Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 12/6

MEET STATS: 228 - 877 / $1,498.50 (-$255.50)
BEST BETS: 38 - 85 / $170.20 (+$0.20)
SPOT PLAYS: 15 - 86 / $195.60 (+$23.60)
BEST BET - PLEASELETMEKNOW (2nd)
SPOT PLAY - MY ULTIMATE BYRON A (4th)

Race 1 - F&M NW2/25000LT / F&M NW1/12500LT Drawn Inside Pace

(5) C DIDDY'S GAL comes in from The Meadows off a poor trip from a bad post last time out. She took her lifetime mark over the half-mile track down at Harrington and is a first-timer out of Jenn Bongiorno's barn. (6) MINT CONDITION owns wins over NW1's at Harrah's Philadelphia and at Yonkers and has the powerful tandem of Jason Bartlett and Per Engblom behind her. (8) JAVA has another poor post but has been racing well since joining Nick Devita's stable.

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Race 2 - 3-5YO Open Pace

(5) PLEASELETMEKNOW has won two straight in this class and trainer Travis Alexander is sending out lots of live horses right now overall. (2) SOUTHWIND PETYR rebounded from an off-the-board effort on 11-1 with a third-place result on 11-15 and has been performing well at this level through 2023. (3) GREG THE LEG hasn't been outside the top two in his last three outings and drew well again.

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Race 3 - NW6/81174LT Trot

(4) TIPSY MONI was successful in her debut for Engblom on 11-15. She steps up from NW4's to NW6's here, but based on her successful stakes season, I think she's capable of handling it. (5) DIAMANTE TRIO IT has tallied in two straight in this class and is another contender from the Alexander barn on the program. (1) ENOLA owns a win and a pair of third-place finishes in her three outings for trainer Ron Burke and moves in from post eight to the pole position.

Race 4 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(6) MY ULTIMATE BYRON A doesn't have to contend with the eight-hole tonight like he did last week and has raced well in this class before. I'm going to hope driver Yannick Gingras is aggressive with him against a field that lacks a standout. (2) WALKINSHAW N has a post relief/class drop combo here after finishing third in a NW15000L5 test on 11-28. He gets another opportunity to team up with Bartlett, too. (5) SANTANA HANOVER slides in a couple notches on the gate tonight after starting from post seven on November 28 and has been knocking on the door for Joe and Jenn Bongiorno.

Race 5 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(4) DONTKARENIFIDO rallied but came up a nose short of winning a week ago. She did have a bit of a gap in her schedule coming into that mile, so I think she'll be sharper and could go back to a more aggressive approach tonight. (1) HERE WE GO BB has been racing well for trainer Lance Hudson and returns to Yonkers off a win at Plainridge. She gets a new driver with Jordan Stratton taking over. (8) HUNTING LINDY hikes up from the NW2 class but does so with two straight weeks and was Bartlett's choice in this contest.

Race 6 - F&M NW6/75000LT Pace

(2) TWIN B ALLURE saw her two-race win streak end a week ago, but she raced well, falling just a head shy of winning after getting bothered on the final turn. (3) EXTREME Z TAM owns a win at Yonkers back on September 30 and overcame interference to get third in the same race TWIN B ALLURE exits from last Wednesday. (1) BIG BIG PLANS hasn't made a lot of noise since coming into the Burke barn, but she has the pole position here and picks up Gingras for the first time.

Race 7 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(5) VIVA LAS VEGAS N finished with plenty of pace to grab a second-place finish in a NW10000L5 test last Tuesday and drops down a notch tonight. (4) WAR DAN DELIGHT N tallied the last time he was in a NW7500L5 race at Yonkers on October 12 and should appreciate getting to exit the $40,000 claiming class. (2) SOUTHBEACH HANOVER hasn't hit the board since he got into Paul Stafford's barn, but this is the lowest level he's been at so far at Yonkers. He shows a strong win at Woodbine Mohawk Park in mid-September.

Race 8 - NW4/50000LT Trot

(2) BEACON BEACH gets some post relief tonight and has been knocking on the door in this class, including two back when he was second. I think this is the softest group he's faced, and I'll use. (5) MISTER LEWIS romped over NW2 company in his Yonkers debut last week. He picks up Bartlett tonight with George Brennan not here. (4) TOMBSTONE was second to a heavy favorite in a NW4 tilt last Wednesday and defeated NW2 foes at Yonkers back in late October.

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Race 9 - 15000CLM Pace

(7) MARINER SEELSTER added another victory to his recent haul last week and continues to move towards $1 million in lifetime earnings. He does have an outside post, but I'll take his form and the fact he comes out of the Alexander barn. (6) THE BEST TYME EVER has had to settle for second behind MARINER SEELSTER the last two times they've faced off, and I'll look for the same to happen here. (3) TOATSMYGOATS should have picked up some confidence with a win at Monticello most recently and was racing well in this class at Yonkers prior to that.

Race 10 - 20000CLM Pace

(2) PHOTOBOMBR HANOVER checked in second in a $25,000 claimer the last time he was at Yonkers in late September and returns from the Meadowlands tonight. He won in the corresponding class to this one across the river on 11-4 and gets significant post relief. (4) PRESTIGE SEELSTER enters with back-to-back victories at this level and teams up with co-owner Gingras. (6) GOLDEN GESTURE slides down from the $25,000 claimers in his fourth attempt for Engblom and adds Bartlett for the first time.