MEET STATS: 86-35-20-13/ $181.40 (+9.40) BEST BETS: 9-7-1-0 / $16.60 (-$1.40) SPOT PLAYS: 9-3-2-1 / $28.60 (+$15.40) BEST BETS:  # BADDITUDE (6th  Race) SPOT PLAY:  #3 MYSTIQUE GIRL (1st Race) It’s an exciting eleven race card with three $70,000 NJSS Finals and I’m honored to be announcing it. Race 1: F&M NW 2 This is truly an abysmal field that is a combined 3-120 lifetime. (3) MYSTIQUE GIRL might be just 1-42 lifetime but has hit the board 11-21 times in 2024. She makes her fourth start off the bench and moves inside after two eight posts and one seven post. She doesn’t have much to beat and she might not see an easier path to victory than today and the price should be juicy. (7) MAJOR RISE converted a perfect pocket trip to a strong victory last week at 4:5 odds and looms the main danger and likely as the favorite. She has hit the board in three consecutive races and has shown good early speed to overcome the bad post. (8) MOLLY MCARDLE goes fourth time Lasix and has been getting checks in some pretty fast miles over at Philly. With a few complete toss outs in the race, she is a serious contender despite the outside draw but the 9:5 ML is a tough investment. (2) BROWNSVILLE makes her second career PM start and shows a decent qualifier and even effort in her lone start. Sometimes in a field filled with horses that don’t like to win, it makes sense to look at the one that is just beginning a career but the 2:1 ML is a tough pill to swallow. Race 2: F&M TrackMaster 68.5 (Pick 4) (5) HOLD MY TIARA won two back at this level, put in a solid effort finishing fourth after bumping up and now drops back down.  With the right trip, he simply is better than these. (4) WIGGLING JENNA goes fifth time off the bench and may be one of the few horses in the field that can march to the front early and try to wire the field. (6) BYRDS THE WORD put in a solid effort from the seven post last week after trying to wire a field at this level two back, fading late to fourth. She has hit the bard 9-24 times this year and may be the best of the rest despite being just 1-51 from 2023-24 and she could add value to the ticket. RACE 3: TrackMaster 68.5 (Trot) This is a tough race to figure out as the field is a combined 6-161 this year and only one horse in here has been in the exacta in any of the last four races. (2) KING CAST draws inside for just the second time in six starts since coming off vacation and his last two efforts have shown solid improvement. There is little to no early speed in this field and this 10-year-old should be able to at least sit the pocket here and have a major say. (5) DROP THE MIC finds himself back at the lowest level he has seen since coming to Freehold and he’s fast enough to beat these. The risk is he shows breaks in three of his last seven races but if he minds his manners, he has a strong chance. (6) TRUMP THIS is 0-30 in 2024 and has failed to “Make Freehold Great Again” so far but he has cashed checks in each of his last five races. Race 4: TrackMaster 72.5 (Pick 5) (8) WINNING MUSCLE has looked like a completely different horse since shipping in and joining the Izzy Estrada barn. In four races, he has two wins and a second place finish. Last week this 4-year-old left strongly from the seven post and settled into the pocket and finished a strong second. There’s not much early speed in here and aggressive could land him on or near the lead. However, Marohn Jr. chose #6 over this one. (4) JESSIES OUTLAWED comes in for his fourth try off the bench and was facing tougher here at Freehold earlier this year. He comes in off no chance trips from outside posts at Yonkers and this could be a wakeup call. (6) HEADOVERBOOTS AS is a bit of a wild card. The former Ron Burke trainee goes first time for Scott Di Domenico and shows success out of town on the Northfield half mile oval. She has been facing better but has a bit of a stale date with her most recent race being on 9/6. (2) ROBERT MICHAEL won three starts back here wire-to-wire easily at 1:2 odds two levels down and has put in two decent efforts the last two at this level with consecutive fourth place finishes.  Race 5: $70,000 NJSS Standardbred Development 2-Year-Old Filly Trot Final (Pick 5) (2) BEERSNSUNSHINE DEO has adjusted well to wearing training hopples three back and has three consecutive second place finishes. Last week in her first start for Deters and at Freehold she put in a strong uncovered effort clearing the lead at the top of the stretch and got beat late by a neck. George Brennan comes down to Freehold for the drive and she should be well positioned to have a major say with a chance at the upset. (1) SEVENTH GEN should buy a lottery ticket as the odds are 240-1 odds to land the rail three consecutive times in fields of five, six and eight. She has converted the rail in the first two legs of this series to easy victories after scoring impressively at Philly in 1:56 1/5. She will likely be a heavy favorite and rightfully so and could prove tough to beat. (3) HALFADOZEN added Lasix last week and put in a strong effort trying to wire the field but faded late to third missing by 3/4 of a length. The prior week she went wire-to-wire in the first leg. Daniel Dube drives and is part owner and she should be on or near the lead early.  