Meadowlands: Analysis for Friday 9/3

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BEST BET - WHEN DOVESCRY (6th)
SPOT PLAY - TESTING TESTING (5th)

Race 1 - GSY Series Pace

(2) MASTER CONRAD appears like he exits the best races out of this group and took his life's mark at the Meadowlands earlier this year. (6) THESPYWHOLOVEDME was scratched sick on 8-27, but he's won a race here each of the past two seasons and picked up positions in a very fast mile at Harrah's Philadelphia on August 19. (7) CASHNCAM has James Foley to drive. He's usually the most reliable of the amateurs, and I'll include.

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Race 2 - 7500-10000CLM HCP Pace

I'll take a shot with (4) STORMONT CZAR A, who clearly prefers the bigger track as he broken stride in his last three attempts on five-eighths-mile ovals. He won at the Meadowlands before the Championship Meet ended and might try to wire this group that appears to lack early speed. (5) MCNULTY Z TAM is another one who seems to prefer the big track, as he won locally on 7-30 but was unable to replicate that success at Yonkers or Freehold. (6) FOX VALLEY NEMITZ has been favored in three of his last five starts but has not delivered. I think that makes him one you want to try and beat on the win end.

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Race 3 - GSY Series Trot

(7) DARK POOL raced well in an amateur drivers series at Yonkers and showed the ability to both rally and go to the front, which I think is a bonus in these events. (5) SCIROCCO PATRICK exits a winning effort against bottom level foes at Harrah's Philadelphia, and Mark Silva usually does pretty well when he drives. (9) BIG MONEY HONEY was scratched out of a start on 8-23, but he was third here back on Hambletonian Eve and an appearance against NW6000L5's at Pocono stacks up very well class-wise in this group.

Race 4 - GSY Series Pace

(2) WATCHMENEIGHNEIGH comes over from Tioga in pretty good form and has a combination that has done very well in the amateur races in driver Tony Beltrami and trainer Williams Hernandez. (6) SUPERIOR RAVEN has won at the Meadowlands in the past and shows a couple of third-place results against NW7000L5's at Harrah's Philadelphia. (3) PETAL TO THE METAL is one of a few mares tackling the boys in here. If there is some pace to chase, that'll help her rallying style.

Race 5 - 2YO NW2/20000LT Trot

(4) TESTING TESTING was 2-1 against King Of The North in a New Jersey Sire Stakes leg on 7-2 here, so I think this horse has some talent, and he qualified back nicely at Vernon. (9) HILL OF CASH S scored convincingly in her debut at Harrah's Philadelphia, but she does move outside on the gate off that mile. (6) AMADEUS was third in his first start at Harrah's Philadelphia on 8-26 and now we get a driver change from trainer Lucas Wallin to Tim Tetrick.

Race 6 - Miss Versatility Series Open Mares Trot

(7) WHEN DOVESCRY gets away from Atlanta and Manchego as they're both in Canada, and I expect her to step to the front and win. (2) FELICITYSHAGWELL S has the speed to get a pocket trip behind my top choice and has been racing well. (4) SORELLA hasn't had much success in 2021 after an excellent 3-year-old campaign, but she's also been plagued by bad draws. She got a good post here, so let's see if Dexter Dunn can work some of his magic.

Race 7 - W.N. Reynolds Memorial 2YO Fillies Trot

(1) GRACELYN HANOVER performed well here in the Championship Meet, including a romping win in her Garden State division on 8-6. I imagine she'll be on or near the lead again. (7) LILBITALEXIS went two-for-three at the Meadowlands in July and August and cruised over NW3's at Harrah's Philadelphia. (4) MISSWALNER FASHION tallied in the Kindergarten and Garden State at The Big M, but she's been off almost a month coming into this event, so I'll swing against.

Race 8 - W.N. Reynolds Memorial 2YO C&G Trot

(3) B A SUPERHERO made the Peter Haughton Memorial final in August and now gets to team with Dunn after breaking his maiden at Harrah's Philadelphia. (4) VALENTINE EXPRESS upset a big favorite in the New York Sire Stakes last time out at Saratoga and has a victory over the seven-eighths-mile track at Vernon. (5) THERESNOLIMIT S owns two wins in overnight races and was second in a Tompkins-Geers split at the Meadowlands back in June. He gets Brian Sears's services for the first time.

Race 9 - W.N. Reynolds Memorial 2YO Fillies Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(6) TREACHEROUS DRAGON finished a strong second at the Meadowlands in a Kindergarten division on 7-23 and backed that up by winning in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes. I'll trust trainer Brett Pelling has her ready despite the gap in her schedule. (3) HAMPTONS BABE is having a good campaign in the New York Sire Stakes and may appreciate getting to stretch out on the mile oval. (4) REENACTMENT has missed the board just once so far and posted a rallying victory in the New York Sire Stakes at Tioga last time out.

Race 10 - W.N. Reynolds Memorial 2YO C&G Pace

(3) BOUNTY HUNTER didn't make the New York Sire Stakes final, but I thought he raced well in finishing second to a talented-looking rival in Early Action last time out at Yonkers. (8) PICKUP MAN HANOVER and (9) FORREST BLU both did advance to the New York Sire Stakes championship. I don't think either one of them "have" to win this race from outside posts and a bigger purse up for grabs next week, so I'll put underneath.

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Race 11 - W.N. Reynolds Memorial 2YO C&G Trot

(2) DISTANCE LEARNING is a horse who I think is going to appreciate getting off the smaller tracks in New York and Pennsylvania to race at the Meadowlands. His one baby race here back in June was very good. (6) GLOBAL DAYTRADER S picked up a check in the Champlain Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park and both of his on the board finishes have come with Tetrick, who is back in the bike here. (3) GRAND SPA won in the New York Sire Stakes at Vernon back in July, and I could see him being another one who picks it up now that he's not on a half-mile or five-eighths-mile oval.

Race 12 - NW9000L4/NW10000 in 2021 Trot

(3) PATRIARCH HANOVER started in the Open at Yonkers on 7-30 and has been working his way down in class since then. He was a good second in a NW13000L4 event at Pocono last time out, and driver Joe Bongiorno has a knack for taking advantage when he gets a chance to drive for Ron Burke. (7) FINALLY FOUND AWAY tallied in his most recent appearance at Harrah's Philadelphia and seems to have rounded into form after missing all of 2020. (5) LAZZARO has won 11 times in 2021, including in the Open at Saratoga three back. I think this sort of level is probably a good spot for him.