Yonkers: Analysis for Monday 11/9

MEET STATS: 191 - 586 / $1,159.60 (-$12.40)
BEST BETS: 34 - 61 / $120.30 (-$1.70)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 61 / $55.00 (-$67.00)
BEST BET - DIAMOND HEAD (5th)
SPOT PLAY - ACTING OUT (3rd)

Race 1 - NW2/25000LT Pace

(1) NOTHING TO PROVE raced pretty well in his local debut and then had zero shot from post eight on 10-26. He has the rail tonight, and I will give him a chance. (6) FAKE OUT was a good second behind Slippin The Clutch on 10-26 and meets up with a much more wide-open group here. (3) CHEEK THIS OUT ships up from Freehold in good form for trainer Bill MacKenzie. He topped NW2's down there back in early September.

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Race 2 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(1) ALWAYS A GOOD TIME picks up George Brennan after finishing third most recently at Freehold with Joe Faraldo driving and looks pretty tough to beat from the pole. (2) HAVEITALLTOGETHER invades from Plainridge off a win. Trainer Robyn Mangiardi won a couple races back in September at Yonkers with another shipper, and this one looks like he could be competitive at the bottom level. (5) TIDQUIST has not won in 2020, but I think is usable based on his second-place effort in this class on 9-14.

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Race 3 - 12500CLM Pace

(6) ACTING OUT was claimed by Izzy Estrada last Monday, and I'll look for some improvement in his first start out of that barn. He beat $12,500 claimers on 9-28. (2) SO SO DE VIE wound up in a very fast NW2 race at the Meadowlands and never got involved. I think this is a much more realistic spot, and he was able to win four straight races in Minnesota in August and September. (3) P-DRIVE HANOVER upset two back against NW4's but wasn't nearly as good in a subsequent effort at that level. He goes in for a tag tonight, and I think is capable of bouncing back.

Race 4 - NW5000L5 Pace

(2) ART SCENE did the tough work from first-over last Monday and ended up third. He gets another chance against the NW5000L5's tonight, and I'll hope he can get a smoother trip. (5) SOHO LEVIATHAN A drops out of the NW7500L5's after a speed try a week ago. He kept Marohn Jr. tonight, and might take another chance at wiring these. (4) CLASSIC PRO had every chance to score last week but couldn't hold off Bravo Tex N. He has hit the board in both of his efforts for Stafford, and I think needs to be included.

Race 5 - NW4/50000LT Pace *$7,500 GTD Pick-5 Pool*

(4) DIAMOND HEAD looms a short price but enters off a second-place finish in a Simpson division at Harrah's Philadelphia and raced well against a tough NW4 field at Pocono prior to that. (6) STOP ACTION was able to hit the board last Monday at a price in a NW4 race and did so in early October at Pocono as well. (1) FLYING FINN N qualified well at the Meadowlands and does have a potential advantage in here as the lone 5-year-old against younger foes. I'll include.

Race 6 - NW5000L5 Pace

(4) YANKEE OSBORNE might have needed that start last Monday since he had just one qualifier since back in early September. He wound up first-over, too, so that didn't help his cause. It looks like he did his best racing in Canada when on the lead, so maybe Buter tries to send him tonight. (3) VIRGIN STORM drops out of the NW7500L5's and gets a driver change to Bartlett. He defeated NW6000L5's three back at Pocono and a performance like that would be tough to for the others to match. (7) CHACHING HANOVER has not won in 2020 but has shown the capability to hit the board both locally and at Freehold recently and would add some value underneath.

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Race 7 - NW8/100000LT / NW6/75000LT Drawn Inside Pace

(3) TELL THEM LOU lost Stratton to another one in here tonight, but I thought that was a very nice win in this class last week in his debut for trainer Dennis Laterza, and this horse kept strong company in stakes events over the summer, racing and even beating the likes of Cattlewash, who was third in the Breeders Crown. (4) PATRIOT NATION hasn't been worse than second in his last five starts. He did make one appearance against NW8's at Yonkers on 9-28 and was the runner-up as a heavy favorite. (2) SO MANY ROADS moves up from the NW4's tonight but races out of the white-hot Pat Lachance barn, and I'm not going to leave him out.

Race 8 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(5) ROCK LIGHTS made one attempt against NW10000L5's and now gets to slide back down to a level where he was a gaining second on 10-23. (1) BETTING EXCHANGE also has a recent runner-up finish against NW7500L5's and gets class relief this time. (4) MOHAWK WARRIOR beat the NW20000L5's as recently as late September. He has been winless since then but is capable of waking up here.

Race 9 - NW4/50000LT Pace

(8) SAILBOAT HANOVER entered the Burke barn recently and was third in his debut for that stable in a Simpson division at Harrah's Philadelphia. I thought both his efforts against NW4's here at Yonkers for prior trainer Linda Toscano were solid, and I think he should have some value from the outside draw. (4) SCRAPPIN GOLD defeated NW4's at Pocono on 10-18 and was a close third here after that. (2) MISTER REBBILY A had dead aim at the leader in that mile on 10-26 but couldn't go by. He's proven he has the ability to win in this class, but I'm unwilling to take a short price.

Race 10 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) PROVEN DESIRE has both class and post relief to work with tonight. The last time he got to race in a spot like this at Freehold, he was victorious, and he was third two back against NW10000L5's at Yonkers. (3) ROCKIN M was not Bartlett's choice in here, but he makes his second start off a layoff, and maybe Buter can take advantage of his chance to drive a Harris trainee. (6) LYONS NIGHT HAWK did get the nod from Bartlett and won in a quick mile at Harrah's Philadelphia two starts back.