Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 6/29

MEET STATS: 131- 461 / $796.10 (-$125.90)
BEST BETS: 23 - 45 / $87.00 (-$3.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 45 / $88.40 (-$1.60)
BEST BET - HUNTING LINDY (1st)
SPOT PLAY - LONG WEEKEND A (5th)

Race 1 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(3) HUNTING LINDY has raced super in her last three starts, including a win at this level two weeks ago. I'll give her the nod in this tilt. (1) OAKWOOD DYNASTY IR was third in the same race that HUNTING LINDY exits on 6-15 and moves in from post six to the pole position. (6) I'M A BELIEVER is riding a six-race streak of on-the-board results and gets reunited with driver Brent Holland.

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Race 2 - F&M NW1/15000LT Pace

(2) ODDS ON PASADENA finished a solid fourth against what I think was a tougher group in this class a week ago and gets a driver switch to George Brennan here from another inside draw. (1) GEITA was second in a NW1 test two back and slides in on the gate from post seven to the pole position. (5) KINDANOTBUTIAM shows a victory in a NW1 event at Tioga back on May 11 and is dropping out of the New York Excelsior "A" Series.

Race 3 - 40000CLM Pace

(3) FINAL CHEESERECIPE is just one-for-16 in the win column this year but he has been racing well outside of when he miscued before the start on 6-8. He goes for Ron Burke off a claim, and that gets him a new driver in Brennan, too. (1) MOVIN' ON UP just missed by a nose in this class last Saturday. He wasn't Brennan's choice, but he picks up Holland, who has had recent success with the horse. (3) TAKE A CLOSER LOOK has hit the board in six straight outings, including a recent four-race win streak. Joe Bongiorno picked up the live call for trainer Travis Alexander, who re-claimed the horse last Saturday.

Race 4 - 30000CLM Pace

(1) GOTHIC ROCK moves inside to the pole here in his fourth try back after a qualifier, and trainer Ricky Bucci has been having some success as of late. (4) KB MAC should be full of confidence after winning at this level last Thursday and was Holland's choice of two. (3) GINGER TREE PETE was second when he dropped down to this class a week ago and was Dan Dube's pick of a pair in this contest.

Race 5 - 20000CLM Pace

(3) LONG WEEKEND A takes a second shot at this $20,000 claiming level from a much better post than he had last Saturday, and he also had broken equipment in that event as well. I think he's worth a chance. (1) B LIKE CRUISER drops after finishing third against $30,000 claiming foes last Thursday and kept Dube in the bike. (6) CRUNCH TIME A tired on the lead last time out but did win a $30,000 claimer prior to that and is sliding down a notch in price here.

Race 6 - NW of 2 but not more than 5 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(6) FRENCHY HANOVER needs to show more than she has in her first two outings at Yonkers, but she's a third-time starter out of the Alexander barn and gets another chance with the often-aggressive Holland in the bike. (1) ETERNALLY HANOVER went a big trip on the front-end to finish second a week ago and moves inside to the pole position tonight. (5) STRONGERWITHLINDY has gotten very sharp this month and slides in from post eight to the five-hole off a rallying second-place result most recently.

Race 7 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(5) HEISMAN PLAYER usually doesn't race as well at Yonkers as he does at Harrah's Philadelphia, but he is taking a second shot at bottom level rivals tonight after gaining some ground in the final quarter of his last race on 6-17. He was also Dube's choice in here. (2) KISSINCAPTAIN should have picked up some confidence with a victory over NW2500L5 company down at Harrah's Philadelphia last time out and drew inside again as he comes to Yonkers. (8) WICHITA LINEMAN was second in a NW5000L5 tilt two back and kept Holland over KISSINCAPTAIN, which is noteworthy since this horse drew the far outside. I'll include.

Race 8 - F&M NW1/17744LT Pace

(4) VERITY BLUE CHIP won impressively in a NW1 contest at Yonkers back on May 25 and is sliding out of the NY Sire Stakes and Excelsior "A" Series tonight. (1) KNOCK TWICE also owns a victory in a NW1 at Yonkers on May 18 and has only been outside the top three once in seven outings this year. (7) PALADIO has been off since early May and starts from the outside but was victorious in this class at Yonkers before going on the shelf. Her qualifier at Pocono was good enough and she adds Lasix.

Race 9 - NW1/16309LT Trot

(1) GREEHILL VIC shows a win over NW1 company at The Meadows earlier this month, and another trotter named Roger Rabbit that came from Sarah Andrews to Scott Di Domenico has raced very well in both of his Yonkers tries thus far. (2) THE K BAR got up to take a NW1 event at Harrah's Philadelphia last time out and also owns a victory over the half-mile track down at Freehold in late March. (5) SEVEN SUMMERS has only competed in the New York Exclesior "A" Series so far in her career before tonight and was a closing second at Vernon Downs on the 27th of May.

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Race 10 - NW5781L5/12500CLM Pace

(2) IMSTAYNALIVE flashed pace in the stretch last Saturday after angling off the pylons. He drew an inside post here and also gets a driver switch to Brennan. (6) TWIN B RISENSHINE was facing NW15000L5's when last seen at Yonkers in mid-May and is dropping out of tougher spots than this in Pennsylvania. (4) BRAEVIEW BONDI A grabbed a fourth in a NW7500L5 contest a week ago and slides down to the bottom level this time.

Race 11 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) KEYSTONE DASH closed well for a third-place finish behind the blistering-hot Italian Delight N a week ago at this level and starts from the pole here against a field that doesn't have anybody as imposing as Italian Delight N currently is. (4) WAIMAC ATTACK N was the runner-up to Italian Delight N in that same race my top pick exits from last Saturday and owns a victory against $15,000 claimers back on May 18. (2) MAJESTIC KIWI N ships over from the Meadowlands. He just missed by a head over there on the 15th of June and was third at this level at Yonkers on 5-11.