Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 11/12/26

2026 MEET STATS: 219 - 831 / $1,380.26 (-$281.74)

BEST BETS: 46 - 87 / $172.60 (-$1.40)

SPOT PLAYS: 17 - 87 / $167.26 (-$6.74)

BEST BET - MAD RIVER (2nd)

SPOT PLAY - TWIN B POWERBALL (3rd)

Race 1 - NAADA Fall Series Leg #10 Trot

(1) CERTIFY has been knocking on the door for a while and can hopefully break through tonight from the pole position. (4) PC FREE WHEELING owns two wins in this series and gets significant post relief this time. (3) CAL MILES N SHELL shows a trio of recent on-the-board results in amateur events and all three of his victories this year have come at Yonkers.

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Race 2 - 15000CLM Pace

(3) MAD RIVER appeared to have pace in the lane last Wednesday but had no space to go with it. He takes a third crack at $15,000 claimers here and Braxten Boyd drives with Jason Bartlett not here. (4) SHINE A LIGHT got parked most recently but was in sharp form prior to that and is back in a stable where he's had plenty of success so far in 2026. (2) CHESTERMAN was second to a well-meant favorite in the same race that SHINE A LIGHT exits and partners with Joe Bongiorno again.

Race 3 - 30000CLM Pace

(4) TWIN B POWERBALL lands in what looks to be a softer spot than he's been in lately and gets post relief compared to his last three appearances. (2) ALIEN POWER faces open $30,000 claimers rather than age-restricted ones this time, but his form is sharp, including a game win from first-over a week ago. (1) BOILING OAR should get back into contention this time as he slides in on the gate from the eight-hole to the pole position and had a recent run of four on-the-board efforts at this level.

Race 4 - 40000CLM Trot

I'm going to give (3) CLASSICAL JANE another try despite the poor effort on 10-29 as she's shown the ability to win in this class before, starts from another good post and gets a driver switch to Bongiorno. (6) STACKING GREEN enters with back-to-back victories and six on-the-board results in her last seven tries. She debuts for new connections off a claim and was Tyler Buter's choice. (8) THE BRODSTER will have to overcome the eight-hole but is in razor-sharp form and showed the ability to tally from off cover a week ago.

Race 5 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(2) CATCHING UP moves in from the six-hole to post two in his third local effort. He's been on a good run of form for a long time between here and Northfield and adds Bongiorno in the bike. (6) SOUTHWIND IRON comes in with a trio of wins and a runner-up result in his last four efforts and debuts for new connections off a claim. (3) WINNINGMACHINE meets up with what should be softer company than he's been facing in the NW2 or winners of 2 but not more than 4 classes and gets a new driver in Colin Kelly.

Race 6 - Open 1 Trot

(8) SIR PINOCCHIO packs more than enough early speed to overcome the outside and just missed in this class on 10-29. (7) PAYBACK MONI is in the midst of a fantastic season and the seven-hole shouldn't be much of an issue for her since she's been winning the F&M Invitational with regularity from wide posts. (4) SCUDO HANOVER invades from Pocono with four straight victories and gets Ridge Warren to come in for the one drive.

Race 7 - 40000CLM Trot

(4) SHE'S SPICY broke in this class on 10-29 and couldn't threaten after that but came back with a good qualifier at Harrah's Philadelphia and makes her second pari-mutuel start for a high-percentage stable here. (5) DIPLOMACY wired his rivals in this class when he added Lasix on October 29. Boyd gets the call tonight with Bartlett not available. (3) BREEZY HALL shows a victory against optional $40,000 claiming company at Pocono on the 12th of October and most recently was racing Scudo Hanover, who is in the Open 1 at Yonkers tonight.

Race 8 - 25000CLM Pace

(4) SILKY CHOICE gets post relief compared to his last two outings here and when he drew well on 10-7 and 10-14, he had a win and a second. (7) MIND HUNTER won handily from the eight-hole on October 29 and has hit the board in five of his last seven outings overall. (1) TYPHOON BANNER N has burned some money as an odds-on favorite in his last pair of starts, including a runner-up finish behind MIND HUNTER on the 29th of October.

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Race 9 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(6) MASSIVE DESIRE broke early last week and lost all shot, but given he was favorite in that race, I think good things were expected. I'll put him on top in the hopes he offers a better price tonight and minds his manners. (2) ROYAL COMET owns a win at this level back on the 17th of September and has three runner-up finishes in five outings since then. (4) PEDAL ON METAL continues to work his way up the ladder but does so with a pair of victories and a second in his last three appearances. Jordan Stratton drives as Boyd stuck with ROYAL COMET.

Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(8) COACH CUTSINGER really has no choice but to go forward from this post and he just missed after he cut the fractions last Wednesday. (6) TRICKY CAPTAIN N was able to get by my top selection in that race on 11-4 after a first-over grind and debuts for new connections off a claim here. (3) GREAT BET invades from Monticello in sharp form for a stable that wins at a high percentage out of town.