Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 12/3

MEET STATS: 205 - 646 / $1,246.80 (-$45.20)

BEST BETS: 37 - 67 / $130.00 (-$4.00)

SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 67 / $85.50 (-$48.50)

BEST BET-FEELIN RED HOT (7th)

SPOT PLAY-SIESTA BEACH (10th)

Race 1 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(2) SANDY WIN showed some more interest and finished off her mile better on 11-24 when dropped down to the NW5000L5 class. She takes another crack at them here from an inside post. (1) THE LADY SHERIFF is in good form with three straight second-place performances and has the pole position for the third consecutive try. (3) D GS ELSA slides down to the bottom level tonight, and if she races like she did two back against NW10000L5's, that would make her pretty tough.

Race 2 - NW2/25000LT Trot

(2) ITSONLYMONEYHONEY broke on the second turn on 11-19 but gets to slide in from post eight to post two tonight, and I think he merits another chance. (4) BATTLE QUEEN has never missed the board in 24 career attempts (21-2-1) and makes her debut for the Bongiornos off a good qualifier at Harrah's Philadelphia. (3) BUSY DOING TRIX races out of the high-percentage Daniel Renaud barn and finished second to the well-meant Burberry Road when last seen on the 12th of November.

Race 3 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(6) OLIVIA CAMDEN GB was third against NW10000L5's at Yonkers when last here on 10-8 and comes in with a good string of finishes at Saratoga. She wasn't Bartlett's choice, but that might boost her odds some. (2) J ROCKIN B cut the fractions on 11-24 and had to settle for second. She gets another chance at the bottom level tonight. (4) SHES A MAVERICK got the nod from Bartlett over others and recently won four straight races up at Plainridge.

Race 4 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(5) CATWALK AS retained Brennan's services and races for trainer Anette Lorentzon, who has been sending out a number of live horses here and at the Meadowlands lately. (1) STRAVINSKY has a second and two wins since joining the Harris barn and gets to start from the pole position tonight. (3) ASKMELATER HANOVER ships in from Monticello with six straight wins, and I'll give him a chance underneath.

Race 5 - F&M NW7500L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(3) GIRL'S GOT RHYTHM makes her second start after a bit of a layoff tonight and held fourth after having to do the first-over work most recently. (4) PITTSTOP DANIKA was able to hit the board again when bumped up to this level on the 24th of November and has Scott Zeron to drive again tonight. (2) CRYSTAL SPARKLES N enters with back-to-back runner-up finishes as the favorite and has the potent tandem of Stratton and Hudson going for her.

Race 6 - F&M NW10000L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(1) ANN HILL scored a facile victory in this class back on September 24 and moves inside after finishing fifth most recently. She also gets reunited with Jim Marohn Jr. (2) BRONZE OVER N was on a good run until she moved up to the NW15000L5 level on the 12th of November. This is a much more reasonable spot tonight, and she looks like a logical threat. (6) ROCKNROLL ANNIE topped NW10000L5's on 10-29 and returns to it here after facing tougher NW8 foes in her last pair.

Race 7 - F&M Preferred Pace

(1) FEELIN RED HOT steps up tonight, but her last mile against NW15000L5's was excellent, and she should be on the lead or in the pocket. (5) LISPATTY raced against a tough group most recently at Harrah's Philadelphia and ships back up to Yonkers tonight. She was fourth in the Preferred on 11-12 and has enough early foot to get positioned from post five. (6) PAMMY JO comes in with consecutive runner-up finishes to classy foes in Robyn Camden and Seaswift Joy N, and I'll use underneath.

Race 8 - F&M NW10000L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(6) NEVERFORGETWHOUR didn't have much luck here or at the Meadowlands in her last pair, but this is the type of group that she can definitely wake up against, and Dube chose her over another one. (1) ALWAYS MINDY beat a quality foe in Racine Bell in winning the Open at Saratoga most recently and was Bartlett's pick. (5) TELL ME A JOKE backed up her victory over NW7500L5's with a third-place effort at this level on 11-19.

Race 9 - NW6/75000LT Trot

(4) AFTER ALL PAUL closed with a 27 4/5 final panel a couple weeks back and is another usable horse for Stratton and Hudson on the card. (5) SKY CASTLES has won two straight for Bartlett and Harris, including over my top pick on 11-19, and is probably the one they'll have to catch here. (1) SKYWAY TINACIOUS came in third in the Buckette the last time she raced on a half-mile oval and had a good enough year in Indiana to make the sires stakes final.

Race 10 - F&M NW15000L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/25000CLM Pace

(5) SIESTA BEACH gained spots and ground in the final quarter in a high-quality NW15000L5 event on 11-12 and gets a chance to have Stratton drive her tonight. (4) VORST drops a notch and scored her last win at this level on the 15th of October. (2) SCANDALICIOUS also exits the NW20000L5's and gets significant post relief.