Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 6/3

MEET STATS: 98 - 365 / $689.20 (-$40.80)
BEST BETS: 11 - 36 / $40.60 (-$31.40)
SPOT PLAYS: 8 - 36 / $82.20 (+$10.20)
BEST BET - DEVILISH DREAMS (8th)
SPOT PLAY - MUFASA AS (9th)

Race 1 - F&M NW2/27941LT Pace

(5) AMERICAN CRISPIN comes over from Pocono where she raced well in the Bobby Weiss Series and then won over NW1's last time out despite having to do the first-over work in a fast third quarter. (1) RHYDS ECLIPSE GB won handily at this same level last Saturday and gets some post relief off that mile tonight. (3) HALLELUJAH HANOVER should have picked up some confidence after a facile victory over NW1 company at Yonkers a week ago. She gets a driver switch to Dan Dube with Mark MacDonald not competing here tonight.

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Race 2 - F&M NW7/75000LT / F&M NW4/50000LT Drawn Inside Pace

(3) ST LADS BIJOU found her form at Tioga last month and kept it going at Yonkers with a gaining third-place finish last Saturday. She does face tougher company tonight, but I think she'll offer value and is worth a shot. (5) HUNTRESS looks like the one to beat in her as she's the proven commodity against NW6 to NW8 types, but she's also had a bad case of "second-itis" thus far in 2023, and I'll take a stand against. (1) COALFORDSNSHINE GB has missed the board just once since coming to the U.S. and moves inside on the gate to the pole position this time.

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Race 3 - F&M NW11001L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(4) TECHYS ANGEL A scored her last win when she raced in this class back on April 13 and is dropping down the ladder tonight. (5) MAGICAL MISTRESS, on the other hand, is moving up after tallying over NW7500L5 base class foes a week ago. She wasn't Jason Bartlett's choice, but Dube knows her well. (3) SAUBLE DELIGHTFUL tallied two back over NW7500L5 company and is exiting the same event my top pick is.

Race 4 - F&M NW2/25000LT Pace

(5) SECRET GARDEN ships up from Harrah's Philadelphia where she finished second and third in their NW3 class. That runner-up result two back was to Quick E, who I think is a pretty nice filly, so if she can turn in that kind of effort again, it would definitely help her chances. (3) SUMMER FLAME shows a second against NW1's and a third versus NW2 foes most recently. She's getting some post relief and hails from the high-percentage Nik Drennan barn. (1) CRAZYBEAUTYAMAZEME invades from Pocono off a win over NW1's and a gaining third in a NW2 tilt in a subsequent try.

Race 5 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(4) SMOOTH DEBATE N posted a victory the last time she competed in a NW7500L5 race at Yonkers back on 3-23 and has been offering solid value in recent weeks. (3) NORMAN'S MADELINE went a long way on the front-end before finishing second in a $50,000 claimer on May 23 and should appreciate the class relief. (2) LIGHTNING LEIA is also exiting the $50,000 claiming level and paced a strong 27 4/5 last quarter in her most recent race on the 23rd of May.

Race 6 - F&M NW5836L5/12500CLM Pace

(1) BETTORSHIGHLIGHT N is just one-for-32 over the last two years but catches a field here without an obvious standout, and I think new driver George Napolitano Jr. will fire her out of there from the pole position. (3) LADYBELUCKYTONITE takes a second crack against bottom level mares after finishing second a week ago. (4) HEAVENISSOFARAWAY was third in the same race that LADYBELUCKYTONITE exits and gets another chance with Jason Bartlett this week.

Race 7 - NW10376L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Trot

(8) TIMESTORM drew outside but has multiple wins over NW30000L5 company this year and comes off a gaining fourth-place finish versus NW20000L5 base class rivals most recently. (5) NEXTROUNDSONME has a similar profile to stablemate St Lads Bijou from earlier on this program as he's raced much better recently, including a third in the corresponding class to this one at Pocono last Sunday. (1) B MEDITHREE was a closing second in a NW7500L5 test a week ago in his Yonkers debut. He moves up the ladder tonight but moves inside to the pole position.

Race 8 - F&M NW1/12500LT Pace

(5) DEVILISH DREAMS has never raced in anything other than stakes events, so she should definitely appreciate getting to face NW1 company here. She put in a good first-over bid before fading in the stretch in the New Jersey Sire Stakes final last week. (1) PERFECT BLOOM won easily over NW2's at Freehold most recently and gets significant post relief here as she started from the seven-hole that day. (3) MORE PLEASE tossed in a bit of a clunker a week ago but was racing well before that.

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Race 9 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(3) MUFASA AS faces bottom level foes here and was able to stay on-stride last week, which was a positive. He's capable of winning this type of race, as he demonstrated at Harrah's Philadelphia on 4-20, and I'll go with him. (4) HAT TRICK MARLEAU meets up with NW5000L5 rivals tonight after finishing third in a NW7500L5 tilt most recently. He isn't having nearly as good a season as he did in 2022 but could definitely pick up a victory here. (7) RIVER OF DENILE hails from the high-percentage Per Engblom barn and is sliding down from tougher spots at Yonkers and the Meadowlands.

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

(7) TOCCOA FALLS double-drops out of the NW15000L5 class and has both a driver and a barn change here. (2) MUSCLE DAN returns to Yonkers after racing in tougher spots down at Harrah's Philadelphia. He also had the eight-hole in his last try down there, so this is significant post relief. (1) SMALLTOWNTHROWDOWN was third in a NW7500L5 contest last Saturday and had the good fortune to land the pole position again.