MEET STATS: 162-61-38-25/ $281.80 (-$42.20) BEST BETS: 17-11-3-0 / $29.20 (-$4.80) SPOT PLAYS: 17-4-4-2 / $36.20 (+2.20) BEST BETS:  #5 TWO MORE DREAMS  (9th Race) SPOT PLAY:  #7 QUEEN SUN RYSER (1st Race) Race 1: F&M TrackMaster 68.5 (7) QUEEN SUN RYSER draws outside AGAIN! Call me a glutton for punishment or just simply empathetic. In her last eight races (including today) she has drawn four 8-posts, two 7-posts, a 5-post and a rail against boys (last week at the Meadowlands). I actually think she may be the best horse in here. She won earlier this year at the Meadowlands in 1:52 1/5 and no horse in this race can come close to that but she will need things to really fall her way trip-wise to give her a fair shot. (2) LYONS SHELBY has been a major disappointment this meet at Freehold after coming in with high expectations, She goes second time for leading trainer Izzy Estrada after a no-excuse trip and effort last week; however she did win at this level for Paul Fusco on 9/6 in 1:57 2/5. (1) REACHIN FOR HEAVEN has been parked in five of her last seven starts this year and you can put a line through most of them. She won three back from the rail position with a quarter move brush and jogged by 5 1/2 lengths in 1:58 3/5. (5) PRINCESS GLYDANA has just four wins in 75 starts in 2023-24 but she has been caught in some fast races the last few, cashing checks in six of her last seven, including a win at this level four back on 10/18 in 1:58. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2: TrackMaster 68.5 (Trot) (Pick 4) (7) CLASSIC PLAYTER is 0-13 on the year but drops down and faces the easiest field he has faced all year. He’s another one who will need things to break his way as far as the trip goes but he’s probably the fastest horse in the race. (3) BRICKYARD KING makes his seventh start off the bench and draws well for just the second time since returning. The only other time he drew inside since getting back to the races was a strong effort finishing third three back on 10/25. (5) REDDY FOX broke last week in the Amateurs but his four efforts previous to that were all solid, cashing checks in all four including a hard charging second-place finish from post seven, two back on 11/1. (4) TRUMP THIS just hasn’t been, “Making Freehold Great Again!” She’s been competitive but with a record of 0-36 in 2024, it’s tough to justify 2:1 ML odds. RACE 3: F&M TrackMaster 68.5   (3) SHAKE IT TWICE makes just her second start off the bench but her back class clearly stands out at this bottom level. She was facing two and three classes higher this summer over at the Meadowlands including a win at 1:51 4/5, which towers over this field. Her effort last week from the seven post in her first start back was a decent one and she moves inside and she should beat this field on memory alone. Vinnie Ginsburg replaces Irish Joe Hanney in the sulky. (2) HOT STUFF is a different horse when drawing inside. In her only two recent inside draws, she was second and third as the favorite. She should be well positioned and is the main contender. (6) BLUEBIRD CRUSH is another who has been drawing poorly and does so again. Between facing tougher and bad draws, she has a myriad of excuses but she’s a major player with a trip at this level. Race 4: F&M NW1 with Allowances (2) BROWNSVILLE switches back to Mark Herschberger after skipping a few steps from the outside with trainer Tim Lancaster in the sulky. She has hit the board in three of her seven career races including a hard closing second two back on 11/1 and there’s not a lot to beat in here. (8) GIDGET LAUXMONT could add value to the exotics with a 15:1 ML. She was locked in last week in a pace-less race and has been facing much tougher than these. She just needs to work out a trip to make some noise in here but do note, she is 1-58 in her career and trainer Salvatore Sciarrino is 0-54 in 2024 so this is a big ask from post position eight. (3) T H MRS MCMURRY finally broker her maiden in her 31st start last week. To think she will now go back-to-back is unlikely. She has been improving and should get a piece of this but 7:5 ML odds is a tough pill to swallow. Race 5: F&M TrackMaster 68.5/Optional Claiming $5,000 (Pick 5) (2) WESTERN ROSIE will be heavily favored but also is a bit of a mystery. She has three wins and two second place finishes in here last six races. She found