Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 6/22

MEET STATS: 117 - 418 / $818.20 (-$17.80)

BEST BETS: 16 - 41 / $55.80 (-$26.20)

SPOT PLAYS: 9 - 41 / $120.80 (+$38.80)

BEST BET-HOOLIE N HECTOR (5th)

SPOT PLAY-I GOT THE TAB (12th)

Race 1 - NW30000L5/NW12 PM Races LT/NW20000L5 Drawn Inside Trot

(5) KASHA V drops after getting a check in the Open Handicap last Thursday and will hopefully continue to offer some good value. (3) OUTSIDE THE FIRE owns a win at this level back on March 23 and went a long way on the lead before finishing third on 6-1. (4) WHAT SHOULD I GOO steps up from the NW20000L5's but won handily last Thursday, and I will include her.

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Race 2 - Open Trot

(4) SWEET SOUL DAVID had no shot from post eight a week ago but gets out of that situation tonight and has been sharp for several weeks. (2) STORMY KROMER held sway on the lead to take the Open Handicap last week and is partnered with Jason Bartlett again. (5) CREDIT CON was third in the Open Handicap last Thursday and won at the top level twice last month.

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Race 3 - New York Excelsior "A" Series 2YO C&G Trot

(7) TOBERN drew outside for his pari-mutuel debut but romped in both of his qualifiers over the half-mile track up at Saratoga, and I'll give him a shot. (5) BARN CREDIT got around a tough track in Buffalo Raceway twice without a miscue, which is a positive and gets driver Kyle Cummings to come in to pilot him again. (4) SEVEN MINUTE ABS showed strong final quarter speed in his one qualifier at Vernon Downs and adds Jordan Stratton in the bike.

Race 4 - NW6/78966LT Trot

(7) UNEVERGONNAGETHIS wound up second to a Grand Circuit-level filly last week, so no shame in that. He does shift back to an outside post tonight, but I'm going to hope that leads to an inflated price. (3) IN A TINY WAY finished second in both of her appearances in the NW6 class at Yonkers last month and gets another chance with Tyler Buter in the bike. (2) CINCINNATI HELP has missed the board just once this year in six tries, with three of his efforts resulting in wins. He gets reunited with North America Cup-winning driver Scott Zeron.

Race 5 - NW21181L5/NW10 PM Races LT Trot

(1) HOOLIE N HECTOR should appreciate getting to double-drop in class out of the Open and drew the pole position to boot. (6) ZIG ZAG moves up from the NW15000L5's but trotted a quick final quarter in his race a week ago and gets a chance with Yannick Gingras. (3) NO MAS DRAMA finished in the runner-up spot to the well-meant What Should I Goo at this level last Thursday and switches pilots to Joe Bongiorno in her second crack against NW20000L5's.

Race 6 - New York Sire Stakes 2YO C&G Trot

(5) MISTER MELLBY trotted home in 27 and change in his one qualifier at the Meadowlands, and trainer Ake Svanstedt is usually reliable as far as getting his 2-year-olds to mind their p's and q's. (4) WILD TICKET won his qualifier at the Meadowlands on June 3 in pretty handy fashion and trainer Marcus Melander is another one who normally has his rookies ready to fire. (1) VOSS BLUE CHIP showed 28 and change final panel speed in both of his morning appearances at Pocono and has the pole position to aid his cause here.

Race 7 - NW1/12500LT Trot

(2) ROSE RUN YANKEE ships in from Pocono where he won a NW1 test on June 14 and shows several stakes attempts last year as a rookie. (1) CUTIECUMBER also took a NW1 dash at Pocono when last seen on 6-5 and has post one. (4) SEVEN SINS gets some post relief here after having the seven-hole at Vernon and Tioga most recently. He was favored in both of those contests but could only manage a best finish of second at Vernon.

Race 8 - New York Sire Stakes 2YO C&G Trot

(6) SITUATIONSHIP closed out his qualifier at the Meadowlands on 6-3 in eye-catching fashion, and I'll trust Svanstedt again in this other division of the sire stakes. (5) THINKER MONKEY went for big money ($500,000) as a yearling and is a full brother to two-time NYSS champion Gimpanzee. He also qualified well at the Meadowlands, and I will include. (1) CHAPLIND flashed a quick last quarter in his qualifier at New Jersey's Magical Acres and is a full brother to Senorita Rita, who won two Grand Circuit stakes finals in her 2-year-old campaign back in 2019.

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Race 9 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(8) KENNEBAGO starts from post eight but romped in his debut for Ron Burke on June 9 and had a good enough campaign in 2022 to make the New York Sire Stakes final. (3) WILD BILL KELSO comes in off a fourth in the sire stakes at Tioga last time out and romped the one time competed in an overnight race this year down at Harrah's Philadelphia. (5) SQUARED AWAY picked up a couple of checks in the PA Sire Stakes earlier this month and hit the board against NW3's at Harrah's Philadelphia on 5-21.

Race 10 - 50000CLM Trot

(2) OH BOY woke up with a strong, rallying second-place finish last Thursday and got the nod from Dan Dube. (6) VALI HANOVER has hit the board five straight times, including wins two and three back. (5) LIGHTFOOTEDLEGEND switches to the claimers from the NW20000L5 class where he was third a week ago. He had a bit of a gap in his schedule prior to that performance, so he's back on a regular weekly rotation here.

Race 11 - 3-5YO Open Handicap Pace

(3) FEARFUL INTENT zipped home in 27 1/5 in this class back on June 1 and gets significant post relief here. I also don't mind that he picks up Gingras. (4) GREG THE LEG has won at this level before and closed well to get up to finish second last Thursday. (7) SOUTHWIND PETYR overcame the seven-hole to win the 3-5YO Open Pace a week ago and faces the same situation here. He did get tripped up by post eight two back but has been vicious other than that.

Race 12 - NW2/25000LT Trot

(7) I GOT THE TAB advanced from fifth to second in the last quarter of his last try in a PA Stallion Series split at Pocono and picks up Joe Bongiorno in the bike here. (3) JEAN'S ACTION found the water a little deep in the Empire Breeders Classic and NY Sire Stakes but should find this company much more hospitable. (2) IM AN ANDOVER romped in a NW2 race at Yonkers back in late May and returns to overnight competition tonight.