MEET STATS: 241- 899 / $1,514.10 (-$283.90)
BEST BETS: 43 - 87 / $208.70 (+$34.70)
SPOT PLAYS: 9 - 87 / $127.40 (-$46.60)
BEST BET - LINE EM UP (2nd)
SPOT PLAY - HURRIKANEKINGJAMES (1st)
Race 1 - 20000CLM Pace
(2) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES moves in from the eight-hole to post two in his second try out of this stable and he has solid final quarters in his last two tries. (3) BIG SIR has hit the board in his last two attempts in this class and slides in a couple of notches on the gate this week. (7) ALOTBETTOR N is the current king of this class with four straight victories and five wins in his last six efforts. He did draw outside tonight, though, and I'll take a shot against based on that.
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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(2) LINE EM UP prevailed in this class on 10-23, and I can overlook her sixth-place finish last Tuesday as she had a bad post, which isn't the case tonight. (1) PROVE EM WRONG shows a victory over $20,000 claimers on October 22 and gets reunited with Jason Bartlett this time. (4) SPEAK YOUR MIND is another one in here that's shown the ability to prevail at this level, and she moves in on the gate from the eight-hole to post four.
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Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace
(2) MAJOR DESIRE just missed in a $15,000 claiming event on 10-30 and will offer a better price than (1) ITALIAN DELIGHT N, who just held him off. Obviously this horse hasn't lost in months and remains the one to beat. (3) SWAGASAURUSREX doesn't have a great win record this year but has hit the board in his last three outings against $15,000 claiming company.
Race 4 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(1) GREEN PASTURES drops out of stakes company for the Jason Bartlett/Per Engblom duo. Bartlett tallied with this horse the last time he drove him at Pocono on 8-25. (3) IHAVEADREAM DE VIE also exits stakes tries and was fourth at this level at Yonkers back in late September. (5) ALEXANDER won in his second try for trainer/driver Pat Lachance down at Harrah's Philadelphia. He returns north here and recently added Lasix.
Race 5 - 15000CLM Pace
(5) ROSE RUN X-CON hasn't made an appearance in the winner's circle yet in 2024 but did have pace on the end of his mile last week. He gets another chance with Tyler Buter from a better post here. (3) ROCK THIS WAY shows two victories over $15,000 claiming foes, including in his last outing on 10-30. He just needs some pace to chase and cover to set up his closing kick. (1) JUST A WRANGLER moves in from post seven to the pole position and gets a driver switch to Bartlett. He was a winner at this level on both October 23 and September 14.
Race 6 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
I'm going to give (2) PLEASURE SEEKER another try this time as she closed with pace in her last effort on 10-30 and gets further post relief tonight. (6) IRON MISTRESS was second to a well-meant and heavily-backed foe in this class last Wednesday and got the nod from Matt Kakaley over another contender. (5) PINK RUBY has been out of the top three just once in her last six appearances and does show a pair of victories over $20,000 claiming company.
Race 7 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(6) SWEET GAL tries overnight competition here off a romping win in the Liberty Bell most recently at Harrah's Philadelphia. She shows nothing but stakes in her lines against most of the best 3-year-old pacing fillies in the sport and should be able to handle these. (1) REIGNING JADE romped at the Meadowlands last time and returns to Yonkers here. She had back-to-back second-place finishes in this class in October. (4) PASTA DELIGHT is two-for-two at this level since coming down from Canada and kept Bartlett over an Engblom horse. She also has post relief off her last triumph.
Race 8 - 40000CLM Pace
(2) MOVIN' ON UP prevailed in this class on 10-14, and I'll give him a chance tonight as he drew post two after he had the eight-hole in his most recent try. (5) BECHERS BROOK A has been knocking on the door lately with a bunch of close second-place finishes. He drops a notch out of the $50,000 claimers tonight. (6) BAD BOY TOO remains in sharp form and has been out of the exacta just once in his last seven efforts.
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Race 9 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace
(3) FAMILY RECIPE gets a class drop/post relief combo here. The last time he drew inside, he finished second as an odds-on favorite in a NW15000L5 event on 9-24. (1) C-BET HANOVER lost all chance when he broke last Tuesday, but he did take some wagering support in that tilt. He slides down from the NW15000L5 level tonight and starts from the pole. (5) AARDIES FLASH N qualified well over the oval on November 1 and makes his U.S. debut for Bartlett and Engblom. This horse shows a couple of Group 1 tries in Australia, so he should be competitive from the get-go and also adds Lasix.
Race 10 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW1 or 15000LT Drawn Inside Trot
(3) JEANNIE'S ACTION was 4-5 the last time she raced in this class on 9-21. She had to settle for fifth, but I like to see that the bettors had that much faith in her, and she gets reunited with Bartlett. (2) ROCK MY UNIVERSE is just one-for-26 lifetime but did finish a good second in his debut for trainer Ed Hart on November 4 at Pocono. (5) CENTRAL PARK broke a big favorite at this level on the 23rd of October but qualified well at Freehold and just needs to mind her p's and q's to be a threat.