Meadowlands: Analysis for Friday 4/14

MEET STATS: 16 - 81 / $93.20 (-$68.80)
BEST BETS: 5 - 6 / $17.20 (+$5.20)
2022 SPOT PLAYS: 0 - 6 / $0.00 (-$12.00)
BEST BET - WINE N DINE ME (6th)
SPOT PLAY - ROCK TO GLORY (1st)

Race 1 - Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club 1 Pace

(9) ROCK TO GLORY seems like he puts in his best races when he moves to outside posts like he does tonight, and I think he should continue to offer value in what looks like a wide-open opener. (5) TAKEITTOTHEFACE has hit the board in back-to-back amateur event and is usable again in this contest. (6) JONAH was out two-wide for a long time before making the lead a week ago and paid the price in the final quarter. He gets to move inside on the gate a couple of notches here.

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Race 2 - Standardbred Retirement Foundation 3YO Fillies NW2/35000LT as of 1-1-23 Trot

(2) JET ZETTE followed along and finished third week ago and gets away from the standouts in this series tonight. (3) PRINCESS CAITLYN has a similar profile to my top pick and was able to hit the board against NW2's back in early March. (4) WILDER DAYS made a miscue last week but had some stakes experience as a freshman and is in good hands with trainer Noel Daley.

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Race 3 - NW3000L5/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 4-11-23 Trot

(1) HOCKEY HANOVER finds the bottom level and has a better post tonight, so hopefully he has a better trip and gets the win I thought he'd pick up a week ago. (8) BET BIG ON BLUE won in this class two back and returns to it here after an unsuccessful try versus NW5000L5 company last Friday. (9) HOROSCOPE trounced TrackMaster 74 or less rivals last week and did hit the board in both of his attempts against NW3000L5's in March.

Race 4 - Standardbred Retirement Foundation 3YO Fillies NW2/35000LT as of 1-1-23 Pace

(5) ALWAYS B NAUGHTY just missed by a head a couple weeks ago. The filly that beat her, Super Girl, came back to take an easy victory last Friday, so that only boosted this one's credentials. (2) ALWAYS A DANCER finished with a good kick behind Super Girl in that race a week ago and gets away from that rival tonight. (4) ULTIMATE LOULOU has finished third in both legs of this event thus far, and I will slot her in that position again this time.

Race 5 - Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club 1 Pace

(6) MISTER HAT will get another shot from me this week as he finished with interest after ending up on excess cover in his amateur race last Friday. (7) TISADREAM N was second to a longshot winner last week in a good performance, and I will include him. (1) ALWAYS A PANTHER went a long way on the front-end before getting overtaken in the stretch a week ago and shifts from post nine to the pole position tonight.

Race 6 - Mares NW7500L5 or since 8-6-22/TrackMaster Rating 83 or Less as of 4-11/NW Starters in NW7500 or TrackMaster 83 in Last 4 Starts Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(5) WINE N DINE ME went a huge trip from post ten to beat TrackMaster 83 or Less foes on 4-1 and then came back last Saturday in a tougher spot to finish fourth with a 26 and change final quarter. She'll get my top call. (6) PRAIRIE WESTERNGAL invades from Pocono off back-to-back wins, including in their NW13000L5 class. (2) VILLAGE JADE drops out of the NW12500L5 level and shows hitting the board against NW20000L5's over at Yonkers.

Race 7 - NW2/21500LT Trot

(8) VIOLENCE topped NW2's twice in February and March and might be a tad overlooked here as he's been off since breaking in a tougher spot on March 17. (4) CADILLAC MOON is making his debut tonight but qualified extremely well at the Meadowlands on 3-31 behind a horse who went on to romp in a division of the Weiss Series at Pocono. (6) SENNA has been burning quite a bit of money as he's taken wagering support and not been able to win, but he's also hit the board in three straight outings, including versus NW4's at Yonkers most recently.

