Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 11/15

MEET STATS: 219 - 838 / $1,466.60 (-$209.40)
BEST BETS: 35 - 81 / $160.00 (-$2.00)
SPOT PLAYS: 14 - 82 / $192.90 (+$28.90)
BEST BET - MARINER SEELSTER (4th)
SPOT PLAY - TO MY CREDIT (6th)

Race 1 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(2) QUALITY BUD had an awful trip last week and tired, but he gets additional class relief tonight and also is reunited with Brent Holland. (4) BETTERROCK just missed by a nose in this class on 10-12 and finished with pace on the end of his mile when last seen on Halloween night. (3) DP REALORDEAL has hit the board in two of his three appearances at this level. He gets a new pilot with Tyler Buter taking over.

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Race 2 - 3-5YO Open Pace

(1) SPORTY M THREE didn't fire at all two weeks ago but was sharp prior to that, and I'll willing to give him a shot from the pole. (2) SOUTHWIND PETYR gets major post relief tonight after starting from the eight-hole and fading on 11-1. (5) PLEASELETMEKNOW picked up an overdue victory in this class last Thursday and is definitely capable of striking again.

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Race 3 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(4) ROCK THE DEVIL makes his third start back after a layoff and was third in this class on October 19. (2) THINKBIG DREAMBIG won the last time he was at this level in mid-August and should appreciate getting to exit the $50,000 claimers. (1) MY CARBON COPY N takes a second crack at NW7500L5 company here after finishing a solid second a week ago.

Race 4 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) MARINER SEELSTER shows three wins in this class, including on 10-25 and returns to Yonkers tonight after taking an event restricted to 14-year-olds last time out at Pocono. (5) SOUTHWIND ONYX has been sharp with a pair of victories and a second since joining Nick Devita's stable. (4) THE BEST TYME EVER put in a good effort to finish second to SOUTHWIND ONYX on 11-1 and has the potent combo of driver Jason Bartlett and trainer Per Engblom in his corner.

Race 5 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(2) EXCITING TIMES A enters off a sick scratch and a defeat as the favorite in her U.S. debut prior to that, but this barn has started to heat up lately, and she meets up with a beatable group tonight. (1) BLANK CHEEK has been fifth and fourth in two tries against NW4's at Yonkers but faces a softer bunch than she has been. (7) MY RED SEA exits stakes tries in her third start for Jenn Bongiorno and gets to team up with Joe Bongiorno for the first time.

Race 6 - NW2/25000LT Trot

(2) TO MY CREDIT finally has an inside post after nothing but seven- and eight-holes since back in early September, and I like the fact he's been able to overcome those poor draws to hit the board a couple of times. (3) FULL SCALE returns after one start over at Pocono. He went a long way on the lead before finishing second at Yonkers on 10-25. (1) SQUABLE hasn't been able to end his lengthy win drought but he has been making his way into the top three pretty frequently lately and moves inside on the gate.

Race 7 - NW6/75000LT Trot

(4) I GOT THE TAB has won in his last two tries at Yonkers, including over NW6 rivals a couple of weeks ago. (2) INN AT RODANTHE steps up from the NW4 level but has two straight victories since joining Engblom's barn and has post relief. (6) ENOLA is also moving up from the NW4's but does so off a triumph and makes her second appearance for trainer Ron Burke.

Race 8 - F&M NW2/25000LT / F&M NW1/12500LT Drawn Inside Pace

(7) JAVA scored on 10-25 and then just came up a nose short of winning again last Thursday. She has another outside post but gets to race against a field she can definitely beat based on what we've seen so far. (6) J M SPEAK EASY was fourth in her Yonkers debut a week ago. She's back on a weekly racing rotation tonight and makes her second start for trainer Scott Di Domenico. (4) HUNTING LINDY picked up checks in all of her Massachusetts Sire Stakes tries and then was a solid second from first-over at the Meadowlands on 11-3.

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Race 9 - 20000CLM Pace

(1) BETTER UP tired last week but notice he'd been off since 10-18 coming into that race. I'm going to hope he's sharper tonight as he just had two straight victories in this class. (4) PRESTIGE SEELSTER cruised to victory at this level last Thursday and should be full of confidence off that performance. (7) TWIN B SPEED DIAL drew poorly again but has been sharp and was re-claimed by trainer Shane Taggart out of his third-place finish on November 1.

Race 10 - NW4/52487LT Trot

(4) TIPSY MONI enjoyed a productive stakes season, mainly in Pennsylvania, and debuts for Engblom tonight. She lures new co-owner Yannick Gingras in for the one drive. (3) SHOPPING IN PARIS shows a couple of seconds against NW4's at Yonkers and doesn't have to face the sharp Inn At Rodanthe this time. (2) STRONGERWITHLINDY drew well again and is facing just NW4 foes here instead of mixed NW4's and NW6's like in his last two efforts.