Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 8/6/26

2026 MEET STATS: 147 - 531 / $993.40 (-$68.60)

BEST BETS: 30 - 56 / $109.22 (-$2.78)

SPOT PLAYS: 12 - 56 / $135.82 (+$23.82)

BEST BET - ASTEROID (4th)

SPOT PLAY - RADIO LAB (3rd)

Race 1 - 40000CLM Trot

(3) CHEF ROCCO tired after he wound up first-over in a race won by a well-meant winner last week, but he should be sharper here in his second start back after a lengthy layoff. (2) B NICKING gets post relief and a driver switch to Jason Bartlett tonight and is back in the stable he'd have probably won out of 6-18 had he not made a brief break in the stretch. (1) P L OSCAR drops and slides in on the gate and I think he's capable of following along and hitting the ticket.

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Race 2 - NAADA Summer Series Leg #8 Trot

(2) PC FREE WHEELING came up just a neck short of winning an amateur race at Yonkers on 7-9 and gets post relief off a fourth with not a great trip most recently at Monticello. (3) CAL MILES N SHELL has been outside the trifecta just once in his last seven outings and slides in a couple notches on the gate tonight off his last appearance at Monticello. (4) LUCKY MUM N hasn't won yet in 2026 but has been facing tougher foes than she meets up with in this event.

Race 3 - 40000CLM Trot

(2) RADIO LAB doesn't have great form outside of the one win in an amateur race on 7-9, but he moves in from the seven-hole to post two and gets a driver switch to Andy Miller for a stable that's gotten hot lately. (5) CLASSICAL JANE has been first or second in her last four outings, including a closing runner-up result (in a dead-heat) against NW15000L5s here on 7-24. (4) AQUARIUS FACE S debuts for new connections off a claim with a victory and a second-place finish in his last two tries.

Race 4 - NW30351L5 / NW12 PM Races LT / 75000CLM Trot

(4) ASTEROID drops after another good performance in the Invitational last Thursday, and I'll give him top call this time. (3) SOUTHWIND COORS was in the Invitational when last seen locally and returns out of the top classes over at Pocono in solid form. (5) DRIBBLING BI romped over NW20000L5s a week ago and should be able to handle the hike up the ladder given his appearances at the top level both at Yonkers and at Harrah's Philadelphia.

Race 5 - NW20000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5 / NW10 PM Races LT / 60000CLM Trot

(7) ONAJETPLANE continues to rack up outside posts this year but this guy has a lot of talent, plus solid form, and surely will break through one of these nights, hopefully this one. (3) HIGH SPEED SWAN just missed by a head in this class a week ago and got the nod from Bartlett over two others. (4) TE QUIERO LINDY hit the board three times in the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 4-year-olds at Oak Grove and makes his second start with hobbles added off a third at Harrah's Philadelphia.

Race 6 - New York Excelsior Series 3YO Filly Pace

(4) LONG SHORE was scratched out of the leg at Batavia but won handily at Monticello prior to that, and I'll trust all systems are go tonight. (5) SHE'S IN THE JUICE starts from the outside but has missed the trifecta just once in 11 starts this year and prevailed at Goshen, Buffalo and Saratoga. (3) BELLBOTTOM COUNTRY came up empty at Batavia but had hit the board in five of her six efforts prior to that and gets reunited with Bartlett.

Race 7 - New York Excelsior Series 3YO Filly Pace

(1) AMERICAN CHEESE comes into this contest in super form and starts from the pole position. Jordan Stratton took over the driving at Batavia and is in the bike again. (3) CARRY BACK was a handy winner in the Excelsior Series at Batavia and gets reunited with Bartlett tonight. (4) COME ON BARBIE really didn't have much of a chance in her one Excelsior Series try at Monticello on 7-13 as she had a bad post and was impeded, but her form in overnight races at The Mighty M is very good. I'll toss in underneath.

Race 8 - New York Excelsior Series 3YO Filly Pace

(4) LENNA was Bartlett's choice over one he's won two straight Excelsior Series races with, so I'll follow his lead and go with her as the top call. (2) BUECKERS is the one Bartlett hopped off of, but you get a quality replacement in Scott Zeron, and she shows a trio of victories and a third in the Excelsior Series. (3) HAY BETH came in third in her division of the Excelsior Series at Batavia and makes her third start out of this stable.

Race 9 - New York Sire Stakes 3YO Filly Pace

(5) ODDS ON MONETARY racked up another sire stakes victory at Batavia and I expect she'll make quick work of this group despite the outside post. (1) SAVAGE CINDY had been putting in better efforts since she added Lasix in June, including a second and a fourth in the sire stakes. (2) SAULSBROOK ROLO gets to partner with Yannick Gingras for the first time and was fourth in the NYSS at Monticello on 7-13.

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Race 10 - New York Sire Stakes 3YO Filly Pace

(1) LIBERTY STYLE just missed by a head to Odds On Monetary at Batavia and avoids that foe tonight. Add in a pole position start and I'd expect a win coming at 1-9. (3) TWO TWENTY SWIFT was second against open company in the Park MGM Pace the last time she was at Yonkers on June 26 and won over the oval prior to that. (5) SURREAL SPIRIT starts from the outside but has missed the trifecta just once in seven appearances so far in 2026 and was a good third last time at Batavia.

Race 11 - F&M Invitational Trot

(3) MONI BUYS HAPPYNES broke in her first outing for these connections last week but took plenty of wagering attention. I'll bank on the corrections being made so that she stays flat and give her another chance. (5) R LADY W was a good second at this level a week ago and makes her second start on Lasix. (4) MA ISABELLE was third in the F&M Invitational with some traffic issues in the lane to boot and won prior to that.