Race 8 - Meadowlands Amateur Drivers Club 1 Pace

(5) MEET THE CREEPER never threatened last Friday as the favorite, but I think that will inflate his price tonight, and I'll look for him to be more involved in the action like he was on 3-31. (7) CLAYTONS BETTOR N was victorious in an amateur race a couple of weeks ago and driver/owner James Slendorn is often able to find his way on or near the lead in these contests. (9) THNDRFRMTHETHRON N comes in off a sick scratch but was facing TrackMaster 80.5 or Less foes prior to that and rallied to finish second in an amateur dash in early March.

Race 9 - Mares NW5000L5/TrackMaster Rating 80.5 or Less as of 4-11-23/Winners Base Class NW3000 or Less Last Start Pace

(3) THE STUNNING NUN N should be in a much softer spot here than the NW13500L5's she's been facing at Pocono and while she didn't hit the board in one attempt at The Big M back in mid-March, that was against NW7500L5's and she closed in 27 seconds flat. (4) RABLE gets some additional class relief tonight after advancing from ninth to fifth in the final quarter of a NW7500L5 tilt last Saturday. (8) DBLDELITEBRIGADE N won in the NW7500L5 class at Yonkers three back and has been facing tougher foes on the half-mile oval since then.

Race 10 - NW14000L5/TrackMaster Rating 88 or Less as of 4-11-23 Trot **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(4) MON AMOUR was a good second behind a heavily-favored Platinum As in this class last Friday. I think he's the one to beat as he faces several that are stepping up or coming in from other venues. (7) DRIBBLING BI has won back-to-back races over NW7500L5's and NW10500L5's, and I will use him. (6) HEAVENS PIC rallied to a runner-up result behind DRIBBLING BI in their common race a week ago and has shown more early speed at Dover than he did in that tilt.

Race 11 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 74.25 or Less as of 4-11-23 Pace

(9) THE TURNING POINT qualified well on 3-31 and then backed that up by having pace on the end of her mile last Saturday. She drew outside but gets an opportunity to team up with Tim Tetrick this time. (5) CRUZIN COCO was third and then fourth in races won by Unstoppable Hall the last two weeks and doesn't face that rival tonight. (1) YOU BEDA ROCK woke up with a winning performance down at Freehold on April 7 and has won at the Meadowlands before.

Race 12 - TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less as of 4-11-23 Trot

(3) USURP HANOVER takes a second crack at this class after finishing a late-gaining fourth-placed-third as the favorite a couple of Fridays ago. (6) WOW LESTER moves in a couple of slots on the gate tonight after getting a second to the well-meant Horoscope at this level last week. (10) BOASTER COASTER is stuck outside and comes off a breaking effort but defeated TrackMaster 74 or Less foes on March 24.

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Race 13 - NW5000L5/TrackMaster Rating 80 or Less as of 4-11-23/NW Starters 5000 in L3 Starts Trot

(2) WILY WALLY exits tougher spots both here at the Meadowlands and over at Yonkers and makes his third start out of the high-percentage Per Engblom barn. (5) AMADOR gets some additional class relief tonight and gets reunited with Steve Smith, who seems to get along well with him. That third two back against NW10500L5 company is a standout performance compared to the others in here. (3) DEBS PRINCE HALL looked like a winner last week until Donato Patriot K chased him down in the final strides. That was against NW5000L5's, so he's at the same level here.

Race 14 - TrackMaster Rating 74.5/7500CLM Pace

(10) WINDSUN TITAN tallied in his first start for trainer Izzy Estrada down at Freehold last Saturday, and despite the ten-hole here, he faces several that are not in good form, and I will use. (4) FERDINAND A won an amateur race two back and has been competitive when he's shown up in this class lately, too. (2) BRUCE'S MAGIC is just one-for-47 in the win column over the last two years but gets a chance to partner with a catch driver in Todd McCarthy this time and did pick up a third in an amateur tilt two back.