MEET STATS: 151 - 676 / $1,116.90 (-$235.10)
BEST BETS: 36 - 68 / $152.30 (+$16.30)
SPOT PLAYS: 6 - 68 / $56.50 (-$72.20)
BEST BET - TIN ROOF RAIDER A (2nd)
SPOT PLAY - VANGUARD (4th)
Race 1 - 15000CLM Pace
(5) KILOWATT KID N has struggled to win this year but has hit the board in four of his last seven tries and now joins a high-percentage stable off a claim. (4) EVER M hasn't been outside the exacta in four starts for his current trainer, including a victory and a runner-up result in two efforts against $15,000 claimers here at Yonkers. (1) SINGFORYOURSUPPER starts from the pole and gets a driver switch to George Napolitano Jr., which likely means he's going to be firing out.
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Race 2 - 20000CLM Pace
(2) TIN ROOF RAIDER A gets additional post relief this week off a gaining second-place finish and merits another shot. (1) DELIGHTFUL TERROR steps up from the $15,000 claimers but does so off an easy victory last time out and is a first-timer for these connections off a claim. (3) CAUGHTINALANDSLIDE hasn't had much chance from two straight seven-holes but moves in on the gate this time and was second and third three and four starts back from good draws.
Race 3 - 25000CLM Pace
(6) SPINDOCTOR HANOVER makes his third start for leading trainer Per Engblom and has raced well in both of his outings for that stable so far. (4) DELIGHTFUL DUDE N hikes up from the $20,000 claimers but has back-to-back romping victories and joins a stable that's capable of having one ready for a big effort. (2) MAXIMUS RED A disappointed at 4-5 last Thursday but the price should be much better tonight, and he does have a couple of recent on-the-board results against $30,000 claimers.
Race 4 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Trot
(2) VANGUARD doesn't have a great win record but catches a pretty wide-open group here from an improved post compared to last Saturday and was favored against NW4's two back at Pocono. (5) EVANS PER FECT WAR has gotten in good form with a win and a second in his last two outings. (1) TEQUILA TALKING AS was racing well down at Harrah's Philadelphia and has gained ground in both of her tries since coming to Yonkers.
Race 5 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(4) MIKI THE CLOWN makes her second start after a layoff and shows a local victory at this level back in February. (2) STONECOLD GIRL has won two straight in this class and gets to move in on the gate as well. (1) YUENGLING should have picked up confidence with a handy victory last Saturday and slides in from post four to the pole position.
Race 6 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT / Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Draw Inside Trot
(7) INFERNO DK will have to overcome a bad post but won handily last Saturday and was also sharp at Harrah's Philadelphia prior to that. I have to think he'll be put in play. (5) MEETMEATTHEBAR led a long way before she wound up second in her last outing and has hit the board in five straight outings overall. (3) SHOW ME returned to his winning ways a couple of weeks ago when he went back off Lasix. He has an inside post and a new driver and trainer here.
Race 7 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) MAJOR POCKET A finished third in his return to Yonkers last Thursday. He shows a win in this class on 6-28 and moves in on the gate this time. (4) REAL PEACE rebounded from a bad trip on August 9 with another victory a week ago and partners with Napolitano Jr. again tonight. (2) RECORD YEAR has just one off-the-board result in his last six starts and gets significant post relief here off the no contest race last week.
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Race 8 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Pace
(7) JAZZY VESPA landed a bad post tonight but closed impressively to just miss last week. Hopefully they'll mix it up on the lead and she can rally again here. (4) BETTOR'S TICKET won pretty handily at this level two weeks ago when Colin Kelly drove and he's back at the controls tonight. (1) MORE THAN A WOMAN got totally ignored in the wagering in her last outing on 8-16 but finished a solid second and shows a couple of recent victories at Harrah's Philadelphia.
Race 9 - NW5000L5 / 12500CLM Pace
(6) TWIN B RISENSHINE just missed by a nose at this level two back. Here, he drops, moves inside a couple of notches on the gate and gets a driver switch to Austin Siegelman. (1) ROYAL DESIRE has been knocking on the door, and he had pace in the lane last Friday but got caught in heavy traffic. He was Dan Dube's choice. (2) BRUTALLYHANDSOME A was fourth in a NW7500L5 tilt on August 18 and finds the bottom level tonight.