Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 7/1/26

2026 MEET STATS: 127 - 461 / $861.48 (-$60.52)
BEST BETS: 26 - 49 / $92.08 (-$5.92)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 49 / $126.86 (+$28.86)
BEST BET - OVERTHINKING (7th)
SPOT PLAY - TWO BEAN DREAM (5th)

Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(2) FIGHT NOT FLIGHT owns a win in this class back on May 12 and both drops and gets a bit of post relief tonight. (3) SPIRIT OF PEARL A was second after she cut the fractions most recently and was victorious at this level on 5-26. (4) BIG CITY DAISY broke stride last time out but has hit the board in four of her last seven appearances and prevailed against $20,000 claiming company on the 9th of May.

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Race 2 - 20000CLM Pace

(1) KARLOO BRADLEY N scored handily against $20,000 claimers two back and drops in his second outing for this high-percentage stable after he was third against $25,000 claiming foes on June 18. (5) FOXHUNT comes in with back-to-back victories at this level and debuts for new connections off a claim. (2 ACAPULCO SUNBURN invades from out of town with consecutive runner-up results and faced tougher $30,000 claiming company when last seen locally.

Race 3 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 72415LT Trot

(2) HIGHLANDSTARBURST doesn't have a victory yet in 2026 but finished a good second to a well-meant rival at this level a week ago, and I'll look for her to break through tonight. (1) GOYA has a win and a second thus far in her 3-year-old campaign and moves in from post seven to the pole position. (3) MATTHEWS ships in from Pocono with back-to-back triumphs in a similar class to this one.

Race 4 - F&M NW3 PM Races or 30000LT Pace

I think (1) HEARTOFTHESUNRISE has been facing tougher horses than she meets up with tonight, and she makes her third start for these connections from the pole position. (2) SILENCE IS GOLDEN comes in from out of town having hit the board in all six of her appearances thus far in 2026 and gets reunited with driver Scott Zeron. (5) DORAL DELIGHT was second when SILENCE IS GOLDEN prevailed at Pocono on 6-14 and then posted another runner-up finish while SILENCE IS GOLDEN was third on 6-21.

Race 5 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(3) TWO BEAN DREAM rallied to win against $20,000 claimers two back and gets a driver switch to Colin Kelly this time. (1) TH RIZZO won when she dropped to this level last Wednesday and starts from the pole position tonight for the leading stable at Yonkers. (2) MS FRANCES ASSISI drops out of the $25,000 claiming level in her third chance for these connections and gets significant post relief to go with it.

Race 6 - NW2 / 35576LT Trot

(5) CHAPTER GEO J exits the New York Sire Stakes program where he was second in a track record mile at Buffalo most recently and gets to partner with Jordan Stratton. (2) PETEZA romped in his Yonkers debut a week ago and gets to partner with Joe Bongiorno again from an improved post. (1) RAUCOUS didn't threaten last Wednesday in his first outing for Pat Lachance but was second at Woodbine Mohawk Park prior to that and slides in from the five-hole to the pole position.

Race 7 - 3-6YO 30000CLM Pace

(6) OVERTHINKING drops after facing open $40,000 claimers in his last two starts and owns a victory against open $30,000 claiming company on 6-4. (2) ALWAYSCUTTINSCHOOL has been facing open $25,000 and $30,000 claiming rivals at Yonkers since he came in from Ohio and has had success here before. (1) THONG CONTROL finished second in third class most recently and starts from the pole position again.

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

(2) WISH LIST didn't have much of a chance on 6-17 when she drew an outside post, but she moves back inside here. I'll give her a shot based on that and her two recent victories. (6) SEVEN LAYER has three victories and a second in five tries since the qualifier on May 15 and gets reunited with Vinny Ginsburg. (5) MONI MAN shows a couple of recent third-place results in races that were won by SEVEN LAYER, including last Wednesday.

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Race 9 - 25000CLM Pace

(2) MAXIMUS RED A came in third against $25,000 claimers when last seen a couple of weeks ago and gets Jordan Stratton to drive for the first time in a while here. (1) EVER M is clearly the one to beat as he's won the last five times he's raced at this level. He also moves in on the gate to the pole position in his debut for new connections off a claim. (7) KOMODO BEACH will have to overcome a bad post but has six straight finishes in the trifecta and beat tougher $30,000 claimers at Yonkers most recently.

Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(1) SHINE A LIGHT had the one blip on 6-6 but has been unbeatable for a long time in this class otherwise and starts from the pole for new connections off a claim tonight. (4) SARANAC BLUE CHIP has just one finish outside the trifecta in his last seven outings and was second and third to SHINE A LIGHT when they met back in early May. (6) CURLY JAMES A double-drops out of the $25,000 claimers and was second against $25,000-$30,000 claiming handicap rivals two back.