by Bob Pandolfo

Bob Pandolfo offers his picks for the $50,000 Pick-4 at Meadowlands Racetrack on Dec. 20, part of the U.S. Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Program.

Meadowlands Pick-4, Races 7-10, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014

I finished up the Championship meet with a profit of $162.75 on my “Whale Ticket” and a loss of $70.40 on my standard ticket. So far this fall meet I hit the Pick-4 for 50 cents and it paid $109.70 on my $18.00 Whale Ticket. Last Saturday night I did not have the winner of the seventh race, three out of four once again.

Standard ticket: 50 cent play: 2310/789/1258/58 = $36
Whale ticket: 50 cent play: none

Analysis:

Race 7: The three obvious choices should get me through this first leg. (2) Doctor Butch and (10) Dial Or Nodial drop, and (3) Sweet Rock is in sharp form.

Race 8: (8) Winds Of Change qualified sharply and has a class edge. (7) National Debt drops and (9) Somestarsomewhere is in good form for Burke.

Race 9: Pretty tough race. I’m using all four of my listed contenders.

Race 10: I’m going to try two. (5) Johnny Z ships in sharp from Yonkers and gets a better spot and (8) Top Gear moves into a claimer for Burke.