MEET STATS: 104 - 449 / $759.90 (-$138.10)
BEST BETS: 27 - 44 / $113.60 (+$25.60)
SPOT PLAYS: 3 - 44 / $32.10 (-$55.90)
BEST BET - FLIGHTLINE (4th)
SPOT PLAY - HARD WORKIN' MAN (5th)
Race 1 - 20000CLM Pace
I'm going to give (1) DONTTELLMENOW a shot here as he starts from an inside post for the first time in a while, gets a driver switch to Brent Holland and was Holland's choice over some others. (4) KARLOO BRADLEY N has hit the board in four straight outings and won in this class a week ago. (2) SAILBOAT HANOVER is on a streak of six consecutive results in the trifecta and was second to KARLOO BRADLEY N last Saturday. Both horses debut for new connections after being claimed.
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Race 2 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
(2) CONTACT ZONE backed up two rallying seconds on 5-31 and 6-7 with a hard-fought win on the front-end a week ago and I'll go with him again here. (1) SIP OF BOURBON hasn't been out of the trifecta in six straight outings and was claimed again out of his third-place finish in the race won by my top selection last Saturday. (6) ON DAYBOO defeated both CONTACT ZONE and SIP OF BOURBON on the 7th of June and then overcame being parked by CONTACT ZONE last week to finish second. He starts from the outside, but I expect he'll be put in play.
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Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace
(3) COLIGNY HANOVER returns to Yonkers tonight after he was fifth in a fast mile down at Harrah's Philadelphia on Sunday. He drops and gets a driver switch to Holland here. (1) WAR DAN DELIGHT N won in this class two back and moves inside on the starting gate and gets reunited with George Brennan in this contest. (4) RECORD YEAR had to settle for third as an odds-on favorite and wasn't Brennan choice this time. I think he'll probably offer a better price tonight and does race out of a high-percentage stable.
Race 4 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(5) FLIGHTLINE scored two handy wins against NW3's at Harrah's Philadelphia back on 4-25 and 5-8 and drops out of stakes company tonight. (3) BEAT BOBBY BAYOU was scratched on June 7 but had won three straight in this class prior to that. (2) WALKWHILEYOURTALKN shows a pair of victories at this level back on the 23rd of April and 10th of May and was third as the favorite when last seen a couple of weeks ago.
Race 5 - 15000CLM Pace
(3) HARD WORKIN' MAN pulled off a big upset in this class on May 31 and has had two bad posts since then. He drew well tonight and I'll take a chance with him. (2) THIRD EDITION posted a romping victory in a $15,000 claiming event on 5-24 and moves in on the gate from post six to the two-hole this week. (7) DANCE ON THE BEACH turned in a better effort when he dropped down to this level a week ago and I wouldn't be surprised if Dan Dube fires him out.
Race 6 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 or 30000LT Draw Inside Pace
(5) SANTAFE'S GINA overcame bad posts to finish second and third in her last two tries down at Harrah's Philadelphia and makes her third start on Lasix. (3) PUSSYCAT DOLL GB tallied at this level a week ago and also back on May 10. Add in that she drew well again, and she's probably the one to beat. (4) LADY BLUE JAY was the runner-up in this class a couple of times back in mid-May and moves in on the gate from the seven-hole to post four.
Race 7 - 15000CLM Pace
(3) HEAVE AWAY was a solid second last week after he had to do the first-over work and drew inside of what appear to be the other main contenders in here. (7) MEMPHISTENNESSEE N picked up an overdue victory last Saturday and is on six-race stretch of finishes in the trifecta. He was also Jim Marohn Jr.'s choice of four horses. (4) KILOWATT KID N wasn't Marohn Jr.'s selection but tallied a week ago in a $15,000 claimer and gets a chance to partner with Brennan.
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Race 8 - NW8621L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace
(5) I DRAINTHESWAMP A squeezed into this race by a dollar as he has $8,620 earned in his last five starts, and this should be a softer spot than the $30,000 or $40,000 claimers he's been facing. He just missed by a nose the last time he raced in this class back on 5-3. (4) BENHOPE RULZ N drops out of the NW10000L5's and races out of a high-percentage stable but is sporting a zero-for-18 mark in the win column, so I can only recommend underneath. (2) THONG CONTROL has four victories and a third in five tries in 2025 between here and up in Quebec. He steps up from the NW5000L5's but does so off a rallying triumph and moves in on the gate.
Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(2) I'M J BEE N had good form going and then wound up with post seven in his last two appearances. He moves in on the gate to post two here, and I'm going to hope that improved starting position gets him back into the mix tonight. (5) WAIMAC ATTACK N returned to his winning ways a week ago in a $15,000 claimer and races out of a stable that's always capable of having one ready to fire. (3) PRINCE OF TIDES has a similar profile to my top selection as his only bad performances in his lines are from outside draws and he departs from the three-hole this time.