MEET STATS: 210 - 944 / $1,587.82 (-$300.18) BEST BETS: 48 - 95 / $209.62 (+$19.62) SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 95 / $92.50 (-$97.50) BEST BET - TIME TO STRIKE (6th) SPOT PLAY - LINDY THE BRAVE (10th) Race 1 - NW11001L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace (5) BLUE LOU was a good second in his debut for trainer Travis Alexander on 11-25 and drops a notch on the ladder tonight. (4) COMBUSTION was facing much tougher NW30000L5s when last seen at Yonkers but could only manage a third against NW7500L4s at Pocono on November 22. He does get Jason Bartlett in the bike for a high-percentage stable, but I'll try and beat him for the top spot. (2) KINGSVILLE was a gaining second when he slid down to this class most recently and gets some post relief to go with it. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot (3) THEOBALD hasn't won in three tries for Ron Burke but picks up a new driver in Tyler Buter against a pretty wide-open group. I'll give him another shot on top. (5) DIPLOMACY qualified well at Yonkers on 11-21 when he added trotting hobbles and got Bartlett in the bike and is a first-timer for leading trainer Per Engblom. (1) BIZZY BRENDA closed well in a runner-up result in this class on November 19 and slides in from post five to the pole position. Race 3 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot (1) MANFORCE has an inside post here for the first time since he came south from Canada and recently added Lasix. (5) THE TIME MACHINE finished a gaining third in his debut for these connections over at the Meadowlands on November 21 and has hit the board in five of his last seven outings overall. (4) SET THE BAR comes south from Saratoga in sharp form and moves in on the gate from the eight-hole to post four. Race 4 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace (3) KOURAGEOUS KEY moves inside to post three off two seven-hole efforts thus far at Yonkers and was a solid third in this class two back. (6) LOU'S BEACH hasn't finished outside of the exacta in his last six outings and comes in off a victory on November 20. He debuts for new connections off another claim tonight. (2) ON DAYBOO faces age-restricted $20,000 claimers here instead of the open $20,000 claiming company he's faced in his last two tries, and he gets post relief. Race 5 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 63760LT Trot (5) YOU GUESSED IT got the job done again when last seen on 11-19 and has only the one local defeat when he broke since he came in from Kentucky in September. (4) EUGENIO RL IT has been second to YOU GUESSED IT in his last two outings but does own a victory at this level on October 22. (3) WISH LIST is 0-for-25 in 2025 but has been able to hit the board with some value four times in her last seven trips behind the gate. Race 6 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 62865LT Pace (1) TIME TO STRIKE finished a clear second behind a heavy favorite in this class on November 19 and starts from the pole position again. (4) BEACH BABE posted a runner-up result in her first outing for these connections on 11-19 and gets a driver switch to Bartlett. (3) CRYSTAL COAST had little chance from the eight-hole most recently but moves in on the gate this time and she was sharp prior to the sick scratch on the 5th of November. Race 7 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace (7) TWIN B RISENSHINE will have to overcome an outside post but won handily in this class at Yonkers on 11-6. (3) SHAKE IT returns to action here for the first time since August. He was facing much tougher open $40,000 claimers at that point and qualified back well enough with a 27 and change last quarter. (4) AUSSIE HANOVER moves in on the gate after two eight-hole and a seven-hole in his last three appearances and did post a second-place finish the last time he had a good draw on October 16. Race 8 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot (6) SENSI AMNESIA goes from a couple of inside posts to the six-hole tonight but has a win and a second since she stepped up to this class and will hopefully be on the engine again tonight. (4) KEWPIE DOLL hikes up the ladder but does so off a handy win and makes her second appearance with both Lasix and trotting hobbles. (2) SUNDAY'S BRUNCH gets post relief this time and has shown the ability to hit the board at this level before. Race 9 - 20000CLM Pace (4) BLACK HAWK JOE A didn't get involved from the seven-hole on 11-19 but was sharp prior to that and won over $20,000 claiming company on 11-5. (5) LYONS BENJAMIN didn't finish on November 12 but came back with a good qualifier and was victorious against tougher $25,000 claiming foes on November 5. (6) ALEX TYE has won the last two times he's competed for trainer Joe Bongiorno and gets to partner with Bartlett again. Race 10 - NW5000L5 / 12500CLM Pace (2) LINDY THE BRAVE debuts for a trainer who has been doing well both at Yonkers and out-of-town lately and picks up a catch driver for the first time in his lines as Buter takes over. (5) AIR FORCE HANOVER comes in from Pocono out of higher levels and his last win came in the corresponding class to this one on October 18. He also gets Bartlett in the bike. (1) BONDI SHAKE A was a gaining fourth most recently and took a bunch of wagering attention to boot. He slides in from post four to the pole position here.    [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 11 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot (5) BANK ON ME tallied at Pocono when he came east into Nifty Norman's stable and added Lasix at Pocono on 11-15, and I'll swing with him in this event. (2) MISSPANZEE was a winner in this class in her initial outing for Nancy Takter on November 19. She moves in a couple of notches on the gate here and teams up with Bartlett again. (4) GREEN MEL broke on the 5th of November but has been sharp other than that and prevailed at this level two starts back. Race 12 - 25000CLM Pace I'm going to stick with (1) HEAVE AWAY again as he gets some post relief in his third start back after a sick scratch and can hopefully sit closer to the action. (3) ULYSSES got the nod from Bartlett and beat much tougher $40,000 claimers the last time he drove him on 11-3. (4) KARLOO BRADLEY N wasn't Bartlett's choice but he's been victorious in two of his last three tries at this level and races out of a stable that's been hot overall.