the sledding a bit more difficult the last two at the $10,000 claiming level after three consecutive dominant wire-to-wire scores. Now after a second place finish at that level, she is on the 50% discount rack and being dangled for a $5,000 tag. Will there be any takers? She is the likely winner at a very short price but one has to question her soundness. (3) GIRL ALMIGHTY has been super of late with five on the board finishes in her last six including back-to-back wins on 10/25 and 11/1. She double drops here and could find herself uncovered but is still a major contender. (4) EILEEN’S WISH seems to have some issues also, with three scratches in her last seven lines due to sickness, lameness and being on the vet’s list. She drops down to her lowest level in a long time. You can ignore her last line where she was parked and went three wide but two back she tried to wire a better field and put in a strong effort finishing third. Race 6: F&M TrackMaster 72.5/Optional Claiming $7,500 (Pick 4) (3) MADDY N MAGGIE was facing $20,000 claimers four weeks in a row over at Yonkers and cashed checks in all four. Then mysteriously she was dropped in here for a $5,000 tag three back and absolutely crushed fields in back-to-back weeks including a dominant wire-to-wire winner in 1:55 3/5 on 11/1. Last week she stepped up and made it three in a row with a dominant win at this level at 2:5 odds and she draws better here. The price will be short and the field looks tougher but she will be hard to catch for our leading trainer (by far), Izzy Estrada. (8) SPROUT has been facing tougher and won here at a higher level on 9/13 from an inside post at 1:2 odds in 1:56. She has to overcome the bad post being assigned but she clearly has the ability.  (7) GAITWAY GAL has been facing tougher much of the season but gets assigned an outside post here and will have to work out a trip to flex her class. Race 7: TrackMaster 68.5 (2) ROCKIN ROGER was a winner at this level two back on 11/1 at 18-1 odds, drops back down and draws inside.  This is a pretty blank field. He doesn’t show much early speed so it will be interesting to see if the aggressive Tyler Miller fires him off the gate. (4)  IDEAL TYSON A won back on 10/3 at this level going wire-to-wire and then tried the same tactics a week later at one level higher but tired late to finish third. Since then he has changed tactics and has hit the board in three consecutive races. This 12-year-old veteran has 34 career wins but is a bit camera shy of late with just one win in 29 starts in 2024. (3) LUNATIC FRINGE has cashed checks in each of his last seven races including a win four back on 10/19 at this level. He’s another that is quite camera shy with just one win in 46 starts from 2023-24 but he should be able to get a piece of this. [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 8: NW $2500 L5/TrackMaster 75.5 (Trot) (4) WINNING MUSCLE broke the last two weeks in Amateur events but reunites with Tyler Miller, who drove this 4-year old gelding to an impressive third place finish at this level on 10/4 from post eight. He has a 1:57 1/5 mark here at Freehold in September and if stays flat, he will be tough to beat on the front end. (7) MAKIN MAGIC TONITE has shown solid improvement since adding Lasix five back. She’s won three of her last seven along with a second and third place finish. She went wire-to-wire last week easily and has the early gate speed to overcome the outside draw. (2) PARODY seems to have tailed off a bit but is always contender from the inside at this level. Race 9: F&M TrackMaster 68.5 (5) TWO MORE DREAMS was a dominant wire-to-wire winner three back at this level on 10/25 by 3 3/4 lengths and she has cashed checks in nine of her last ten starts. This is an easier field than she has faced in a long time. She outdraws her main rival and Miller chose her over the #7.  (7) MOLLY MCARCLE has hit the board in four of her last six including a wire-to-wire win two back on 10/18. She has good early speed to overcome the outside draw but comes in off a sick scratch. I am hard pressed to come up with a third choice in here but will go with (4) JUST RENEE. She’s a scary 2-39 in her career and has never finished second or third; however, she has put in some decent efforts of late in earning some minor checks and could hit the bottom of the board here in a weak field.