Meadowlands: Analysis for Friday 4/26

2024 STATS: 17 - 56 / $122.80 (+$10.80)
BEST BETS: 2 - 4 / $7.00 (-$1.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 1 - 4 / $5.00 (-$3.00)
BEST BET - BETTE TINA (2nd)
SPOT PLAY - BENICIO (13th)

Race 1 - MADC 1 Pace

(9) OHMIKYOURSOFINE moves back outside on the gate this time but was game in finishing fourth last week despite getting in a big tussle for the lead. Hopefully he can have a smoother journey here. (3) FINAL JUSTICE gets major post relief tonight after starting from the ten-hole a week ago. He paced a solid final quarter in that tilt and gets another chance with Tony Beltrami. (4) BILBO HANOVER rallied from tenth to third in the same event FINAL JUSTICE exits and is also sliding in from post eight to the four-hole.

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Race 2 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 76 or Less as of 4-23-24 Pace

(6) BETTE TINA gets to team up with a catch driver for the first time in a few weeks tonight, and I'll look for that to result in an improved performance against a wide-open group. (4) MISS ITALIA was scratched over at Yonkers on 4-16 but just missed against the red-hot Paige Perfect at the Meadowlands prior to that. (5) FIRSTOFANERA closed with a good kick against slightly tougher TrackMaster foes last Friday and I'll toss her in underneath.

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Race 3 - NW2000L4 Pace

(2) GENTLE GIANT has been facing way tougher foes than this at Yonkers and Pocono. Hopefully he'll get overlooked a bit as he switches from a catch driver back to the trainer in the bike. (3) BET A BUNDLE drops out of the NW5000L4 class and gets major post relief to go with it. (1) EL LE TISSIER N had no shot from the ten-hole on Saturday night but drew the pole position in this spot and is sliding down from the NW3000L4 level.

Race 4 - 9000-12500CLM HCP Pace

(6) TIDAL SHARK exits the amateur races for a first time in a while and lands Tim Tetrick's services because of that. His final quarters in his last two tries are good enough to make me think he's got some sneaky form. (7) PINEBUSHDRAGONROLL miscued back on 4-6 but has been racing well in this class other than and won a week ago. (2) BARRIER was third in the event won by PINEBUSHDRAGONROLL last Friday and starts from another inside post.

Race 5 - MADC 1 Pace

(9) LINCOLN BOULEVARD didn't have great luck at the draw but exiting TrackMaster 74 & 77 races for the MADC 1 should be a drop, and he came up just a nose short of winning the last time he teamed up with driver Joe Lee back in February. (7) IN NEVADA N is suddenly hot with a second and a win in his last two outings. (5) KEEP US HAPPY finished out his mile in 27 and change in a TrackMaster 71 contest last Friday and driver Michael Shults has been doing well both against amateurs and the catch drivers.

Race 6 - TrackMaster Rating 83 or Less as of 4-23-24 Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(6) OSTRO HANOVER finds what should be a softer class than the claimers he's been facing lately both here and at Yonkers. I think he'll continue to offer value and this appears to be a wide-open contest. (5) SPORTS FAN comes over from Yonkers out of some tough races, including their NW15000L5 level two back. Yonkers shippers have been doing pretty well at the Meadowlands lately and this could be another one. (2) NO WORDS has hit the board in his last two appearances in this class and has another inside post to work with.

Race 7 - Play Meadowlands Series Final / NW3000L4 Cd (Points Leaders) Trot

(6) PENCILS DOWN broke on the first turn last week but did have some trot in the lane after recovering. She won handily in this series prior to his miscue, and I'll hope for a little bit of inflated value on her tonight. (1) FASHION CANTAB picks up a new driver tonight in Tim Tetrick and perhaps that'll help him put in a better effort. (3) WHATS THE WORD had a pair of runner-up results in the prelims of this series and gets some post relief here.

Race 8 - TrackMaster Series / F&M TrackMaster Rating 84 or Less as of 4-23-24/NW Starters NW7500 or Less Last Start Pace

(3) ROCK MY SOCKS rode the rail last week in a sixth-place finish but had a few weeks off coming into that contest. She's back on a regular racing schedule tonight, and I think she should be sharper. ($) DONTKARENIFIDO finished with plenty of pace in a NW7500L5 event a week ago and moves inside on the gate this time. (1) VILLAGE JADE exits tougher classes over at Yonkers, and I'll include.

Race 9 - MADC 1 Pace

(9) BEACHIN put in a good effort in finishing second in a claiming event at the Meadowlands a week ago and has only missed the top three once in five outings this year. Nobody really jumps off the page in here, so I'll use him and hope his good form continues. (6) LACHIE MAGUIRE N took a MADC 1 event last week but given his one-for-12 win record this year, he isn't the type I can back at short odds. (4) SKYWAY BILLY returns to the MADC 1 races after facing TrackMaster 74 or less rivals lately. His final quarter in his last race was strong.

Race 10 - Winners Over 14000L4 or Winners Over 50000LT Trot **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(6) LEXUS KODY, (5) STABLE GENIUS and (4) CHAPERCRAZ were first, second and third in a similar winners over event on Saturday night, and I'll look for that result to happen again. LEXUS KODY just appears too fast for these as long as he continues to mind his p's and q's.

Race 11 - TrackMaster Series Final / F&M TrackMaster Rating 77.6 (Points Leaders) Pace

(1) MAJOR BATTLE closed with pace in a quick mile a week ago and gets to start from post one tonight. (6) CHARMING VIXEN got up to win last week after the driver change to Scott Zeron, and he is at the controls again here. (3) ABUELITA HANOVER gets significant post relief and kicked home in 27 and change in both of her appearances in this series.

Race 12 - 3YO NW2 Ext. PM Races LT / Fillies & Maidens Drawn Inside Trot

(5) FRENCH KRONOS tallied against NW3 company at Harrah's Philadelphia to start his 3-year-old campaign on 4-14 and trainer Marcus Melander has sent out plenty of live comebackers in Pennsylvania thus far. (3) BENNY J didn't win in his rookie campaign but did make the Kentucky Sires Stakes final and competed in a Grand Circuit event at The Red Mile. He qualified sharp last Saturday at the Meadowlands. (7) SEVEN REPS miscued in the Weiss Series over at Pocono but qualified well at The Big M prior to that.

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Race 13 - TrackMaster Series / F&M TrackMaster Rating 84 or Less as of 4-23-24/NW Starters NW7500 or Less Last Start Pace

(5) BENICIO appeared loaded with pace in the lane last Friday but never had any room. She makes her second start back after a layoff tonight and picks up Marcus Miller. (6) HEAVENS SHOWGIRL A rallied off cover to win a NW7500L5 event a week ago and has Dexter Dunn in the bike for a second time. (3) PATTYCAKE MOOSS was second in the tilt won by HEAVENS SHOWGIRL A last week and moves inside on the gate a couple of notches.

Race 14 - NW3000L4/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 4-23-24 Trot

(1) MUFASA AS comes over from Yonkers out of tougher classes and picks up Scott Zeron in the bike against a beatable field here. (6) LIVINGONTHERAIL gained spots and ground to finish third at this level a week ago but his poor win record makes him a use-underneath type only. He was Dunn's choice over my top selection. (7) SHINKANSEN continues to compete at this NW3000L4 level and was favored a week ago. He does pack enough early foot to make the front like he did on 3-29.