Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 10/27

MEET STATS: 241 - 813 / $1,339.10 (-$286.90)
BEST BETS: 40 - 75 / $131.30 (-$18.70)
SPOT PLAYS: 9 - 75 / $62.30 (-$87.70)
BEST BET - THEBEACHISCALLING (10th)
SPOT PLAY - CENTURY GRIZZLY (12th)

Race 1 - F&M NW2/25000LT Pace

(8) NUTTINBUTHEBEST owns three wins over NW2's at Pocono, and I'll use her, even from the outside. (5) HELLRUNNER HANOVER put in a nice effort from first-over to finish third on 10-13. (3) IDEAL CHIP has hit the board in four of seven her last seven tries and kept Scott Zeron's services.

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Race 2 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(5) MUSCLE STAR closed in 28 3/5 last week. That kind of last quarter sort of sticks out at this level, and I'll give him a chance from an improved post. (6) P C FOREIGN AFFAIR overcame an early miscue a couple weeks ago at Monticello to finish fourth and gets a driver switch to Jordan Stratton tonight. (1) WHETHER OR NOT FI has stayed flat two weeks in-a-row, and remains at the bottom level, but I think you have to try and beat him.

Race 3 - 25000CLM Pace

(1) THISJETSABOOKIN gave it a good try last week, closing well to get second, and I'll give him another opportunity. (5) WAVES OF FIRE A loses Stratton tonight, but he kicked home nicely to finish fourth in the same race my top pick exits, and he could add some value underneath. (4) IT'SGOODTOBEDAKING steps up from the $20,000 claimers but has won three straight.

Race 4 - 30000CLM Pace

(2) JOJO'S PLACE makes his third start for trainer Scott Di Domenico here. He advanced from sixth to third in the final quarter in his last race on 10-20 and slides inside on the gate tonight. (5) RECORD YEAR owns a win and a third in his last two tries at this claiming level and goes for a new barn after being taken by Matias Ruiz on October 18. (7) FOX VALLEY INFERNO is hiking up from the $25,000 claimers, but he's in strong form and new trainer Edwin Quevedo is pretty sharp in the claiming department.

Race 5 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(1) MAKING SPARKS wound up on dull cover a week ago but did gain through the stretch. He wasn't Matt Kakaley's choice, but I don't mind him getting reunited with Stratton instead. (3) YANKEES BEAST is sure to get plenty of attention as he won his last start at The Meadows and is now in the Travis Alexander barn. (6) CHIEF JUSTICE gets a second shot at bottom level foes tonight and finished off his mile in 28 3/5 last Wednesday.

Race 6 - 30000CLM Pace

(1) CLASSIC PRO should be the controlling speed from the pole position, and I'll look for his third attempt for the Bongiornos to result in a victory. (2) SPORTSKEEPER has an inside post for the first time since 9-20, and I have to believe he'll be more forwardly-placed. (7) AWESOMENESS picked up checks in three attempts against $40,000 claimers and now drops a level.

Race 7 - F&M NW6/75000LT Pace

(1) TIAMOGONEDANCEN is a newcomer to the Ron Burke brigade. She knows how to win, with 20 victories over the last two seasons, and has plenty of experience on half-mile ovals in the Pennsylvania Fairs program. (5) TENTHOUSAND ANGELS had plenty of pace on the end of the mile a week ago and doesn't have to deal with the eight-hole tonight. (6) VIOLETS RAINBOW moves up from the NW4's but has two straight wins for an extremely high-percentage stable.

Race 8 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(2) EARLYBIRD SPECIAL impressed me with the way she closed determinedly after getting shuffled in that win over NW2's last Wednesday, and she got the nod from Stratton here. (6) SHE KNOWS IT ALL gets away from Violets Rainbow tonight, but her win record can't be ignored, especially with the amount of money she takes. (1) KEYSTONE DELIGHT is another Bonigorno starter, which has to be respected, and there's a chance we could see some more early speed from her as she has the pole.

Race 9 - 50000CLM Trot

(2) ON HIGHER GROUND trotted home in 28 1/5 last Wednesday and moves inside on the gate tonight after having posts seven and eight in his last pair of tries. (5) HALO ITS ME was a solid second to the sharp Blue And Bold a week ago and kept Stratton here. (6) HOMER HALL isn't always the most reliable sort, but he is capable when he stays on-stride.

Race 10 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(6) THEBEACHISCALLING leaves stakes company tonight and figures to be very tough. Kakaley has won with her before, too. (2) AERIAL VIEW makes her second start for trainer Gil Garcia-Herrera tonight and raced well against NW2's on October 20. (1) PARTY QUEEN seems to have rounded back into form after that disaster on 9-22 and is definitely usable.

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Race 11 - NW10000L5/Winner in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Trot

(5) RESITA drops a notch, gets out of the eight-hole, and has Kakaley to drive again. All of those are positive factors, and he's worth a shot. (1) BROWNIE gets to take another crack at NW10000L5's tonight and was third on 10-13. (4) OUTBURST certainly has plenty of class with over $860,000 in the bank, and he invades from Ohio in pretty good form.

Race 12 - NW5000L5 Pace

(2) CENTURY GRIZZLY performed well two back in this class in his first start for Travis Alexander, gets an inside draw after two outside ones, and partners with Kakaley this time. (1) LITTLEBITASWAGGER makes his second appearance for high-percentage connections here, and I wouldn't be surprised if he improved off his third-place result on October 19. (5) CONBOYVILLE is a second-timer for trainer Nick Devita and doesn't have to start from post eight like he did on the 15th of October.