2026 MEET STATS: 41 - 128 / $301.74 (+$45.74)
BEST BETS: 10 - 13 / $34.12 (+$8.12)
SPOT PLAYS: 4 - 13 / $41.98 (+$15.98)
BEST BET-SHINE A LIGHT (9th)
SPOT PLAY-HP MOMENTUM (8th)
Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(1) CREME DELIGHT was second in this class two back and then didn't threaten from an outside post last week. She moves back inside to the pole here, and I'll give her top call. (2) UNCONTROLLED won at this level last Thursday and slides in on the gate from post five to the two-hole. (5) MC ANGEL has taken back-to-back victories against $20,000 claiming foes and downed an odds-on favorite in her triumph a week ago.
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Race 2 - 40000CLM Trot
(2) PREMIER VICTOR won on 2-12 in this class and then gained ground in a fifth-place finish in a subsequent effort. He moves in on the gate tonight for a high-percentage stable and hopefully will be put on the engine. (4) WARRAWEE WHISPER is riding a lengthy streak of top-three results and debuts for new connections off a claim. (7) ENERGY KING has tallied in consecutive outings against $40,000 claimers, and I have to think he'll be involved despite the wide draw.
Race 3 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
(1) DANCININTHEFIRE landed the pole position here after he's had post eight in his last two outings and also recently went on Lasix. (7) WELL THAT'S MARKY continued his run of razor-sharp form with a handy victory at this level a week ago and is probably the one to beat again even from this poor post position. (3) J B GRAM was second to WELL THAT'S MARKY last Thursday and also has a runner-up result against age-restricted $20,000 claiming foes on February 12.
Race 4 - NW20376L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot
(2) AQUARIUS FACE S romped the last time he was in this class at Yonkers on 12-18 and returns tonight after he's made two appearances in what is the top level at the Meadowlands right now. (1) BRONZER double-drops out of the Invitational and was second against NW20000L5 base class rivals on January 22. (4) HOT FLASH KIMMY has closed well in back-to-back runner-up finishes at this level. Brett Beckwith drives tonight with Jordan Stratton not competing.
Race 5 - 40000CLM Trot
(4) WHEELZABLAZIN took two chances against tougher optional $60,000 claimers and now drops back to the level of his victory on 2-5. He uses Lasix for the third time tonight also. (2) BUSY MAKING MONI has hit the board in four straight outings, including twice in this class on 1-29 and 2-5. (3) I'M OUT won handily in an amateur race on the 12th of February and backed that up with a gaining third-place finish against $40,000 claiming foes last Thursday.
Race 6 - NAADA Winter Series Final Trot
(3) MR CONTESTANT broke last week but that was from the eight-hole. He moves inside to post three here and won two legs of this series. (2) MUSCLE DAN is just one-for-36 in the win column over the last two years but packs gate speed that puts him in contention to finish underneath again like he did on 2-5 and last Thursday. (1) HALOA doesn't have great form but is being sent out by the track's leading trainer and starts from the pole position.
Race 7 - Invitational Trot
(3) DRIBBLING BI missed out on a scheduled start last week as he was scratched sick but was a good second in his first outing of 2026 at Pocono prior to that. He also won a leg of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series at Yonkers on 12-12 and drew inside the other logicals in this tilt. (5) TAKE ALL COMERS tired on the front-end last week but still hit the board and gets reunited with Colin Kelly tonight. He guided him to a triumph at the Meadowlands on January 23. (7) CECIL HANOVER hasn't been outside the exacta in four starts so far in his 2026 campaign and captured the Invitational at Yonkers on the 29th of January.
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Race 8 - NW5000L5 who are NW L3 Starts / 12500CLM / New York-Breds Preferred Pace
(6) HP MOMENTUM gets some post relief here in his third outing of the season and kept Brent Holland. I have to think this is prime wake-up territory for a horse who shows a line against NW30000L5s as recently as November 10. (3) POP IT double-drops out of the NW10000L5 level and won by open lengths the last time he was in this class on 12-19. (5) DONTTELLMENOW wasn't Holland's choice but finished fourth against what are probably tougher $20,000 claiming foes last Wednesday.
Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) SHINE A LIGHT prevailed in handy fashion in this class on both 2-9 and 2-18 and then took one chance against $20,000 claiming foes but wound up with the eight-hole. He moves in on the gate to the pole tonight back against $15,000 claimers. (3) DEETZY was second to a well-meant foe last Thursday and starts from post three again. He also partners with Austin Siegelman for the second straight week. (4) DANCE ON THE BEACH comes in with back-to-back victories at this level, including last Thursday where he finished ahead of DEETZY.