MEET STATS: 93 - 392 / $678.10 (-$105.90)
BEST BETS: 24 - 38 / $103.50 (+$27.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 3 - 38 / $32.10 (-$43.90)
BEST BET - KHAOSAN ROAD (7th)
SPOT PLAY - SPINDOCTOR HANOVER (9th)
Race 1 - NW5821L5 who are NW Last 3 Starts / 12500CLM Pace
(3) FIZZING N moves in on the gate here after two straight poor draws and shows a couple of recent thirds in this class. (5) DANCE IT OUT has been third in all of his efforts at this level since he came over from the Meadowlands and adds Yannick Gingras in the bike. (7) BRUTALLYHANDSOME A takes a second crack at NW5000L5 foes after he had to settle for fourth as the favorite on 5-20. I'll swing against as he's stuck outside on the gate and hasn't shown any early speed lately.
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Race 2 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace
(4) ARTIST BEST won in a huge improvement last time out at the Meadowlands for a new trainer. I'll back that wasn't a fluke as he picks up Scott Zeron tonight and drew mid-pack. (1) GREG THE LEG hasn't shown much lately outside of the one second-place finish on 4-17, but he starts from the pole position and will likely be handled aggressively. (7) JUST ENUFF STUFF drew poorly but was second in a $40,000 claimer at Yonkers three back and comes back out of a fast mile at Pocono most recently.
Race 3 - F&M Invitational Trot
(6) TIPSY MONI rarely loses in this class and showed that again a week ago. She has to start from the outside again, but it's only post six and I expect she'll get to the front and get the job done. (5) QUEEN OF ALL raced well in a second-place finish to my top selection last Thursday and has now been first or second in her last four appearances overall. (4) HOT FLASH KIMMY has been on a nice run of form this year and debuts for new connections off a claim. I think she fits in here, and I'll include.
Race 4 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot
(2) PLATINUM AS comes south from Saratoga off two straight victories in their top class and was also in the Open at Miami Valley before that. He was able to overcome the eight-hole in his last triumph and drew inside tonight. (1) INFINITY STONE has been outside the exacta just once in five trips behind the gate since he was claimed by these connections and starts from post one again. Jordan Stratton gets a chance with him as Gingras co-owns my top pick. (4) AUSTRAL HANOVER hit the board when he stepped up to this level a week ago and so far he's minded his p's and q's since he returned off the qualifier on May 6.
Race 5 - 40000CLM Trot
(1) MAX recently returned to action at Pocono and was very good in this class at Yonkers a year ago. I'll bank he's ready to fire and George Brennan has gotten along well with him before. (2) OVER AND BACK is on a run of five wins and a third in his last six outings and debuts for new connections off another claim tonight. (4) WILLY WALTON kept Gingras as he is a first-timer for Ron Burke after being claimed and hit the board in four straight appearances between 4-24 and 5-8.
Race 6 - NW8121L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace
(2) PRINTVILLE doesn't have a victory yet in 2025 but has closed out his last three miles well between here and the Meadowlands and moves in a couple of notches on the gate. (5) QUALITY BUD should have picked up some confidence with a win over NW5000L5 foes a week ago and was third against NW10000L5's on May 5, which tells me the class hike won't be any issue. (4) SHAKESPEARE has a similar profile to QUALITY BUD as he won handily at the bottom level in his last outing and makes his second start out of this high-percentage stable.
Race 7 - NW33351L5 / NW13 PM Races LT / 75000CLM Trot
(2) KHAOSAN ROAD just missed in his first outing of 2025 on 5-15, and he should be even better tonight with that start under his belt. He also gets a bit of post relief. (3) FERRETTI won in this class a week ago over a very favorite and has now hit the board in five of his last six tries overall. (5) BLACK MAGIC has a win, a second and a third in his last three efforts against NW30000L5 rivals and might offer a better price tonight as he comes off a defeat as an odds-on favorite most recently.
Race 8 - 40000CLM Trot
I'm going to give (1) MAHONE SEELSTER another chance as he slides inside on the gate to the pole position and one of these times the trip will work out and he'll get the pace to chase to set up his closing kick. (2) BARN HALL has four victories and two other on-the-board finishes in this class since he came in from The Meadows. He gets significant post relief this time and partners with Gingras again. (7) BEACON BEACH finished third in a $40,000 claimer a week ago and had been off almost a month coming into that try. He does have a bad post but has had success at Yonkers before.
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Race 9 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace
(3) SPINDOCTOR HANOVER closed out his mile well last week, has an inside post for the first time in a while here and got the nod from Brennan over two others. (4) MUSIC HALL won two straight in this class earlier this month and drops after posting a third against open $40,000 claimers most recently. (1) TWIGGS PUB gained in a second-place finish at this level last Thursday, slides in from post five to the pole position and gets a chance with Scott Zeron as Jason Bartlett isn't here tonight.
Race 10 - 30000CLM Pace
(7) ALTA CLASSIC A moves out from the pole to post seven, but he won on the front-end last week, and I'll hope Brennan is aggressive with him again as he debuts for new connections after being claimed again. (4) BURNHAM BOY N has hit the board in three of his four appearances since he returned to action and races out of a stable that's having a strong year. (2) WHY TOMORROW RAY came in fourth when he dropped down to this level a week ago and gets a driver switch to Gingras to go with some post relief tonight.