2025 STATS: 51 - 210 / $534.50 (+$114.50) BEST BETS: 7 - 15 / $28.70 (-$1.30) SPOT PLAYS: 6 - 15 / $152.80 (+$122.80) BEST BET - RYDINGTOTHEWIRE (10th) SPOT PLAY - PINE BUSH ITALIANO (12th) Race 1 - TrackMaster Rating 71 (NW L2 73.35) or Less Pace *Pick 5* (2) LYONS LIBERTY drops a notch off a second-place finish last Saturday and drew another inside post. (4) AMERICAN MERCURY shows a third against tougher TrackMaster Rating 74.5 or Less foes as recently as mid-November and gets post relief and picks up a catch driver as he exits amateur events. (10) FRAZIER HANOVER's form seems to be coming and going but gets a catch driver and has plenty of experience racing from bad posts in amateur races. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2 - NW2 (NW L2/NJSO NW3) Ext. PM Races or 20000LT (NW L2/NJSO 30000LT) / Maidens Drawn Inside Pace (3) SEAWORTHY HANOVER was second to a well-meant foe in a higher class last week and gets to drop tonight with a little post relief to go with that. (10) IN THE MOONLIGHT will have to overcome the ten-hole but has hit the board against both NW2s and TrackMaster Rating 80.5 or Less company since November 15. (7) FURNEAUX doesn't have a great lifetime win record but returns from Harrah's Philadelphia off a third against NW3 types on December 21. Race 3 - TrackMaster Rating 74.5 (NW L2 76.5) or Less Pace (2) YER SO BAD couldn't rally last Saturday when the front-end was the place to be but won two amateur races prior to that, gets post relief and hopefully the track will play more to his liking tonight. (7) SONO CONFUSO wound up first-over and then got bothered in his last outing but has won at this level as recently as November 22. (3) HASHTAG MONEY surged from last to third in the final quarter of his mile on 12-20 and moves in from the eight-hole to post three tonight. Race 4 - 15000-17500CLM HCP Pace (6) KILOWATT KID N loomed off cover before he flattened out a bit late a week ago. His form against $15,000 claimers at Yonkers before their meet wrapped up was strong and he makes his second start for his current connections tonight. (3) DUNSAN HARRY had a difficult trip on 12-13 and tired but had a win and a second prior to that and switches drivers to Mark Herschberger. (2) HUNT FOR CASH was unable to get involved from post seven last Saturday but moves in on the gate here and he was sharp prior to last week. Race 5 - TrackMaster Rating 77.5 (NW L2 79.55) or Less Pace (2) MY PAL JOE owns plenty of wins at the Meadowlands in the past and gets a catch driver at the controls here against a wide-open group as he moves in from post eight to the two-hole off a line where he closed in 27 and change. (4) BETTOR MAKE A WISH gets to team up with leading driver Brett Beckwith again and probably meets up with a softer group than he has in his recent fourth-place efforts in this class. (3) HUNGRYHUNGRY HIPPO was parked on December 20 and tired but was racing well in amateur events prior to that for a stable that had a 4-4-1 record from 12 starters last month. Race 6 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 (NW L2/NJSO 5) Ext. PM Races or 50000LT (NW L2/NJSO 60000LT) Pace *$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool* (1) MELTDOWN MONTE hung around to get a fifth last Saturday despite getting parked the mile for the second straight week and now switches drivers to Beckwith. (2) LOCHLAN HANOVER comes in from Harrah's Philadelphia and Yonkers in razor-sharp form and gets some post relief off his last mile where he had the six-hole. (3) LAZARUS STAR led most of the way before he wound up fourth at this level on 12-6 and was second against NW5s at Harrah's Philadelphia in a subsequent effort on 12-28. Race 7 - TrackMaster Rating 86 (NW L2 88) or Less Pace I'm going to stick with (3) DELE ROW A as he raced well again last week, though he got rolling too late and had to settle for a fast-closing runner-up result. (7) STELLAR YANKEE tallied two back in this class and was a gaining fourth in a subsequent appearance against NW12500L5 company on 12-20. (6) BETTORS DONTTELL missed a scheduled start at Harrah's Philadelphia on December 28 due to sickness but defeated STELLAR YANKEE on December 6 and was second to him on December 13. Race 8 - NW12500L5 (NJSO/NW L2 NW14000L5) / TrackMaster Rating 88.5 or Less / Starters NW10000 or Less Last Start / NW9 (NW L2 NW10) Ext. PM Races LT Pace *Pick 6* (4) BELMONT ROYALE N invades from Harrah's Philadelphia where he had a win and a second on 11-23 and 12-7, and I can