Meadowlands: Analysis for Saturday 11/27

MEET STATS: 5 - 14 / $18.40 (-$9.60)
BEST BETS: 1 - 1 / $2.40 (+$0.40)
SPOT PLAYS: 0 - 1 / $0.00 (-$2.00)
BEST BET - GEEZ JOE (1st)
SPOT PLAY - WINDSONG PARISIAN (11th)

Race 1 - NW7000L5/TrackMaster Rating 85 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace

(6) GEEZ JOE drops out of the $100,000 claiming handicap group tonight and comes off an excuse line on 11-13 when he was wiped out by a breaker. I'd expect him to be on or near the lead. (2) HEZA REAL DIAMOND steps up a notch but does so off a romping win and kept Todd McCarthy over another one in here. (5) ROGERTHAT BLUECHIP makes his second start out of the Andrew Harris barn after coming down from Plainridge and did close in 27 and change over at Yonkers on November 12.

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Race 2 - NW14000L5/Winners of 5 But Not More Than 7 Extended PM Races LT Trot

(7) LIGHTFOOTEDLEGEND has closed well in both of his tries at the Meadowlands and gets a driver upgrade to Scott Zeron tonight. (5) DELTASUN A gets reunited with Andy McCarthy here, drops a level, and hopefully won't have to do the first-over work like he did last Friday. (2) DUCHESSPEDIA rallied from seventh to third in the back-half of her mile on 11-19. She has post relief tonight and gets to team with Joe Bongirono on this occasion.

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Race 3 - NW2500L5/TrackMaster Rating 79 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace

(1) OPUS BLUE CHIP started from two straight post sevens over at Yonkers. He should appreciate the move to the inside tonight, and this barn sent out a winner last Friday. (6) MARVALOUS ONE moves up in class here, but he's a known commodity at the Meadowlands, and this doesn't look like the toughest bunch. He picks up Dexter Dunn, too. (7) FOURBOLTMANE didn't have a good night back on 11-13, but this appears to be a pretty big drop in class. Maybe check and see if they've done any equipment tinkering with this guy.

Race 4 - NW2500L5/TrackMaster Rating 79 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace

(8) WHAT'S YOUR BEEF never got involved from post ten last Friday, but he did have some pace on the end of the mile, and here he gets to have Joe Bongiorno drive tonight for the first time since he came into Jenn Bongiorno's barn. I'll swing. (5) LITERL LAD HANOVER looks very usable dropping out of the NW5 class at Harrah's Philadelphia. Yannick Gingras might just try to wire this group with him. (2) FOUR-STAR FLASH took a shot at Heza Real Diamond from the pocket last week but was rebuffed. He gets away from anybody with that kind of capability here and did make the Ohio Sires Stakes final.

Race 5 - NW4000L5/TrackMaster Rating 82 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace

(5) COOL BLUES MAN seems to have come back around in his last pair at Dover after that injury scratch on 10-18. He adds Tim Tetrick in the bike tonight, too, which doesn't hurt. (9) ROCKEYED OPTIMIST drops a level after finishing third last Saturday against NW7000L5's. He'll probably be the one to beat. (7) TUXEDO BAY gets a catch driver in Mark MacDonald here after being driven by trainer Mark Silva in his last four appearances. I'll bank on that being a sign of positive intent and include.

Race 6 - NW10000L5/TrackMaster Rating 88.2 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(4) DEALER'S TABLE races in a class I think he can do some damage in tonight, and he was the one of the two sent out by trainer Jeff Cullipher in this event that Tetrick ended up on. (5) ROCKIN THE ACES rallied nicely to finish second last Saturday and returns to a mid-pack post in this contest. (2) SEMI TOUGH continues to work his way down the ladder here and gets reunited with Gingras. He planted him on the lead on November 13, and a similar approach might be taken again.

