Meadowlands: Friday 6/14 Analysis
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET STATS: 47 - 142 / $254.20 (-$29.80)
BEST BETS: 6 - 10 / $18.00 (-$2.00)
Best Bet: FASHIONWOODCHOPPER (4th)
Spot Play: WHO SAYS THAT (12th)
Race 1 - $25,000 Guaranteed Pick Five Pool
Race 8 - $50,000 Guaranteed Pick Four Pool
Race 1 – GSY Amateur - $25K GTD Pick 5
(4) JACKAMINO has been racing well and I like the driver change here to Silva; mid-pack post is also a big plus. (7) JUST N BERLANDER is a dead closer but finds a field with plenty of outside speed to prompt the pace. (8) CC BIG BOY SAM wired a similar group a week ago. (9) SERIOUS MAJOR went a tough mile in his Surick barn debut; could improve.
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Race 2 – Non-winners $12,500 last 5 starts
In a race where I don’t have a strong opinion, (6) DW’S REVENGE is best when he can relax and pounce and he should have that opportunity in this short field. (4) HENDERSON SEELSTER comes off consecutive breaks but should win if he trots. (1) ZLATAN has the early speed to make noise and a win is not out of the question.
Race 3- Non-winners 1-2 races or $20,000 life
Here is another tricky race that could go many ways. (6) MISS TRIXTON was reasonably competitive in NJ Sire Stakes action and tends to stay trotting among a group that has a tendency to break. (3) LAZZARO should have no problem making the front and is clearly a threat to win if he minds his manners. (8) STENHOUSE HANOVER doesn’t like to win (1 for 36 lifetime) but is hard to toss off your exotic tickets. (7) MARVELOUSTRIX started off the year nicely but tailed off some. Can she get her groove back?
Race 4 – Non-winners $9,000 in last 5 starts
(4) FASHIONWOODCHOPPER goes from facing the hottest horse in town (Say You Do), Atlanta and Six Pack to this crew. There are no excuses for failure here. (5) WARRAWEE SHIPSHAPE has also been tackling tougher but nowhere near the foes that the top pick has seen. (7) GONNA FLY starts from the outside but still gets post relief here. (3) VOSS VOLO is sharp enough to menace despite the class rise.
Race 5 – Winners 4-7 races life
(1) EUROBOND drops out of stakes competition and into a field he should be able to handle . . . if he stays trotting. (5) MY LINDY WINNER switched to this condition last time and raced well; contender. (8) MAX VOLO is a sharp horse from a barn that is sending out plenty of winners right now. (2) SPECTRE has won two straight out of town.
Race 6 – Non-winners 4-6 races or $50,000 life
(3) KEY WEST came up short in her 3-year-old debut at Philly but should be ready to show much more now. (7) BACKSEAT TERROR looks for her fourth straight and is clearly a threat to make it happen. (1) SWEET DIAMOND has the pedigree of a champion but has yet to live up to her bloodlines.
Race 7 – Non-winners $6,000 in last 5 starts
(7) TRAFFIC JAM drops back down to the level where she won two straight two and three starts back. (8) SANNA CRUZA A also drops a couple of levels and could make some noise. (6) WHISKERSONKITTENS has been racing well for over a month. (3) MAJOR MAID steps up a level but seems sharp enough to at least make the exotics.
Race 8 – Golden Receiver - $50K GTD Pick 4
(3) TRUMP NATION finds a field loaded with outside speed types, which should play into his fierce stretch rallying ways. (4) DEALT A WINNER has found himself in recent weeks. Millionaire is more than capable of stepping up versus this solid field. (6) WESTERN JOE has come to form after a few starts in 2019. He was super last week grinding an uncovered win. (8) HIGHALATOR hasn’t lost in forever but he’ll have to go a huge mile with two other early speed players to his inside.
Race 9 – F&M Non-winners $3,500 in last 5 starts
(7) BETTOR CHILL OUT failed from post 10 last time on the drop to this level and now moves in a few more spots on the gate. Veteran mare can get the job done with any decent trip. (1) WINDSUN BROOKLYN arrives on a three-race winning streak and may just be up to the task at the basement level here. (8) D GS SHADOWSBELL was better with Lasix added last time and may show more improvement now. (2) BETTERTHANBRIE has a chance but is simply not one of my favorite horses.
Race 10 – Mr Muscleman
(6) CRUZADO DELA NOCHE won the Cutler here two starts back but had no chance of even competing from post eight in the Maxie Lee. He should be a major player tonight. (5) GUARDIAN ANGEL AS has made his presence felt in recent weeks and looms as the horse to beat. (3) PINKMAN will be heading to the front and should sit a nice trip with a chance to pull off an upset. (9) MARION MARAUDER did nothing wrong in his qualifier but seems likely to get a patient steer in his 2019 debut.
Race 11 – F&M Non-winners $17,500 in last 5 starts
(5) MISS YOU N had no chance after chasing a slow pace in her one recent start here. Now she moves to a spot on the gate where she can show speed. Let’s give her the narrow call in a tough race. (7) PERCY BLUECHIP improved in her third start of the year and could show more now with Gingras hopping in the bike. (6) TERROR AT NIGHT has some class and has found her form in recent weeks. (8) CATCH AN ACE steps up off a win and might have too many to pass this time.
Race 12 – F&M Trackmaster Rating 74.5 or less
(8) WHO SAYS THAT faced much tougher at Pocono on Tuesday where she simply took a tour of the track in her first start for this high percentage barn. I’m expecting to see much more this time. (2) ANOTHERPRETTYFACE & (6) JOHN’S ONE DESIRE are both sharp and finished second and third in this class last out.
Race 13 – Non-winners $3,500 in last 5 starts
(1) THERAPUTIC took some time off after some dull races and now returns against the cheapest race he has seen in a long while. Nine-year-old has the class to take this field. (5) OSVALDO BLUE CHIP continues to dip in class in search of some form. (9) CHECKMATE TIME raced well off the bench last time and she’s won here in the past. (3) BOSS DU FOSSE is a project horse moving into a barn that excels with these types.