MEET STATS: 100 - 431 / $729.40 (-$132.60)
BEST BETS: 25 - 42 / $106.90 (+$22.90)
SPOT PLAYS: 3 - 42 / $32.10 (-$51.90)
BEST BET - AUSTRAL HANOVER (1st)
SPOT PLAY - CASINO ACTION N (8th)
Race 1 - 40000CLM Trot
(3) AUSTRAL HANOVER won by open lengths the last time he faced $40,000 claimers and drops out of the NW20000L5 / optional $60,000 claiming level tonight. (2) BARN HALL kept his run of on-the-board finishes going last week and was claimed by a high-percentage stable. He also landed Jason Bartlett's services over a Per Engblom trainee, which is usually significant. (1) BE DIFFERENT has an inside post for the first time in a while here and won in this class back on May 8.
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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(2) QUICK MENU had an impossible trip from the eight-hole and suffered broken equipment as well in her race last week. She was claimed out of that race by a high-percentage stable, gets signficant post relief and switches pilots to Bartlett. (1) FIGHT NOT FLIGHT has been first or second in four of her last five tries and landed the pole here after a series of poor draws. (4) SAUBLE DELIGHTFUL posted a runner-up finish in this class a week ago and has hit the board in four of her last seven appearances overall between Yonkers and Harrah's Philadelphia.
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Race 3 - F&M Invitational Trot
(5) DIAMANTE TRIO IT posted a handy victory over NW20000L5 foes a week ago and looks like she could easily be on the lead or in the pocket again in this event. I'll swing with her. (2) AIRMANS JACKPOT gives this class a try after being claimed last Thursday. She's been in good form, is in a high-percentage stable and gets Bartlett to drive. (7) QUEEN OF ALL tallied in the most recent edition of the F&M Invitational Trot and has four victories and a second in her last five appearances overall.
Race 4 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
I thought (5) DISARONNO HILL performed pretty well from a tough post and from the back of the pack last week. She gets a little bit of post relief tonight and another chance with Bartlett. (3) TYRA MAKES BANK held sway on the front-end to score in this class a week ago and has been in the top three in five of her last seven trips behind the gate. (4) HARPER SEELSTER also comes in off a victory in a $20,000 claimer last Thursday and debuts for new connections off a claim.
Race 5 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace
(4) WELL THAT'S MARKY finds what should be a softer spot here than he's been in since he joined this stable, and I'll hope he takes advantage of that. (2) FLIP MY CHIP won the last time he faced age-restricted $30,000 claimers on April 24 and remained popular at the claim box in his last outing as he's back with Dennis Laterza. (3) BULLVILLE FRANK shows four second-place finishes at this level and gets reunited with Yannick Gingras for leading trainer Per Engblom.
Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot
(4) BEACON BEACH tallied pretty handily in a $40,000 claimer last Thursday and I'm going to put him on top again here since he drew fairly well and should be full of confidence. (1) MAX broke past the start a week ago and had to settle for fifth but won at this level prior to that and has had plenty of success at Yonkers before. (2) MAHONE SEELSTER never got involved in a quick mile for this class last week but was second prior to that and gets some post relief.
Race 7 - Invitational Trot
(5) KHAOSAN ROAD steps up from the NW30000L5's but has raced well in both of his outings thus far and makes his third start back after a layoff. I also think he might be chasing the pace rather than setting it tonight, and based on what I saw last year, that's his preferred trip. (4) ONCE IN A LIFETIME hasn't missed the board in his trio of starts so far in 2025 and trainer Jim Campbell can always have one ready for a big mile. (7) ANTOGNONI S drops out of stakes company and was very impressive here in the John Brennan Trotting Series, but he starts from the outside and may have an eye on further stakes engagements rather than this race, so I'll take a swing against.
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Race 8 - NW5521L5 who are NW Last 3 Starts / 12500CLM Pace
(4) CASINO ACTION N has a class relief/post drop combo in this race and has hit the board the last two times he's faced NW5000L5's at Yonkers. He gets Brent Holland to drive again and closed out his mile last Thursday with pace. (3) GREG THE LEG has a similar profile to my top selection as he had the eight-hole a week ago and was second in a NW7500L5 test prior to that. (5) JIMMY CONNOR B just missed by nose at this level last week and takes a second crack at it tonight.
Race 9 - 30000CLM Pace
(3) I DRAINTHESWAMP A moves inside on the gate this week and has been closing out all of his recent miles well. He was third in a $30,000 claimer two back and should offer a square price. (4) TO THE HUNT was the runner-up in his second outing for this high-percentage stable a week ago and makes his fourth start back after a layoff tonight. (2) TWIG went a huge mile in winning last Thursday and debuts for new connections off a claim. In addition to his triumph last week, he shows another victory and a second against $30,000 claimers.