Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 11/11/26

2026 MEET STATS: 219 - 831 / $1,380.26 (-$281.74)

BEST BETS: 46 - 87 / $172.60 (-$1.40)

SPOT PLAYS: 17 - 87 / $167.26 (-$6.74)

BEST BET - PAXAMILLION (3rd)

SPOT PLAY - OPTICAL ILLUSION N (5th)

Race 1 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) OOGLEVILLE drops a notch and moves inside on the gate here. While his mile last week doesn't look like much, he did close in 28 and change, so I think that makes him worth a shot against this group. (5) SOUTHBEACH HANOVER tallied the last time he was in this stable on October 12 and gets Jason Bartlett back at the controls. (8) ALABAMAJAMMA will have to overcome the eight-hole but is moving down from the $20,000 claiming level and shows a win in that class from a bad post on 9-16.

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Race 2 - NW3 PM Races/30000LT Trot

(2) SEVECOREY defeated NW1s at Harrah's Philadelphia in handy fashion two back and has a much better post here than the last time she raced in Pennsylvania. Trainer Joe Bongiorno takes back over the driving as well. (1) B TOTALLY NUDE took care of business against NW2 company last Wednesday and moves in on the gate to the pole position in her third outing on Lasix. (7) IN SESSION was second to B TOTALLY NUDE when they met up a week ago and has to deal with another outside post tonight.

Race 3 - 20000CLM Pace

(2) PAXAMILLION is two-for-two since he started facing $20,000 claiming company at Yonkers and should have every chance to make it three straight wins from a good post. (3) ROLLINGWITHSAM was second to my top selection when they faced off on 10-28. He gets another crack at him tonight and partners with Bartlett again. (4) BLACK HAWK JOE A has hit the board in six of his last seven outings and gets post relief after he had the seven-hole and the eight-hole in his two most recent efforts.

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

(3) LEXINGTON QUEEN N hikes up a notch tonight but dominated NW2s in three straight efforts at Yonkers and gets to team up with Bartlett again. (2) GRAND YANKEE has been second and third to my top pick the last two times and moves in on the gate from back-to-back post sevens to the two-hole this time. (4) CRYSTAL COAST hasn't had much of a chance from outside posts in her last pair of starts but gets relief in that department here and shows a victory and a third in this class back in September.

Race 5 - NW11500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(7) OPTICAL ILLUSION N meets up with mainly a group of class hikers in this race tonight, and I'm going to hope he's put in play as his overall form is good and he's regularly been coming home with 27 and change final quarters. (5) HIMSELF N led for a long way before he just missed at this level on 11-3 and was Jordan Stratton's choice. (1) JETT STAR N lost Stratton's services but picks up a fine replacement in Tyler Buter. He was third against NW7500L5s last Wednesday and shows a third against NW15000L5 company as recently as mid-September.

Race 6 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(1) HONOLUGOO came in second to a horse who'd be 1-9 in this race when last seen on 10-28 and departs from the pole with Bartlett in the bike for high-percentage connections. (6) GRANDE VIA stopped after he put up big fractions on October 14 but qualified back fine at the Meadowlands and tallied at this level on the 30th of September. (3) PINE BUSH LANDAU was third in the same race my top pick exits from October 28 and gets to team up with Brent Holland again. He's got five on-the-board results in his last seven tries overall as well.

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

(2) WHERE THERES SMOKE adds Bartlett in the bike in his third local try and has been sharp between here and Ohio for an extended period of time. (1) APEX TRACKER starts from the pole and closed with trot in a gaining second-place finish to an odds-on favorite in this class a week ago. (4) PARTY AT FRANKS debuts for new connections and adds Lasix. He missed the trifecta just once in his last six outings at The Meadows for his prior trainer.

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Race 8 - NW5000L5 / 12500CLM Pace

(1) CAVIART SARGENT finds the bottom level tonight and moves inside on the gate to the pole position. The last time he faced NW5000L5 company on 9-17, he was a handy winner. (5) JUSTCALLMEBUCK was fourth against NW7500L5s in his last try on November 2 and makes his second start back after a qualifier with class relief to go with it tonight. (3) MAKING HISTORY won on the half-miler at Ocean Downs in Maryland several times in the summer and now debuts for a high-percentage stable at Yonkers, plus gets Bartlett to drive.

Race 9 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(4) TWO BEAN DREAM's only recent bad efforts have both come from the eight-hole, and I expect she'll get back into contention here from an improved post in her debut for new connections off a claim. She also gets a driver switch to Holland. (6) STAYINGWITHTHEWIND went down the road to prevail in her second outing at this level on November 3 and is likely the one to beat again tonight. (3) BETTER DOUBLE FLIP missed a scheduled start on 11-1 due to transportation issues but is on a nice run of on-the-board finishes between Vernon and Saratoga. She's a first-timer for this owner/trainer here.