Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 10/27

MEET STATS: 227 - 848 / $1,322.70 (-$373.30)
BEST BETS: 52 - 88 / $187.90 (+$11.90)
SPOT PLAYS: 10 - 87 / $81.50 (-$92.50)
BEST BET - KENZIESKY HANOVER (8th)
SPOT PLAY - TAP ME BLUE CHIP (6th)

Race 1 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(6) TENTHOUSAND ANGELS has won at Yonkers before and is back on a regular racing schedule tonight after having a gap in her schedule coming into that start on 10-17 at Pocono. This is also a much softer spot than the NW4-7 class over there. (3) GABBY'S GIRL closed in 28 3/5 against NW6 foes on October 12 at Yonkers and gets to drop to the bottom level tonight. (1) LARJON LEAH moves from the eight-hole to the pole and gets class relief to go with it.

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Race 2 - NW6/75000LT Trot

(1) DRIBBLING BI rallied to finish second against NW6's on October 12 and has a trainer change to Darran Cassar here. Cassar has been sending out some live horses lately, and this guy gets a shot with Yannick Gingras in the bike. (4) FIREINSIDEMYVEINS has won both of his starts since coming south from Canada and into Travis Alexander's barn. His ability to leave the gate quickly should have him on or near the lead again. (3) CHAPHEART was second to Fireinsidemyveins last Thursday and makes his second appearance out of the Ron Burke barn tonight.

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Race 3 - F&M NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(3) BELLADONNA GIRL A makes her U.S. debut here. She qualified well behind an Open mare in Easy To Please on 10-14 and catches a pretty wide-open group. (6) BOLT OF BEAUTY recently joined the Julie Miller barn and won down at Harrah's Philadelphia in her last try. She was third at the Open level when last seen at Yonkers in mid-June. (2) CORSINI A moves inside on the gate tonight and has been pacing solid final quarters in all of her recent attempts.

Race 4 - NW2/27204LT Trot

(3) HEADOVERBOOTS AS came up just a head shy of winning last Thursday and could be sharper here since he makes his second start back after a layoff. (6) HL MAMMOTH made an early break and lost all chance a week ago but won the New Jersey Sire Stakes final at Freehold prior to that and picks up Gingras in the bike tonight. (1) HALLWAY BABE squeezed into this race by $1 under the lifetime earnings cap, so she gets to drop out of NW4's. I'll include.

Race 5 - F&M NW17376L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/25000CLM/NW9 PM Races LT Pace

(5) WESTERN ROSIE scored the last time she raced at this level on 8-18. She gets to drop tonight after facing better since then and also gets reunited with Jason Bartlett. (1) VIOLETS RAINBOW closed well to finish third in this class a week ago and drew the pole to aid her cause tonight. (4) SEZANA N slides down from the NW20000L5's here. She won two back, and I think is still sharp given her 28 second close to her mile last Thursday. She'll get a shot with Gingras.

Race 6 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(3) TAP ME BLUE CHIP took her lifetime mark at Yonkers earlier this year and drew well tonight after starting from posts seven and eight in her last two local attempts. (1) NICE GUY EDDIE has two straight victories, including at this level on 10-12 and landed the pole again. (7) QUINCY MARKET comes in with back-to-back finishes against NW6 rivals. He starts from an outside post again tonight but does get to slide down to the NW4 class.

Race 7 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(8) IN LOU OF MONEY is stuck out in post eight but advanced from last to fourth in the back-half of her mile last Thursday and drops to the bottom level. I'll hope she's put in play and put her on top. (1) CORAL BELLA takes a third crack at NW5000L5 foes and was second to a well-meant rival in Sports Flix on 10-19. (4) IDEATION HANOVER has post relief tonight in her second attempt in this class and gets reunited with Jason Bartlett.

Race 8 - F&M Open Handicap Trot

(4) KENZIESKY HANOVER returns after making her last three starts out at Harrah's Hoosier Park. She won at Yonkers on 8-26 and September 16, and she's in the catalog for the upcoming mixed sale at the Standardbred Horse Sale, so I expect she'll be ready to go. (5) GREY faces just mares tonight after a solid runner-up finish in the Open Handicap Trot on 10-21. (7) QUEEN OF ALL was no match for Ghostintheshell S in this class on the 13th of October but did put in a good performance to get a runner-up result.

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Race 9 - NW2/25000LT Trot

(2) MAGICAL MAJOR showed some late interest a week ago and moves inside on the gate again tonight in this wide-open event. (1) BYINVITEONLY went a long way on the lead last Thursday before getting caught late and landed the pole in this race. He's one of just two 4-year-olds in this race. (3) MUSCLE DAN was second to Cantstop Yankee in a NW2 contest on 10-12. Cantstop Yankee came back to finish a strong second against NW4's last week, so take that into account.

Race 10 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(5) VELOCITY MCSWEETS will hopefully enjoy facing something other than $50,000 claimers, and I think there's a chance she might get overlooked a bit in the wagering. (3) BALFAST N missed by just a head in this class two back and then dominated NW5000L5's last Thursday. (4) SPORTS FLIX hammered bottom level foes on 10-19 in her return to trainer Eric Abbatiello and has had plenty of success at Yonkers before.