Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 12/4

MEET STATS: 247- 938 / $1,562.20 (-$313.80)
BEST BETS: 43 - 91 / $208.70 (+$26.70)
SPOT PLAYS: 12 - 91 / $165.90 (-$16.10)
BEST BET - SHOWBOAT HANOVER (7th)
SPOT PLAY - THUNDRA (6th)

Race 1 - 25000CLM Pace

(3) KOOTENAY SANTANNA rallied to win in this class on 11-21 and gets to slide in on the gate from post six to the three-hole this time around. (1) PRINCE OF TIDES comes in from Pennsylvania. He disappointed as a heavy favorite last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia but had a second and a win in two tries against $25,000 claimers at Pocono prior to that. (6) PRETTY HANDSOME has a win in this class back on November 7 and has missed the board just twice in his last seven tries overall.

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Race 2 - Winners of 9 but not more than 11 PM Races or 150000LT / Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races Draw Inside Trot

(3) LEGACY'S JAILBREAK comes in off a victory over NW10000L5 foes at Yonkers, and this stable is sending out plenty of live horses right now. I'll use. (4) DARK MIND invades from Pocono with three straight victories. Anthony Napolitano guided him in two of those trips to the winner's circle and is in the bike again here. (6) AUSTRAL HANOVER debuts for new connections and has hit the board in each of his last four appearances. That streak includes a pair of tallies against $40,000 claimers at Yonkers.

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Race 3 - 20000CLM Pace

I'm going to go back to (6) NOWHERE CREEK A here as he won when he dropped to this level on 11-20, should have picked up confidence with that result and catches another beatable group tonight. (3) HURRIKANEKINGJAMES also comes off a victory in a $20,000 claiming event most recently and was Austin Siegelman's choice of two horses. (2) MIGHTY SANTANA N was third in the same race my top pick exits and he'd missed some time coming into that event after a sick scratch on Halloween. He also gets a driver switch to Jason Bartlett.

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

(8) KORIANDER SISU S starts from post eight but had a victory and two seconds against NW3's down at Harrah's Philadelphia since he started to race in the U.S. and gets Bartlett in the bike for the first time for trainer Per Engblom. (4) BO SILAS is riding a lengthy win streak between Pocono and the Michigan fair circuit and has plenty of experience racing on half-mile ovals. (1) PAPA JOE LOZITO was third in one appearance in this class at Yonkers in mid-October and has been in the top-three in his last five outings overall. He defeated NW2 company in his last effort at Pocono on 11-19.

Race 5 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(4) CAVIART IRISH LUCK finished a closing second in a try in this class at Yonkers on 10-23 and has won two straight out of town since then. Siegelman steered her in that one local appearance and is back at the controls tonight. (3) TEQUINI HANOVER has hit the board in all three of her starts since adding trotting hobbles in the October 29 qualifier and moves in from post six to the three-hole for the Bartlett/Engblom pair. (1) ROCK MY UNIVERSE lost all chance when he broke most recently but did take a lot of wagering support in that event and was Matt Kakaley's pick of of a pair in this tilt.

Race 6 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(3) THUNDRA drops out of the $25,000 claiming class tonight. She won the last time she was in a $20,000 claiming race back on 10-9 and she also gets reunited with Jordan Stratton. (4) ELISES DELIGHT broke on October 9 but has been razor-sharp other than that and enters this contest off another victory on the 26th of November. (5) NUTTINBUTHEBEST held sway on the front-end to win at this level in her last outing and gets another chance to partner with driver Yannick Gingras.

Race 7 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(5) SHOWBOAT HANOVER was second to a well-meant victor in her last try on November 20, and she was Kakaley's choice here over one he won with at Pocono. (3) BETTA WATCH OUT N returns after some time on the shelf. She tallied twice before going on the bench and qualified fine behind the likes of Twin B Joe Fresh at the Meadowlands on 11-23. (1) FOREVER A FLIRT did well in Michigan as both a 2- and 3-year-old and then came east to Pocono and grabbed a third in a quick NW2 tilt on the 18th of November. She makes her second start on Lasix tonight.

Race 8 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(5) WISTERIA HANOVER doesn't win often but she is in good form and gets a driver switch to Gingras, who has done well with her in the past. (6) HONOLOULOU exits stakes company out in Illinois and gets a chance with Bartlett in the bike. (8) LUCKY MUM N is still perfect in the U.S. thus far and kept Siegelman over two others, but she starts from the eight-hole this time, and I will try and beat her.

Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace

(7) BIG SIR struggled last time out but shows three on-the-board results against $20,000 claiming foes and gets a shot with Gingras at the controls. (2) ON THE VIRG has won two in-a-row at this level and ended the lengthy victory streak of Italian Delight N on 11-20. He also gets to move in a couple of slots on the gate. (1) B COOL FOOL has a class drop/post relief combo tonight for the Bartlett/Engblom combination and was a second in a $20,000 claimer on November 6.

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Race 10 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(5) DEVILISH DREAMS scored in this class on both 11-19 and 10-30 and hails from the same hot stable as my top selections in races two and seven. Bartlett takes over the driving as well. (3) IRON MISTRESS comes in off a victory in a $20,000 claiming race on November 26 and retained Kakaley over my top selection. (2) HARPER SEELSTER hasn't won in a bit but has hit the board in six of her last seven outings, and I'll toss her in underneath.

Race 11 - 15000CLM Pace

(4) THE SERPENT makes his second start out of this stable, and while he didn't finish at Freehold on 11-23, it was because of broken equipment. Also, the horse took a lot of wagering action and was on the lead at the time he was taken out of contention, so that leads me to believe he was live. (1) GINGER TREE PETE drops out of the $20,000 claimers and also gets post relief and a driver change to Napolitano. (6) ITALIAN DELIGHT N finally lost on 11-20 after a winning streak that stretched back into the spring. He can definitely bounce right back, but I'll take a shot against as he'll be odds-on most likely.