Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 6/6

MEET STATS: 116 - 387 / $686.40 (-$87.60)

BEST BETS: 23 - 38 / $87.00 (+$11.00)

SPOT PLAYS: 7 - 38 / $88.40 (+$12.40)

BEST BET-MY ULTIMATE STAR A (3rd)

SPOT PLAY-DROP THE MIC (7th)

Race 1 - 3-5YO 30000CLM Pace

(4) DEMPSEY HANOVER makes his third start back off a qualifier tonight and did have some pace in the final quarter of his mile last week. He slides in from post eight to the four-hole here for trainer Ron Burke, and I think he'll offer some value. (3) ON DAYBOO has a win and a second in his last two appearances at this level for Joe and Jenn Bongiorno and landed another inside draw. (1) THAT DOG WILL HUNT upended ON DAYBOO last Thursday. He's been sharp for a while and was re-claimed by trainer Dennis Laterza, who tallied with him on 5-13.

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Race 2 - 30000CLM Pace

(2) SPORTS FAN was facing tougher than these here and at the Meadowlands before going on the sidelines for a bit. He qualified back sharply at Monticello and adds Yannick Gingras in the bike. (1) CRUNCH TIME A showed a ton of speed on the front-end at the Meadowlands last time out before giving way in the lane. He moves to the pole position tonight and gets reunited with Joe Bongiorno. (6) SWEET TROY drew outside again but does drop out of the $40,000 claiming class and gets Matt Kakaley back in the bike.

Race 3 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) MY ULTIMATE STAR A has closed out his last three miles in 27 and change. He drops and moves inside on the gate a couple notches tonight, and I'll use. (1) FIZZING N comes north from Freehold in sharp form, including a tally from the eight-hole two back. Jim Marohn Jr. has been his regular driver in New Jersey and is in the bike again here. (7) PURPLE POET starts from the outside but is continuing to work his way down the ladder and won in a similar class to this at Plainridge back in mid-April.

Race 4 - NW11031L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(2) SOUTHWIND PETYR gets significant post relief here in his second try at this level, and I will bank on him being handled aggressively tonight. (1) YOROKOBI N steps up from the NW7500L5's but picked up a win in a life's mark last Thursday and should have picked up some confidence. (5) BLANK STARE was third as the favorite in the event won by YOROKOBI N a week ago and has hit the board in four straight outings between Yonkers and Harrah's Philadelphia.

Race 5 - 40000CLM Trot

(3) STEUBEN HANOVER comes into this event with some recent excuses as he was facing better on 5-2 and 5-16 and then broke before the start on 5-23. He is back in the red-hot Travis Alexander barn here off a claim, and Alexander won with him back in late April. (2) GRINDER tallied when he dropped to this level a week ago goes for new connections here off a claim. He also gets a driver switch to Jason Bartlett. (1) NO TURNING BACK slides inside to the pole position tonight in his second start back after a layoff and will add some value underneath.

Race 6 - NW20000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5/NW12 PM Races LT/60000CLM Trot

(5) TACHYON drops out of the NW30000L5 class and gets Bartlett back in the bike for the first time in a while. I'm going to hope for a more forwardly-placed effort here and swing with him. (1) RESOLVE TO WIN was fourth in two tries against NW30000L5 company and slides down a notch tonight. (2) OPTRIX was a rallying second at this level last Thursday and third prior to that. He moves in from the five-hole to post two.

Race 7 - NAADA Summer Series Leg #1 Trot

(4) DROP THE MIC owns just a two-for-26 record over the last two years but he has had some success at Yonkers before and moves to an amateur race from the $15,000 claimers over at Pocono. He also picks up one of the better drivers in Tony Beltrami. (1) ALLINDOTIME has an inside draw for the first time since back in late April. He won that night here at Yonkers with John Calabrese, who is in the bike tonight. (6) BULLY BOY had a two-race win streak over at Monticello before being in a no contest most recently. Those victories came with Andrew Adamczyk and they are reunited here.

Race 8 - Invitational Trot

(5) SEA CAN gained some ground in the final quarter in the Invitational on 5-23 and gets reunited with Gingras here. Gingras drove him aggressively back in the John Brennan Trotting Series, and I'll hope he's on the lead or in the pocket this time. (4) SWAN IN MOTION just missed by a nose in the Invitational two weeks ago and has Bartlett at the controls again. (3) I GET IT steps up off two victories in the NW30000L5 class and has won in the Invitational before.

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Race 9 - NAADA Summer Series Leg #1 Trot

(1) RACEACE endured a parked-out trip in the spring series final on 5-23 and had to settle for fifth. He moves all the way from the eight-hole to post one here, and I'll look for him to wire this field. (6) EXPLOSIVE RIDGE has been in monstrous form for a few weeks and took the spring series a couple weeks ago. He does move out on the gate tonight, but is still dangerous. (5) SKYWAY PROFESSOR won last Thursday via placing, but did race well, too. Joe Lee hops back in the bike tonight after trainer Cote Keim steered him most recently.

Race 10 - 40000CLM Trot

(5) CANTKEEPMIASECRET recently changed barns to Nik Drennan and has two wins and a second for him. She's done well at Yonkers plenty of times in the past as well. (1) THE BALLYKEEL DEAL is riding a five-race streak of top-three results for Alexander and gets reunited with Kakaley. (2) BLUEBIRD BISHOP lost all chance last time out when he suffered broken equipment and went off-stride. He had hit the board in three of four before that, though, and gets a driver switch to Gingras.

Race 11 - NW5231L5/12500CLM Pace

(8) INTIMIDATION drew the outside post but should have picked up some confidence with a win over bottom level foes down at Harrah's Philadelphia and squeezed into this race by a dollar as he has $5,230 earned in his last five starts. (5) SOUTHBEACH HANOVER has hit the board in his last two appearances in this class and closed well in the final quarter of his last race on 5-24. (4) YO A J makes his second start back after a qualifier and drops a notch after facing NW7500L5 company on May 27.