Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 4/16

MEET STATS: 60 - 265 / $439.50 (-$90.50)
BEST BETS: 17 - 25 / $66.80 (+$16.80)
SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 25 / $23.80 (-$26.20)
BEST BET - BRONZER (8th)
SPOT PLAY - DEADLINE HALL (4th)

Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(7) PURE SILKY moves back out on the gate this time but raced well in a runner-up finish last Tuesday and makes her third start back off the shelf. (3) JUST ROSAS LUCK has been in sharp form for a while and gets reunited with Jason Bartlett for new connections off another claim. (2) IRON MISTRESS led a long way before she wound up second on 4-8. She has another inside post and was George Brennan's choice.

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Race 2 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #3 Trot

(6) SCOTTISH has raced well in all of his outings for trainer Joe Bongiorno and doesn't have to face the best horse in this series like he has in the first two legs. (3) BLOCKCHAIN owns four wins and a third since he joined Ron Burke's barn and comes off a victory in his division of the second round. (1) GREEN PASTURES skipped last week's action but won back in the opening leg and moves inside to the pole position.

Race 3 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #3 Trot

(5) ANTOGNONI S starts from the outside, but it's only post five, and he's looked like the one to beat in this series since it started. (2) CANTSTOP YANKEE was victorious in his division of the opening leg and gets some post relief off a fourth-place finish a week ago. (1) SAPPHIRERAINSTAR didn't threaten last Wednesday but was a solid second prior to that and slides in from post five to the pole position.

Race 4 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #3 Trot

(2) DEADLINE HALL landed an inside post tonight after two poor draws in this series thus far. He's gained ground in both tries and probably needs to win to make the final. (5) BUSY MAKING MONI comes in off a victory and makes his third start back after some time off. (4) THE PRINCE hasn't made any impact in the series so far, but it looked like he had trot in the stretch a week ago with nowhere to go with it.

Race 5 - 20000CLM Pace

(3) DANCE ON THE BEACH closed with pace in a fourth-place effort against $25,000 claimers back on 4-3 and drops tonight. (4) PRINCE OF TIDES rolled on the front-end to a victory in a $20,000 claiming tilt a week ago and slides in a couple of notches on the gate here. (1) ONE OF THE GUYS wasn't Yannick Gingras's choice but gained ground in his first outing for this stable on April 3 and moves in from the six-hole to post one.

Race 6 - 15000CLM Pace

(4) WAIMAC ATTACK N delivered last week in his first start back after the layoff and he should be even better tonight with that start under his belt. (6) GINGER TREE PETE has been first or second in three of his last four appearances and has shown the ability to race both close to the front and from off-the-pace. (1) YOUR BROTHER starts from the pole position and was able to hit the board in this class a week ago.

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

(2) HILLOOKIN posted another win in this class last week and won in even more impressive fashion than he did on 3-19. I'll back him again tonight. (1) SUPERNOVA HANOVER makes his second start back after some time off and gets reunited with Bartlett from post one. (5) FAST APPROACH is on a lengthy run of top-three finishes, but he does struggle to find the winner's circle, so I can only back him underneath.

Race 8 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(5) BRONZER steps up tonight but won handily in both of his efforts since coming down from Canada and doesn't meet up with the toughest group for this class. (2) THE THING IS won two in-a-row at Yonkers last month and returns off a gaining third at Pocono last time out. (4) NOTTINGHAM looks like he's tailed off but he's also been facing the likes of Blockchain and Antognoni S lately. There's nobody like that in this tilt.

Race 9 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW1 or 15000LT Draw Inside Trot

(6) SHE'S SPICY is a second-timer off the bench tonight. She raced solidly enough in the race won by Bronzer last Wednesday, and I'll look for improvement here. (5) MA ISABELLE was third in this class a week ago in her best result since she joined Pat Lachance's stable and perhaps she can build on that. (4) NAUTILUS B hit the board in the tilt won by the impressive Hillookin last Wednesday and gets reunited with Jordan Stratton.

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Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(4) TWIN B SPEED DIAL owns three wins in three starts with Bartlett driving since he returned in February and he kept Bartlett in here over another contender. (3) HELSINKI lost Bartlett to my top pick but has a victory and a second in his last two tries and gets an excellent replacement in Gingras. (5) SNOUZE U LOUZE hasn't won yet in 2025 but comes in off a runner-up finish last week and trainer Cory Stratton continues to have an excellent meet.

Race 11 - 15000CLM Pace

(5) SAILBOAT HANOVER gives the $15,000 claiming level another try tonight, and I thought he raced pretty well last week considering he was four-wide before three-quarters. (1) DELIGHTFUL TERROR starts from the pole, has been sharp for a long time and has two wins in his last three efforts. (3) ROCK THIS WAY is on a streak of third-place results and that's where I'm going to slot him again. He does own a win in this class back on 2-5.