Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 4/2

MEET STATS: 47 - 220 / $372.80 (-$67.20)
BEST BETS: 14 - 21 / $58.60 (+$16.60)
SPOT PLAYS: 2 - 21 / $23.80 (-$18.20)
BEST BET - ANTOGNONI S (8th)
SPOT PLAY - YOUMEANDWHISKEY (9th)

Race 1 - F&M NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT / NW1 PM Race or 15000LT Draw Inside Pace

(4) MISS PERIGNON N makes her second start in the U.S. here. She was handled fairly conservatively last week, but I'll hope she's tighter here and she has both a driver and a trainer switch. (8) PEACE TALKS was fourth in the same race my top pick exits from last Wednesday. I think she'll be put in play from the eight-hole in her second outing of 2025. (7) SHE'S EPIC went a long way on the front-end before she wound up fourth on 3-12 and also shows a runner-up finish at this level back on 2-26.

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Race 2 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) HELSINKI moves in on the gate to the pole position after two post seven tries and also got the nod from Jason Bartlett over others. (2) EL PARRANDERO Q looks like he's exiting tougher spots out of town, drew inside and switches pilots to Yannick Gingras. (4) ROSE RUN X-CON has struggled to find the winner's circle the past couple of years but is dropping and shows three on-the-board results in his lines.

Race 3 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #1 Trot

(2) SAPPHIRERAINSTAR finished second in the F&M Invitational when last seen locally and was a good third in a subsequent try over at Pocono. (5) THE PRINCE has been first or second in six of his last seven tries against some tough company and debuts for new connections off a claim tonight. (1) NYMERIA had a productive 3-year-old campaign that included a New York Excelsior Series title, and she qualified well at Pocono last Wednesday.

Race 4 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #1 Trot

(2) BUSY MAKING MONI was in great form against some tough rivals before he took a little time off and came back with a sharp qualifier at Yonkers on March 21. I'll give him top call. (3) CHEF ROCCO returns from Pocono after he posted a win and then a second in his last two tries. He didn't have much success at Yonkers in February and March but did have the seven-hole both times. (6) GOLDEN RAIN S starts from the outside but is undefeated in the U.S. apart from that one dull effort at the Meadowlands on 2-1.

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

(4) CHASING CRYSTALS enters with back-to-back second-place finishes and tonight he avoids the sharp foe he's had to chase in both of those miles. (3) KELLY'S GREATEST has hit the board in three out of her last four trips behind the gate and won at this level back on March 5. She gets some post relief here off a third-place result a week ago. (8) FAST APPROACH drew poorly again but is on a lengthy streak of top-three efforts and I'll include underneath.

Race 6 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #1 Trot

(3) LUCKY MUM N landed a good draw here after a series of outside posts, and I think that should put her back in the game. Her final quarters have all been good enough, so I think she's probably still in form, but just hasn't been able to get involved. (4) BLOCKCHAIN is three-for-three at Yonkers since he joined the Ron Burke stable and is the one to beat again here. (1) MYCROWNMYKINGDOM owns a couple of recent tallies over NW10000L5 company and starts from post one.

Race 7 - 15000CLM Pace

(3) NOWHERE CREEK A doesn't have great form but does drop again and moves in from post seven to the three-hole. I also don't mind that trainer Joe Bongiorno hops in the bike himself. (4) TWIN B SPEED DIAL is two-for-two when Bartlett has driven him thus far in 2025 and Bartlett stuck with him over other options in this tilt. (2) MASTER MIKI posted a couple of thirds against $15,000 claimers at Yonkers back in February and returns off a winning effort at Pocono.

Race 8 - John Brennan Trotting Series Leg #1 Trot

(5) ANTOGNONI S romped in his Yonkers debut on 3-19 and was also racing well out of town prior to that. He's the one I've got pegged to win not just tonight but this series overall. (4) BELLISSIMO FACE S defeated NW20000L5 foes last time out and makes his second start on Lasix tonight. (6) SCOTTISH was a dominant victor in a NW10000L5 base class event on March 21. He is a second-timer out of the Bongiorno stable here and Joe takes over the driving.

Race 9 - NW of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(6) YOUMEANDWHISKEY debuts for a stable that often does well with first-timers, doesn't meet up with that imposing a group and partners with Gingras. (1) HIPPIE SHAKE won in this class both last week and back on 2-12 and has been competitive overall as long as she's drawn inside as is the case tonight. (2) BO SILAS has hit the board in four of his last five trips behind the gate between Yonkers and Pocono and gets a driver switch to Bartlett.

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Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

I'll give (2) SQUADRON SEELSTER another try here as he raced gamely from first-over a week ago and might just need a smoother journey to find the winner's circle. (1) ROCK THIS WAY has gained ground in back-to-back third-place efforts in this class and shows a win back on February 5. (7) THREE GRAND starts from an outside post but posted a couple of runner-up finishes over at Pocono in the Game Of Claims Series and gets a driver change to Gingras.

Race 11 - 20000CLM Pace

(6) PRETTY HANDSOME has been knocking on the door in this class with back-to-back second-place finishes and merits another chance this time. He does move out on the gate, but hopefully that just boots his price. (7) RECORD YEAR saw his streak of victories end on 3-19 but was re-claimed by the stable that put him in the winner's circle once in February and twice in March. (2) TIN ROOF RAIDER A comes in from Pocono off a triumph and was driver Mark Herschberger's choice in here.