Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 4/3

MEET STATS: 47 - 220 / $372.80 (-$67.20)

BEST BETS: 14 - 21 / $58.60 (+$16.60)

SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 21 / $23.80 (-$18.20)

BEST BET-TIPSY MONI (9th)

SPOT PLAY-MOHATU AS (10th)

Race 1 - NAADA Spring Fling Series Leg #3 Trot

(2) PSALMSFORTYSIXFIVE drew well here after some tough posts in his last three tries, and I thought his third-place effort two weeks ago was pretty good. (3) FANATIC overcame a parked-out trip to finish third in his division of this event a week ago and moves in a couple of slots on the gate tonight. (7) SWISS HOUSE ONFIRE starts from the seven-hole but has been facing much tougher competition than he does this time.

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Race 2 - NW5141L5 who are NW Last 3 Starts/12500CLM Pace

(2) MOVIN' ON UP posted a second and a third in this class back in February, and tonight he drops, gets post relief and switches drivers to Matt Kakaley. (1) UNDRTHSOUTHRNSUN N took a couple of unsuccessful cracks at NW7500L5 company and slides back down to the bottom level tonight. He drew the pole and he hit the board against NW5000L5's on both 3-6 and 3-13. (5) ON ACCIDENT hasn't won this year but comes in from out-of-town in pretty good form and was Austin Siegelman's choice over UNDRTHSOUTHRNSUN N.

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Race 3 - NAADA Spring Fling Series Leg #3 Trot

(3) HOBBS doesn't have a victory yet in 2025 but has raced well in amateur races when he's drawn well like he did tonight and he meets up with a field lacking a standout. (1) VELOCIRAPTOR is the lone horse in here who has been to the winner's circle this year and starts from the pole position. (2) PETER'S ROYALTY gets significant post relief this week and had a third in the winter series back in early February. He also hails from a stable that's been doing well as of late.

Race 4 - 30000CLM Pace

(1) KARLOO BRADLEY N won in this class two back and shows a victory against $40,000 claimers on 2-12 as well. He moves in from post five to the pole position this week, and I'll swing with him. (3) SAULSBROOK HERO has been racing super since he joined Darran Cassar's stable and won a $30,000 claimer in his return to Yonkers last Thursday. (6) TWIG was bothered early and didn't get involved from the eight-hole in his last try on March 17. However, he just missed by a head at this level prior to that and gets a driver switch to Jason Bartlett.

Race 5 - 40000CLM Trot

(4) BARN HALL rallied from way back to win in his debut for Jeff Cullipher last week. That stable is having a great meet thus far, he gets to move in a couple of slots on the gate and he was Scott Zeron's choice. (5) PASSIONATE PROMISE has four straight finishes in the exacta between here and The Meadows and makes her second start after rejoining Travis Alexander's barn. (7) BE DIFFERENT saw his win streak end on March 20 but did finish second, so he remained in good form, and I'll include underneath.

Race 6 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace

(6) I'M THE PRINCE beat open $20,000 and $25,000 claimers in convincing fashion in his last two appearances and I'll look for him to keep it going tonight as he faces age-restricted rivals. (2) FLIP MY CHIP tired on the front-end last time out but that was against open $40,000 claiming company. He drops tonight and gets a driver switch to Bartlett. (1) COLD CREEK FELIPE never got involved from the eight-hole last Wednesday but was racing well prior to that and moves all the way inside to the pole position here.

Race 7 - NW20000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5/NW10 PM Races LT/60000CLM Trot

(4) LEXUS KODY makes his first pari-mutuel start of 2025 tonight. He qualified back on 3-8 at the Meadowlands and won pretty comfortably, and I just think he's faster than the others in here as long as he minds his p's and q's. (6) CHULO has won three in-a-row for trainer Per Engblom and doesn't face the toughest group of NW20000L5's here outside my top choice. (1) FERRETTI owns a win and a second to CHULO in his last two appearances and shows racing in the Open at Dover at the bottom of his lines.

Race 8 - 25000CLM Pace

(7) THRASHER comes in with three straight victories and was re-claimed by trainer Edwin Quevedo. He does lose Bartlett tonight, but I'll go with his form and put him on top. (1) REAL PEACE hasn't won in a while but has hit the board in seven of his ten tries this year. He starts from the pole, gets reunited with Bartlett and hails from the Engblom barn. (6) CLEVELAND B MIKI never got involved from post seven last week but was racing very well before that and was Matt Kakaley's choice.

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Race 9 - Invitational Trot

(4) TIPSY MONI got stuck in traffic on the last turn a week ago but had plenty of trot once she got out. I think she'll return to her winning ways tonight. (6) SOUTHWIND COORS held sway on the front-end to take the Invitational last Thursday and had decent fortune in the draw for posts four through eight as he avoided the far outside. (7) BENJAMIN HANOVER prevailed in the Invitational back on 2-27 and rebounded from a poor effort on March 13 with a gaining third-place effort last week.

Race 10 - 40000CLM Trot

(3) MOHATU AS looked like he had trot in the stretch last week but got jammed up in traffic and made a break. He gets another chance to partner with Yannick Gingras here and I'll hope he has better racing luck. (1) AIRMANS JACKPOT has been in the exacta in five of her last seven outings and starts from the pole position, continuing a run of inside draws. (6) MAHONE SEELSTER shows two recent victories in this class, including a week ago. He does move out from post one to the six-hole but that might help boost his price a bit.

Race 11 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(6) ONE OF THE GUYS was a winner in his most recent start at Rosecroft and is now in a stable that often does well with first-timers. Add in that he gets to team up with Gingras, and I think he's worth a swing. (7) SOUTH POINT is on a lengthy run of sharp form and won in this class a couple of weeks ago. He was claimed again out of that contest and is now with Joe Bongiorno. (3) RICARDOSHILYSHALLY has a pair of recent runner-up results at this level and is now with Engblom off a claim, which also gets him Bartlett in the bike.