Race 7 - NW10000L5/Winners Base Class NW6000 or Less Last Start/TrackMaster Rating 82 or Less as of 11-23-21 Trot

(8) BELIEVER gets to drop a level tonight after finishing third against NW14000L5's last Friday. He's performed pretty well in all of his tries since coming over from Harrah's Philadelphia, and hopefully driver Troy Beyer is aggressive with him again. (2) JACK VERNON comes north from Dover after hitting the board in his last two efforts. This horse has always had a touch of class to him and hails from a high-percentage barn. (9) RICH AND MISERABLE is kind of hard to trust as he makes breaks for no apparent reason sometimes. I'll try and beat him for the win but will include underneath.

Race 8 - NW10000L5/TrackMaster Rating 88.2 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace

(5) SPOILERONTHEBEACH picked up a confidence-building victory over NW7000L5's a week ago and raced well in this class on 11-12, finishing a rallying fourth. David Miller isn't here tonight, so this horse gets the hot hands of Todd McCarthy instead. (2) BULLVILLE TERROR has rallied well in all of his starts since invading from Pocono, and I think this is the type of horse that Joe Bongiorno is going to get along well with as he hops in the bike. (3) ITALIAN DELIGHT N slides down from the NW140000L5's and has had plenty of success at the Meadowlands before.

Race 9 - 750000-100000CLM HCP Pace

(4) BLACK CHEVRON N took a shot at the sharp Komodo Beach from first-up a week ago and held fourth after getting rebuffed. I think he should continue to offer value, and hopefully new pilot Corey Callahan can find him some cover this time. (3) SUGARTOWN has been sharp in his last three and is enjoying a strong 5-year-old season after missing most of 2020. (8) SAVE ME A DANCE seemed like he was on his way to victory last Saturday but got rough-gaited late and came up a nose short of Komodo Beach. He's certainly a contender again.

Race 10 - Open Pace **$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool**

(7) VETTEL N qualified great last Saturday and won three straight at the Meadowlands back in September. I will bank on all systems being "go" tonight and put him on top. (2) LET IT RIDE N has lost a bit of his lustre since early in 2021, but he seems to be in form again right now and was a good second to a legit stakes horse in Catch The Fire on 11-6. (4) WORKIN ONA MYSTERY is probably going to be significantly overbet after he rallied to finish second to Allywag Hanover in the TVG final a week ago. You never really know what you're going to get from this horse, and I will try and beat him.

Race 11 - F&M NW7000L5 Pace

(6) WINDSONG PARISIAN appears a lot like Norman's Madeline did on paper last Friday for this driver (Dexter Dunn) and trainer (Paul Stafford) combination. Norman's Madeline blew away the field on the front-end, and maybe lightning can strike twice here. (1) DARKRSHADEOFPALE N didn't have a great trip on 11-19 but kept plugging away to get third. I think she's best when she can sit in and make one brush in the lane, and she could get that kind of trip from the pole tonight. (3) ALICORN was wiped out by a breaker on November 19, so that line is easy to give her a pass on. Both of her wins in 2021 have come at the Meadowlands, and she was Andy McCarthy's choice in this race.

Race 12 - 20000-29000CLM HCP Pace

(3) BETTOR NOTBITTER A won three times at the Meadowlands earlier this year. He gets to stretch his legs after racing at Yonkers lately and also slides out of their $40,000 claiming class. (5) MINDTRIP has won two straight at this level and is likely to be well-meant again tonight. (1) ARCHANGEL THREE was second to Mindtrip a week ago and third to him on 11-13.

Race 13 - NW2500L5/TrackMaster Rating 79 or Less as of 11-23-21 Pace

(4) MR D'S DRAGON leaves the GSY Series this week, and you'll have to go pretty far to find a bigger driver switch than the amateurs to Gingras. (4) OUR REGAL IDEAL N raced pretty well last Saturday, gaining late to finish fourth. He kept Todd McCarthy over another foe in this event. (2) SO TAKE THAT has three recent victories down at Freehold, which really stands out in this group, and he kicked home in 28 and change last time out at Rosecroft.