overlook his last outing as he suffered a equipment break. (3) SOUTH BEACH STAR lacked racing room in the stretch last Saturday after he got shuffled. Given he had a runner-up finish and a victory prior to that, any cleaner trip puts him in the hunt. (6) THENU CAME ALONG A cut the fractions before he wound up six a week ago but hit the board in both of his appearances at Yonkers prior to that. Race 9 - 20000-25000CLM HCP Pace (6) DIAMONDBEACH turned in another strong effort on 12-20 as he took the lead past the quarter from post ten and wound up second in the end. He moves in on the gate tonight, and I'll give him top call. (3) CELLMATE got parked from the eight-hole at Yonkers in his most recent appearance but had a lengthy win streak prior to that and drew inside here. (1) BELMONT MAJOR N is stepping up in class but put in a huge mile a week ago to tally from the outside draw and slides in to the pole position tonight. Race 10 - TrackMaster Rating 83.5 (NW L2 85.5) or Less Pace *$50,000 Guaranteed Pick 4 Pool* (6) RYDINGTOTHEWIRE enjoyed some success at the Meadowlands last year and comes into this event off a third-place finish in this class in a quick mile a week ago. (1) ROCKIN THE ACES has hit the board in three of his last five starts and just missed at this level on 12-20 as he rallied to come up a nose short of a win. (5) SAN JOSE missed his race last week due to a transportation scratch but continued his climb up the TrackMaster ladder with another victory on the 20th of December. Race 11 - NW7500L5 (NJSO/NW L2 NW8250L5) / Starters NW6400 or Less Last Start Pace (2) CURBSIDE PICKUP came in second in the corresponding class to this one at Yonkers on 12-9, and I think faces a softer group of NW7500L5 foes here than he did on 12-20 at the Meadowlands. (1) LITE N SWEET has a three-race streak of on-the-board finishes and moves in on the gate from the six-hole to post one. (8) JILLIBY DYNAMITE A had some late pace a week ago after getting out of traffic in the lane and defeated NW7500L4 company at Harrah's Philadelphia on November 23. Race 12 - TrackMaster Rating 80.5 (NW L2 82.65) or Less Pace (6) PINE BUSH ITALIANO looks like he was facing tougher company at Yonkers prior to the meet ending over there and flashed a good closing kick on the half-mile track at times like on 12-9. Hopefully he appreciates getting to stretch his legs on the mile oval tonight. (9) DREAMLANDCAPPUCINO steps up and drew outside again but has raced well in all of his tries since he added Lasix and Jim Marohn Jr. took over the driving. (5) DONTBOTHERMENONE N couldn't get involved from post nine a week ago but hit the board in two outings at Yonkers and Harrah's Philadelphia before that and moves in on the gate this time. Race 13 - NW5000L5 (NJSO/NW L2 NW5500L5) / Starters NW2500 or Less Last Start Pace (6) BET ON MAC kicked home in 27 1/5 last Saturday and now moves inside on the gate and gets a driver switch to Beckwith. (7) THE BIGBOSS A is up in class this time but defeated NW2500L5 company a week ago and just needs some pace to chase to set up his off-the-pace style. (5) GANDALF THE BAY shows several appearances in the Open at Rosecroft and comes north off a third-place finish in a quick mile most recently. [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 14 - TrackMaster Rating 71 (NW L2 73.35) or Less Pace (2) ROCKABILLY CHARM dominated TrackMaster 68 or Less foes on 12-12 and then closed well in a fifth-place effort in this class from post nine on 12-20. Here, he gets reunited with Beckwith and slides in on the gate to post two. (4) PINEBUSH LIFESAVER rallied to finish third at this level on December 20 and also had a third and a victory at Harrah's Philadelphia on November 16 and November 23. (5) PARKLANE TERROR gained spots and/or ground in his last two outings, which came in amateur contests at the Meadowlands, and he prevailed against TrackMaster 71 or Less company on the 1st of November. Race 15 - NW2500L5 (NWL2/NJSO NW3000L5) Pace *Hi-5* (3) ILIKEMEBETTOR A wound up with an impossible trip on 12-18 and predictably tired, but he took quite a bit of wagering action in that event and moves inside to post three this time. (8) PRIMARY COLORS makes his second start back with trainer Per Engblom tonight and I wouldn't be surprised if he improves off his fourth-place effort a week ago. (2) ADAM CROCKER A made just one start in 2025 but qualified fine at the Meadowlands last Saturday and was facing tougher company than this before he went on the sidelines.