2026 MEET STATS: 14 - 40 / $88.60 (+$8.60)
BEST BETS: 3 - 4 / $11.50 (+$3.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 4 / $22.58 (+$14.58)
BEST BET - SHAKE IT (9th)
SPOT PLAY - SCRIBBLERS (6th)
Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace
(2) REMI LOU A lacks a recent on-the-board finish but gets some post relief off her last three tries out of town and also gets reunited with driver Brett Beckwith. I'll give her a shot against a fairly wide-open group. (1) YOU BEDA ROCK won two times in-a-row in this class back in December and moves in on the gate after she's had post seven or eight in her last three appearances. (4) EBONY LADY drops out of the $25,000 claimers in her third effort of 2026 and partners with leading driver Jason Bartlett again.
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Race 2 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 or 30000LT Draw Inside Trot
(5) TRUMP THE WARRIOR broke on the last turn last week and lost all chance, but he was 1-5 in that race and all of his efforts for trainer Per Engblom prior to that had been good. I'll give him the nod as Yannick Gingras takes over the driving. (2) DRINKING PROBLEMS was a gaining second on 1-21 and kept Bartlett's driving services. He hasn't been outside the exacta since the December 3 qualifier. (7) IDITOROD will have to overcome a bad post but races out of a stable that got hot during the second week of the meet and prevailed at this level last Wednesday.
Race 3 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 104189LT Trot
(1) SENSI AMNESIA elected to sit in the pocket and got shuffled last week, and by the time she got out, the race was basically over. Hopefully she'll be on the point or at least have a smoother trip this time and can get the job done off that effort. (3) FIRST CLASS RULE has been first or second in his last four tries at this level and could be sharper here as his start a week ago was his first in over a month. (6) KAYS IN CHARGE landed the outside post, but she makes her second appearance out of the Engblom stable and was third against NW10000L5 company on January 23.
Race 4 - 20000CLM Pace
(2) SETH HANOVER slides in on the gate in his second try for this stable and has had plenty of success at Yonkers in the past. (1) PINK FLOYD HANOVER drew the pole position this time and has won back-to-back races at this level to begin 2026. (4) LOU'S BEACH wound up first-over for a long time a week ago and had to settle for fourth. He closed out last year in sharp form and might just need a smoother journey to pick it back up.
Race 5 - 15000CLM Pace
(4) BROOKDALE MIKI invades from Canada for new connections. He did make a few starts at Yonkers last summer with a best result of second a couple of times and partners with Gingras. (6) FAMILY RECIPE drops a notch out of the $20,000 claimers off back-to-back thirds to begin his 9-year-old campaign. (3) SMOOTH LOU gives this class a second shot this week with significant post relief and shows a victory against NW7500L5s at Yonkers as recently as the 10th of November.
Race 6 - 25000CLM Pace
(3) SCRIBBLERS made a nice move to get into contention last Wednesday before he flattened out in the lane. He showed the ability to win at this level on 12-10, and I think he could do the same here if he can time his brush right. (1) LYRICAL GENIUS A posted a fourth against $30,000 claiming foes a week ago and now drops and moves in from the five-hole to post one. (6) HEAVE AWAY picked up a victory in this class on the 3rd of December and gets a driver switch to Bartlett from a better post tonight.
Race 7 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot
(3) THE TIME MACHINE was the runner-up in this class back on December 3 and had a break and post eight in two tries after that. He drew much better tonight and makes his second appearance with trotting hobbles back on. (6) KANON LASER DK prevailed at this level two weeks ago and has the powerful tandem of Bartlett and Engblom in his corner. (1) MESSENGER HANOVER bounced back from a poor result on January 21 with a second-place finish a week ago and starts from the pole again.
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Race 8 - 20000CLM Pace
(2) FOXHUNT drops and moves inside on the gate in his second local appearance of 2026 and also gets a driver switch to Colin Kelly. (4) BLACK EDITION N gets Beckwith to hang around to drive him and had a couple of on-the-board results at the Meadowlands in late December. (5) EVER M gained ground and spots in a runner-up effort at this level a week ago and teams up with Matt Kakaley again.
Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace
(6) SHAKE IT romped in this class last Wednesday when he was reunited with Bartlett and I'll look for the same result to happen tonight. (2) FULL SUPPORT has hit the board in five of his last seven outings and was third in his first try of 2026 on 1-22. He moves in from post six to the two-hole here. (4) ROCKET FREIGHT didn't threaten a week ago but hadn't raced since December 18 prior to that performance and has shown the ability to hit the board at this level.