Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 7/15

MEET STATS: 135 - 472 / $927.40 (-$16.60)
BEST BETS: 19 - 46 / $62.20 (-$29.80)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 46 / $154.40 (+$62.40)
BEST BET - MAGICAL MISTRESS (10th)
SPOT PLAY - CREATIVE VENTURE (11th)

Race 1 - 2-4YO F&M NW1/12500LT Pace

(6) HUNGRY FOR MONEY doesn't have a win yet in 21 starts, but she has been racing well at Pocono. Hopefully she can put it all together tonight and break her maiden. (1) SALDANA HANOVER was third in a NW1 test last week after tallying at Pocono prior to that. She slides inside on the gate to the pole position here. (2) SHINE BRIGHTER was fourth in the same race that SALDANA HANOVER exits from last Saturday and recently added Lasix.

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Race 2 - F&M NW2/30601LT Pace

(3) EVERDEEN exits the New York Excelsior A Series and just missed by a neck at Yonkers against NW2's in her last overnight event on June 3. (2) ARRHYTHMIC DREAM had a win and then a second in the NW1 class after coming down from Canada and gets a driver switch to Jason Bartlett tonight. (5) MARATHON MARY steps up from the NW1 level but was very game in victory a week ago as she overcame a long first-over grind to get the job done. I'll include.

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Race 3 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(4) SHOTGUN PERSUASION tallied in this class back on May 20 and was a closing second in her last appearance on 6-24. (1) CORSINI A gets major post relief here after starting from the nine-hole at the Meadowlands most recently and picks up Bartlett in the bike. (2) THUNDRA hasn't been able to find the winner's circle in 2023 but has hit the board at this level in her lines and would add some value underneath.

Race 4 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(2) SAMHARA N took advantage of a drop down to the NW7500L5's to win last Thursday, and I will go back to him again here as he off-sets the class hike by getting post relief. (1) UNDRTHSOUTHRNSUN N gets a chance with Bartlett tonight but he's just one-for-19 this year and will likely be overbet. I'll respect his chances and connections, but I'll try and beat him. (6) FAMILY RECIPE gets to slide down another notch on the class ladder tonight and will wake up one of these times, perhaps tonight.

Race 5 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Trot

(5) GOLDEN CROSS STONE rallied to finish second in a NW7500L5 race at Yonkers and returns after hitting the board at Harrah's Philadelphia in a subsequent appearance. (1) NEW HEAVEN double-jumps from the NW5000L5's but does so off a win and moves in from post eight to the pole position. (7) HUNTING AS starts from an outside slot but did hit the board at this level at Yonkers back on the 24th of June, so I'll toss him in.

Race 6 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(4) KEEP ROCKIN A broke behind the gate on July 1, but I'm going to take that as a one-off since she doesn't show any other miscues in her career and put her on top. She was favored in that last start, but perhaps we'll get some inflated value tonight. (1) ROCKNROLL ANNIE takes a second shot against bottom level foes tonight after ending up third following a shuffle last Saturday. (2) RIGHTFULLY MINE drops to the NW5000L5 class after coming in third in a NW7500L5 tilt a week ago.

Race 7 - 15000CLM Pace

(5) MY MIND IS MADEUP overcame post seven to finish second in a $15,000 claimer on June 24 and then got parked out and tired in a subsequent effort, giving him a trip excuse. He was claimed by Scott Di Domenico out of that race, and I'll back him here. (3) COLD CREEK FELIPE woke up with a good effort on 6-30 by coming in second for owner/trainer Andrew Harris. (4) SULLIVAN gets some post relief tonight after rallying to a runner-up result last Friday.

Race 8 - Can You Go the Distance Leg #2 Trot

This event returns to the standard mile distance after being nine-sixteenths of a mile a week ago. I think that puts (4) FOR A DREAMER back as the logical one as he just got off to a slow start last Saturday and didn't have the usual amount of time for his late kick. (4) BANK BOX TREASURE hung around to finish fourth last week despite being two-wide much of the way from post eight. He gets to move inside on the gate tonight. (2) PERFECT TITAN had trot on the end of the mile to finish third in the same event my top two selections come out of and has an often-aggressive driver in George Napolitano Jr.

Race 9 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(2) HIGH FASHION STAR prevailed twice against NW4's at Yonkers back in May and returns here after finishing second in a quick mile at Vernon last Saturday. (4) HALLELUJAH HANOVER has missed the board just once in her last six outings and was a good second in a NW6 test a week ago. (7) LISA LANE drops out of the Park MGM Pace and won her lone overnight start of the year at Harrah's Philadelphia in mid-June.

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Race 10 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(5) MAGICAL MISTRESS romped to a win in a NW7500L5 race back on May 27 and compete at the level for the first time since then tonight. (1) CASH ROLL and (4) SWEET SANDY LOU were first and second, respectively, in a NW5000L5 base class event last Saturday, and I'll slot them in underneath. CASH ROLL gets to start from the pole here after having post four in her victory.

Race 11 - NW6001L5/12500CLM Trot

(6) CREATIVE VENTURE doesn't have to start from the eight-hole tonight like he did in his first two outings of the year, and I think he has some sneaky form as he gained several spots against NW5000L5's on 6-24 and followed that up with a good final quarter against tougher rivals last Thursday. (2) GEMOLOGIST has suffered back-to-back tough beats this month after leading and then ending up second. He squeezed into this race by a dollar as he has $6,000 earned in his last five starts. (5) LUCKY WEEKEND drops to the bottom level off a fourth-place finish against NW7500L5's most recently.

Race 12 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(6) HEART OF DIXIE was facing NW15000L5's when last seen at Yonkers in mid-May and returns tonight off a troubled trip at the Meadowlands where he had to work very hard to get to the lead. (4) ADAM CROCKER A came in second in a NW7500L5 race on June 29 and slides down to the bottom level tonight. (2) MISTER SPOT A also drops to the NW5000L5 class and finished fourth in all of his recent appearances versus NW7500L5's.