Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 6/25/26

2026 MEET STATS: 120 - 442 / $828.82 (-$55.18)
BEST BETS: 25 - 47 / $89.24 (-$4.76)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 47 / $126.86 (+$32.86)
BEST BET-MON AMOUR (3rd)
SPOT PLAY-DANCE ON THE BEACH (2nd)

Race 1 - NAADA Summer Series Leg #3 Trot

(1) YUCATAN PARTY MAN ships south from Saratoga with a win and third in his last two tries and moves in from post eight to the pole position. (3) CAL MILES N SHELL has three straight runner-up finishes in amateur events out of town and was facing much tougher $40,000 claimers when last seen locally. (6) BARN CREDIT shows two recent thirds in the Open at Monticello, and that level usually translates well to this series at Yonkers.

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Race 2 - NW6251L5 who are NW L3 Starts / 12500CLM / NY-Breds Preferred Pace

(3) DANCE ON THE BEACH got the nod from Yannick Gingras in this event, and while he doesn't show it in his lines, this horse was racing well at Yonkers earlier this year. I'll give him a shot against this group that lacks a standout. (7) GDS THUNDER GB drew an outside post but was fourth at this level last Wednesday and owns a second against tougher NW7500L5s back on 5-4. (6) FASTING is zero-for-13 in the win column in 2026 but it's the leading driver/trainer combination versus a blank field, and maybe that's all it'll take.

Race 3 - 40000CLM Trot

(5) MON AMOUR had trot on the end of his mile last week but was too far back. He moves in a couple of notches on the gate here, and that should keep him closer like when he rallied to win on 6-11. (7) B NICKING looked like he was going to rally up the inside to score last Thursday but broke stride briefly and had to settle for second. He debuts for new connections off a claim here and should offer better value from an outside post. (3) BULLY BOY HILL has finished third in his last two outings against $40,000 claiming foes and gets to partner with Jason Bartlett.

Race 4 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) KOPI LUWAK ended up getting parked and predictably tired last week but takes a second crack at this class tonight, and I have to think a smoother journey will be forthcoming. (3) ORLANDO BLUE A seems to have put the breaking issues he had last month behind him and drops after finishing fourth against $40,000 claiming company most recently. (2) AMERITRIC should have picked up confidence with a handy victory against NW5000L5 foes last Wednesday and gets to team up with Bartlett again.

Race 5 - NW21861L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW12 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(4) HIGH SPEED SWAN never looked like he had clearance in the pocket last week and had to settle for third. He gets reunited with Bartlett tonight and won in this class back on May 28. (1) P L OSCAR slides in on the gate to the pole position off a runner-up effort at this level on June 11 and has hit the board in four of his last seven outings overall. (3) EXQUISITE TASTE steps up the ladder but does so off a victory against NW15000L5s on the 12th of June and she just missed by a neck against NW20000L5s on the 28th of May.

Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot

(1) CRAZYLAND makes his second start for a high-percentage stable off a third-place finish against NW7500L5 company last Friday and has had success at this level in the past. (6) WARRAWEE WHISPER returned to his winning ways against $40,000 claiming foes a week ago and debuts for new connections off a claim. (4) THEOBALD held sway on the front-end after he took command prior to the half in his Yonkers return last Thursday and has hit the board in six of his last seven appearances overall.

Race 7 - Invitational Trot

(5) ANTOGNONI S won pretty handily in the Invitational last week, and I don't see a different result coming tonight. (2) SIR PINOCCHIO gets some post relief here and has finished second in back-to-back outings at this level. (4) GREEN PASTURES kept his recent run of solid form going with a third-place finish to ANTOGNONI S a week ago.

Race 8 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW12 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(1) MASSIVE DESIRE broke last week and lost all chance but was three-for-three at Yonkers prior to that. I'll look for him to rebound from the pole position here. (4) FULL OF MUSCLES gets a driver switch to Bartlett tonight for a high-percentage stable and was second as the favorite at this level most recently. (5) ALWAYS A STORY has been chasing the red-hot Payback Moni in the F&M Invitational, so she'll likely appreciate getting away from that foe tonight. She was Jordan Stratton's pick of two in this event.

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Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) ADVANCE MAN returns to Yonkers off a win at Harrah's Philadelphia and gets a driver switch to Gingras. This stable sent out several live horses over the weekend at the Meadowlands also. (4) CYRUS N doesn't have a victory yet in 2026 but has hit the board in six of his last seven tries between here and Monticello. (3) ARTIST BEST came in third against $15,000 claiming company a week ago and also shows a runner-up result at this level back on the 14th of May.

Race 10 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(6) IDEALINFUN owns back-to-back victories against $20,000 claimers, but I think maybe we can squeeze out some value given she's drawn outside the other logical-looking ones in here. (3) YUENGLING has three wins and a second in her last seven appearances at this level and debuts for new connections after being claimed again. She also adds Bartlett in the bike. (4) BADDITUDE comes up from Maryland into a high-percentage stable in good form and she's had success at Yonkers in the past.