MEET STATS: 240- 881 / $1,489.90 (-$272.10)
BEST BETS: 43 - 85 / $208.70 (+$38.70)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 85 / $103.20 (-$66.80)
BEST BET - LUCIANO N (9th)
SPOT PLAY - IRON MISTRESS (2nd)
Race 1 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(3) CLASSIC CRUNCH debuts for a high-percentage stable here off a winning qualifier at Pocono and shows a stakes victory in the Pennsylvania Stallion Series back in mid-May. (1) PASS AND STOW ships south from Canada into Andrew Harris's barn. She has significant post relief off her recent efforts and gets an aggressive driver in Brent Holland. (4) FRESH MIST won in this class a week ago and was Jason Bartlett's choice.
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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(3) IRON MISTRESS moves in on the gate tonight after three straight poor draws and her trainer has been putting plenty of live horses on the track lately. (1) PROVE EM WRONG won over $20,000 claiming company two back and starts from the pole after having post five in her last outing. (4) PINK RUBY has hit the board in three straight appearances at this level, including a tally on 10-9 and also won in this class back in mid-September.
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Race 3 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(4) STORMCLOUDFASHION raced pretty well in a third-place result in this class last week and makes his second start back after a layoff. (7) CUSTOM FIT drew poorly but romped at this level in his first outing for trainer Ron Burke a week ago. (2) SWAN FAITH has won two straight over at Pocono since coming east into this stable and landed an inside post.
Race 4 - F&M 25000CLM Pace
(1) SHEIKH YABOOTY N never got involved from post seven a week ago but landed the pole here and just had a four-race win streak. (2) REAL LADY SADIE has been first and then second since dropping to this class from the $50,000 claimers and is back with trainer Dennis Laterza after being re-claimed by him. (3) CHARMING VIXEN tallied the last time she was in a $25,000 claimer on 9-24 and closed with pace in her last appearance at the Meadowlands.
Race 5 - 40000CLM Pace
(5) HE'S SPECIAL tried to leave from post seven last time but got parked and tired. Despite the poor result, I like that he was handled aggressively, and he won in this class on 10-21. (2) AROUND MIDNIGHT shows two victories over $40,000 claimers and went a long way on the front-end before he wound up second a week ago. (3) J B GRAM has scored in three straight for the potent Jason Bartlett/Per Engblom tandem and his most recent triumph was at this level last Wednesday.
Race 6 - 20000CLM Pace
(5) BIG SIR took one shot against $25,000 claimers on 10-24 and closed with pace in a fifth-place result. Now he moves back down to the $20,000 claiming level where he was second from post eight on October 16. (1) ALOTBETTOR N is the current boss of this class with victories in three straight tries and in four of his last five outings. Add in that he moves back to the pole position, and he'll be the one they have to beat again. (4) B COOL FOOL had a couple seconds against $20,000 claiming company three and four starts back and gets to slide in a couple of slots on the gate.
Race 7 - 40000CLM Pace
(3) TUFFENUFTOWEARPINK gets a post relief/class drop combo tonight. He was victorious the last time he was in a $40,000 claimer on 9-30. (5) UNDRTHSOUTHRNSUN N had a win and then a third in his last two tries against $50,000 claimers and moves down on the ladder here for Bartlett and Engblom. (1) LYRICAL GENIUS A moves all the way in on the gate from the eight-hole to the pole position. He was second at this level two back and had some pace in the final quarter of his last try on October 28.
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Race 8 - NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace
(5) CUT N RUN N qualified well over the oval behind an Open class horse on 10-25 and makes his U.S. debut tonight for a stable that's always capable of having one ready to fire a big mile. I'll give him a chance. (2) BRUTALLYHANDSOME A steps up from the NW7500L5's but does so off a win, and he closed with plenty of pace from the eight-hole in this class prior to that. (3) THIS IS THE PLAN was third at the corresponding level to this one last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia and has had plenty of success at Yonkers in the past.
Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(2) LUCIANO N comes into this event with a win and a third in his last two appearances and starts from an inside post for the first time in quite a while. (1) SWAGASAURUSREX has hit the board in back-to-back efforts and gets another chance to partner with Bartlett from the pole position. (4) FOREVER FAV takes a second chance at this class after he was third a week ago and avoids the blistering-hot Italian Delight N this time.