Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 10/7/26

2026 MEET STATS: 200 - 736 / $1,274.34 (-$197.66)

BEST BETS: 42 - 77 / $159.68 (+$5.68)

SPOT PLAYS: 16 - 77 / $163.68 (+$9.68)

BEST BET - GLITTERATI (5th)

SPOT PLAY - EXISTENTIAL (8th)

Race 1 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) TAKE A CLOSER LOOK has gotten sharp with a win and a second in his last two tries and moves in on the gate from post seven to the two-hole. (4) BROTHER DICK was fourth as the favorite in a $15,000 claimer on 9-28 but should offer a better price tonight and won at Tioga on 9-18. (7) SETH HANOVER drew poorly again but got the nod from Jason Bartlett and races out of a high-percentage stable.

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Race 2 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(6) JILLIAN JIGGS won the last time she was in this class on 9-10 and drops here after she faced tougher $30,000 claimers in her last two appearances. (8) BOUT DAMN TIME A debuts for new connections off a claim with consecutive victories in her pocket, and she just missed from the eight-hole on September 9. (3) TRICKY WICKY was Brent Holland's pick over two others, and she has two straight on-the-board results between Pocono and Yonkers.

Race 3 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(1) FLEX UP tired in the Excelsior Series final, but that was from the nine-hole at Tioga, and he was in great form prior to that. He starts from the pole here in his debut for a high-percentage stable and adds Tyler Buter in the bike. (5) DAVID SEAMAN S partners with Bartlett for a potent trotting stable and was second as the favorite at Pocono most recently. (2) BIZZY BRENDA has shown the ability to follow along and hit the board at this level when she's drawn inside, as is the case tonight.

Race 4 - NW5711L5 / 12500CLM Pace

(2) POINTS NORTH tallied at Tioga on 8-23 and has been mired with bad posts at Pocono since then. He starts from the two-hole tonight with Bartlett at the controls, and I'll give him top call. (4) FEELIN WESTERN drops to the bottom level with some post relief to go with it and shows a runner-up result against NW7500L5s back on August 10. (6) KOPI LUWAK was third in this class on the 29th of September when Braxten Boyd took over the driving. He slides in a couple of notches on the gate and gets to team up with Boyd again here.

Race 5 - NW2/30000LT Trot

(4) GLITTERATI didn't show much on 9-23 but she moves in on the gate to the four-hole here and kept Jordan Stratton. Some of her recent efforts at Harrah's Philadelphia and The Red Mile are good enough to merit a chance in this event. (8) SHADY MAPLE CADDY makes her second start for high-percentage connections and was third down at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently. She'll have to overcome the outside post but does get Bartlett in the bike. (1) BERNISE MO HANOVER is still a maiden after 23 tries but comes in with three straight on-the-board results between Yonkers and Harrah's Philadelphia.

Race 6 - F&M NW2/30000LT Pace

(3) LEXINGTON QUEEN N flashed a fast final quarter in her qualifier at Pocono last week and catches a pretty blank field here for her U.S. debut. She's also added Lasix. (1) SEASIDE JUDY was sharp at Northfield not long ago and has by far her best post since she moved to the East Coast. (4) MIDNIGHT LACE is 0-for-30 in the win column but has shown the ability to hit the board at this level before and gets to partner with Bartlett again with post relief to go with it.

Race 7 - NW2/31373LT Trot

(4) CHE BELLA picked up a check in the Kentucky Commonwealth Series final most recently and now heads east for a stable that's been doing quite well at Yonkers lately. (5) SV MR T won handily in this class from the eight-hole last week. She moves in on the gate to post five here as Brent Holland takes over the driving. (6) EVANGELISTA FACE S makes her U.S. debut for high-percentage connections and qualified well over the oval on September 25. She gets Bartlett in the bike as well.

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

(8) EXISTENTIAL overcame post eight to finish a good second in the Empire Breeders Classic at Tioga on 8-30, so I'm going to hope it isn't a big issue here as she has a win and a second in two tries at this level at Yonkers. (3) ONAORCHARDHUNT finished in the runner-up spot in this class on the 23rd of September and gets reunited with Buter from another good post here. (5) NAPALM burned a bunch of money when last seen at Yonkers in July but has scored in her last three overnight races and has George Brennan in the bike.

Race 9 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(5) DUBLIN HANOVER bagged his first win of 2026 on 9-21 at Pocono. He recently added Lasix and gets to team up with a catch driver in Dan Dube for one of the top trotting stables around. (1) ROYAL CAPTAIN gets a driver change to Bartlett, moves in on the gate to the pole position and has a victory and a runner-up result in two efforts at this level since he came down from Canada. (3) BITOFTHEBUBBLY scored in this class in his first effort down from Woodbine Mohawk Park a week ago and gets a bit of post relief this time.

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Race 10 - 20000CLM Pace

(3) CASINO ACTION N gets a post relief/class drop combo in this spot and also switches drivers to Bartlett. When Bartlett drives for this stable, that's usually when they race their best. (7) MIND HUNTER shows four recent on-the-board results against tougher $30,000 claimers, including a victory on August 17. (1) SHINE A LIGHT starts from the pole and he's been sharp for a long time other than when he's drawn outside posts like he did on 8-24 and 9-3.

Race 11 - 15000CLM Pace

(8) BLACK HAWK JOE A starts from the outside but I like his form the best out of anybody in here, and I trust he'll be put in play in his debut for new connections off a claim. (1) OZONE BLUE CHIP was second against $15,000 claimers from the pole on September 17, and he moves back in on the gate here after he had the eight-hole most recently. He also teams up with Bartlett again. I'm not sure what happened to (3) DISMAS on 9-28, but he was racing pretty well prior to that.