Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 1/29

2024 MEET STATS: 260- 995 / $1,690.40 (-$299.60)
BEST BETS: 45 - 96 / $235.50 (+$43.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 13 - 96 / $178.90 (-$13.10)
BEST BET - GREEN PASTURES (5th)
SPOT PLAY - TREY ROCKETTE (3rd)

Race 1 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(6) CHIPPER DALE closed with some trot last week for a barn that's off to an amazing start to the meet and moves in a couple of notches on the gate from the eight-hole. (4) MUSICAL RIDE has a win and a second in his last two outings in this class at Yonkers. (2) PISCES RISING ended up third after he had to work hard to get to the front a week ago. He gets post relief off that effort here.

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Race 2 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 61607LT Pace

(6) KISS MY CHEEK ended 2024 in sharp form and looks like she should have a chance to be on the front-end in this race. (3) WHO'S PERFECT wasn't Jason Bartlett's pick but comes in a quick turnaround after she tallied against NW5000L5 company at Yonkers on Friday (1-24). (2) BETTA WATCH OUT N kept Bartlett's services and owns a victory at this level on December 11.

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Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace

(4) TREY ROCKETTE doesn't have any super-obvious form but gets a driver switch to Bartlett and an improved post off his last mile at the Meadowlands. (3) ROCK THIS WAY shows two wins in this class and closed well in a second-place effort last Wednesday. (1) SNOUZE U LOUZE wound up third after a first-over grind a week ago and slides in from the six-hole to the pole position.

Race 4 - 20000CLM Pace

(4) SHADOW IN RED cut the mile and wound up second a week ago. He hails from the same red-hot barn as my top call in race one and maybe will offer a little better price here coming off the defeat. (3) RECORD YEAR sat behind SHADOW IN RED and was able to out-kick him in the lane to win when they met last Wednesday. He drew well again and gets another chance with Yannick Gingras. (1) MIGHTY SANTANA N struggles to win but is on a streak of underneath finishes, and that's where I'll use him again.

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

(4) GREEN PASTURES won pretty handily on the front-end a week ago and I think could be even better here as he had been off since 12-11 coming into that mile. (1) CASANOVA HALL invades from Northfield in sharp form and starts from post one. (6) FULL SCALE had some trot in the lane in the race won by my top selection a week ago and has had success at Yonkers before.

Race 6 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) BEN SOLO opened up a big lead in the third quarter last week but couldn't hold on in the lane. I still liked the effort and hopefully it has him tightened up for tonight's race. (3) B COOL FOOL owns a win in this class back on 12-11 and was an even second off cover in a pace-less event a week ago. (5) HECANDANCEANDCRUISE was able to rally past my top pick to win last Wednesday. He gets Anthony Napolitano in the bike here as Bartlett stuck with B COOL FOOL.

Race 7 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(4) KORIANDER SISU S performed well in a couple of tries at this level back in December and also owns a recent victory over NW5 foes down at Harrah's Philadelphia. (3) SMOKIN POWER comes south from Canada into a barn that often does well with first-timers and packs plenty of half-mile track experience. (1) WISTERIA HANOVER didn't fire in her last three efforts of 2024 but had a nice run of on-the-board results prior to that and starts from post one.

Race 8 - 15000CLM Pace

(6) GINGER TREE PETE battled hard in a third-place effort from first-over last Wednesday and avoids the top two finishers from that race in this contest. (1) JUST A WRANGLER had a win and a second in this class late in 2024 and returns from the Meadowlands after having bad draws in his last two efforts over there. He avoids that scenario as he starts from the pole. (3) ITALIAN DELIGHT N threw in a clunker a week ago but was first-over and it was his first outing in over a month. I could see him bouncing back.

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Race 9 - 40000CLM Pace

(5) DONTBOTHERMENONE N gets a second shot with Gingras at the controls after he was second from first-up in a NW7500L5 tilt on 1-20. I'll give him a chance and hope for a better price than he offered in that outing. (1) BAD BOY TOO has been out of the trifecta just once in his last seven appearances and goes for new connections after he was claimed out of his last start. (3) J M MANDAMIN stopped most recently at the Meadowlands but landed a good draw and gets reunited with Bartlett.

Race 10 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(2) LINE EM UP clocked a nice final quarter last week and moves in from post seven to the two-hole. She won at this level back on December 3 also. (4) BETTER WATCH IT didn't threaten from off-the-pace last Tuesday but prevailed at the Meadowlands prior to that and also has a victory in this class on the 18th of December. (5) SALE EL SOL hasn't won in a while but is on a streak of underneath results and debuts for new connections off a claim.