Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 7/20

MEET STATS: 142 - 551 / $866.70 (-$235.30)
BEST BETS: 35 - 56 / $123.50 (+$11.50)
SPOT PLAYS: 6 - 55 / $60.90 (-$49.10)
BEST BET - HOCKEY HANOVER (9th)
SPOT PLAY - LORD OF MISRULE (6th)

Race 1 - F&M NW2/25500LT / Maidens or NW12500LT Drawn Inside Pace

(2) RUMORED comes in from Pocono where she's gained ground in both of her pari-mutuel starts and driver Braxten Boyd is familiar with her from having qualified her a couple of times. (3) INTO THE UNKNOWN makes her third career start here. She had a win and a third over at Pocono and gets a catch driver for the first time. (6) BETTE TINA is just one-for-30 lifetime in the win column but does have two straight second-place finishes since shipping over from Pocono.

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Race 2 - 25000CLM Pace

(6) WON LAST FEELING didn't have much to offer against $40,000 claimers last time out, but he was second at that level two back, drops tonight, and was Dan Dube's choice. (4) SPORTS BETTOR enters in good form having hit the board in his last four outings and kept Austin SIegelman. (8) MAJESTIC KIWI N won a week ago against $25,000 claimers but starts from post eight tonight. I will include in the hopes Jordan Stratton can map out a good trip for him.

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Race 3 - 50000CLM Trot

(4) MUSKINGUM finished second to a classy foe in Bank Box Treasure last time out at Pocono and gets a shot with a catch driver tonight. (7) LINDSEY'S PRIDE overcame post seven to finish a rallying second last Wednesday and has a strong driver/trainer tandem in Jordan Stratton and Jeff Gillis. (1) PLUMB will probably get plenty of notice as she held sway on the lead to top NW10000L5's on July 9 and goes for Joe and Jenn Bongiorno.

Race 4 - F&M NW4/50000LT Pace

(4) SPEAK YOUR MIND topped NW2's at Pocono back on June 3 and has been in against some stout foes at Harrah's Philadelphia since then. I think this is a softer group she meets up with tonight, and I like that Joe Bongiorno gets the drive. (5) YS ISA has been on a roll in 2022 with five wins and a second in six starts, and she cruised over NW2's at Yonkers last week. (1) HESTON HONEY also moves up from the NW2's but has been first or second in her last five outings.

Race 5 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Trot

(2) SWANSEA has been pretty dry in the win column with just a one-for-20 record in 2022, but he gets class and post relief tonight and a driver switch to Bongiorno. (1) LIMERENCE landed an inside draw tonight after starting from the seven-hole in his last two outings, and I'll bank on that putting him back in contention. (5) ALL CHAMPY was fourth two back against NW10000L5's and finds a softer spot here than he's been in.

Race 6 - 20000CLM Pace

(2) LORD OF MISRULE doesn't have a victory yet in 2022 but drew inside for he first time since back in mid-June tonight, and nobody in here looks overly imposing. I'll swing with him. (6) PACING MAJOR N picked up a confidence-building win over $15,000 claimers on July 8 and retained Austin Siegelman in the bike tonight. (4) GOTHIC ROCK left from post seven a week ago but ended up getting parked. He was claimed out of that race by Ricky Bucci and slides inside on the gate here.

Race 7 - 75000CLM Trot

(6) EMOTIONS RICHES won impressively over $50,000 claimers a week ago. He makes his second start out of the Travis Alexander barn tonight, and hopefully won't be 1-2 here like he was last Wednesday since he does move up a level. (1) SMALLTOWNTHROWDOWN has post relief tonight after starting from the six-hole on 7-6 and Bongiorno has won with this veteran before. (5) STRIKING GENSON raced well to finish in a dead-heat for second in his debut in this class on July 6 and Nick Devita and Austin Siegelman have been pretty hot lately when teamed together.

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Race 8 - F&M NW8/100000LT / F&M NW6/75000LT Drawn Inside Pace

(7) THINK OF GALAXIES was second last time out at the Meadowlands to Max Contract, and that 3YO filly came back to beat all the top Grand Circuit horses in the Mistletoe Shalee on Saturday night (7-16). I will give her a chance based on that. (4) SHALLOW shows finishing second in the top mares pacing class at Saratoga last time out, and she's won seven times in 18 starts this year. I think that makes her usable. (2) COMMANDER CATHY N was second to a well-meant favorite in Madeira Hanover a week ago and moves inside on the gate.

Race 9 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot

(3) HOCKEY HANOVER drops to the bottom level tonight after showing speed from post eight and ending up fourth in a NW7500L5 race last Wednesday. (7) CREWS HILLTOPPER has a barn change to Devita and won the Hall of Fame Trot at the Goshen Historic Track in a quick mile for that venue on July 3. (2) TITANS HOPE takes a second shot at NW5000L5 company tonight and switches drivers to Bongiorno.