MEET STATS: 222- 805 / $1,312.20 (-$297.80)
BEST BETS: 39 - 77 / $176.20 (+$22.20)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 77 / $88.40 (-$65.60)
BEST BET - LUCKY MUM N (7th)
SPOT PLAY - ROCKME ROLLME (8th)
Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(2) MIKILOB ULTRA raced well in finishing third in an event won by a heavy favorite last week and faces a more wide-open group here from another inside post. (3) ROCKNROLL ANNIE turned her form around last Wednesday when dropped to this class. She takes another crack at the same level tonight and gets another chance with Jason Bartlett in the bike. (6) THUNDRA just missed by a nose in a $20,000 claimer a week ago and picks up the hot hands of Anthony Napolitano here.
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Race 2 - F&M 25000CLM Pace
(7) LAZIN ON THE BEACH drew poorly here but gained ground in a solid performance last Tuesday and driver Mark MacDonald isn't afraid to hustle one out of there. (4) TOBAGO TIME has a win and a second in her last two tries at this level. She goes for new connections off a claim tonight and gets reunited with Bartlett. (5) NITE TIME DEAL rallied to finish a close third in a $25,000 claiming event on October 1 and also tallied at Yonkers back in late August.
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Race 3 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(1) SOUTHWIND MINA should have picked up some confidence with a win down at Harrington last Tuesday. She didn't make much of an impact in here in two tries before that, but one time she was in an amateur race and in the other she had post seven. She starts from the pole this time. (5) TYRA MAKES BANK saw her run of top-three results end a week ago but it wasn't a poor performance and she gets to move in a couple slots on the gate. (3) HARPER SEELSTER cut missed by a nose after cutting the mile a week ago and has only been out of the exacta once in her last six tries.
Race 4 - F&M NW2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(6) KAIRAKICONFIDNTL N tired in the stretch last time out and saw her win streak end, but she gets a driver switch to Bartlett tonight, and I think she's capable of a quick rebound. (1) MYBITCOIN has been out of the top three just once in 14 appearances this year and starts from the pole tonight. (2) DUCK INTO THE NITE rallied to finish second two back and then closed well again in a third-place effort when last seen on 9-21. She has a new driver this time as Jim Marohn Jr. hops aboard.
Race 5 - 15000CLM Pace
(7) ITALIAN DELIGHT N starts from post seven again but keeps racking up victories and is likely to do so again tonight. (6) SNOUZE U LOUZE got up to win in his debut for trainer Cory Stratton on 9-28. He faces a tougher foe in my top selection but has solid form overall and I'll include. (3) LYONS JOHNNYJNR hasn't won in 2024 but does drop out of the $20,000 claimers this time off an even fifth-place finish most recently. Hopefully he can add some value underneath.
Race 6 - 20000CLM Pace
(2) B COOL FOOL gained ground in the final quarter in a second-place finish in this class on the 28th of September and gets reunited with Bartlett this time. (4) RECORD YEAR comes in with three straight top-two results, including a pair of wins on 9-14 and 9-28. (1) ALOTBETTOR N scored at this level two back and went a long way on the front before he wound up fourth on September 28. He gets George Brennan back at the controls this time and continues to be popular at the claim box.
Race 7 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(3) LUCKY MUM N was competitive in Group 1 events in New Zealand and Australia back in May and July and faces overnight company here in her U.S. debut. Her qualifier over the oval on 9-27 wasn't bad either against mostly pacers. (8) TEQUINI HANOVER exits a third-place finish in a stakes event out at The Meadows and makes her third start since joining Per Engblom's barn. (1) HERMOSO REY tallied twice in-a-row against NW1 company down at Harrah's Philadelphia and starts from the pole.
Race 8 - 40000CLM Pace
(1) ROCKME ROLLME doesn't have great form but races for a trainer that can have one ready to fire a big mile and starts from the pole against a fairly wide-open group. I'll give him a shot. (5) OZONE BLUE CHIP won in this class back in early September and finished with plenty of pace in a third-place effort when last seen on 9-30. (3) KARLOO BRADLEY N had no shot last Tuesday after he got parked but hails from a high-percentage barn, gets a bit of post relief and has Bartlett in the bike again.
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Race 9 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(3) JUST ROSAS LUCK slides down the ladder again to the $20,000 claiming level, and I think will likely offer some value. Hopefully this is the spot she's been looking for and she can work out a smoother trip as she's been first-over in her last two appearances. (2) ELSIES DELIGHT won handily a week ago when she dropped to this class. She kept Jordan Stratton and drew well again this time. (1) PINK RUBY had no shot from the eight-hole a week ago but should get back into contention from post one here. She won two back against $20,000 claimers and Brennan picks up the drive.
Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) VESPA N moves from the eight-hole to post one this time and is a first-timer out of a barn that's sending out lots of live horses right now. (6) MOTIVE HANOVER had a run of four straight on-the-board results in this class in August and September and debuts for Cory Stratton off a claim. (3) JOHNNY CHIP went a long way on the lead before he ended up fourth on 9-28. Tyler Buter takes over the driving this time.