Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 4/21

Greg Reinhart|Apr 19, 2022

MEET STATS: 68 - 264 / $365.70 (-$162.30)

BEST BETS: 17 - 27 / $54.90 (+$0.90)

SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 26 / $14.70 (-$37.30)

BEST BET-BITTY BITTY (7th)

SPOT PLAY-DING DING DINGER (5th)

Race 1 - 30000CLM Pace

(4) SOUTHPORT BEACH picked up a win down at Harrah's Philadelphia on 4-10 and doesn't start from an outside post tonight. The combo of Jason Bartlett and Gareth Dowse are pretty tough to beat, too. (6) BETTOR'S DREAM invades from Ohio in good form and joins the high-percentage Jeff Gillis barn. (2) ROLL WITH JR drops down a level after finishing fourth against $40,000 claimers on April 11.

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Race 2 - F&M NW24104L5/30000CLM/NW10 PM Races LT Pace

(2) ROCKNROLL ANNIE drops a notch in her second start back off a freshening and also moves in from post seven to the two-hole. She also has a pilot switch to George Brennan, which probably means she'll get sent. (3) GOLDEN QUEST N gets a second shot at this class after finishing fourth a week ago and also starts from an improved post. (5) VIOLETS RAINBOW has been first or second in all of her starts on the page and competes for high-percentage connections.

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Race 3 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(2) AMERICAN TOUR N finished with plenty of pace from post seven on 4-12. She slides inside on the gate tonight, drops out of the $50,000 claimers, and switches drivers to Brennan. (6) CORAL BELLA tried to leave from post eight but wound up getting parked. She doesn't have the eight-hole to deal with here and gets reunited with Jordan Stratton. (5) MILLENIUMS GIRL has probably been facing tougher rivals over at Pocono in recent weeks and gets a shot with Bartlett tonight.

Race 4 - F&M NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Pace

(6) AL-MAR-GOT A FEVER doesn't face the toughest group of NW10000L5's here as she ships down from Saratoga and partners with Bartlett. (2) EYE POPPING put in an improved effort last week when she switched back to aggressive handling and tonight she gets a driver in Mark MacDonald who likes to send horses pretty regularly. (1) PRAY THE ROSARY gets away from the sharp Sweet Heaven tonight and is probably the one to beat.

Race 5 - 25000CLM Pace

(3) DING DING DINGER was a good second off the claim for Scott Di Domenico a week ago. He drew well again tonight and remains at the same level. (8) IN SPADES hails from the Dowse barn and has Bartlett to drive this week after Dowse did the piloting himself last Thursday. (1) ROCK THE NITE raced well the last time he had an inside post (March 14), finishing second against $30,000 claimers.

Race 6 - 30000CLM Pace

(3) MAJESTIC KIWI N is going to get another chance from me tonight. He's back on a regular racing schedule after being scratched on 3-31, and hopefully he improves off last week's mile. (2) MISSILE SEELSTER beat $30,000 claimers a couple weeks ago and goes for Dowse off the claim. (6) NEXT BIG THING has gone off form in his last few tries but takes a big drop out of the $50,000 claimers and won with Matt Kakaley the last time they teamed up on 2-18.

Race 7 - F&M NW15000L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/25000CLM/4&5YO NW9 PM Races LT Pace

(1) BITTY BITTY came in second and third in two chances at the NW20000L5 base class and now drops and moves from post eight to the pole. (2) MAGICAL MISTRESS was third against NW30000L5's the last time she had an inside post on March 17, so I will include her. (8) EDGE OF ETERNITY is stuck out in post eight but exits the same race my top pick does from last Thursday and did get to the front from the seven-hole on March 3.

Race 8 - NW4/51210LT Trot

(3) SOUTHERN SWAN MAN merits another opportunity this week as he faces straight NW4's rather than mixed NW4's and NW6's and gets another shot with Marcus Miller in the bike. (5) YUCATAN PARTY MAN has missed the board once in his last four attempts and looks like the probable favorite. (4) SWEETLIES N ALIBIS got a start over the track a couple weeks ago after shipping in from Ohio and could improve.

Race 9 - F&M NW15000L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/25000CLM/4&5YO NW9 PM Races LT Pace

(8) SWEET HEAVEN found the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series too tough, but she's romped in back-to-back overnight races, and although she steps up another level and has the eight-hole, I can't see them dropping back to last. I'll put her on top. (6) STAR CAPTAIN loses Brennan to a Ron Burke horse in here, but she's won two straight at this level in impressive fashion and gets a shot with Stratton. (2) SURREAL FEELING won in the corresponding class to this one over at Pocono on 4-10 and is another one that competed in the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series last month.

Race 10 - F&M Open Handicap Trot

(5) CELEBRATE WITH ME exits Ohio for the first time in her career here for Burke. She was second in the Open out at Miami Valley on 4-11, and I think she'll fit in well with these. (2) NO MAS DRAMA has three straight seconds in this class. She has a trainer change to consider tonight with Alexandra Goldin now in charge. (6) HEY LIVVY won on 3-24 and 4-14 when she minded her P's and Q's but miscued on April 7 and was defeated. She's certainly a contender and probably the one to beat if she stays flat.

Race 11 - F&M NW5000L5/12500CLM Pace

(3) LOOKATMYART cruised down at Freehold in her third try for trainer Noel Daley, who is having an excellent season so far at Yonkers. (4) WALTZWITHSIERRA A remains in search of her first win in the U.S. but did gain ground in the final quarter a week ago and drops to the bottom level. (2) SHADY MADAM finished third when she returned to this base class last Thursday.