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Yonkers: Analysis for Tuesday 8/5
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 8/5 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Matt RoseAug 04, 2025
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 8/5 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Apprentice jockey Yedsit Hazlewood is back in the saddle nearly two months after sustaining multiple injuries in an early-morning car accident in June. Trainer Jose Corrales said that he is working at Fair Hill Training Center and should be racing again at Laurel Park in September.
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Before Arlington Million festivities kick off at Colonial Downs on Saturday, the $100,000 Randolph D. Rouse Steeplechase will take center stage on Thursday morning. Trainer Neil Morris has entered Avakate and Love Foreverafter, a pair of mares coming off commanding maiden victories over the course in Virginia.
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Because of an unlikely post position draw for the Grade 1 Arlington Million Stakes at Colonial Downs on Saturday, a clear line can be drawn within the field. The five likeliest pacesetters drew the five inside positions, while the three likeliest to close have drawn outside of them.
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Nearly 48 hours after Kilwin upset the Test Stakes here Saturday, trainer George “Rusty” Arnold admitted he still found it a little hard to believe his filly was able to pick herself back up following a near disastrous start to win one of the most prestigious races for 3-year-old fillies decided in the U.S. each season.
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Wednesday's renewal of the $150,000 Birdstone Stakes at Saratoga figures to be more competitive than the previous two years when Next dominated his competition at odds of 3-5 in 2023 and 1-20 in 2024.
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El Cohete will experiment around two turns on the inner turf in Thursday's Woodbine headliner with a new rider in tow – Sahin Civaci. He should be favored in the nonwinners-of-three event that combines Ontario-sired allowance types with $40,000 claimers.
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Trainer George Weaver is sure to be the busiest man in Saratoga Springs around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday as he'll saddle four of the 12 prospective starters in the $150,000 Galway Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Tuesday 8/5 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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A pair of maidens adding blinkers, and allowance fillies and mares changing surfaces, are key starters in three separate California-bred races on a quiet Thursday at Del Mar.