Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 6/10

MEET STATS: 104 - 385 / $722.30 (-$47.70)
BEST BETS: 13 - 38 / $45.90 (-$30.10)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 38 / $82.20 (+$6.20)
BEST BET - REACHTHRUTHESKY AS (6th)
SPOT PLAY - BLUEBERRY SHAKE (8th)

Race 1 - F&M NW10561L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(1) FEELIN RED HOT raced much better last Saturday than she did in her first start out of this high-percentage barn on May 6. She moves inside to the pole position here and has a driver switch to Dan Dube. (3) UPTOWN HANOVER was third in a NW20000L5 contest the last time she was at Yonkers on 5-26 and owns a win over NW15000L5's here back in late April. (5) SAUBLE DELIGHTFUL gained spots to finish third in this class a week ago and should provide some value if she can hit the board again.

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Race 2 - F&M NW1/12500LT Pace

(2) WILD BLUE YONDER paced a strong final quarter over at Pocono in her last start and recently added Lasix. Her last two efforts are against NW2's, but she meets up with NW1's tonight. (3) MARATHON MARY finished second to a well-meant and well-bet winner a week ago and was Jason Bartlett's choice. (5) PERFECT BLOOM was fifth in the same race MARATHON MARY exits from last Saturday and tallied over NW2's at Freehold prior to that.

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Race 3 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Trot

(3) SWANSEA returns from Harrah's Philadelphia where he was racing at higher levels than this. He tallied over NW7500L5's back in early February at Yonkers and can probably out-class the others in here. (4) GRINDER has been plagued by bad draws lately at Saratoga but has won locally before and has a better post to start from. (1) DRACO S couldn't get the job done in a couple of tries against NW5000L5's but starts from the pole and has the Jason Bartlett/Per Engblom tandem backing him up.

Race 4 - NW11941L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(2) BETTORBUCKLEUP gets to drop out of the NW15000L5 level tonight and has paced 27 and change final quarters in three of his last four outings. He also has post relief off his last effort. (4) KASHED UP A hit the board in a fast mile over at Pocono last time out and was in the NW20000L5 class when last seen at Yonkers back in April. (5) VESPA N performed well when he was at Yonkers earlier this spring and gained spots to finish third at Tioga most recently.

Race 5 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(8) TOCCOA FALLS had some issues with his gait last week and eventually broke on the last turn, but I'm going to hope those issues are cleared up here in his second try out of this barn. Although he starts from the eight-hole and loses Bartlett, he faces bottom level foes, and I think he can win. (3) ABRUZZO qualified well over the oval last Friday but couldn't win in two chances at the absolute lowest class at Woodbine Mohawk Park in late April, so I'll try and beat him. (2) IN MY DREAMS gets a class/post relief combo here and should appreciate that as long as he minds his manners.

Race 6 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(2) REACHTHRUTHESKY AS makes her second start for trainer Travis Alexander tonight and came up just a head short of winning on Sunday at Pocono. (3) HP XANADU hit the board in two of her three chances in this class last month and shifts back to an inside post tonight. (1) HEAVENISSOFARAWAY steps up from the bottom level off two non-winning performances but landed the pole position and kept Bartlett, so I'll include.

Race 7 - NW10241L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Trot

(1) IM THE MUSCLE went a long way on the lead before finishing third in this class two back and I have to think Dube is going to have him in play from the pole position as he slides down from the NW15000L5's. (6) CANTKEEPMIASECRET has hit the board in three straight outings, including a win in the corresponding class to this one at Harrah's Philadelphia on May 21. (4) FLIP THE SWITCH keeps taking a lot of wagering action but hasn't come through with a victory so far in 2023. I'll play against for the win.

Race 8 - F&M NW2/25000LT / NW4/36776LT Drawn Outside Pace

(7) BLUEBERRY SHAKE hasn't shown much in two starts this year and drew outside but takes a huge drop out of the NW7 class she was in a week ago, and perhaps that'll make a difference at a price against a beatable field. (2) RHYDS ECLIPSE GB has been racing well for an extended period of time and won in a NW2 contest two back. She switches pilots to Bartlett tonight, and I expect she'll be favored. (5) CHEESEY LADY owns a prior victory over NW2's back on 5-20 and did gain some ground in the final quarter of her race last Saturday.

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Race 9 - NW7901L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Trot

(4) STICK WITH ME KID hit the board in both of his starts against NW10000L5 base class foes after returning from Pocono and gets to drop a level tonight. (3) WILLY WALTON looks like he's found his form again and comes back to Yonkers after winning an amateur race at Freehold most recently. (2) NEWSBOY has the post/class relief factor working for him and also the potent Bartlett/Engblom duo.

Race 10 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(7) MISS CHANTILLY N is zero-for-five in the U.S. thus far and has burned some money along the way, but it'd be tough to find a softer spot than this, and she gets Bartlett in the bike. (3) PRAY THE ROSARY has post or trip excuses in her last three outings. She doesn't have a great win record over the last couple of seasons but I think she can hit the board. (1) ALWAYS B MIMI was third against $50,000 claimers two back and drops to the bottom level here. She also moves in from post eight to the pole position.