Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 8/15/26

2026 MEET STATS: 153 - 569 / $1,026.30 (-$111.70)

BEST BETS: 31 - 60 / $111.60 (-$8.40)

SPOT PLAYS: 13 - 60 / $140.34 (+$20.34)

BEST BET - LAVRA ROSE N (5th)

SPOT PLAY - OUR SWEET DELIGHT A (9th)

Race 1 - 30000CLM Pace

(7) STELLAR YANKEE debuts for a high-percentage stable off a claim, and I thought he raced pretty well last Wednesday in a quick mile where he also had some traffic issues in the lane. (3) KOMODO BEACH won in this class on 6-22, is on a lengthy streak of on-the-board finishes and is a first-timer for these connections. (4) BELL'S DAVID was second after a game first-over effort in the same race my top selection exits, and the horse that won that event came back to prevail again on Wednesday at Yonkers.

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Race 2 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(6) ALL MY LOVIN beat open $20,000 claiming foes last Saturday in convincing fashion and faces age-restricted competition here. (8) ALABAMAJAMMA just missed from the eight-hole in this class two back and has been outside the trifecta just once in his last six outings overall. (3) OVER THE HORIZON is another horse who is in sharp form given his lengthy run of on-the-board results and was re-claimed by a stable that's had success with him before out of his second-place finish behind my top selection a week ago.

Race 3 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT / Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Draw Inside Trot

(5) ONEMORE VOLO hasn't won yet in 2026 but closed with trot behind a sharp rival in this class last Saturday and also just missed at Pocono prior to that. Hopefully he can kick the door down this afternoon and get his picture taken. (4) D'WOOD was fourth in the same race my top selection comes out of from a week ago and owns that handy win at Yonkers back on July 8. (2) MONI MAN moves in on the gate from post six to the two-hole off a third last week and makes his second start with trotting hobbles on.

Race 4 - NW3/30000LT Trot

(6) AJAX BLUE CHIP kept his good run of form going with a second-place finish at the Meadowlands last Friday and returns to Yonkers here as the one to beat. (1) APEX TRACKER invades from Tioga with a win and a runner-up result thus far in 2026. (5) CAPTAIN WILLIE doesn't have great form but does get post relief off his last appearance over at Pocono, makes his second start on Lasix and races out of a stable that's been sending out a lot of live horses lately.

Race 5 - F&M NW2 PM Races or 30000LT / Maidens Draw Inside Pace

(4) LAVRA ROSE N closed in 26 1/5 in a qualifier at the Meadowlands on 8-1 and her trainer has done very well when he's raced at Yonkers so far in 2026. (3) RICH EILEEN is 0-for-20 in the win column in her career but has finished second or third in her last five efforts between here and Harrah's Philadelphia. (1) ODDS ON COMMANDEER was on the lead last Saturday when she bore out past the half and lost all chance. I trust some sort of adjustment will be made and include as she starts from post one.

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

(3) DAISY DIANA N missed out on a scheduled start last week but both her qualifiers over the oval in July were good and she makes her U.S. debut for the leading stable this afternoon. (5) LOCHINVAR MATILDA has been outside the exacta just once in nine starts so far in 2026 and was second in this class a week ago. (1) SENSATIONAL TELL moves in on the gate to the pole position and has hit the board in six of her last seven efforts, including a runner-up result against NW2 foes last Saturday.

Race 7 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(1) EVENINSTARZRAPSODY came in third in a $20,000 claiming event a week ago, and the last time she drew the pole position she won handily back on June 17. (2) YUENGLING has missed the trifecta just once in her last seven appearances and debuts for new connections after being claimed again last Tuesday. (6) IDEAL SKIES doesn't show any recent victories but has been racking up second- and third-place results, and I'll use her underneath in this race as well.

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Race 8 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) LETSMAKELOTSAMONEY didn't really threaten last Saturday but moves in from post six to the two-hole, and I will hope a more aggressive approach is coming like when he won on July 20. (1) WELL THAT'S MARKY looms as the one they'll have to beat given his pole position draw and back-to-back second-place finishes against $15,000 claiming company. (4) THEMASKEDCRUSADR N was third behind WELL THAT'S MARKY a week ago and also shows a couple of runner-up results against both age-restricted and open $20,000 claimers back in June.

Race 9 - NW5031L5 / 12500CLM Pace

(3) OUR SWEET DELIGHT A exits tougher spots over at the Meadowlands and finished third with a 27 1/5 final kicker when Lasix was added on August 6. (2) BOOKEM DANNO should have picked up confidence with a romping victory at Tioga last time and was facing NW10000L5s when last seen at Yonkers back in July. (1) LILLBLISS debuts for the leading trainer and comes out of a race where he got parked from a bad post. He landed the pole here and any repeat of his effort at Pocono two back would make him quite dangerous.