Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 5/30

MEET STATS: 111 - 369 / $661.60 (-$76.40)
BEST BETS: 22 - 36 / $82.80 (+$10.80)
SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 36 / $88.40 (+$16.40)
BEST BET - CREDIT CON (6th)
SPOT PLAY - FADE TO LIGHT (9th)

Race 1 - 40000CLM Trot

(3) LIGHTFOOTEDLEGEND broke last week and didn't threaten but does show two wins in this class in his lines and goes for trainer Scott Di Domenico off a claim. That also gets him a new driver with George Brennan taking over. (2) ALL CHAMPY hasn't been outside the top two in his last five appearances. Trainer Nick Devita took him with a claim last Thursday and goes to an often-aggressive driver in Brent Holland. (6) INFINITY STONE moves outside on the gate this time but was a gaining second in a $40,000 claimer a week ago.

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Race 2 - F&M Invitational Trot

(5) TIPSY MONI is back in action this week, and when she's shown up in this class this season, she's been unbeatable outside of one time she broke on 4-18. (4) P L NOTSONICE picked up another win at this level last Thursday but was unable to threaten TIPSY MONI when they met on April 25 or two weeks ago. (3) PERFECT VIXEN was second to P L NOTSONICE last week and has missed the board just once in her last seven tries overall.

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Race 3 - Amateur Race for Winners Over 7001 Trot

(3) DOO WOP KID has won two straight times at Yonkers and trainer/driver Alan Schwartz has been tough to beat in these amateur events overall. I'll use. (1) BONTONI DEGATO S came up just a neck short of winning a NW10000L5 race from post seven on 5-24. He moves back to the pole position here and was second to DOO WOP KID when they met on May 16. (4) CAL MILES N SHELL may be ready for a return to aggressive tactics tonight after he raced from off-the-pace last Thursday. He cut the fractions and finished second to DOO WOP KID on the 9th of May.

Race 4 - NW20000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5/NW10 PM Races LT/60000CLM Trot

(1) VINNY DE VIE drops out of the NW30000L5 class and moves to the pole position. He closed out his mile pretty well from an impossible spot last Thursday and won at this level on April 25. (2) JULA MUSCLE PACK shows hitting the board in two appearances against NW20000L5's and gets a driver switch to Yannick Gingras. (5) OPTRIX makes his second start back after a qualifier and was third in a NW20000L5 tilt a week ago.

Race 5 - 40000CLM Trot

(3) J-S HOPSCOTCH moves back inside on the gate here and picks up Yannick Gingras in the bike. He just missed in this class two back and although he didn't threaten last week, he did close in 28 and change. (1) GRINDER finds a softer spot here than the NW20000L5 tilt he was in a week ago, and his recent on-the-board results against NW10000L5 and NW15000L5's make me think he'll be competitive, especially from post one. (2) FLIP THE SWITCH spoiled a pocket trip with a miscue on the final turn last Thursday but won before that in a $40,000 claimer.

Race 6 - NW30000L5/NW12 PM Races LT/75000CLM Trot

(2) CREDIT CON steps up from the NW20000L5 level but has won two straight between here and Harrah's Philadelphia and also tallied the last time he was in this class on 4-11. (4) YANKS DUGOUT also continues to move up the ladder but he's found the winner's circle in three straight and has the powerful tandem of Gingras and trainer Ron Burke behind him. (1) RESOLVE TO WIN finished well in a fourth-place finish against NW30000L5's last Thursday and moves from the five-hole to the pole position.

Race 7 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(2) YOROKOBI N returns on a quick turnaround as he just raced on Saturday. He showed speed from post five but got parked in that event and tired. Here, he moves inside on the gate and gets reunited with Jordan Stratton. (4) BLANK STARE hikes up from the bottom level but won impressively last Wednesday and shows an on-the-board result in a NW20000L5 test back on 4-2. (1) HIMSELF N makes his second start back after a layoff and was second from the seven-hole on May 22. He starts from the pole this time for new driver Jim Marohn Jr.

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Race 8 - NW12791L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(1) SONNY WEAVER N was in the Invitational when last seen at Yonkers in mid-March and won in the corresponding class to this one over at Pocono on April 27. (3) LEVINE drops out of the NW15000L5 class, and while he hasn't won yet in 2024, he has hit the board seven times in 11 tries. (4) PURPLE POET also slides down from the NW15000L5's and was third at that level two back.

Race 9 - 3-5YO 30000CLM Pace

(6) FADE TO LIGHT tired after a first-over trip last Wednesday, but I'll go back to him here as he should offer better value and I am still intrigued with how well he closed out his mile two back. (1) ON DAYBOO won on 5-22 at this level in his second try for Joe and Jenn Bongiorno and moves to the pole position this time. (2) THAT DOG WILL HUNT remains very sharp but has definitely finished underneath more than he's won.