Here We Go....

With tomorrow night being the opening night of the harness meet at the Meadowlands, I kick off the season by making my selections for the entire racing card.  Now, I must confess, an expert at the Meadowlands I am not been and with this being the first competitive racing with the banked track,, we need to see how it does play out.  Also, be aware the Meadowlands now uses a 45 day rule instead of the old 30 day rule so you may see longer layoffs on some horses.

I provide these selections as just another tool in your handicapping tool box.  Also, remember there is a new person providing the morning line so we need to see how good Darin Zoccali is when it comes to establishing his morning line; to see how close the final odds come to his predictions.

Meadowlands, January 6, 2012 - Post Time 7:00pm
1st Pace; $14,000; FM NW $10,000 Last 5 Starts
1 - Shortest Distance (Dobson, 12-1)
3 - Reilly's Daughtor (A Miller, 7-2)
8 - Up Front Cruiser (Brennan, 5-1)
5 - Honorary Hanover (D Miller, 3-1)

2nd Trot; $14,000; NW $10,000 (Mares $12,000) Last 5 Starts
  3 - Dontevenknowmymame (Abbatiello, 3-1)
  5 - Zumba Mouse (A Miller, 9-2)
10 - Saratoga National (Randall, 15-1)
  4 - Valdez (D Miller, 6-1)

3rd Pace; $14,000; FM NW $10,000 Last 5 Starts
  3 - Sand Pleasure (Sears, 7-2)
  9 - Slomotion (Brennan, 6-1)
10 - Gordyyy's Pet (Gingras, 8-1)
  4 - Elleofnxample (D Miller, 3-1)

4th Trot; $19,000; NW $16,000 (Mares $18,000) Last 5 Starts
8 - Tsmil Orphan Andy (Sears, 3-1)
6 - Benns Sure Thing (P Lachance, 7-2)
2 - Carbon Footprint (A Miller, 10-1)
9 -  Syenite (D Miller, 9-2)

5th Pace; $20,000; The We're Not So Young Anymore (10yos and up) 
8 - Silent Swing (A Miller, 9-5)
4 - Eviction Notice N (Tetrick, 3-1)
1 - Real Mystical (Dobson, 9-2)
7 - Image Of Dawn (P Lachance, 8-1)

6th Pace; $25,000; Mares Preferred
  1 - Ginger and Fred (Gingras, 4-1)
  7 - Delightful Diva (D Miller, 3-1)
10 - Shaky Hanover (Tetrick, 9-2)
  6 - Best Boss (P Lachance, 8-1)

7th Pace; $19,000; FM NW $16,000 Last 5 Starts
2 - Ledgerdepan (D Miller, 8-1)
3 - Love You Always (Kakaley, 15-1)
7 - Kissmatt (Goodell, 12-1)
6 - Athleticlyinclined (Gingras, 3-1)

8th Trot ; $14,000; NW $10,000 (Mares $12,000) Last 5 Starts
  1 - Newport Volo (Bouchard, 8-1)
  2 - Soapy Sap (Gingras, 7-2)
  5 - Sleek N Wow (Buter, 10-1)
10 - Notorius Bluestone (Sears, 3-1)

9th Pace; $10,500; Claiming $20,000
5 - JL's Man of Action (Sears, 9-2)
2 -  Beau Rivage N (Gingras, 8-1)
4 -  Hagi (Buter, 3-1)
8 -  Ultimate Desire (Dube, 15-1)

10th Trot; $30,000; Invitational 
8 - Pembroke Prayer (A Miller, 3-1)
1 - Aisling (D Miller, 5-1)
5 - The Budster (Kakaley, 9-2)
7 - Equity (Gingras, 6-1)

11th Pace; $11,500; 4yo Mares NW 2 Ext PM Life - White Ruffles Eligible Preferred 
9 - Miss Behave (Sears, 3-1)
1 - Gray Olives (Tetrick, 12-1)
2 - Look Annie Hall (Dube, 5-2)
6 - Rei Of  Sunshine (Merton, 4-1)

12th Pace; $8,500; Claiming $15,000
2 - Rip Daddy (Goodell, 8-1)
4 - Star of the Game (D Miller, 9-2)
7 - Tilt Ya Kilt N (Campbell, 6-1)
3 - It'sjustabeginning (Brennan, 15-1)