Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 7/2/26

2026 MEET STATS: 127 - 461 / $861.48 (-$60.52)
BEST BETS: 26 - 49 / $92.08 (-$5.92)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 49 / $126.86 (+$28.86)
BEST BET - HEZA RISK TAKER A (2nd)
SPOT PLAY - JAS BLUESTONE (6th)

Race 1 - NAADA Summer Series Leg #4 Trot

(3) BACARDI gets reunited with Yogi Sheridan here, who won with him two back at Pocono, and has a significantly better post tonight than he did last week. (1) CAL MILES N SHELL starts from the pole and has been second or third in five of his last six starts. (2) THE LAST CHAPTER shows a victory back in mid-May at Monticello and hopefully can work out a smoother journey here than he's had in his last two appearances.

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Race 2 - NW5000L5 who are NW L3 Starts / 12500CLM Pace

(2) HEZA RISK TAKER A drops, moves in from post eight to the two-hole and gets a driver switch to Jason Bartlett tonight. (1) CASINO ACTION N struggles to win but finds the bottom level and slides in from the eight-hole to the pole position. He was second against NW5000L5s at Yonkers back on May 12. (3) MAD RIVER gets a chance to partner with Yannick Gingras with significant post relief for the track's leading stable. While he didn't get the job done, he was favored in this class two back.

Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace

(5) DECISION DAY comes in with back-to-back runner-up finishes behind the blistering-hot Shine A Light. He doesn't have to face that foe tonight, so I'll hope he can take advantage of that. (3) ROSE RUN ASTRO has a win and a second in his last three starts and moves in on the gate from post six to the three-hole. (1) BLOCKBUSTER TRADE starts from the pole position tonight and has hit the board in four of his last seven outings. Included in that span is a victory against $15,000 claiming foes back on May 22.

Race 4 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(4) EVENINSTARZRAPSODY broke on 6-10 but has a win and a second since then and I think could offer some value given she's drawn outside the other logical ones to her inside. (2) MAYBEMABEL has won the last time she's raced at this level, including last Tuesday when she romped by open lengths. (1) BADDITUDE got the job done in her return to Yonkers and her debut for this stable a week ago and moves in from the four-hole to the pole position this time.

Race 5 - 40000CLM Trot

(6) MON AMOUR wound up with a poor trip last week and had to settle for third. I'll give him another chance in the hopes of a smoother journey tonight in his debut for a high-percentage stable off a claim. He also gets a driver change to Yannick Gingras. (1) B NICKING tired on the engine last Thursday but had three straight second-place finishes against $40,000 claimers prior to that. He slides in from the seven-hole to post one in his first outing for this group off a claim and gets Bartlett in the bike. (2) HAT TRICK MARLEAU returns off a confidence-building victory at Pocono and posted a runner-up result at Yonkers prior to that.

Race 6 - 40000CLM Trot

(6) JAS BLUESTONE doesn't have a recent victory but he has been in the trifecta in four of his last six tries. He gets a bit of post relief tonight as he debuts for a high-percentage stable off a claim and switches drivers to Colin Kelly. (2) WARRAWEE WHISPER wound up parked and didn't threaten a week ago. However, he has a trio of recent wins against $40,000 claimers, gets post relief and has Bartlett to drive. (8) KAYS IN CHARGE will have to overcome the eight-hole but tallied handily in his debut for this trainer a week ago and was Gingras's choice of two.

Race 7 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(1) MAHONE SEELSTER turned in an improved performance last week in a third-place effort and starts from the pole against a beatable group tonight. (2) BJM'S LIL MAN teams up with Gingras tonight and I think that could help him improve off his runner-up result against NW15000L5s most recently. (3) THE BRODSTER slides in from the seven-hole to post three this time and has the leading driver/trainer combination in his corner.

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Race 8 - NW20981L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(2) MASSIVE DESIRE bounced back after he made a break two weeks ago with a second-place finish to a well-meant foe last Thursday. He debuts for a new trainer here after what appears to be a private purchase but keeps Gingras in the bike. (1) FULL OF MUSCLES got the nod from Bartlett as he slides in from post four to the pole position this time. He squeezed into this race by a dollar under the earnings cap as he has banked $20,980 in his last five starts. (3) MY MAN PETER steps up again but does so with back-to-back triumphs for the leading trainer. Colin Kelly takes back over the drive as Bartlett opted off.

Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace

(5) CAMOUFLAGE MONEY slides down to the bottom level tonight, and I will give him another shot in the hopes the class relief and a better trip will be coming as he gets reunited with Kelly. (1) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES moves in from post eight to the pole position this week and has hit the board in four of his last five tries. (3) TWO FACED hasn't been in the winner's circle in a long time but was third in a good effort last Monday and gets Bartlett back in the bike.