Yonkers: Analysis for Saturday 8/26

MEET STATS: 163 - 610 / $1,080.40 (-$139.60)
BEST BETS: 25 - 58 / $83.60 (-$32.40)
SPOT PLAYS: 12 - 59 / $156.60 (+$38.60)
BEST BET - FRONDEUR (9th)
SPOT PLAY - SHOEMAKER HANOVER (2nd)

Race 1 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(5) TWIN B SUNKISSED drops out of the NW10000L5 class tonight and won in a similar spot to this one two back over at Pocono. (2) BETTERB CHEVRON N picked up a confidence-building victory over bottom level foes last Saturday and hit the board in two attempts against NW7500L5's prior to that. (4) SPITTING IMAGE hasn't raced since back on August 6 after a pair of scratches but gets post relief off her last two efforts at Pocono and did race well from a good draw at Yonkers on 7-22.

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Race 2 - NW10451L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Trot

(5) SHOEMAKER HANOVER slides down from the NW15000L5 level and starts from a better post than he had in his last start. He did finish out his mile with some interest that night, so I'll give him a chance. (3) KOSHER MAHONEY is on a two-race win streak and moves inside on the gate again. George Napolitano Jr. picks up the drive with Jason Bartlett not competing on the program. (6) SWAN FLYER turned in a better effort a week ago when he was in against NW15000L5 company and gets further class relief tonight.

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Race 3 - NW8511L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Trot

(5) TOCCOA FALLS exits $50,000 claiming company and drew a better post tonight. He also gets a new driver with Napolitano Jr. taking the lines. (4) TORRONE was facing NW30000L5 company when last seen locally and hit the board in the corresponding class to this one at Harrah's Philadelphia on 8-18. (3) PC FREE WHEELING continues to work her way down the ladder in this spot and was third in a NW10000L5 race last Saturday.

Race 4 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Trot

(1) KINDA LUCKY LINDY has a class drop/post relief combo working for him tonight and hooks up with a beatable group. (3) DIRTY MONEY drew poorly in his last three starts out in Ohio but raced well twice in July from good draws like he has tonight for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. (5) FULL RIGHTS makes his second start back after a layoff tonight and was a good second in his comeback last Saturday.

Race 5 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(5) GINGER TREE LIZ finds the bottom level tonight and gets reunited with Brent Holland, who has gotten along with her in the past. (2) CHILLIN BYTHE POOL recently added Lasix and gets post relief off her last two performances. (3) BELLADONNA GIRL A got caught up a speed duel last Saturday and tired. She won at Yonkers earlier this year and is dropping down to the NW5000L5 class.

Race 6 - F&M NW10521L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(1) SMOOTH DEBATE N came up just a nose short of winning at this level two back and then closed well against NW15000L5 company a week ago. (2) IDEALINFUN N exits the same race my top pick does from last Saturday and was victorious in the corresponding class to this one at Harrah's Philadelphia on the 11th of August. (6) ATREACHEROUS A dominated NW7500L5 foes last week in her second start in the U.S. She lured Brennan off a Ron Burke trainee, which doesn't happen very often.

Race 7 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(6) STARLIT RAMBO hit the board in a higher class than this one two back at Harrah's Philadelphia and was facing NW15000L5's when last seen at Yonkers in July. (7) LOS BALLYKEELAMIGO drew outside again but double-drops off a fourth-place finish against NW10000L5's most recently. (2) HATIKVAH races out of a high-percentage barn and makes his first appearance at the bottom level at Yonkers.

Race 8 - NW15241L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/NW9 PM Races LT/NW10000L5 Drawn Inside Trot

(2) KASHA V is moving up from a NW7500L5 base class event but was competitive at this level on both 7-22 and 8-5. He drew inside again tonight and I'll swing with him. (4) SWEET SOUL DAVID was third against NW20000L5 company most recently and gets to drop another level here. (3) UNEVERGONNAGETHIS is very sharp right now and just missed by a neck to a classy foe in Mississippi Storm a week ago.

Race 9 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(2) FRONDEUR should appreciate getting away from the red-hot Coachellabound N this time. She's hit the board behind that foe in her last five outings and moves inside from the seven-hole to post two. (4) ARRHYTHMIC DREAM finished third in her debut in this class last Saturday and makes her second start on Lasix here. (1) ANNELIESE HANOVER tallied against NW4's back in late July and starts from the pole position after having post six in her last try on the 18th of August.

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Race 10 - F&M NW1/17046LT Pace

(7) BULLVILLE HILDA missed a scheduled start last Saturday when she came up sick but squeezed into this race by a dollar under the lifetime earnings cap. She was second against NW2's on 8-12 and faces NW1's tonight. (5) THE GRACE CARD closed well to finish second in a mixed NW1/NW2 event a week ago and faces just NW1's here. She's making her second start for trainer Pat Lachance. (1) BOSTON JIVE has hit the board in all three of her career outings thus far, including a third in the same race THE GRACE CARD comes out of from last week.

Race 11 - F&M NW2/25000LT Pace

(2) TRES CHER DEO worked very hard to get to the lead last time out at Pocono and tired. She won over NW2's at Pocono prior to that and has significant post relief tonight. (1) TARGARYEN EMPRESS has hit the board in her last two tries down at Harrah's Philadelphia for a barn that's doing well at other venues lately. (7) INDIANAS QUEST GB picked up her first victory in the U.S. last Saturday and remains in the same class here.