MEET STATS: 238- 862 / $1,476.10 (-$247.90)
BEST BETS: 42 - 83 / $201.20 (+$35.20)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 83 / $103.20 (-$62.80)
BEST BET - FRESH MIST (10th)
SPOT PLAY - PLEASURE SEEKER (7th)
Race 1 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace
(3) KAIRAKICONFIDNTL N tired pretty badly last time but has raced well in this class before and is the only 4-year-old against 3-year-olds who may still have some stakes engagements. (4) HUNTING HULA drops out of stakes company tonight. She won in the New York Sire Stakes here back on 8-15 and gets a driver switch to Anthony Napolitano. (5) OBJ was scratched out of a scheduled start on October 22 but had four straight top-two finishes prior to that, including back-to-back runner-up results at this level.
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Race 2 - 15000CLM Pace
(5 MAJOR DESIRE double-drops in class and won pretty handily back on 10-2. Add in that he gets reunited with Jason Bartlett, and I'll use. (2) FOREVER FAV shows a victory over $20,000 claiming company back on September 21 and returns to Yonkers after finishing fourth in a fast mile last time out at Pocono. (8) ITALIAN DELIGHT N continues to rack up the victories but starts from post eight here and I'll take a shot against him based on that.
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Race 3 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(2) FOREVER A LION AS tallied at this level on 9-28 and is getting significant post relief after he had post seven in both of his local efforts thus far. (5) CUSTOM FIT finished second the last time he was in this class at Yonkers in late August and debuts for trainer Ron Burke tonight. (1) QUEEN CABAL starts from the pole and was the runner-up to my top pick when they were in that common race back on the 28th of September.
Race 4 - F&M 25000CLM Pace
(5) SALE EL SOL finds a softer spot here than the NW15000L5 or $50,000 claimer she's been in since returning from out of town and gets a chance to partner with Napolitano. (1) SOMWHERUNDERHEAVN takes a second crack at this class and moves in from the eight-hole to post one. She also gets reunited with Bartlett. (4) PREMIER SWEETALKER was a gaining fourth against $50,000 claiming company most recently and slides down a notch on the ladder tonight.
Race 5 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(4) ELEGANT RESOLVE makes his second start on Lasix and for trainer/driver Pat Lachance tonight. He gained some ground in the final quarter of his mile two weeks ago and moves in from the eight-hole to post four. (6) BREEZY HALL won three straight races prior to a fourth-place finish in a stakes event most recently. He debuts for trainer Noel Daley here. (2) ENERGY KING has been in the trifecta in five straight outings and drew well again.
Race 6 - 20000CLM Pace
(7) DELIGHTFUL TERROR drew poorly and comes in off a miscue, but he was racing well prior to that break in stride and drops out of the $25,000 claimers. (5) ALOTBETTOR N is on a two-race winning streak and also shows victories back in August and September. He does move out on the gate but you have to respect his form. (4) BUDDY HILL was third in his second start back after a layoff a week ago and picks up Matt Kakaley in the bike this time.
Race 7 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(4) PLEASURE SEEKER doesn't have any super-obvious form but is moving in from post eight and hails from a barn that's sending out lots of live horses right now. I'll give her a chance as she also gets a new pilot in Napolitano. (2) TEAM COLORS finds a softer classes here than the one she was in last Wednesday and makes her second start out of trainer Cory Stratton's stable. (1) HARPER SEELSTER starts from the pole position after a pair of bad draws in her last two tries and had plenty of pace in the lane last week after she got shuffled before three-quarters.
Race 8 - 40000CLM Pace
(2) MY CARBON COPY N starts from a good post here for a change and I think has some sneaky form given his good final quarters in all of his recent outings. (4) SCRIBBLERS was a gaining fourth in his last try on October 21 and gets both class and post relief here. (3) J B GRAM is moving up from the age-restricted $30,000 claiming class but has won two in-a-row for the potent duo of Bartlett and trainer Per Engblom.
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Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(2) VICTOR HIC gets a cure for his "bad post-itis" tonight and won at this level back on 9-21. He also avoids some of the big threats in this class like Italian Delight N. (3) MISSILE SEELSTER has been out of the top three just once in his last five efforts between here and Monticello and gets to partner with Bartlett again. (7) JUST A WRANGLER was able to tally despite an extended first-over grind a week ago, defeating MISSILE SEELSTER in the process. He's another one in sharp form as he's hit the board in five straight appearances against $15,000 claiming company.
Race 10 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW1 or 15000LT Draw Inside Pace
(2) FRESH MIST recently added Lasix for Engblom and gets significant post relief here in her second try at this level. She also gets Bartlett in the bike this time. (5) IN A WINK N has been racing very well out of town for trainer Rob Harmon and looks like she should be a contender in this class. (3) URSULA BLUE CHIP struggles to win but does have the ability to hit the ticket, usually with some value.