Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 7/26

MEET STATS: 126 - 563 / $910.70 (-$215.30)
BEST BETS: 31 - 56 / $129.40 (+$17.40)
SPOT PLAYS: 5 - 56 / $56.50 (-$55.50)
BEST BET - SHOW ME (3rd)
SPOT PLAY - GOTHIC ROCK (5th)

Race 1 - 20000CLM Pace

(8) TIN ROOF RAIDER A starts from the outside but won handily last Saturday for a high-percentage stable, and I anticipate he'll be put in play, especially since he was driver Colin Kelly's choice. (6) DONTTELLMENOW comes in with back-to-back victories and four straight on-the-board results overall. He was Brent Holland's pick over a rival as well. (1) HOOSIER CELEBRITY is another sharp horse with two straight triumphs and six consecutive finishes in the top three. He starts from the pole for new connections after being claimed again and gets reunited with George Brennan.

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Race 2 - 25000CLM Pace

(1) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES doesn't have great form but debuts for a high-percentage stable and adds Brennan in the bike from the pole position. I'll swing with him. (5) KARLOO BRADLEY N and (4) SAILBOAT HANOVER face off again tonight and have been separated by a pair of noses and a head in their last three meetings. Both have new connections off the claim here.

Race 3 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Trot

(4) SHOW ME overcame post eight to win in this class back on July 5 and moves inside on the gate here against another beatable group. (2) CHECKMATE HALL is on a nice streak of finishes in the exacta and was second in one appearance against NW2's at Yonkers on 6-28. (6) MICHELON'S TITAN exits the New York Excelsior Series here. She hasn't won yet in 2025 but has hit the board in seven of her nine outings and I'll toss her in underneath.

Race 4 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(4) CONTACT ZONE slides in on the gate from the eight-hole to post four tonight and debuts for new connections off a claim. He also gets reunited with Steve Smith, who has gotten along well with him before. (3) LISBON SEELSTER drops a notch in his second appearance for a high-percentage stable and showed good form down in Delaware throughout May and June. (1) HEAVE AWAY has only missed the board once in his last seven trips behind the gate and is a first-timer for these connections off a claim.

Race 5 - 15000CLM Pace

(8) GOTHIC ROCK didn't deliver as the favorite last week and starts from the eight-hole here, but I have a feeling he'll be put in play on the driver change to Holland. He also did win in this class back on 7-5. (5) I'M SOME GRADUATE debuts for new connections off a claim here and shows a trio of recent on-the-board results out of town. (4) REAL PEACE scored in a $15,000 claimer two starts back and has been in the top three in five of his last seven outings overall.

Race 6 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW2 PM Races or 30000LT Draw Inside Pace

(3) ACCESS GRANTED closed well in a runner-up finish in this class two back and gets significant post relief here off a fifth-place result from the seven-hole last Saturday. She also gets reunited with Holland. (4) INTRICACY was second to a well-meant favorite at this level two weeks ago and gets a driver switch to Brennan tonight. (1) SPIRIT OF PEARL A looked ready for her U.S. debut in two qualifiers over at Pocono and adds Kelly in the bike.

Race 7 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(6) MEETMEATTHEBAR led a long way before she wound up second last Saturday. She tallied over NW10000L5's prior to that, and I think she might be overlooked a bit in the wagering. (1) BEAT BOBBY BAYOU was able to get around my top selection a week ago to post another victory and starts from post one again. (3) PRINCESS JACKIE exits stakes company and can probably win this race, but I do wonder if she'll be all-out with other stakes engagements ahead.

Race 8 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(5) NUTTINBUTHEBEST qualified well over at Pocono on 7-16 and was facing tougher $25,000 claimers here before she went on the bench for just over a month. (1) THAT'S A HUGE BEACH held on to get fourth despite a tough trip last Wednesday. She slides in from the seven-hole to post one tonight, gets reunited with Austin Siegelman and was a winner at this level two back. She also shows another triumph back on the 27th of May. (3) EBONY LADY finished third in this class a week ago and has hit the board in four of her last seven outings overall.

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Race 9 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(2) MOSES finally has an inside post here for the first time since he joined the Ron Burke stable and meets up with a group that lacks a standout. (5) I B LOVIN maintained his sharp form from out at Northfield with a second-place finish locally on July 16 and could definitely be the one to beat here. (4) SIP OF BOURBON drops out of the age-restricted $30,000 claimers and won the last time he was at this level back on the 21st of June.

Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) WAIMAC ATTACK N will need a bit of a wake-up call tonight off his last two outings but has had success in this class before and moves in from the six-hole to post one. (2) STONEBRIDGE REX was second to a sharp and well-meant foe on July 16 and won in an optional $15,000 claimer at Tioga prior to that. (3) MEDOLAND BOSA debuts for new connections off back-to-back handy victories at Oak Grove in Kentucky and was Brennan's choice.