MEET STATS: 222 - 857 / $1,476.10 (-$237.90) BEST BETS: 37 - 83 / $167.40 (+$1.40) SPOT PLAYS: 14 - 84 / $192.90 (+$24.90) BEST BET - MARINER SEELSTER (8th) SPOT PLAY - STRONGERWITHLINDY (4th) Race 1 - NW2/26101LT Trot (7) KOVU AS has a gap in his schedule after being scratched on 11-8, but he raced well against NW2's at the Meadowlands on October 27, qualified well enough last Tuesday at Harrah's Philadelphia and was Jordan Stratton's choice. (3) NEWTOWNS BLACKGOLD is very sharp right now and won at this level two starts back. He kept Jason Bartlett in the bike here. (1) LUKA defeated NW1 company at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently and was a frequent winner in Iowa the last two seasons before coming east into trainer Rob Harmon's barn. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2 - F&M NW2/38244LT Pace (4) SCHANPPS is a 2-year-old facing older foes, but I like her form from Pennsylvania quite a bit and driver Steve Smith won with her at Harrah's Philadelphia on 10-19. (2) HUNTING LINDY tallied in this class two weeks ago and was Bartlett's choice of three horses in this event. (7) JAVA has been first or second in all of her appearances since joining trainer Nick Devita's stable. She was second to HUNTING LINDY when they met on November 15. [DRF BETS: Wager on tonight's Yonkers card at DRF Bets.com!] Race 3 - F&M NW1/12500LT Pace (8) MINT CONDITION starts from the outside but has the potent combo of Bartlett and trainer Per Engblom in her corner, and she won in the NW1 class at Harrah's Philadelphia on 10-26. She also exits a very quick NW2 contest at that oval. (2) ZIRKOVA comes north from Harrah's Philadelphia with four straight on-the-board finishes. She was third to MINT CONDITION when that horse won on October 26. (1) CHILLED PROSECCO doesn't have great form but does have the pole position and drops out of the NW2 level. Race 4 - NW4/50000LT Trot (3) STRONGERWITHLINDY takes a second crack at NW4 foes tonight after a solid second-place finish to a well-meant favorite a couple of weeks ago. (5) MANCLANE dominated NW3 competition at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently and gets to partner up with Bartlett here. (6) BEACON BEACH has a similar profile to my top pick as he was the runner-up to a heavy favorite when last seen on the 8th of November. He owns a victory at Yonkers in a NW3 contest on October 4. Race 5 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace (5) DONTKARENIFIDO returned to her winning ways in her second chance in this class on 11-8, and I will look for her to deliver again tonight. (7) DEVILISH DREAMS has been in the top three in both of her appearances for trainer Mike Forte, including a runner-up finish to my top selection on November 8. (3) TARGARYEN EMPRESS had some success at Yonkers earlier this year and went a long way on the lead before ending up fourth most recently at Harrah's Philadelphia. Race 6 - NW6/75000LT Trot (6) DEADLINE HALL comes in from the Meadowlands off a romping win and has been racing well overall since joining Jeff Cullipher's barn last month. He also got the nod from Bartlett over an Engblom trainee, which is rare. (3) DIAMANTE TRIO IT defeated NW6 company at Yonkers two weeks ago and has been in the top three in six straight outings. (5) YOU GOT IT gets to move in a couple notches on the gate after three straight seven-holes and is another horse in this event who has been performing well. Race 7 - F&M NW6/75000LT Pace (2) KELE KELE makes her third start back after a layoff tonight and finds a much softer spot than she was in at the Meadowlands or Yonkers earlier this month. (8) ONEDERFUL BEACH drew post eight but is a first-time starter for Engblom, which often results in a good performance, and shows a 1:51 and change mile at Northfield. (1) TWIN B ALLURE is two-for-two since Jenn Bongiorno took over the training, including a triumph in a NW4 test at Yonkers on October 11. Race 8 - 15000CLM Pace (4) MARINER SEELSTER continues to close in on $1 million in career earnings late in his 14-year-old campaign and has won five of his last seven starts. I'll put him on top again tonight. (2) THE BEST TYME EVER has rounded into form for Engblom and was second to MARINER SEELSTER when they met two weeks ago. (1) UNIQUE BEACH drops out of the $20,000 claiming level and has significant post relief to go with it. [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 9 - 20000CLM Pace (3) ITALIAN DELIGHT N saw his win streak end on 11-15 as he wound up second from post eight. He moves inside on the gate tonight, and I will look for him to get back to his victorious ways. (2) I'M J BEE N rallied from last to second at Harrah's Philadelphia on October 22 and then backed that up with another runner-up result at Yonkers on the 8th of November. (1) BARRYWHITE HANOVER starts from the pole and takes a second crack at this class after coming in third most recently. Race 10 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW5000L5 Pace (6) HAMMERING HANK owns just a single win over the last two seasons, but he lands in a winnable spot on the class ladder and gets reunited with Joe Bongiorno. (5) OZONE BLUE CHIP drops out of the NW10000L5's and hit the board against NW30000L5's as recently as late September. (7) MR PERFECT N drew poorly again but had a run of top-three results at Yonkers in September and October and is exiting the NW10000L5 level.