Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 5/22

MEET STATS: 85 - 374 / $613.00 (-$135.00)
BEST BETS: 22 - 36 / $98.50 (+$26.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 3 - 36 / $32.10 (-$39.90)
BEST BET - TIPSY MONI (2nd)
SPOT PLAY - GAMBLINGTERROR (5th)

Race 1 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace

(6) FINAL CHEESERECIPE starts from the outside but makes his second start out of the Ron Burke stable and gets a driver switch to Yannick Gingras, which I'm going to hope means he's handled aggressively. (3) LAZ drops out of the $40,000 claimers and won two straight in this class in April. (5) TWIGGS PUB shows a couple of thirds at this level and gets reunited with Jason Bartlett.

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Race 2 - F&M Invitational Trot

(6) TIPSY MONI comes in off a gaining second in the Invitational back on May 1 and normally wins when she gets to face just mares in this class. (4) DIAMANTE TRIO IT has had success at this level before as well and had trot in the stretch of a NW30000L5 race a week ago. (3) ENOLA closed with trot in her race on 5-16 at Tioga and was third against NW20000L5's when last seen at Yonkers back in mid-April.

Race 3 - 40000CLM Trot

(5) MAHONE SEELSTER has been closing well in his last three efforts and moves in on the gate here after he had posts seven and eight in his last two tries. (1) HOT FLASH KIMMY is now on a run of six straight on-the-board finishes and won in this class a week ago. She also starts from the pole position. (2) AIRMANS JACKPOT makes her second start for trainer/driver Pat Lachance and was a clear second to a runaway winner last Thursday.

Race 4 - NW30000L5 / NW12 PM Races LT / 75000CLM / Winners Over 30000L5 Starts Draw Outside Trot

(6) ONCE IN A LIFETIME exits the top class down at Harrah's Philadelphia where he hit the board in both of his 2025 appearances so far, and he's had plenty of success at Yonkers in the past. (4) HERODOTUS was a rallying second at this level two weeks ago and lured Bartlett off a Per Engblom trainee here. (5) FERRETTI returns off a victorious effort at Pocono and was third in a NW30000L5 race when last seen at Yonkers on the 10th of April.

Race 5 - NW5501L5 who are NW L3 Starts / 12500CLM Pace

(2) GAMBLINGTERROR shows nothing but 28 and change final quarters in his last seven lines, which I like to see, and he gets post and class relief tonight as well. (3) QUALITY BUD went three-wide well before three-quarters last week and tired. He slides down to face NW5000L5's here and partners with Gingras again. (1) SPORTY M THREE starts from the pole position and was the runner-up to a well-meant foe in his first attempt at this level a week ago.

Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot

(5) BEACON BEACH owns a couple of wins over Open company at Northfield and Buffalo in his lines and has tallied at Yonkers several times before as well. (2) OVER AND BACK saw his win streak end last Thursday, but it was still a good effort. He was claimed by Burke out of that race and Gingras takes over the driving. (6) EPOS OSTERVANG DK has hit the board in five of his last seven trips behind the gate and has the potent Bartlett/Engblom tandem behind him.

Race 7 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace

(3) MOSES is a first-timer out of the Burke stable and has been racing well down in Delaware at both Dover and Harrington. I'll swing with him. (1) CAMOUFLAGE MONEY won handily on the front-end in this class a week ago and was claimed by Engblom. Bartlett has the drive and he moves in on the gate from post six to the pole. (5) HAMMERING HANK has back-to-back runner-up finishes, one against open $30,000 claimers on 5-8 and then to CAMOUFLAGE MONEY at this level last Thursday.

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Race 8 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(6) WARRAWEE YANG moves up from the NW15000L5 class but does so off a pretty handy win and I think he has room to build on that here. (1) INFINITY STONE romped on the front-end at this level a week ago and slides in on the gate from post six to the pole. (3) MYCROWNMYKINGDOM was third in a NW20000L5 / optional $60,000 claiming race two back and had little chance a week ago from the eight-hole. He gets significant post relief tonight.

Race 9 - 30000CLM Pace

(1) ALTA CLASSIC A broke before the start last week but was claimed by a stable that can have one ready to fire and Gingras takes over the driving. He also shows a line against the likes of the classy Fourever Boy at Plainridge two back. (5) WHY TOMORROW RAY drops out of the $40,000 claimers for Bartlett & Engblom, and that might be all it takes to get him back in contention. (2) BURHAM BOY N has hit the board in two of three tries at this level since he returned to action and slides in from the six-hole to post two.