Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 11/16

MEET STATS: 219 - 838 / $1,466.60 (-$209.40)

BEST BETS: 35 - 81 / $160.00 (-$2.00)

SPOT PLAYS: 14 - 82 / $192.90 (+$28.90)

BEST BET-EUROBOND (7th)

SPOT PLAY-STATE SENATOR (3rd)

Race 1 - 50000CLM Trot

(4) ABBEY D gets major post relief tonight after never getting involved from the seven-hole last Thursday. She owns a win in this class back on 9-14, and notice that coming into her effort a week ago that she had been off since October 19. (2) GRINDER won in impressive fashion from post seven last week and got the nod from George Brennan over my top selection. (5) BRAVE BY DESIGN has been very sharp for a while and enters off a victory. He gets reunited with Joe Bongiorno in the bike here.

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Race 2 - 50000CLM Trot

(3) FOR A DREAMER advanced from last to second in the back-half of his race last Thursday. He slides inside on the gate from the eight-hole to post two and teams up with Jordan Stratton again. (6) EPOS OSTERVANG DK hasn't been out of the top three in a long time, even when he's drawn poorly. I'll include. (2) IN MY DREAMS is another horse that's been racing well for multiple weeks. He gets a new driver tonight in Matt Kakaley with Jason Bartlett going to EPOS OSTERVANG DK.

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Race 3 - 3-5YO 30000CLM Pace

(3) STATE SENATOR makes his third start back ater a layoff from an improved post, and he closed out his mile last Thursday in 27 and change. (1) BRUSHING UP couldn't deliver as the heavy favorite a week ago but starts from the pole in his third local appearance, and I'll toss him in. (5) DONTLIKEITLEAVE was game from first-up last week in finishing second. He does move out on the gate this time.

Race 4 - Open Trot

(5) NOWS THE MOMENT won't offer a 7-1 price this week after taking the Open last Thursday, but he tallied impressively, and he's capable of doubling up. (3) CREDIT CON followed NOWS THE MOMENT and was second to him in the Open a week ago. He gets Bongiorno back in the seat this time. (6) INCOMMUNICADO had to settle for fourth as a heavy favorite in the Open last week. Trainer Ake Svanstedt won an Open with him back on 8-10 and returns to the bike here.

Race 5 - 50000CLM Trot

(3) EMOTIONS RICHES ships in from The Meadows having won his last two races, and he's tallied at Yonkers before, too. (5) QUIKSILVR BLUECHIP closed well to finish third in this class last Thursday and makes his second start for trainer Dennis Laterza tonight. (1) SHEENA SOLDIER moves back to an inside post tonight and has finished second and then third at big odds in his last two appearances.

Race 6 - 3-5YO 30000CLM Pace

(3) ALL ATTITUDE struggled here on 11-7 but his effort before that was quite good, and this should be a softer spot than the NW4's or NW6's he's been facing. (1) ELM GROVE QWIGGLY has hit the board in three of his four appearances against NW2's and NW4's at Yonkers and has the potent combo of Jason Bartlett and Per Engblom in his corner. (6) YS DO IT RIGHT scored in this class on 10-30 and gets reunited with Tyler Buter here.

Race 7 - NW25041L5/NW10 PM Races LT Trot

(5) EUROBOND double-drops in class after finishing a gaining third in the Open Handicap last Thursday. (1) HIGHLAND MOWGLI made a break a week ago, but it appears that was out of character for him, and he was racing well before that. (6) VALI HANOVER is getting to slide down a notch on the ladder tonight and won the last time he was at this level on October 19.

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Race 8 - 3-5YO 30000CLM Pace

(1) MERITO HANOVER invades from Kentucky with four straight top two finishes and is competing out of a high-percentage barn. (5) HURRIKANE GEORGIE has hit the board in his last five tries and tallied in this class a week ago. (7) JK STANDINGOVATION won at this level on October 26 and has been in the top three in three of his last four appearances overall.

Race 9 - 25000CLM Pace

(5) GOLDEN GESTURE gives this class a third chance for Engblom, and he closed well late in the mile on November 2. (7) STOP STARING overcame a difficult journey to finish third last Thursday and gets a driver switch back to Matt Kakaley here. (1) QUATRAIN BLUE CHIP pulled off a big upset in the same race my top pick comes out of. He moves inside on the gate from post four to the pole position.