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 - SIR PINOCCHIO (8th)
SPOT PLAY - MEDOLAND BOSA (5th)
Race 1 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
(3) MY PLAYMATE GB never got involved last Thursday but moves inside on the gate here and did race well on both 8-9 and 8-16. (4) WELL THAT'S MARKY won handily in his debut for these connections last week and they get another shot with him tonight as he wasn't claimed. (5) CAVIART ACT TWO tallied over at Tioga in his second outing for leading trainer Per Engblom and has Jason Bartlett at the controls again.
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Race 2 - NAADA Summer Series Final Trot
(7) STAR HAIRDRESSER will have to overcome a bad post but I can see them mixing it up on the front-end with the big money on the line and he won a leg of this series back on 8-7. (5) LOS BALLYKEELAMIGO romped in the eighth round of this event on August 14 and is likely the one to beat again here. (2) PSALMSFORTYSIXFIVE should have picked up some confidence with a victory at Monticello on August 27 and has also had success at Yonkers this year.
Race 3 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(1) DISARONNO HILL wound up with an impossible trip in her last outing but gained ground in the final quarter of her mile prior to that. She moves inside to the pole position tonight and gets a new driver with Matt Kakaley taking over. (4) DISTANT LOVER romped to a victory in this class last Tuesday and shows two other recent victories. (2) LINEMUP KNOCKMBACK gets significant post relief here and won the last time she drew well on August 9.
Race 4 - NW33106L5 / NW12 PM Races LT / 75000CLM / NW20000L5 Draw Inside Trot
(5) DIRE STRAITS drops out of the Invitational and won handily in this class two starts back. (2) OVER AND BACK hasn't won in a while but continues to pile up on-the-board results. He gets a driver switch to Kakaley in his second outing for trainer Travis Alexander tonight. (6) GHOSTLY CASPER overcame an early break to win last week and hikes up a level here.
Race 5 - 25000CLM Pace
(4) MEDOLAND BOSA has been sharp for a while between here and out at Oak Grove in Kentucky. Tonight, he gets a bit of post relief and a chance to partner with Jordan Stratton. (8) BURNHAM BOY N landed another bad post but gets reunited with Bartlett and has shown the ability to win both on the front-end and from off-the-pace. (3) KARLOO BRADLEY N just missed by a nose last Thursday and is back in the stable that won with him on both July 12 and August 2.
Race 6 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace
(2) LYONS BENJAMIN moves in on the gate here after a series of mid-pack or outside posts and won in one start out of this stable on August 7. (1) AMERITRIC shows a win at this level back on 7-7 and raced well in a second-place finish last Monday. He debuts for new connections off a claim and partners with Tyler Buter. (5) JUST ENUFF STUFF was third in the same race AMERITRIC exits and gets Bartlett in the bike in his first outing for new connections here.
Race 7 - 40000CLM Trot
(8) BARN HALL landed post eight but has a driver switch to Bartlett and cut the fractions before he wound up third last Thursday. (5) JAS BLUESTONE has been sharp for a while between Yonkers and Pocono. Jim Marohn Jr. guided him to a win at this level on 8-14 and is back in the bike tonight. (3) HAT TRICK MARLEAU owns a runner-up finish and a victory since he started facing $40,000 claimers again and often gets overlooked in the wagering.
Race 8 - Invitational Trot
(5) SIR PINOCCHIO tallied in handy fashion last Thursday and steps up to the top level tonight. I don't see that being an issue given all the success he's had at Yonkers before, and he gets Bartlett back in the bike. (3) QUEEN OF ALL posted a runner-up result behind a well-meant winner a week ago and shows recent victories in both the F&M Invitational and the Invitational classes. (1) DRIBBLING BI was second in the Invitational on the 14th of August and gets post relief off his last try a couple of weeks ago.
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Race 9 - 40000CLM Trot
(5) DRYDEN HANOVER looked like he had some trot in the stretch last week from the eight-hole. He drew a better post tonight and should continue to offer value. (3) PEDAL ON METAL has gotten sharp with a win and two seconds in his last three outings. He moves in a couple of notches on the gate and should have every chance to contend again. (2) FOR A DREAMER posted a second-place finish last Thursday when he got to partner with Buter, and he's back in the bike tonight.
Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) ROCK THIS WAY hasn't made a pari-mutuel start since late June but has done well at this level this year at Yonkers and gets a chance to team up with George Brennan from post one. I'll swing. (2) ROCKINBILLY'SDREAM doesn't have great form but switches drivers to Bartlett, and sometimes that's all that matters, especially in a blank field like this. (5) FULL SUPPORT shows a couple of on-the-board results against $15,000 claimers and picks up Buter's services tonight.