TRI’s Picks January 25 Meadowlands

Meadowlands Racetrack Pick 4, Races 7-10, Friday, January 25, 2013

Last week, we came so close to hitting the Pick 4 after traveling so far. Our single in the last, Go Go Raider, didn’t even attempt to get into the mile and was given an awful drive in the 12-horse field. So far, we are down $53.60 for the year, so we should be able to easily make that up with a winning ticket. Tonight’s ticket looks promising, good luck!

$2 Play: 3,4,9/3,7/4/5 = $12

Analysis:

Race 7- (3) Waldorf Hall has been a fierce foe in the A-2 trot the last few weeks. His last two tries in the group resulted in a win and a close second in the slop. He gets post relief and should sit close to the pace, where he can close into the stretch and pull off a minor upset. (4) Photo King is being given a second chance after that break last week. He should be able to get a pocket trip this week and close into the stretch. He’ll likely be a higher price due to the miscue he made last week. (9) My Leap Of Faith improves every time he steps up. He should try to leave the gate fast so he isn’t far off the pace and sit a second over trip and fan into the stretch, where he will fly by the field.

Race 8- (3) Rock Ann Rolling is shipping in from the conditioned ranks at Woodbine. In her last effort, she came first over in a move to try and take the lead, but was caught wide through a fast third quarter and quit. She should be forwardly placed this week and sit a good trip to be able to pull off a minor upset. (7) Asset Management has done very well down at Dover, though her lines don’t show it. In her lines, it shows her riding the rail for most of the mile and the passing lane at Dover is often dead. She should race much better at the Big M, where she’ll likely get a covered trip and perhaps blow out this Pick 4.

Race 9- (4) In Your Room is in the perfect spot to upset. Though he shows a mistake in his lines, he should improve really well tonight. He gets post relief and likes to leave the gate, so he’ll likely get a pocket trip. Remember, Simons pulled off a 50-1 upset with a pocket trip with a horse named All About Justice at the beginning of the meet, so it’s likely he’ll pull that same move again with this speedy leaver.

Race 10- (5) Emily Do is coming off an okay effort against bottom level trotters at the Big M. She finished a distant second to Boinga in that mile, but should improve with post relief this week. She also left the gate fast, which means she could get a pocket trip here and in this race, that’s the only way she can win.