Meadowlands: Analysis for Friday 11/25

2022 STATS: 16 - 68 / $102.60 (-$33.40)
BEST BETS: 1 - 5 / $3.40 (-$6.60)
SPOT PLAYS: 1 - 5 / $14.60 (+$4.60)
BEST BET - STUN GUN (6th)
SPOT PLAY - TUFFENUFTOWEARPINK (13th)

Race 1 - F&M NW5000L5/TrackMaster Rating 79.50 or Less as of 11-22-22/Not 3rd or Better L7 Starts Pace

(5) ALWAYS B MIMI comes in from Yonkers where she's been racing at higher levels and closed out her mile in 27 and change most recently. (2) ONECROOKEDLEG won at this level back in early September at the Meadowlands and should be more involved from an inside post this time. (4) CORSINI A gained spots and ground in the final quarter a couple of weeks ago and slides down a notch on the class ladder here.

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Race 2 - NW2/21000LT / F&M or NW L3 Starts 30000LT Trot

(10) PURE COUNTESS failed at 1-9 most recently at Harrah's Philadelphia but had been competitive in stakes company before that, and perhaps she'll offer a better price tonight given the outside draw. (6) PORTOFINO picked up a check in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final on October 15 and makes her first start out of the Ron Burke barn tonight. (5) PENCILS DOWN also raced in the OSS Super Final, finishing sixth, and was second versus NW3's in her first attempt for Jeff Cullipher at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently.

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Race 3 - TrackMaster Rating 77 as of 11-22-22 Pace

(8) RIVER DALI tallied handily over GSY foes at the Meadowlands on September 2 and came back with a solid qualifier behind Niki Hill last Saturday. (4) THNDRFRMTHETHRON N steps up again but is very sharp with three straight wins and was even able to overcome getting bothered by a breaker on the far turn last week. (3) SPINNAKER HANOVER has been coming home with strong final quarters and moves inside on the gate this time.

Race 4 - NW3000L5/TrackMaster Rating 76.5 or Less as of 11-22-22 Trot

(9) HENDERSON SEELSTER minded his manners in both his 11-12 qualifier and his race last Friday. He remains at the bottom level, and I'll give him a shot. (5) MARQUIS VOLO has charged home to finish second at long odds the last two weeks and is usable given his form. (4) TROYCEN made a break when last seen on November 4, but trainer Ron Burke is putting a lot of live horses on the track right now, and he gets a switch to Yannick Gingras in the bike.

Race 5 - NW7500L5/TrackMaster Rating 82 or Less as of 11-22-22 Trot

(3) ALL AMERICAN N has won at the Meadowlands before and drops out of tougher spots tonight. (9) HUNTING AS ships in from Pocono with two straight runner-up finishes in tougher classes and won't be 1-2 like he was in his last try. (7) KANDY SWEET invades from Yonkers where she's been facing $50,000 and $75,000 claimers and recently had a run of three consecutive first- or second-place results.

Race 6 - NW2/20000LT Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(6) STUN GUN did well to hold third after a first-over trip last Saturday and races at a lover level tonight. (7) RESTAURANT BULLY closed well to finish second against NW2's on 11-19. (5) UP THE CREEK ships over from Pocono where he posted back-to-back runner-up results in their NW2 class and makes his third start back after a layoff tonight.

Race 7 - F&M NW3000L5/TrackMaster Rating 76.5 or Less as of 11-22-22/12500CLM Pace

(4) RIGGINSWIND took her seasonal mark at the Meadowlands earlier this year and is the best form of any of these, including a win most recently at Harrah's Philadelphia. (1) NORTHERN LUXURY gets a second shot at bottom level foes here and moves from post ten to the pole position. (6) BEST KEEPSAKE raced well to finish third last week after having to work hard to get to the front.

Race 8 - 15000-20000CLM HCP Pace **$32,429.41 Carryover/$100,000 Guaranteed Pick 6 Pool**

(7) PLAY JET RAY ships south from Woodbine Mohawk Park where he was racing at higher claiming levels than this, and this horse has raced at the Meadowlands before with some success. (5) WINDSONG JACK is another one with a good Meadowlands history, including his seasonal mark this year, and he's been sharp over at Yonkers. (9) TEXAS TERROR N had a tough trip and tired last Saturday but was racing solidly against $15,000 and $20,000 claimers at Yonkers back in October and gets reunited with Todd McCarthy.

Race 9 - NW5000L5/TrackMaster Rating 79.5 or Less as of 11-22-22 Trot

(10) TAD KRAZY HANOVER closed well to finish fourth at this level a week ago and returns to a regular weekly racing schedule tonight. (2) DOWN THE PIKE MIKE was third in the same race my top pick comes out of last Friday and slides inside on the gate. (1) MEADOWBRANCH RICKY took his life's mark at the Meadowlands earlier this year and has two straight third-place finishes at Pocono.

Race 10 - NW5000L5/TrackMaster Rating 81 or Less as of 11-22-22 Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(8) CHUCKY HANOVER came up empty and then broke last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia, but he finished full of pace at the Meadowlands prior to that, and this is easily the softest spot he's been in on his page. (3) ITALIAN DELIGHT N didn't have a great trip on 11-11 and faded, but he's had plenty of success at the Meadowlands before and can turn it around quickly with a smoother journey. (5) PERSIMMON A has three straight second-place finishes against NW5000L5's and NW7500L5 at Yonkers.

Race 11 - NW3000L5 Pace

(8) LIKE CLOCKWORK performed very well two back at the Meadowlands, finishing second against NW5000L5's, and faces bottom-level foes here. Just draw a line through his try on 11-20 at Harrah's Philadelphia as he wound up on the outside throughout. (4) BANK SEA couldn't get the job done at 1-5 at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently but has done his best racing at the Meadowlands in recent years. (1) CHIEFS BEACH gets another opportunity against NW3000L5's tonight after cutting the mile and ending up fourth last Friday.

Race 12 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less as of 11-22-22 Pace

(9) MIDNIGHT ZEN is riding a two race win streak and hasn't missed the board in three starts since joining the Edwin Quevedo barn. She gets a test here as she comes up from Freehold, but there's no one in here that's overly intimidating. (2) DOC'S FAITH shows a victory over NW3's at Harrah's Philadelphia and exits the NW4 level at Pocono. (5) RHYME N ROLL is just six-for-115 lifetime but invades from Pocono in good form, including picking up a check against NW6000L5's over there most recently.

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Race 13 - TrackMaster Rating 80 or Less as of 11-22-22 Pace

(1) TUFFENUFTOWEARPINK picked up spots and gained ground from an outside post on November 11. He moves inside on the gate tonight and gets reunited with Todd McCarthy, who guided him to a victory at Harrah's Philadelphia two starts back. (3) GEE WILIKERS keeps turning in quality efforts at long odds, and I'll include. (5) GAME OF CHANGE had to do the first-over work and faded last Saturday but makes his second start for Nik Drennan here and won two straight out at The Red Mile earlier in the month.

Race 14 - TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less as of 11-22-22 Pace

(9) DAKOTA JACK owns a similar profile to stablemate GAME OF CHANGE in race 13 as he's making his second attempt for the Drennan barn, and I could see him improving off his fourth-place finish on 11-18. (3) GRATEFUL KISS is likely to take plenty of attention as he finished second from post ten last Friday and moves inside on the gate tonight. (7) BRONSONS DELIGHT doesn't have a great win record in his career (four-for-81) but comes back from Harrah's Philadelphia off a third-place finish and was second in the blowout win for Rockeyed Optimist here on November 5.