FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 MEET STATS: 17 - 84 / $99.30 (-$68.70) BEST BETS: 5 - 8 / $16.90 (+$0.90) SPOT PLAYS: 1 - 8 / $18.80 (+$2.80) BEST BET-HARPER SEELSTER (8th) SPOT PLAY-LUCKY ARTIST A (2nd) Race 1 - NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Trot (4) FERRETTI double-drops in class out of the NW15000L5's and starts from an improved post to go with that. (5) AQUARIUS FACE S was going to win last week but made an untimely break in the stretch. He does move up from the NW7500L5's but kept Jason Bartlett over a couple of others in this tilt. (2) GOLDEN COMPASS won at this level two weeks ago and slides down a notch after a speed-and-fade effort against NW10000L5 rivals last Friday. Race 2 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace (6) LUCKY ARTIST A scored her last win at this level back on 1-24 and perhaps she'll offer a bit more value than she otherwise would in this class given the outside draw. (2) VILLAGE JADE came in third in a NW10000L5 base class race last Friday and drops and moves inside on the gate a couple of slots here. (1) GOLDEN QUEST N starts from the pole but only managed a fourth as an odds-on favorite a week ago. She does drops from the same tilt VILLAGE JADE exits, but I think she's worth taking a stand against. Race 3 - F&M Invitational Pace (6) LLOYD'S LOVES has hit the board in four straight outings dating back to last year and has displayed the ability to race well in a variety of styles. She also gets a fresh set of hands as Brent Holland takes over the controls. (7) SILK CLOUD A starts from the outside post but had pace behind a well-meant favorite in the Invitational a week ago and makes her second start back off the bench tonight. (5) A FEW CHOICE WORDS is a 4-year-old taking on older but she had an excellent 3-year-old campaign, qualified back well and was Jim Marohn Jr.'s pick over my top selection. Race 4 - F&M NW10211L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace (8) LYDEO starts from the eight-hole but was handled aggressively from post six last week, and I'm going to bank on the same thing happening tonight. She makes her second start back after some time off and her trainer's been doing well at the meet so far. (7) MCMARKLE SPARKLE doesn't have great form but drops and gets Bartlett back in the seat. She shows two lines in the Invitational at Yonkers, so this could be a prime wake-up spot. (2) TWO PISTOL ANNIE has had nothing but mid-pack or outside draws so far in 2025 but landed post two tonight and gets reunited with George Brennan. Race 5 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot (7) P L OSCAR finds the bottom level here and gets Bartlett to drive for the first time in a while. He stuck around to get a check in a NW7500L5 test last Friday despite getting parked. (2) MUFASA AS posted a second-place finish when he slid down to this class a week ago and drew well again here. (4) PSALMSFORTYSIXFIVE makes his second appearance of 2025 after some time off and drops out of the NW7500L5's. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Race 6 - F&M NW15000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/NW8 PM Races LT/30000CLM Pace (6) TRICK OF THE LIGHT drew the outside post in this event but was third in this class when last seen and faces a group here that is either stepping up in class or been away from pari-mutuel action. I'll put her on top. (5) MALUKA MISS N hikes up again but has won two straight and you have to respect that, especially since she drew inside my top choice. (4) CELIA B MONEY also owns consecutive victories since she returned to Yonkers from the Meadowlands and recently went on Lasix. Race 7 - NW15000L5/NW8 PM Races LT/30000CLM Trot (4) MISSISSIPPI STORM is moving up from the NW10000L5 level but closed well from the eight-hole in a second-place result last Friday and had been off since December 28, 2024, coming into that test. He's had plenty of success at Yonkers in the past and offsets the class hike with a better post. (2) EYE OFA TIGER AS rides a two-race win streak into this event and will become the sport's newest millionaire if he earns $1,872 in this contest. He is also going up the ladder from the NW10000L5's but slides inside on the gate. (5) INFINITY STONE gets a shot with Bartlett in his third effort of 2025 and recently went on Lasix. Race 8 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace (5) HARPER SEELSTER appeared loaded in the pocket in her last try on 2-11 but had absolutely no racing room and had to settle for a sixth-place finish. She should be raring to go tonight off that effort and it appears she's facing softer company to boot. (8) ULTIMATE SPEED starts from the eight-hole but slides down from the NW10000L5 base class and was Brennan's pick. (2) MACHS LEGACY A closed with good pace in a second-place effort against NW5000L5 foes a week ago and gets post relief to make up for the step up the ladder. Race 9 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace (1) ROLLIN IN THE SAND owns excuses in her last two tries as she broke against NW7500L5's on 1-31 and then had the eight-hole a week ago. She starts from the pole tonight, gets a driver switch to Austin Siegelman and closed with pace in a third-place effort against NW5000L5 foes on 1-24. (3) MISS DOTTIE MAE has hit the board in three straight outings but has also been defeated as the favorite in her last two efforts. She does add Bartlett here, but I sense that'll just lead to a lower price I'm not interested in. (6) DELITFULCATHERIN N hasn't done much since she returned to action in December but lands at the bottom level and has beaten way better than these many times at Yonkers before. Race 10 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace (7) THE LAST CHAPTER prevailed the last time he was in against NW7500L5's at Yonkers back on November 22 and had the seven-hole that night as well. He's been facing better since then, and I'm going to hope he's put in play by Anthony Napolitano. (3) EPOS OSTERVANG DK drops, gets post relief and has Bartlett back at the controls in his fourth start of 2025. (1) HANKINS HANOVER has picked up checks against tougher foes in a pair of recent efforts at Yonkers and drew post one. Jordan Stratton handled him in a qualifier at the Meadowlands in mid-December and got the call tonight.