Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 10/18

MEET STATS: 206 - 764 / $1,347.80 (-$180.20)
BEST BETS: 33 - 73 / $138.90 (-$7.10)
SPOT PLAYS: 14 - 74 / $192.90 (+$44.90)
BEST BET - THE BEST TYME EVER (5th)
SPOT PLAY - VEL MR NICE GUY (8th)

Race 1 - F&M NW2/25000LT / F&M NW1/12500LT Drawn Inside Pace

(5) HERS HUNGRY comes into this race with three wins in her last four starts, including last time out at Pocono. She gets a driver switch to Jim Marohn Jr. tonight. (4) HERE WE GO BB has hit the board in all three of her outings from Lance Hudson's barn since coming east from Indiana and won over NW1's at Yonkers on 9-23. (7) DONTKARENIFIDO is two-for-two for trainer/driver Pat Lachance but faces some NW2 foes for the first time from an outside post. I'm going to take a shot against her but respect her form.

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Race 2 - NW2/25000LT / NW1/12500LT Drawn Inside Trot

(1) STRATEGIC added trotting hobbles for his local qualiifer on 10-6 and had no issues, and I'll hope they make him more reliable in this contest as he did look good back in August before breaks became a problem. (2) LiTTLE MISS YANKEE finished second in this class last Wednesday in her first attempt out of Peter Tritton's barn. She has another inside draw and Jordan Stratton in the bike. (5) B FLUFF U UP didn't find the winner's circle much in Ohio but recently added Lasix and is now with Scott Di Domenico on the East Coast. That also gives her George Brennan to do the driving.

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Race 3 - NW6/88918LT Trot

(4) DEVILISH HILL is moving up from NW4's but has won his last two overnight races at Yonkers pretty handily and I will use him on top again here. (2) YOU GOT IT has finished second and third against NW6 company most recently and returns to an inside post tonight after starting from the seven-hole a week ago. (3) PAPA DOC just missed by a head in a NW6 test last Wednesday and gets to team up with Brennan again.

Race 4 - 20000CLM Pace

(4) MISTER SPOT A drops from the $25,000 claimers in his second start back off a qualifier and gets some post relief to go with it. I'll give him a chance in this wide-open looking race. (2) SHANWAY N has been on a run of good form and just missed by a nose on October 4. He moves in from the seven-hole to post two and kept Brent Holland over my top selection. (6) LEAVE AND ROLL has also been sharp for quite a while and comes off a victory a week ago. Jason Bartlett gets the drive with Joe Bongiorno not here tonight.

Race 5 - 15000CLM Pace

(5) THE BEST TYME EVER picks up Bartlett in his third start for trainer Per Engblom and on Lasix. I'll hope he gets a smoother journey than he had last Wednesday and put him on top. (2) SURFER BEACH gained some ground in the final quarter of his race last Wednesday and moves in from the eight-hole to post two. (3) DESIRE'S CAPTAIN takes a second shot at $15,000 claiming company tonight after finishing a close second to a classy foe in Mariner Seelster a week ago.

Race 6 - 3-5YO Open Pace

(2) PLEASELETMEKNOW was a close second in his comeback at The Red Mile on 10-8 and won in this class twice in July. (1) ULTIMAROCA had something go wrong from post eight on 9-21 but qualified well after that and won back-to-back starts at this level on 7-20 and 8-3. (5) JM'S FINALTREASURE hasn't been out of the top three in his last seven starts and tallied in the 3-5YO Open Pace on the 21st of September.

Race 7 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(3) BEACON BEACH tallied two back and then raced well behind a well-meant foe in Devilish Hill a week ago. He has another good post and is worth a shot. (2) FIVE FISH SPECIES held off my top pick to finish second in their common race last Wednesday and hasn't been out of the top three since joining her current barn back in the late spring. (1) STRONGERWITHLINDY moves inside on the gate to the pole position off a third-place result last week and should offer some value underneath.

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Race 8 - 20000CLM Pace

(4) VEL MR NICE GUY takes a second crack at $20,000 claimers from an improved post this week and meets up with a wide-open group. (3) MISSILE SEELSTER drops out of the $25,000 claiming level and won the last time he was at this level on September 22. (2) READY TO RUMBLE N gets significant post relief after a speed-and-fade effort from the eight-hole last Wednesday.

Race 9 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(2) FACE THE Z TAM scored pretty impressively at Pocono in her first start for trainer Doug Dilloian Jr. on 10-3 and was racing well prior to that, too. (3) YS SENSATIONALCITY enjoyed a strong season in Quebec and comes south for connections who can have one ready to fire a big mile. (6) TRUE BLUE HANOVER was third in a NW4 event on 9-23 and returns to overnight action after a stakes try up at Plainridge.