Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 7/16/26

2026 MEET STATS: 136 - 491 / $931.42 (-$50.58)

BEST BETS: 26 - 52 / $92.08 (-$11.92)

SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 52 / $126.86 (+$22.86)

BEST BET-SHINE A LIGHT (10th)

SPOT PLAY-HOT CAM (8th)

Race 1 - 25000CLM Pace

(5) BOILING OAR won handily against $25,000 claimers on 6-18, but that was also his last start since he was scratched on 7-1. Regardless, I'm going to give him top call as hopefully he'll offer some value given the time off, and he races out of a high-percentage stable that should have him ready to go. (1) SHAKE IT starts from the pole, is on a lengthy run of on-the-board finishes and adds Jason Bartlett in the bike. (3) C-BET HANOVER wound up with a poor result last time but was racing well prior to that and gets post relief in his first outing off the claim for this group.

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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(1) EVENINSTARZRAPSODY prevailed in this class on June 17 and gets to start from the pole here with the other logical-looking contenders drawn outside. (8) FIGHT NOT FLIGHT is stuck with the eight-hole but I have to think will be put in play given she's won back-to-back outings, debuts for a high-percentage stable off the claim and gets Bartlett in the bike. (7) BADDITUDE has a win and a second in two appearances since she came to Yonkers from Maryland and has been in the exacta in six of her last seven tries overall.

Race 3 - 40000CLM Trot

(5) WHISKEY PEDDLER sat back off a slow pace last week and couldn't threaten. He races out of a stable that's been very hot and gets a driver switch to Scott Zeron tonight, and I'll give him a shot in hopes of a better journey. (3) SUNDAY SHOES drops tonight and gets Bartlett back at the controls for the first time since June 18. (2) JAS BLUESTONE makes his second start out of a high-percentage stable off a third-place effort a week ago and changes drivers to Colin Kelly.

Race 4 - 40000CLM Trot

(2) CRAZYLAND broke when last seen on June 25 but I think might have been well-meant that night as he showed speed and was leading on the first turn when he miscued. He makes his third appearance out of a high-percentage stable here and has had success at Yonkers in the past. (1) STACKING GREEN owns a victory at this level back in mid-May and has hit the board in three straight efforts. He slides in on the gate from the seven-hole to post one here and partners with Brent Holland again. (4) AQUARIUS FACE S should have picked up confidence with a handy triumph over NW7500L5s on Friday and goes for the leading driver/trainer tandem.

Race 5 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(2) PINE BUSH MAGA lacks a victory thus far in 2026, but none of them in here have been win machines lately and she has several recent on-the-board efforts. She also gets post relief and a driver change to Austin Siegelman. (1) DISARONNO HILL starts from the pole position tonight and gets Bartlett back in the bike for a high-percentage stable. (6) TWO BEAN DREAM has a win and two seconds in four outings since she joined her current stable in June and was Colin Kelly's choice.

Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot

I guess we'll find out tonight whether (1) WARRAWEE WHISPER is just totally out of form right now or if he's just been unlucky with trips from mid-pack posts in his last two tries. He goes with Zeron in the bike from the pole here, and I'll use. (2) BEACON BEACH scored against $40,000 claimers in his first outing back at Yonkers in this stable a week ago and landed another inside post here. (3) KAYS IN CHARGE was second to BEACON BEACH last Thursday and has finished in the exacta in five of his last seven trips behind the gate.

Race 7 - Invitational Trot

(7) WOLFPACK ZACH has been making the winner's circle his second home thus far in 2026 and doesn't meet up with the toughest group for the top level to keep that going tonight at Yonkers. He also gets his regular driver from Saratoga to come and drive him. (5) HIGH SPEED SWAN gets reunited with Bartlett and has hit the board in six of his last seven appearances. (2) MY MAN PETER made a miscue on June 5 but has been very sharp other than that lately for the leading stable and gets Colin Kelly back in the bike tonight.

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Race 8 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(5) HOT CAM just toured the oval down against tougher opponents at Harrah's Philadelphia in his debut for these connections on July 5. He was doing well in Minnesota prior to that, though, and now switches drivers to Zeron. (6) ALABAMAJAMMA scored as an odds-on favorite in this class last Thursday and makes his third start back after a qualifier. (1) OVER THE HORIZON is on a lengthy streak of on-the-board results, including a runner-up effort behind ALABAMAJAMMA a week ago, and starts from the pole position again here.

Race 9 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(2) WHEELZABLAZIN enters with three victories in his last four tries, including a two-for-two record for his current trainer, and he lured Jordan Stratton off one of his brother's trainees here. (3) CHAPHEART is the one Stratton opted off of as he returns to Yonkers out of the Open at Plainridge. He was a winner at Yonkers against NW15000L5 foes back in mid-May. (5) ULTION FACE S has been facing some tough rivals out of town and goes out for the leading driver/trainer combination here.

Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(5) SHINE A LIGHT ran into a well-meant rival who got loose on the lead and had to settle for second on 7-1. His record this year speaks for itself, and he's won three races on the page out of the stable that re-claimed him out of his last outing. (3) PINK FLOYD HANOVER drops out of the $20,000 claiming class for a high-percentage stable and partners with Bartlett. (6) ARTIST BEST won at this level on June 25 and slides back down after one unsuccessful appearance against $20,000 claimers. He also gets reunited with Zeron.