Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 10/28/26

2026 MEET STATS: 213 - 795 / $1,353.02 (-$236.98)

BEST BETS: 44 - 83 / $165.06 (-$0.94)

SPOT PLAYS: 17 - 83 / $167.26 (+$1.26)

BEST BET - CANIPILOTALL (2nd)

SPOT PLAY - MAMA MATCHA (8th)

Race 1 - 20000CLM Pace

(8) ZEBS KRAFTY will have to overcome the outside post but won in this class last Wednesday and hopefully will be put in play. (1) OVER THE HORIZON won out of this stable back on August 15 and starts from the pole here as Brent Holland reassumes the driving assignment. (3) PAXAMILLION continues to work his way down the ladder for a high-percentage stable and shows victory against tougher $40,000 claiming foes as recently as the 10th of August.

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Race 2 - NW2/30000LT Trot

(1) CANIPILOTALL appeared to have trot in the lane last week but had no space to go with it. He moves inside on the gate to the pole position and Jason Bartlett hops in the bike here. (3) NIGHTCAP MEARAS S has been knocking on the door in his last two tries against NW2 company and gets post relief off three straight outside draws. (6) B TOTALLY NUDE tallied at this level back on the 8th of August and has hit the board in four of his six outings since then.

Race 3 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(2) DREAM FOR PEACE had a good enough season in Ontario to make his sire stakes final and landed post two here rather than the back-to-back ten-holes he had in his last two appearances in Canada. (7) SV MR T is undefeated since he came to Yonkers and won in dominant fashion in this class a week ago. (3) HONOLUGOO comes over from the Meadowlands off a victory and got the nod from Bartlett over SV MR T.

Race 4 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace

(5) MY PERFECT BLUE debuts for a high-percentage stable and Bartlett takes over the driving assignment here. His last pari-mutuel appearances on the half-miler at Ocean Downs in Maryland in late August resulted in a victory. (7) ALIEN POWER enters with back-to-back impressive wins, including a 1:51 and change mile two back. He gets reunited with Yannick Gingras in this event. (4) REINCARNATED finished second to ALIEN POWER a week ago and moves in a couple of notches on the gate.

Race 5 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(5) WHERE THERES SMOKE wasn't Bartlett's choice but invades from Ohio with three straight victories and debuts for a high-percentage stable. (3) R LADY W tallied at this level last Wednesday and gets to take another crack at it tonight from the same good post. (1) MONI BUYS HAPPYNES just missed by a head to R LADY W a week ago. She moves inside on the gate to the pole here and co-owner Gingras takes back over the driving.

Race 6 - F&M NW2/36715LT Pace

(7) GRAND YANKEE came in third in a higher class than this on 10-14 and gets a driver switch to Holland here. She also recently went on Lasix. (8) LEXINGTON QUEEN N starts from the far outside but romped over NW2 foes in her U.S. debut on October 7 and I have to think will be going forward. (5) FUNKY BILLIE CHIN is zero-for-17 in the win column in 2026 but has hit the board in all four of her tries since she came to Yonkers from Harrah's Philadelphia.

Race 7 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) CATCHING UP debuts for new connections in good form from out at Northfield and got the nod from Gingras as he starts from post one. (2) SOUTHWIND IRON has a win and a second in two outings since he started facing $15,000 claimers and moves in from the eight-hole to post two this time. (3) ACAPULCO SUNBURN is four-for-four in hitting the board since he joined his current stable last month and departs from the three-hole here instead of post eight like he had last Monday.

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Race 8 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(3) MAMA MATCHA gained spots in the final quarter in her debut for this stable at Pocono on 10-12 and starts from a better post here than she had in that event. (1) BIKINI SEELSTER had little chance from the nine-hole in her Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series final, but all of her recent final quarters in Canada are good, and she captured an overnight race at Woodbine Mohawk Park on the 14th of August. (2) LYONS TRINA got the nod from Bartlett over the morning-line favorite and was victorious in a NW2 race at Yonkers two starts back.

Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) MINOTAUR doesn't come into this event with super-obvious form but starts from the pole position off a race where he paced a good final quarter. He's a second-timer for this trainer and I wouldn't be surprised if he was handled aggressively. (8) MAD RIVER is stuck out in post eight but is getting class relief for a potent driver/trainer tandem and I anticipate will be going forward. (2) GREAT SOMEWHERE owns just one victory thus far in 2026 but hit the board against $15,000 claimers on the 15th of October, and I think is capable of following along and adding some value underneath.