Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 7/8

MEET STATS: 127 - 450 / $864.40 (-$35.60)
BEST BETS: 18 - 44 / $60.00 (-$28.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 10 - 44 / $128.40 (+$40.40)
BEST BET - OKINAWA BEACH A (9th)
SPOT PLAY - DOUBLE DEALING (7th)

Race 1 - F&M NW1/13436LT Pace

(4) SALDANA HANOVER comes in from Pocono off a victory in their NW1 class and I will bank on that translating to the half-mile oval tonight. (3) UTOPIA BLUE CHIP also owns a win against NW1's at Pocono back in late May and drops out of the Pennsylvania Stallion Series. (5) ARRHYTHMIC DREAM broke her maiden at this level a week ago and should have picked up some confidence off that effort.

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Race 2 - F&M NW2/31141LT Pace

(2) TWIN B ALLURE topped NW2's at Harrah's Philadelphia back on April 20 and has been racing mainly in stakes races since then. I will back her in her return to overnight competition tonight. (1) WILD BLUE YONDER won two straight tries against NW1's and NW2's at Yonkers and comes back tonight after one start against tougher over at Pocono. (4) JUST ROSAS LUCK ships in from Harrah's Hoosier Park and debuts for trainer Travis Alexander. I like her back-to-back 27 and change final quarters she shows in Indiana.

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Race 3 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(1) UPTOWN LADY N normally races at the Meadowlands but she has won at Yonkers before and hopefully she'll appreciate getting face bottom level rivals here like she did at Pocono on June 11. (4) STELLENBOSCH makes her second start back after a layoff and takes a significant drop out of the NW9000L4 class at Pocono. (2) SUNSHINE FILLY looked like she might be rallying to a win last Saturday when she broke coming to the wire. Her lines show that she does do that on occasion, but if she minds her p's and q's, she should be dangerous.

Race 4 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(1) DRAGONS LUCKY LADY was parked out for the first three-quarters of the mile last Saturday but hung around to finish third. She drops and moves inside tonight. (3) RIGHTFULLY MINE comes out of the same race DRAGONS LUCKY LADY does and was fourth after having to go very wide in the backstretch. She's another one who'd appreciate a smoother journey here. (2) ALWAYS B MIMI hasn't won in 2023 but has hit the board in four of her last five outings, so I'll toss her in underneath.

Race 5 - Can You Go The Distance Series/NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/NW15601 in 2023 with at Least Two Starts Trot

This race is only nine-sixteenths of a mile, so I looked for horses who show gate speed and landed on (7) JULA MAGICIAN, who shows getting on or near the front-end in quick early quarters at both The Meadows and Northfield in his lines. (5) FOR A DREAMER finds a softer spot here than the $50,000 claimers and also has post relief. (2) PERFECT TITAN broke before the start most recently at Saratoga but took the lead in a 27 1/5 quarter before that, so he can blast out if he minds his manners.

Race 6 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(5) HE'S SPECIAL gained spots and ground in the final quarter on 6-29 and has post/class relief tonight. (1) DARLING'S DRAGON was fifth in a NW7500L5 race on June 26 and gets to drop and start from the pole position here. (3) JOJO'S PLACE doesn't have great form but finds the bottom level here and was second against $30,000 claimers as recently as the 22nd of May.

Race 7 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(2) DOUBLE DEALING slides down to the NW5000L5 class and also starts from an inside post. He's been offering plenty of value lately, and I'll hope he gets overlooked again tonight. (5) LADY JETER woke up with an improved effort last week at this level and gives it a second shot here. (4) RACER DAN makes his second start on Lasix and closed with some trot in a tougher NW6 test on June 29.

Race 8 - F&M NW6/75000LT / F&M NW4/50000LT Drawn Inside Pace

(7) ON THE MONEY GB drew outside but was third to two tougher foes than she meets here the last time she was in a NW7 race at Yonkers on 5-20 and trainer Ron Burke is very hot right now pretty much whereever he races at. (1) HALLELUJAH HANOVER had a three-race win streak locally in May and June and returns after making two appearances in stakes events. (3) HURRIKANE LADY LOU beat HALLELUJAH HANOVER last time out at Goshen Historic Track and has missed the board just once in her last six trips behind the gate.

Race 9 - F&M NW10241L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(4) OKINAWA BEACH A rallied to finish third in two attempts against NW15000L5 company. She gets to drop tonight and switches drivers to Matt Kakaley here. (2) FEELIN RED HOT has posted back-to-back victories and steps up again here. She races for high-percentage connections, though, and has been as high as the open level before, so I think she can handle it. (3) COMMANDER CATHY N posted a hard-fought win from first-up last Saturday and is going up the ladder tonight. She did capture a NW10000L5 test back on April 20.

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Race 10 - F&M NW5361L5/12500CLM Pace

(1) PULL ME THROUGH couldn't get involved from an outside post last Saturday but moves all the way inside to the pole position tonight in her second attempt versus NW5000L5 foes. She also gets reunited with Dan Dube. (4) CASH ROLL gained plenty of ground in the final quarter of a NW7500L5 test last week and finds the bottom level tonight. (3) ROCKNROLL ANNIE went a long way on the lead before ending up third in the same race that CASH ROLL exits from a week ago.

Race 11 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(2) VANQUISHED N delivered a big upset at the Meadowlands last Friday, and although he won't offer nearly that kind of price again, I think he remains usable as he drew well and picks up George Brennan. (7) TYGA HANOVER came up just a nose shy of winning in this class a week ago, and I think he could offer inflated value here given the switch to an outside post. (1) BIG SIR drops and moves inside in his second start back after a layoff.