RACE 6 : F&M NW $2500 L5/TrackMaster 75.5 (4) BADDITUDE comes in for Izzy Estrada with by far the highest TrackMaster rating in this field. She has hit the board 14-29 times in 2024 including six wins out of town and has been chasing some strong miles at Philly. She draws well and has been facing stronger. (8) CORSINI A keeps putting in solid effort after effort and often gets overlooked Sure the eight post is a tough task but she’s beaten better this year and has speed to get into contention early. She should outperform her 20:1 ML and could add value to the ticket. (1) OOH REAL GOOD is 0-24 this season but has hit the board the last three starts at Philly since adding Lasix. She could get a good trip in here and certainly can hit the ticket. (7) UTE BLUE CHIP has cashed checks in her last seven races but only has two exacta finishes in 21 starts this season. She still looks like she can compete at this level and is another that can add value. Race 7: $70,000 NJSS Standardbred Development 2-Year-Old Colt Trot Final (4) SAFE TALK has been a new horse since coming to Freehold for Ron Burke with Joe Bongiorno in the bike. He has gone wire-to-wire in the first two legs of this series and he outdrew most of his top competition. (3) KEVLAR CCL recovered well from a quick break two back to finish third in the first leg and was solid pocket sitting second last week but was no match for Safe Talk. He’s hit the ticket in 5-8 in his young career and could turn the tables in the finals. (8) FORWARD PATH dominated last week in his first trip over the Freehold oval going wire-to-wire winning by 4 3/4 lengths at 1:5 odds. He draws the worst of it but if he can blast out and get early position, he will be a major factor. Race 8: F&M TrackMaster 72.5 (Pick 4) (5) WESTERN ROSIE drops her claiming price for Izzy Estrada, which could raise some concern, but she won three back on 9/6 impressively over at Philly. It’s interesting to note that on 8/18 she faced Its Mesmerize N (#4 in here) and was 5:2 odds while Its Mesmerize N went off at 99-1 from the inside. She’s been facing tougher, has by far the highest TrackMaster rating and should have a big say in here. (1) BETTE TINA won here at this level on 8/23 and was a solid third here last week at 4:5 odds. She’s just 2-54 from 2023-24 but she draws well and has hit the ticket in her last four Freehold starts. (4) ITS MESMERISE N finally drew well last week and self-destructed behind the gate and broke at 1:9 odds and was distanced at a lower level. She switches to Vinnie Ginsburg, bumps back up, draws well against a better field but has a solid chance at making amends. RACE 9: $70,000 NJSS Standardbred Development 3-Year-Old Filly Pace Final (4) MIKI IN LUV has won 10-27 career starts and has adjusted well over at Freehold the last two starts after breaking three back at 1:9 odds. Last week she won impressively out of the pocket in 1:54 4/5 and just needs to mind her manners to have a major say. She was chasing several sub 1:50 miles out of town and she clearly has a lot of talent. (3) PULP FICTION has eight wins in 25 career starts and $250,000+ in the bank. She adjusted well to the half mile here at Freehold last week and tried cutting the mile and got beat a neck by Miki In Luv. It is likely to come down to these two again. She has hit the ticket 18 times and is a major player to take home the whole “Big Kahuna Burger” (for you movie buffs).  (1) WHERE’S LARRY has hit the board in 11-22 starts including a second place finish in the NJ Classic at the Meadowlands. While I would be surprised to see her on the win end, I think she has a solid chance to hit the ticket and I have always loved when ladies ask, “Where’s Larry?” [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 10: TrackMaster 72.5 (Trot) (2) HOLD ME CLOSER drops down slightly and has gone wire-to-wire three times in the last five races, including on 9/6 at this level. There’s not much early speed in here and she should have things all her own way on the front end with a good chance at repeating. (5) GRAFENBERG went wire-to-wire at a reduced level last week at 1:5 odds but also won here at this level from the eight post on 5/17. She needs to be close to the lead in here as the top choice has a hobby of backing down the fractions. With a coy drive by Marohn Jr. this one has a legitimate chance. (4) MASSTER BLUE isn’t much of a threat on the win end as he is 0-33 in 2024 but he’s hit the ticket in four of his last six tries and has enough early speed to draft along and fill out the triple. Race 11: F&M TrackMaster 68.5 (5) DREAM PILLAR has five wins on the year, all here at Freehold at this level. She crushed a field two back from the eight post going wire-to-wire by four lengths and she doesn’t have much to beat in here but she does get her sixth different driver in six week. (2) PRICNESS GLYDANA is just 3-69 in 2023-24 but won four back at this level b 8 3/4 lengths and has been competing in some quick miles for this level. She was a disappointing beaten favorite at 3:5 odds two back against Dream Pillar but she is well positioned here to make an impact. (4) TWO MORE DREAMS makes her fourth start off the bench here and has cashed checks in each of her last three starts. She’s just 3-47 from 2023-24 but improvement can be expected.