MEET STATS: 154 - 695 / $1,135.00 (-$255.00)
BEST BETS: 37 - 70 / $155.00 (+$15.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 6 - 70 / $56.50 (-$76.20)
BEST BET - THEMONEYISBACK S (7th)
SPOT PLAY - MACHS LEGACY A (6th)
Race 1 - 15000CLM Pace
(5) KILOWATT KID N won pretty handily in his debut for these connections last week, and I'll go back to him in this spot. He was also driver Colin Kelly's choice of a couple. (4) SOUTH POINT is on an extended run of on-the-board finishes. Austin Siegelman gets a chance with him here as Kelly went with my top pick. (1) GARDYS LEGACY A shows a couple of recent victories against $15,000 claiming company and gets significant post relief here. He's been popular at the claim box and debuts for this group tonight.
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Race 2 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Trot
(7) COUSIN HALIFAX will have to overcome the outside post but shows tries in the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series and catches a pretty wide-open group here. (4) FLIGHT OF FRITZ led most of the mile before he got picked off late a week ago and has hit the board in five of his last seven outings overall. (1) HELPMEIMONFIRE won at the Meadowlands last Friday and has plenty of experience on half-mile tracks on the Indiana Fair Circuit.
Race 3 - NW5881L5 / 12500CLM Pace
(1) THONG CONTROL takes a second shot at bottom level company tonight and moves in from post eight to the pole position. (6) JIMMY CONNOR B returns to Yonkers after one try down at Harrah's Philadelphia where he was a good second in their NW7500L4 class. He won the last time he competed against NW5000L5's at Yonkers back on June 20. (2) TWIN B RISENSHINE has a second and a third in his last two chances against NW5000L5 foes at Yonkers and gets post relief compared to his last two efforts.
Race 4 - NW5000L5 / 12500CLM Pace
(1) PRINTVILLE comes out of a couple fast races over at Pocono and was facing much tougher when last seen at Yonkers. (2) ALADDIN drew well tonight after having posts seven or eight in his last three tries and closed out his mile in 27 and change last Saturday. (5) AIR FORCE HANOVER makes his second start back after a layoff and has had success at Yonkers during his career.
Race 5 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Pace
I'm going to give (2) JAZZY VESPA another chance tonight. She never got involved from a bad post last Saturday but starts from the two-hole tonight and has finished out her last two miles in 28 seconds. (3) GINGERTREE CARILIN hasn't been seen in a pari-mutuel race since back in March but was facing tougher company over at Pocono at that time and qualified well at Yonkers last Friday. She also got the nod from Kelly over a horse he won with last week. (5) SHEER ARTISTRY N makes her second appearance on Lasix and paced a 27 and change last quarter a week ago.
Race 6 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(3) MACHS LEGACY A posted on-the-board finishes two and three starts back and gets to slide in from post six to the three-hole this week. (6) PIT BOSS HANOVER comes in with three consecutive runner-up results and I'll slot her in that spot again tonight. (1) STONECOLD GIRL has three victories and a third as part of her last five appearances, and that includes a pair of tallies against $20,000 claiming company.
Race 7 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(2) THEMONEYISBACK S cruised over NW5 company last Thursday at Harrah's Philadelphia and any repeat of that effort tonight should make him the one to beat here as well. (1) SEEME ZOOM broke at Yonkers on 8-16 but came back with a good qualifier at Pocono and was racing well in Canada prior to coming to the U.S. (3) JAKEY JUMPUP miscued before the gate a week ago but had hit the board in five straight tries prior to that and gets significant post relief.
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Race 8 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
(6) TOPVILLE SOMEBEACH finished third against tougher open $25,000 claimers two starts back and hopefully will be put in play tonight like he was in that effort. (4) WARRIOR FOR TRUTH is on a streak of five straight on-the-board results and owns a win in this class on July 26. (3) FOX VALLEY PEPPER makes his Yonkers debut out of some Illinois-bred stakes contests and shows a 1:51 and change victory at Scioto on 7-23.
Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) A FEARSOME HANOVER put it all together with a victory over $15,000 claimers last Thursday and has hit the board in all four of his outings for this stable. (3) EVER M is another sharp horse in this tilt as he hasn't been outside the exacta in five appearances for his current trainer and owns a win in this class on August 14. (2) I'M SOME GRADUATE tired on the front-end in his most recent try but was performing well prior to that and gets significant post relief.