2023 STATS: 33 - 176 / $275.30 (-$76.70) BEST BETS: 8 - 13 / $25.60 (-$0.40) SPOT PLAYS: 1 - 13 / $103.40 (+$77.40) BEST BET - BADDITUDE (9th) SPOT PLAY - SMOOTH ACELERATION (10th) Race 1 - NW3000L4/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 12-4-23 Trot (9) HARDROCKCAFE starts from the outside post but was facing way better than these when he was at the Meadowlands back in November and returns off a good effort at Harrah's Philadelphia. (6) SAY YOU DO looks like he was a little short in the stretch on 11-17 as he faded on the lead. He makes his second start back after a layoff tonight and could be sharper. (1) SHINKANSEN takes a second crack at this class after finishing fourth last Friday. He's shown more early speed in the past than he has lately and has a good history at the Meadowlands. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2 - TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less as of 12-4-23 Pace (4) ALICE HILL took her life's mark on the mile oval out in Lexington and tallied nicely at Freehold two back despite getting interfered with. I'll use her on top in this event. (5) RISKY MILLION gained spots and ground in the final quarter of his mile last Friday and gets to move inside on the gate after he started from post ten in that dash. (2) MIDNIGHT THUNDER likely finds a softer spot here than the NW2's he was competing against at Yonkers most recently and makes his second start back after a layoff. [DRF BETS: Wager on tonight's Meadowlands card at DRF Bets.com!] Race 3 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less as of 12-4-23 Pace (2) VIRTUAL KISS tallied in this class at the Meadowlands back on October 21 and returns here off a third-place result versus NW2's over at Yonkers in her last attempt. (5) OOH REAL GOOD had a win and a second at this level in November and has been facing tougher in two outings since then. (4) NOT SO EVIL gets serious post relief off her last three tries at Freehold and has had success at the Meadowlands in the past. Race 4 - TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less as of 12-4-23 Pace (1) YAYAS HOT SPOT has found good form in his last two tries and has closed out both of those efforts with solid final quarters. I'll swing with him from the pole. (2) PROM KING comes north from Freehold with four top two finishes in his last five starts, including a victory most recently. (3) TKO BLUE CHIP scored on November 17 at Vernon and backed that up with a rallying second-place finish off excess cover in an amateur tilt at The Big M. Race 5 - NW3000L4/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 12-4-23 Trot (1) CC BANK overcame bad draws at Saratoga to finish second in two of his last three starts up there and his lone win at this year came at The Big M. He also was victorious over the oval on December 10, 2022. (7) BUZZ ships south from Vernon with two straight triumphs and has prior experience at the Meadowlands. (5) NEWELL PLACE has been sharp for a while and gets post relief after tough assignments in his last three starts. Race 6 - TrackMaster Rating 71 or Less as of 12-4-23 Pace (3) ALWAYS A FORCE shows just a single start this year, but has done well at the Meadowlands in the past and definitely catches the right type of field to make an impact against. (2) SLiCK N QUICK finished second at Vernon most recently and also shows a win up there back on October 21. (5) KICKS LIKE A MULE scored on the front-end at Vernon on 11-18 and debuts for trainer-driver Joe Chindano Jr. here. Race 7 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less as of 12-4-23 Pace (3) VEL DONNA never got involved from a bad post most recently at Yonkers but was third over there prior to that, and I think that class is tougher than the one she's in tonight. (2) PULL ME THROUGH pulled off a big upset last week and raced well in this class back in October and November. (7) PHELGON also enters off a victory at this level but moves outside on the starting gate. Race 8 - NW3000L4/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 12-4-23 Trot (6) BIG CHARLIE MORAN rallied from a tough spot and a bad post to win in his last outing at Freehold and has been victorious at the Meadowlands before, too. (1) ALLINDOTIME is definitely the sharpest horse in this contest and moves inside on the gate to the pole position. (9) MATCH MY MIRACLE has a bad draw but rolled to back-to-back wins on the engine at Vernon and looks like he packs plenty of early speed. [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 9 - F&M TrackMaster Rating 74 or Less as of 12-4-23 Pace (6) BADDITUDE is a first-time starter for trainer Izzy Estrada, which is normally a good angle, and this 3-year-old filly comes south from Woodbine Mohawk Park in sharp form to begin with. (8) LAZIN ON THE BEACH went a long way on the lead before ending up second last Friday, backing up her good performances recently at Freehold. (7) LIL RED ROCKNHOOD didn't fire last time out at Yonkers but was performing well prior to that and goes for trainer/driver Joe Chindano Jr. for the first time. Race 10 - NW3000L4/TrackMaster Rating 77 or Less as of 12-4-23 Trot (3) SMOOTH ACELERATION won at Vernon back on 11-3 but had a poor trip in a subsequent effort there and then broke twice on the half at Saratoga. Tonight, he catches a wide-open group on the return to the big track from a good post for a barn that can have one ready to fire. (2) MILLIONDOLLARDREAM broke in her last two starts at Saratoga but made a pair of appearances in the winner's circle prior to that and took her lifetime mark on the seven-eighth-mile oval out at Harrah's Hoosier Park. (7) BROOKROAD MASTER hit the board in this class on 11-3 and gets a chance to team up with David Miller.