Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 5/1

MEET STATS: 73 - 308 / $523.50 (-$92.50)
BEST BETS: 20 - 29 / $82.30 (+$24.30)
SPOT PLAYS: 3 - 29 / $32.10 (-$25.90)
BEST BET - ROCKIN JUKEBOX (1st)
SPOT PLAY - GINGRAS BEACH (4th)

Race 1 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(6) ROCKIN JUKEBOX gained spots with a good final quarter at the Meadowlands in his comeback race on 4-19 after a qualifier and shows a third in the Invitational Pace here at Yonkers as recently as early March. (4) BLAKE STARE comes off a victory at Harrah's Philadelphia in his last outing and was third against NW10000L5 foes when last seen locally. (3) TWIN B DELUXE romped over bottom level rivals last Thursday and was a rallying third in this class prior to that.

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Race 2 - Invitational Trot

(3) TIPSY MONI never really got involved from an outside draw last week but was racing very well prior to that and I'll look for a quick rebound as she moves inside on the gate here. (4) BENJAMIN HANOVER tallied once in the Invitational here back in late February and wound up second after he cut the mile a week ago. (6) SOUTHWIND COORS starts from the outside but shows a pair of victories in this class, including last week's edition.

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Race 3 - 40000CLM Trot

(7) BARN HALL drew poorly but has three wins and a third in this class in his last four tries, debuts for high-percentage connections off a claim and gets a driver switch to Yannick Gingras. (1) AIRMANS JACKPOT closed with trot in a second-place effort last Thursday and won at this level back on April 3. (6) EPOS OSTERVANG DK has hit the board in five of his last seven appearances and led a long way before he wound up fourth a week ago.

Race 4 - NW5000L5 who are NW L3 Starts / 12500CLM Pace

(6) GINGRAS BEACH has had pace in traffic in the lane in his last two tries and finds the bottom level here. (2) THEBEAUDENBLUES N won the last time he faced NW5000L5 foes at Yonkers back in early February and adds Gingras in the bike. (1) LUCKBEWITHALEX came up just a neck short of a win in a NW7500L5 contest last Tuesday. He drops and starts from the pole position tonight.

Race 5 - NAADA Spring Fling Series Leg #7 Trot

(4) SHOEMAKER HANOVER captured a leg of this series the last time he was at Yonkers on 3-20 and gets post relief tonight off his last two appearances at Monticello. (1) FANATIC was also victorious in his last amateur event at Yonkers on April 3 and starts from the pole here after he drew the eight-hole and then the seven-hole in his last two efforts. (3) MUSCLE DAN performed well in the NAADA Winter Series at Yonkers earlier this year and just missed at the Meadowlands two back after he set the fractions.

Race 6 - 25000CLM Pace

(4) CLEVELAND B MIKI landed a good post here after a series of outside draws and won against $25,000 claimers back on April 3. He debuts for new connections off a claim and gets a driver switch to George Brennan. (1) KARLOO BRADLEY N moves inside on the gate to the pole position and finished a gaining second when he slid down to this class a week ago. (3) BETTORBUCKLEUP kept Brent Holland over my top choice and shows a couple of recent on-the-board results at this level.

Race 7 - 30000CLM Pace

(2) SADDLE UP drops after he was second in a $40,000 claimer last Monday and had three victories and two runner-up finishes at this level prior to that. He drew inside again and switches drivers to Scott Zeron. (1) FLIP MY CHIP faces open $30,000 claimers tonight instead of the age-restricted foes he has been, but he did tally in this class on March 17 and is back with Dennis Laterza off a claim. (5) HAMMERING HANK's recent final quarters have all been solid and trainer Joe Bongiorno takes over the driving here.

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Race 8 - 40000CLM Trot

(4) DO IT AGAIN IT invades from Pocono with back-to-back victories and catches a group here that's struggled to find the winner's cricle lately. (5) WILLY WALTON has hit the board in two straight tries and just missed by a neck after he cut the fractions last Thursday. (2) ARCHERY SEELSTER drew inside again and has hit the board in five of his last seven efforts for a high-percentage stable.

Race 9 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace

(3) SOUTH POINT broke before the start and never threatened last week, but he was in raging form prior to that. He moves inside on the gate here and gets a new driver in Jim Marohn Jr. (5) CAMOUFLAGE MONEY has back-to-back second-place finishes in this class. He gets reunited with Gingras here as Jason Bartlett isn't on the program. (1) HEAVE AWAY comes south from Woodbine Mohawk Park. He won in his last try up there and is now with Cory Stratton, who is having a strong meet.