well-meant favorite in this class last Tuesday and makes his second start out of a high-percentage stable here. (7) SEEN HERE has hit the board in two of his three outings thus far in 2026 and got the nod from Bartlett over a couple of others. (5) TOBINS CHESTER invades from Pocono off a third in his last appearance and uses Lasix for the second time.
Race 8 - F&M Invitational Trot
(3) QUEEN OF ALL faces just mares tonight after racing in the Invitational most recently and won three straight outings in February. She's had success in this class before and debuts for new connections. (4) LAFERRARIDMANCHE S was a rallying second at this level last Thursday and switches drivers to Bartlett here. (1) PAYBACK MONI starts from the pole and put it all together in her third start for Engblom last Friday by winning impressively.
Race 9 - NW21501L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot
(1) BRONZER squeezed into this race by a dollar as he has $21,500 earned in his last five starts and just missed last Thursday after he took the lead from first-over in the stretch. (4) THE BRODSTER moves in on the gate here but will have to avoid a miscue like he made a week ago. (3) P L OSCAR steps up in class tonight but is in sharp form and was re-claimed by trainer Ricky Bucci last week.