Woodbine Mohawk Park: Analysis for Sunday 9/6/26

Top Pick Stats: 471/1499 (-$790.90)

Best Bets: 57/135 (-$51.30); Spot Plays: 30/138 (-$95.00)

Best Bet: PACINO HANOVER (Race 1)

Spot Play: SHOTGUN JERRY (Race 5)

Early Pick-5: 1,5/1,10/5,7/2,8/3,7 $6.40

Late Pick-5: 2,5/1,10/2,5,6/3/2,6,8 $7.20

Race 1: NW $6,500 LAST 4 STARTS OR NW $12,000 LAST 8 STARTS. AE: N/A $2,400 P/S IN 2026.

(5) PACINO HANOVER should appreciate another drop in class and getting his usual driver back in the bike. (1) RIPASSO was much better in his latest and could take advantage of either a quick pace or horses cutting the mile who don’t typically sustain it. (3) WHATCHULOOKIN AT likely gets to the lead with a quarter move but I’m not sure he can hold off rivals. I might be totally off on this, but I’m playing against him regardless.

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Race 2: NW $2,500 LAST 4 STARTS OR NW $9,250 LAST 8 STARTS. (W/O $15,000 LAST 8 STARTS N/E). AE: OPT. CLM. $20,000.

(10) FAITH STEP is too far down in class for me to ignore given what she has shown in recent efforts. This is not the deepest field. (1) I GOT THE LOOKS gets major post relief for his second start in the Auciello barn. He should be right in the mix tonight. (2) SPRITE SEELSTER returns to the level where she pulled off a gigantic upset win two starts ago. She can get a piece after getting away mid pack.

Race 3: 4 YEAR OLDS & YOUNGER, NW 2 RACES OR $30,000 (OS $37,500) LIFETIME.

(5) STAY FRESH raced well in his latest after getting away last in a short field. I expect him to use gate speed this week. (7) LIQUID was much better in his latest and likely uses that same turn of foot to pass rivals late. (3) GLOBAL CHOICE was a sharp winner in his latest but faces three-year-olds tonight. Still, I think he should be in the mix tonight.

Race 4: NW $9,000 LAST 4 STARTS OR NW $19,500 LAST 8 STARTS. AE: N/A $3,290 P/S IN 2025-2026.

(2) TACTICAL STRIKE likely gets the early jump on many of these if she secures a forward trip. (8) EUROBANK HANOVER has been stuck chasing some much classier trotters in recent starts. He should be a main contender tonight. (7) NOTHINGBUTADREAMER pulled off the upset in his latest by taking advantage of a faltering favorite. He grinded outside and held off another rival who was closing.

Race 5: NW $1,000 LAST 4 STARTS. AE: NW $100 IN 2025-2026 AE: NW $18,000 IN 2026 (MIN 10 STS). AE: OPT. CLM. $12,500.

(7) SHOTGUN JERRY got shuffled in his latest and never got a fair shot to show what he had. Hoping for another forward trip and a different result at a price. (3) GLORYVIEW IMAGE has been excellent against 8K claimers but will need to bring that same punch against these types. (1) HONOLULU VACATION gets major post relief after posting a better effort in his latest. I’ll use him underneath.

Race 6: NW $6,000 LAST 4 OR NW $12,000 LAST 8 STARTS (W/O $15,000 LAST 8 STARTS N/E) AE: OPT. CLM. $30,000. AE: NW $32,500 OR N/A $1,860 P/S IN 2026 (MIN 15 STS).

(5) NASEY looks to drop and pop from a great post. He can grind as well as anyone in this field. (2) STABLE GENIUS has been extremely sharp minus that miscue from four starts ago. You have to assume he’ll be right there again. (8) RAISING RUSTY has enough gate speed to get him in position for a potential second move.

Race 7: NW $2,500 LAST 4 STARTS OR NW $6,000 LAST 8 STARTS. AE: OPT. CLM. $20,000. AE: N/A $1,570 P/S IN 2025-2026.

(10) MOMAS SON BYRNE gets a giant drop in class and likely looks to go down the road despite the high draw. (1) LITE UP THE WORLD needs to get back to form and could do so with a midpack trip. In the past, he has been lethal when ripping off a helmet. (8) CODE CRACKER is a hard trying upper-level claimer that usually gets into the mix regardless of trip.

Race 8: NW $1,000 LAST 4 STARTS (W/O $7,500 LAST 8 STARTS N/E). AE: N/A $700 P/S IN 2026 (MIN 10 STARTS). AE: OPT. CLM. $12,500.

(2) KATKIN MORGAN can sustain middle moves to get himself into contention, but has gotten away too far back in recent weeks. I’ll give him the nod. (5) DELCREST BRENT finally used gate speed last week and was rewarded with a good second place finish. Similar tactics seem likely from this post. (6) KAMA gets a driver change and leaves from a post that Mark Mac might take advantage of in the early stages.

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Race 9: 5 YEAR OLDS & YOUNGER, WINNERS OF 3 (FM 4) BUT NOT MORE THAN 5 (FM 6) OR $80,000 (OS $100,000) LIFETIME.

(3) EXACTLY cruised in his latest and will likely be the horse to catch again this week. (1) P L ROBERT G raced very well again last week and should get another good trip. (5) DAFFY HANOVER just missed last week at a huge number. I think he’ll be left chasing the winner tonight, however.

Race 10: POP UP SERIES CONSOLATION: STARTERS FOR PURSE OF $13,000 OR LESS L4 STARTS (WO $50,000 IN 2026 NE). AE: NA $2,200 PS IN 2026 (MIN 10 STARTS). (21-30).

(2) LAMBORGHINI LOU was in the mix in both starts in the latest Pop-Up Series. I’ll give him the nod to get the right trip in a wide-open finale. (6) ELLIOT MOOSE was unable to repeat his sharp win from two back. I think he can rebound here against weaker Pop-Up types. (8) LOGAN BEHOLD is third back now and could try to go down the road this time.