2025 MEET STATS: 293 - 979 / $1,627.58 (-$330.42)
BEST BETS: 50 - 96 / $164.82 (-$27.18)
BEST BET: UNDETERRED (10th)
SPOT PLAY: MYBITCOIN (1st)
Race 1: F&M NW11311 in last 5 starts Pace
(4) MYBITCOIN has been patiently handled for the most part while facing better and she has been finishing close up. Lachance trainee drops to face softer and can fire home at an honest price with the right setup. (6) IDEAL SKIES returns to the East coast from Running Aces, should fit here and picks up Bartlett. Barn had one race well the other night shipping in. (3) KISS MY CHEEK steps up for Stratton off a sharp score and looks to win three of four; 7/5 ML is a turnoff.
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Race 2: NW15000 in last 5 starts Trot
(2) TACHYON has raced well recently but has only picked up smaller shares, mainly due to outside posts and tougher competition. Bucci trainee should be right in the thick of the action tonight. (1) BLACKHAWK ZETTE also gets needed class relief and draws best as a bonus; in line for a live trip. (4) LEFTIES RIGHTIES has had a nice 3YO season competing in mostly mid-level stakes but he faces more seasoned foes here and he'll have to prove it to me before I consider using on top.
Race 3: NW7541 in last 5 starts Trot
(1) KASHA V finished well last week and just missed. He draws the rail again and can reach tonight with a similar trip. (5) MYCROWNMYKINGDOM drops another notch in class and I can envision Holland being more aggressive with the veteran tonight. (2) BRONZER returns from a stint at Tioga and was a nice winner there two back. 4YO was facing better when we last saw him locally.
Race 4: NW15000 in last 5 starts Trot
(3) AUSTRAL HANOVER hasn't exactly been a disaster for these connections since being claimed for $60K a couple of months back but he hasn't set the world on fire either. Engblom trainee now gets a big switch to Bartlett in the bike and draws a better post after being parked last week. (1) WARRAWEE WHISPER takes a big step up in class but a similar effort to last week gives him a big chance. (4) CACTUSTOTHECLOUDS didn't fire last start but had been good in prior efforts.
Race 5: F&M NW7500 in last 5 starts Pace
(1) MISS DOTTIE MAE has just been going evenly of late but she lands the rail here in an especially camera-shy field and this is a perfect spot for Marohn to try and wire these. (4) FADE OUT is 0 for 16 this year but has plenty of seconds and thirds. Cullipher trainee has had plenty of big moments at Yonkers in the past. (5) KATIES UP is another with a poor win record but trainer Engblom does get his main man Bartlett back in the sulky
Race 6: F&M NW16626 in last 5 starts Pace
(2) COACHELLABOUND N is mired in a long winless stretch but this classy mare finishes close more often than not and another good draw affords her the opportunity to be aggressively handled. She does seem to face a bit softer here as well. (8) CHERYLS SHADOW was defeated at odds-on last week and would be one of the favorites again had she drawn better. Post is tough but she does have some proven early speed and the price will be right. (1) VIBRANCE has gone off long odds in all recent but the last time she was at this NW15000 base level she was a 30/1 winner. Best post this Burke trainee has seen in weeks.
Race 7: NW10000 in last 5 starts Trot
(5) NO DRAMA PLEASE missed a nose the last time Bartlett was in the sulky; this barn has been live recently and pulled off a couple of big upsets the other day. This veteran won't be a big price but we're not talking odds-on either. (1) HOOLIE N HECTOR enters a new barn via last week's claim and was a winner that night. Veteran steps up but does have plenty of back class. (4) MON AMOUR was a winner in an amateur event last out but kind of dull in prior starts. He's another with back class to call upon.
Race 8: F&M NW30000 in last 5 starts Pace
(3) LYDEO put it together last week with a sharp front-end effort and despite stepping up to face better if new driver Stratton can make the lead I think she's classy enough to repeat. (2) FRONT PAGE STORY always puts in a live effort when drawn well and tonight should be no exception. (7) ODDS ON PLATINUM was just that in last week's invite and ended up fourth. She'll offer the best value that she has over the last two months.
Race 9: F&M NW20000 in last 5 starts Pace
(4) LOUIES GIRL N was an impressive winner from off the pace in her two North American starts and now from this spot does Bartlett send her to the front. Either way I think she wins again. (2) PASS AND STOW went over the $100K mark for her 4YO season with last week's win and despite facing better she draws well again and figures to be close up throughout. (7) ACUSHLA MACHREE N is yet another fresh face from Down Under who is making her debut for the Dilloian Jr. barn off a winning qualifier. Tough spot though.
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Race 10: F&M NW6001 in last 5 starts Pace
(7) UNDETERRED crushed at Philly in her debut for new connections after arriving from Ohio and I'll give her the opportunity to show even more as she arrives at Yonkers. (3) IDEAL COVER has back class but not a ton of current form; still, she should go well here. (1) HANGON COWGIRL hails from the leading trainer/driver and draws the best post; her efforts two and three back at Philly were decent.
Race 11: NW5000 in last 5 starts Trot
In a field without much going on in terms of form, (5) PRINCE ARCHIE arrives from Canada with a pit stop at Tioga and he gets a driver upgrade to Bartlett. She does like to win, as that 17 for 64 lifetime record indicates. (4) SEVENSHADESOFGREY has done zero lately but does have plenty of back class and has beaten better than these multiple times in the past. (7) INTERNATIONALCRAZE was okay in local debut, broke last week. Big price tonight.