Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 12/1

MEET STATS: 274 - 933 / $1,520.50 (-$345.50)
BEST BETS: 46 - 85 / $146.50 (-$23.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 10 - 85 / $71.30 (-$98.70)
BEST BET - GABBY'S GIRL (1st)
SPOT PLAY - VENIER HANOVER (11th)

Race 1 - F&M NW2/25000LT Pace

(6) GABBY'S GIRL absolutely cruised in her debut for Travis Alexander on November 17 and didn't have to move up in class. (5) KATHY'S MOMENT went two-for-two at the NW1 level down at Harrah's Philadelphia for trainer Scott Di Domenico and now gives Yonkers a try. (3) ROLL WITH SHORY turned in an improved effort on 11-24 to finish third and might add some value in the trifecta.

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Race 2 - 30000CLM Pace

(4) KASEY JOHN A drew better tonight after having posts seven and eight in his last couple of tries, and I think he's worth a shot. (1) DAVIDS COMING HOME found the $40,000 claimers a little too difficult, but he won in his last start at this level on October 25. (3) HASH-TAG SWAG makes his second start for trainer Cory Stratton tonight. He hasn't been on the lead in a little bit, maybe they try that strategy with him here.

Race 3 - F&M NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Pace

(3) EYE POPPING continues to work her way down the class ladder tonight. She was being put on the lead back in October, and I wouldn't mind that here. (6) J ROCKIN B just missed in her first try for Jenn Bongiorno last week, and we could certainly see some improvement this time. (4) WALTZWITHSIERRA A remains in search of her first win in the U.S. She kept Jason Bartlett in the bike again, which I respect, and I'll include.

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Race 4 - F&M NW6/75000LT Pace

(4) TENTHOUSAND ANGELS finished with plenty of pace last Thursay after she shook free in the lane, and I will hop aboard tonight. (2) BITTY BITTY went three-for-three against NW4's after coming in from Running Aces and moves inside on the gate here. (1) BEST HEAD WEST is a newcomer for trainer Nick Devita. She had a good enough campaign in Ontario to make the sire stakes final and won her last start in overnight competition.

Race 5 - NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Trot

(6) LIMERENCE drops a notch and gets out of the eight-hole here. Steve Smith hustled him off the gate back in October a couple of times, and hopefully he employs the same tactic tonight. (3) BRIDGE WORKS was third to a couple of solid foes at this level a week ago and drew well again. (5) STEALING posted four wins and two seconds in races for amateur drivers and now gets a shot to team up with Bartlett.

Race 6 - 25000CLM Pace

(2) TIME OUT I'M TIRED went off form after winning on October 6, but he was claimed by the high-percentage Jared Bako barn on 11-10, and I'll bet on some improvement coming. (4) MY MIND IS MADEUP turned in a much better performance in his first attempt for Di Domenico last Thursday. He got boxed in the pocket a bit when the eventual winner took over from first-up and got the jump on him, so any smoother trip would aid his chances. (8) MAGRITTE dominated $20,000 claiming company in his last appearance. His effort against $25,000 claimers on November 10 wasn't bad, and he gets a chance with Jordan Stratton.

Race 7 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(4) WHETHER OR NOT FI doesn't have much in the way of current form, but he does have a new trainer with Carl Tirella taking over, and he gets Dan Dube to drive, perhaps signaling an aggressive approach is coming. This horse has had a ton of success at Yonkers in the past, too, so I'll give him a chance. (3) BRILLIANT BOB was second to a well-meant winner in his first chance against NW5000L5's a week ago and is certainly usable. (2) SEVEN KNIGHTS drops to the bottom level tonight, but he's just one-for-31 in the win column in 2021, and I have to take a shot against him based on that. He'll probably be overbet also.

Race 8 - 25000CLM Pace

(1) CINNABAR DRAGON turned in another good effort on 11-17 to finish third, and driver Joe Bongiorno and trainer Ken Koch won two races together last Wednesday. (4) PLAY THE FIELD has been first or second in his last five starts and fell just a nose short of winning a couple weeks ago. (6) CENTURY FURY drops a notch out of the $30,000 claimers and had a recent three-race win streak at Harrah's Philadelphia.

Race 9 - 50000CLM Trot

(3) BLUE AND BOLD tossed in a clunker a couple of weeks ago, but he was reclaimed out of that race by Travis Alexander. Alexander won with him on 11-10, and I'll bank on him getting him back to his best tonight. (6) VAINQUEUR R P NO rolled to a pretty facile win in this class last week and hails from a high-percentage barn. (1) ON HIGHER GROUND has posted two wins and a second in his last three trips behind the gate and drew the pole to help his chances on this occasion.

Race 10 - F&M NW8/100000LT Pace

(3) CHUPPAH ON gained spots and ground in the last quarter in her first try for trainer Daniel Renaud last week. She has an imposing favorite to overcome, but she moves inside and will probably offer some value. (1) THEBEACHISCALLING won for the third straight time at Yonkers last Wednesday and is definitely the one to beat from the pole again. (4) RABLE has been racing well against some pretty good competition in Delaware and won twice over the half-miler at Harrington.

Race 11 - 30000CLM Pace

(3) VENIER HANOVER made a big three-wide move in the backstretch on 11-22 to get involved but paid the price for the extra ground covered in the lane as he flattened out. He was claimed out of that event by Edwin Quevedo, who can have a horse ready for a big mile, and he will hopefully not be such a low price again. (4) ER VEGAS has been on a nice run with on-the-board finishes in five of his last six tries. (5) MARINER SEELSTER is also on a hot streak, as the 12-year-old has been first or second in his last three starts. He has a new trainer in Mike Watson after being claimed on November 22.

Race 12 - NW7500L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Trot

(2) HAT TRICK MARLEAU crushed a group of NW5000L5's last Wednesday in his debut for trainer Ron Burke, and I think there's room for further improvement. (3) BIG MONEY HONEY got jammed up and made a break after sitting on the pylons on November 17. He had a second and a third prior to that, and I'll look for him to rebound. (1) MAJESTIC MARVEL switched drivers to Bartlett a week ago and went right down the road to win over bottom level foes. He takes the same step up in class that my top pick does, but he moves inside on the gate to the pole position.