MEET STATS: 190 - 864 / $1,498.30 (-$239.70)
BEST BETS: 43 - 87 / $183.36 (+$9.36)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 87 / $80.68 (-$93.32)
BEST BET - HOBBY GONE CRAZY (5th)
SPOT PLAY - YOU GUESSED IT (9th)
Race 1 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace
I'm going to give (2) HURRIKANE MIKI another shot as he did close pretty well last week after he got stuck behind a horse that was gapping on the inside. (3) TOPVILLE SOMEBEACH has back-to-back wins in this class and debuts for new connections off a claim. (1) CONTACT ZONE starts from post one again and has hit the board in three of his last four appearances.
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Race 2 - 25000CLM Pace
(1) CHANTEE hasn't been able to find the winner's circle yet in 2025 but moves in from post six to the pole position and debuts for a stable that's always capable of having one ready to fire off a big mile. (3) HEAVE AWAY slides in from the eight-hole to post three and paced a strong final quarter last Wednesday. (2) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES owns a victory at this level back on 9-11 and also shows a pair of recent second-place results against $25,000 claimers.
Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace
(2) MAJOR POCKET A continues to knock on the door against $15,000 claiming company and slides in from the seven-hole to post two this time. (3) REAL PEACE returns from Pocono and has had success at this level at Yonkers before. (4) MEDOLAND BOSA drops again but will need to improve quite a bit off his last two efforts. He was a winner the last time he was in this class back in mid-August.
Race 4 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(5) ALIMONY MIKE comes south from Woodbine Mohawk Park with two wins in his last three outings and had a good enough season in Ontario to make the Grassroots Series final. (2) BO SILAS shows a victory against NW4's at Pocono on 9-22 and has hit the board in his last two outings at this level. He slides in from post two to the two-hole this week. (3) ROANDOVER overcame post eight to grab a third in this class a week ago and has been in the trifecta in five of his last seven trips behind the gate overall.
Race 5 - F&M NW2/33997LT Pace
(6) HOBBY GONE CRAZY was recently purchased by top connections off two strong seasons on the Iowa Fair circuit and she was third-placed-second in her debut for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. at Hollywood Dayton in her last outings. (1) DREAM SHOT took plenty of wagering support last week but broke on the first turn. Given her win and third prior to that, she's likely a contender if she can avoid another miscue. (3) BELL OF LAZARUS squeezed into this race by a dollar under the lifetime earnings cap and was racing well at Vernon prior to her last start where she had a tough trip.
Race 6 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(2) MC ANGEL is another winless horse thus far in 2025 that I'm going to give a chance. She slides in from post eight to the two-hole this time, gets reunited with Brent Holland and was his choice of a couple. (1) NUTTINBUTHEBEST starts from the pole position and is riding a three-race streak of top-three finishes in this class. She also gets Tyler Buter back in the bike. (4) DEFININGTHE MOMENT owns a victory against $20,000 claimers back on 9-16, just missed on 9-23 and was third most recently.
Race 7 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot
(1) DURANTE HANOVER racked up his third straight win in this class for trainer Ron Burke last Wednesday, and I'm give him top call again as he starts from post one. (4) MEETMEATTHEBAR was second to DURANTE HANOVER back on 10-8 and hasn't had much chance from bad post positions since then. She moves in on the gate to the four-hole tonight. (6) MADE OF DREAMS romped over NW4's at Pocono two back and was third in a stakes try for leading trainer Per Engblom after that.
Race 8 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(1) TH SANDRA DEE tallied at this level on 9-27 and was second to a well-meant favorite a week ago. Add in that she starts from the pole position, and I'll swing with her. (3) TIME TO STRIKE won her New York Excelsior Series final, took some time off and then returned with a third in a stakes try at Pocono. She could definitely be sharper here with that start under her belt. (2) CRYSTAL COAST has been outside the top three just once in her last seven appearances and comes off a victory at Yonkers last Wednesday.
Race 9 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(2) YOU GUESSED IT looked like he was on his way to another victory two weeks ago when he broke on the last turn. All of his efforts since he went on Lasix have been good and hopefully he can avoid another miscue. (1) TOP GUN HANOVER has shown some flashes at points this year but not on a consistent basis. Leading trainer Per Engblom sends him out for the first time tonight. (5) THEOBALD is a newcomer to the Burke Brigade and has hit the board in five of his last seven outings, including a pair of thirds in this class at Yonkers.
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Race 10 - 20000CLM Pace
(4) ALEX TYE drops out of the $25,000 claimers and got mixed up in a quick pace a week ago, which led to the closers taking over in the stretch. (1) SAWYER'S DESIRE was scratched sick on 10-15 but tallied by open lengths at this level when last seen on 10-8. (5) DELIGHTFUL TERROR struggled against $25,000 claiming company in recent weeks but had a win and a second when last seen in this class in August and September.
Race 11 - 15000CLM Pace
(1) FULL SUPPORT woke up with that win back on 10-1 and has kept it going with runner-up results in his last two efforts. He drew the pole tonight and gets a driver switch to Holland. (5) DIAMONDBEACH loses Jason Bartlett, who isn't here tonight, but has back-to-back victories over $15,000 claimers and has hit the board in four straight trips behind the gate overall. (6) I'M SOME GRADUATE is just one-for-22 in the win column this year but has five underneath finishes since mid-August.