2026 MEET STATS: 78 - 260 / $549.16 (+$29.16) BEST BETS: 17 - 27 / $56.72 (+$2.72) SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 27 / $98.74 (+$44.74) BEST BET - STERLING CHOICE (6th) SPOT PLAY - TWIG (4th) Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace (6) IDEAL SKIES took one shot against $25,000 claimers and now drops back to the class where she won on April 1. She also gets reunited with Jim Marohn Jr., who has gotten along well with her before. (4) MIGHTHAVTIME N downed tougher $25,000 claiming company two back and drops a notch on the ladder here. (5) UNCONTROLLED races out of a high-percentage stable and has hit the board in five of her last seven appearances, including a pair of triumphs at this level. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2 - F&M 25000CLM Pace (5) KISSIN JOE got the nod from leading driver Jason Bartlett over another major contender in this race, and I'll follow his lead. She has a second and a third since she was claimed by these connections in late March. (4) YOU BEDA ROCK wasn't Bartlett's pick but has won four straight against $20,000 claiming company, including once for this stable back on March 19. Scott Zeron gets the live drive. (3) DW'S DARLENE got the job done in this class last Tuesday and gets to partner with Joe Bongiorno again here. Race 3 - Winners of 1 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW68756LT who are NW L3 Starts / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Pace (8) LASER SPEED drops tonight off a race where he finished fifth with a 27 and change last quarter, and I'm going to hope that offsets the outside post. He had an impressive win in a similar class to this one at the Meadowlands back in early March. (5) HANDSOME STRANGER is obviously the one to beat in his second start back off the shelf but did have to settle for second at 1-9 a week ago. (1) ALABAMA LUCKY starts from the pole and has hit the board in four of his five outings thus far in 2026. Race 4 - NW5261L5 / 12500CLM / NY Breds Preferred Pace (2) TWIG gets both post and class relief tonight and won handily the last time he competed against NW5000L5 types back on March 3. (4) BETTOR NOT has been facing tougher horses through 2026 but finds the bottom level tonight and is one of the main contenders. (3) JM'S FINALTREASURE was fourth against NW7500L5s at Harrah's Philadelphia and gets Bongiorno to drive again for one of the leading stables. Race 5 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Pace (3) WAVEMAKER closed with pace in a third-place finish last week when he drew an inside post and landed another good draw tonight. He owns a victory back in mid-February, and I'll bank on him getting the job done again here. (4) GANNON'S VELOUCITY invades from The Meadows in razor-sharp form and should have every chance to keep that going in this contest. (2) BOXER SEELSTER prevailed at this level a week ago and has hit the board in five of his last six appearances overall. Race 6 - NW24291L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW11 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Pace (3) STERLING CHOICE moves in on the gate tonight off a closing third-place effort last Monday and won at this level on March 24. (1) KWICK SAND A slides in from the five-hole to the pole position and has back-to-back victories in this class. (4) BOSTON BOUND was third in the race won by KWICK SAND A a week ago and gets a driver switch to Brent Holland this time. Race 7 - NW11991L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 / NW6 PM Races LT Pace (4) HEZA RISK TAKER A and (3) LEVINE have similar profiles as they haven't won yet in 2026 but both of them are dropping and moving inside on the gate tonight. I prefer (4) HEZA RISK TAKER A as he closed well in a fourth-place effort last week. (7) SWEETHOMEALABAMA N got to the front from post seven against NW7500L5s a week ago and won. He steps up tonight but just missed by a nose at this level on April 6.  [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 8 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Pace (5) KEAYANG KAMIKAZE A paced a 27 and change last quarter in this class a week ago, and I think faces a softer group from a better post tonight. (2) JOEMIKIYOURSOFINE finished third at this level both last Monday and on March 31 and gets to partner with Bartlett tonight from an inside post. (3) JUST ENUFF STUFF steps up from the $50,000 claimers but does so off back-to-back victories and hit the board against NW20000L5s on the 9th and 16th of March. Race 9 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace (6) PRINTVILLE continues to struggle at the post position draw but normally does his best work when he finds this class, and I'll hope that happens again here against what appears to be a wide-open group. (2) OPTICAL ILLUSION N has a third and a fourth in recent appearances at this level and probably faces softer foes than he did last week. (5) PURPLE POET invades from Ohio into a high-percentage stable and catches a field where I think he can make an immediate impact.