Meadowlands Race Picks
by Bob Pandolfo

Friday, December 20

RACE 1
2 BLACKWELL RUBY IR 2-1
7 FLASHAZZ N 5-2
1 WATCHFUL EYE 9-2
10 HEAVY HANDED HANNA 10-1

BLACKWELL RUBY IR raced well in both U.S. starts, ships in for a high-percentage barn….FLASHAZZ N has a similar profile as Blackwell Ruby, shipped in from overseas and raced well in both starts….WATCHFUL EYE is a two year old facing older but she has room to improve.

RACE 2
3 GWALLY
4 HAWAIIAN CANDO
9 NOBLE WARRAWEE
7 LASA DIDA LADY

GWALLY gets my tepid call second off a layoff in a weak field, difficult trot race

RACE 3
7 FOREVERNALWAYS 2-1
10 STEVE SAID 7-2
5 AMERICAN MUSIC 5-1
1 ALL MUSIC 5-1

FOREVERNALWAYS double jumps in class off a couple of sharp wins over the track…STEVE SAID went wire to wire pretty easily in last…AMERICAN MUSIC finished with pace from a tough spot…ALL MUSIC ships in for good barn.

RACE 4
1 HAMMER TIME 2-1
5 AUTEUR HANOVER 5-2
7 HASHTAGMADEYALOOK 4-1
2 NO EXCUSES 5-1

HAMMER TIME drops for hot barn and gets a big driver change to Gingras…AUTEUR HANOVER ships in off a good try against similar.

RACE 5
1 JEWELS FORREAL 5-2
5 SHELLIE DE VIE 3-1
2 MS MAC N CHEESE 7-2
6 BELIEVE IN ME 4-1

JEWELS FORREAL drops and the last time she was here in October she went wire to wire at this level…SHELLIE DE VIE also went wire to wire the last time she raced over this track…MS MAC N CHEESE steps up sharp…BELIEVE IN ME consistent sort.

RACE 6
1 NARCIAN JEWEL 5-2
7 BACKSEAT TERROR 3-1
4 SWEET LULLABY 7-2
5 TAKE ABIT OF LIFE 4-1

NARCIAN JEWEL ships in off a race she needed…BACKSEAT TERROR comes off a good effort, she left well and was 2nd after a pocket trip…SWEET LULLABY was wide and finished gamely in last…TAKE ABIT OF LIFE ships in from Yonkers with good recent form.

RACE 7
10 TWO AM 2-1
4 MAJESTIC MOMENT 4-1
6 BROADWAY MOJO 4-1
8 SAY YOU DO 5-1

TWO AM adds lasix in first start off a layoff, handles this track well, has a class edge if ready…MAJESTIC MOMENT Yonkers shipper drops and gets Dunn…BROADWAY MOJO also ships in from Yonkers, went well in last…SAY YOU DO broke in last but beat similar gamely two back.

RACE 8
8 DONGAL RUNDLSCRK N 8-1
5 KOTARE YARRA N 4-1
4 MALNIFICENT 5-1
9 JEWEL LEHIGH A 8-1

DONGAL RUNDLSCRK N had a tough spot at Yonkers in last, makes her third start off a layoff, drops, and speedy mare has beaten better than this; upset call…KOTARE YARRA N ships in and fits well here…MALNIFICENT is another shipper taking a drop in class…JEWEL LEHIGH A hasn’t raced since May and may need a race but she has plenty of class if ready.

RACE 9
7 FOR A DREAMER 5-2
4 MARION GONDOLIER 5-1
2 BIG BILL BREEZE 5-1
8 MONEY MAVEN 6-1

FOR A DREAMER has the ability but she broke at the start in last; drops and is probably the fastest if she minds her manners.

RACE 10
10 SOUTHWIND CHROME 2-1
2 RICH AND MISERABLE 5-2
8 MELADY’S MONET 5-2
7 JOEY BATS 6-1

SOUTHWIND CHROME is the sharpest of these…RICH AND MISERABLE had post 9 in last and chased the top one home to be 2nd best; may be able to turn the tables with the inside draw…MELADY’S MONET hard-trying veteran is hard to eliminate…JOEY BATS ships in sharp from Dover.

RACE 11
1 SKYWAY KON MAN 5-2
5 MYSTICAL WYNN 4-1
8 TT’S D-JAY 9-2
7 FRESHETTE HANOVER 8-1

SKYWAY KON MAN gets a slim call in a wide open trot race here.

RACE 12
3 DEPLORABLE TOM** 2-1
1 AIRMAN KELLY 12-1
10 GALIXTON 6-1
7 CREDIT FRAUD 12-1

DEPLORABLE TOM broke in last but in his prior start he showed speed behind a sharp trotter who was winning his third straight and the rest of this field has some question marks…AIRMAN KELLY broke in his first start for Derue but could show more…GALIXTON adds lasix and has won over this track…CREDIT FRAUD steps back up off an improved effort

RACE 13
5 MIAMI 3-1
4 BROADWAY PROMISE 4-1
6 FUJI 5-1
8 TAKE A WISH 8-1

RACE 14
7 KABU 5-2
5 AWOL HANOVER 4-1
4 EYEORE HANOVER 6-1
10 ALWAYS A GODO TIME 8-1

KABU raced well in first start off the Surick claim.

BEST BET: DEPLORABLE TOM 12th Race