MEET STATS: 228- 824 / $1,352.00 (-$296.00)
BEST BETS: 41 - 79 / $190.00 (+$32.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 79 / $88.40 (-$69.60)
BEST BET - SWEET CAROLINE IR (8th)
SPOT PLAY - IMABEACHBOY (10th)
Race 1 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(2) KISS MY CHEEK drew well tonight after a series of outside posts. She hasn't won yet in 2024 but did perform well in this class several times back in the summer. (1) SWEETER THAN LOU moves from post eight to the pole position this time. She was second and third in two appearances at this level in September and adds the hot hands of Anthony Napolitano. (7) OBJ starts from the seven-hole but hasn't been out of the top two in her last three tries and was a solid second to a sharp filly when last seen in late September.
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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
I'll give (2) JUST ROSAS LUCK another chance this week as she went a long way on the lead last week before she wound up third and takes a second shot at this class. (6) TYRA MAKES BANK held sway on the front-end a week ago against $20,000 claiming company and gets another opportunity to team with Napolitano as she was his choice. (1) MADDY N MAGGIE was third at this level back in mid-September and moves in on the gate from post six to the pole position.
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Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace
(5) LIBERTY N FREEDOM gets away from the streaking Italian Delight N this time and finished a good second to that rival a week ago. (3) LYONS LIBERTY raced gamely from first-over in a second-place effort last Wednesday and makes his second start for trainer Paul Stafford. (1) MISSILE SEELSTER has been in good form between here and Monticello. He debuts for new connections off a claim and gets a new driver with Austin Siegelman taking over.
Race 4 - 20000CLM Pace
(5) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES drops a notch out of the $25,000 claiming class and has pretty good form. Trainer Joe Bongiorno isn't driving tonight, so Jordan Stratton has the call. (1) ALOTBETTOR N drew the pole for the third straight time and comes in off another winning performance against $20,000 claimers a week ago. (2) LAST MACH has hit the board in three straight outings between Monticello and Yonkers and has Napolitano in the bike again.
Race 5 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(3) THE K BAR owns a win in this class back in late July and normally offers solid value. She was second to a stakes-winning filly in her last outing on September 28. (6) FULL SCALE continues to rack up on-the-board performances and has started to win on a more regular basis now. He's a must-include at this point. (2) ENERGY KING has been in the top three in his last four trips behind the gate and posted a victory at this level on the 14th of September.
Race 6 - F&M 25000CLM Pace
(4) PETROL QUEEN slides in on the gate from the eight-hole in her second chance in this class, and I think she might have some sneaky form given her good final quarters in her last two tries over the oval. (5) REAL LADY SADIE took a couple of unsuccessful chances against $50,000 claimers and now drops tonight. She won by five lengths the last time she faced $25,000 claiming foes on 9-17. (6) EBONY LADY just missed after she cut the mile on October 1. She wasn't Napolitano's pick but gets a good replacement in Stratton.
Race 7 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(6) KING TUT HANOVER had some success against NW5's and winners of 4 but not more than 7 company over at Pocono not all that long ago and was fourth in this class at Yonkers two back. He gets a new driver in Tyler Buter against a field that lacks a standout. (3) ROCK CLIMBER drops out of stakes competition in his second start for trainer Per Engblom and gets to team up with Jason Bartlett. (2) QUEEN CABAL is just one-for-27 in the win column but has finished second in four of her last five outings, including at this level at Yonkers most recently.
Race 8 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(2) SWEET CAROLINE IR invades from Harrah's Philadelphia with back-to-back wins for a stable that often sends out live horses. I'll swing with her. (3) KAIRAKICONFIDNTL N set the pace and just missed at this level last Wednesday. She tallied in three straight appearances at Yonkers back in August and September and gets reunited with Siegelman. (5) PASTA DELIGHT comes south from Woodbine Mohawk Park with three consecutive on-the-board finishes and was Bartlett's choice.
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Race 9 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(3) I'M FANCY LIKE didn't have any shot last time out after she got parked but was a winner in this class prior to that, and I think she'll offer some pretty good value. She also gets to move inside on the gate. (1) SHEIKH YABOOTY N has won three straight and has been claimed out of all those victories. Trainer Dennis Laterza has been pretty hot lately and she starts from post one. (2) OURLITTLEMIRACLE is another horse that comes off a parked-out effort. She had been in good form prior to that for a high-percentage barn and gets another chance with Bartlett.
Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace
(3) IMABEACHBOY starts from an inside post for the first time in a while and his final quarters in his last five tries are all pretty solid. Nobody in here sticks out, so I'll go price shopping and hope Mark MacDonald is aggressive with this horse like he often is. (6) SWAGASAURUSREX makes his second start back after a layoff and could definitely improve tonight. He has Bartlett in the bike again and has been victorious against $15,000 claimers before. (2) YOUR BROTHER came up empty two weeks ago but was sharp not long ago and debuts for new connections off a claim.