Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 7/6

MEET STATS: 133- 483 / $827.90 (-$138.10)
BEST BETS: 24 - 47 / $93.40 (-$0.60)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 45 / $88.40 (-$5.60)
BEST BET - JUSTASEC N (5th)
SPOT PLAY - STOCKHOLM HANOVER (7th)

Race 1 - 30000CLM Pace

(6) SULLIVAN seems like he's rounding into form again as he was third two back and then had pace in the stretch last Saturday. He gets another shot with Joe Bongiorno in the bike tonight, and I will give him a chance. (5) SWEET TROY tallied in this class on 6-22 and was claimed by a high-percentage barn that's sending out a lot of live horses. (2) ODDS ON PICK SIX has had no shot from the eight-hole in his last two outings but drew well tonight and did hit the board against $30,000 claimers on May 31 and June 10.

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Race 2 - 40000CLM Pace

(1) DANCE ON THE BEACH just missed last Saturday from the eight-hole in another strong effort and moves all the way inside to the pole position tonight. (3) OZONE BLUE CHIP steps up from the $30,000 claimers but does so off back-to-back victories, including an eight length romp most recently. (2) WON LAST FEELING swept the field in the stretch to win at this level a week ago and has been performing well overall lately. He slides in from post six to the two-hole.

Race 3 - 20000CLM Pace

(4) SMOKIN BY N drops from the $30,000 claiming class to the level where he's done most of his damage this year and also gets Brent Holland back in the bike. I'll give him top billing. (5) ARRHYTHMIC SURGE tallied on June 22 when he slid down from the $30,000 claimers to the $20,000's and gets reunited with Bongiorno. (1) QUATRAIN BLUE CHIP is just one for his last 45 in the win column but is exiting the $30,000 claimers and moving back inside on the gate. I'll include in the hopes he'll hit the board and add some value underneath.

Race 4 - 40000CLM Pace

(5) BIG DREAM FELLA came up just a neck short of a win last Saturday when he dropped to this class and gets a little bit of post relief this time. He also gets a new driver with Tyler Buter taking over. (2) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES has hit the board in four of his last seven appearances and was Austin Siegelman's choice over two others, including my top selection. (3) TAKE A CLOSER LOOK was empty last Saturday but was obviously racing very well prior to that and George Brennan, who won with him on 6-1, is back at the controls here.

Race 5 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(7) JUSTASEC N starts from a poor post but he exits fast miles over in Pennsylvania and was racing in the top class down at Harrah's Philadelphia as recently as 6-16. (4) BRAEVIEW BONDI A takes a second crack at bottom level rivals tonight after finishing a gaining third last Saturday. (1) FRANCO NANDOR N starts from the pole and was facing NW10000L5's and then NW7500L5's in his last two outings at Yonkers.

Race 6 - F&M NW2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(4) LINEMUP KNOCKMBACK won pretty handily in a similar class to this one on 6-22 and races out of a barn that's sending out plenty of live horses right now. (2) THINK AHEAD makes her second start on Lasix and has a barn switch to Travis Alexander's. She shows a win over the half-mile oval at Western Fair in Ontario in mid-May. (1) HUTNING LINDY broke on the lead last Saturday but had three strong performances prior to that. I expect she'll take plenty of wagering attention again.

Race 7 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000 LT / NW1 or 15000LT Drawn Inside Trot

(6) STOCKHOLM HANOVER took back and trailed the field last time out, but I'm going to hope that off-the-pace effort has him primed for a better performance tonight as he meets a wide-open group and does own a win over NW2's at Yonkers back on May 11. (3) CUSTOM FIT also defeated NW2's at Yonkers on 6-8 and faces what looks to be a softer bunch than he has met up with since that triumph. (5) THE K BAR steps up from the NW1 level but scored two starts back at Harrah's Philadephia and did have some traffic issues in a third-place result here last Saturday.

Race 8 - F&M NW1/16621LT Pace

(4) SWEETSOUTHRNLASS N has struggled in two outings since a winning qualifier over the oval on June 7. I have to think if she's going to wake up, it'll come here versus NW1 company. (2) APPEASEMENT is winless in 12 outings but comes east from Ohio into Alexander's barn and gets the often-aggressive Brent Holland in the bike. (3) ODDS ON PASADENA was second beyond a romping winner at this level last Saturday and gets another shot with George Brennan in the bike.

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Race 9 - NW of 2 but not more than 5 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(4) BELLISSIMO FACE S wound up getting parked from the eight-hole on 6-22 and predictably tired, but his win in his U.S. debut prior to that was very solid, and he is getting significant post relief tonight. (1) STRONGERWITHLINDY has hit the board four straight times and moves in on the gate from post five to the pole position. (2) FRENCHY HANOVER was victorious in this class a week ago for the Holland/Alexander duo and makes her second start on Lasix.

Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) DEEP INFATUATION N makes his third start back after a lengthy layoff. He showed improvement from his first outing on 6-22 in a third-place finish a week ago, and I'll look for that to continue tonight as he also gets some post relief. (1) IMABEACHBOY drops out of the $20,000 claiming handicap class in his second appearance out of the Bongiorno barn and also moves in from the six-hole to the pole position. (8) ITALIAN DELIGHT N is the one to beat again, but he was defeated the last time he drew the eight-hole on May 18, so I'll take a shot against him.