Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 7/22/26

2026 MEET STATS: 136 - 491 / $931.42 (-$50.58)
BEST BETS: 26 - 52 / $92.08 (-$11.92)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 52 / $126.86 (+$22.86)
BEST BET - IKNOWBETTER (8th)
SPOT PLAY - JUST TEASING (6th)

Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(4) HURRIKANE MARIGOLD ships up from Harrington into a high-percentage stable, gets considerable post relief off her last try at Delaware and catches a beatable group. (2) BIG CITY DAISY has hit the board in five of her last seven outings and won in this class back on May 9. (5) TH RIZZO is a first-timer for these connections off a claim and prevailed at this level two back.

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Race 2 - F&M NW2/30000LT / Maidens Draw Inside Pace

(6) SHADOW DELIGHT tired after a dreadful trip in her last try, but her effort against NW3s prior to that was solid and she owns a victory versus NW2 types at Pocono back on 5-5. I'll swing and hope she's put in play. (7) NAPALM was raced very conservatively two weeks ago for a 1-5 shot and had to settle for second. She gets a driver switch tonight, but I'm not going to settle for odds-on value on her again, especially given the bad post. (5) PRECIOUS GEMMA comes in from Monticello having won both of her career starts thus far.

Race 3 - NW2/30000LT Trot

(5) KILL THE NOISE AS faded from the pocket last time out at Pocono but was racing well prior to that for a high-percentage stable and gets a driver switch to Joe Bongiorno. (4) ZUZU ZOOM is on a three-race run of on-the-board finishes in this class, including a victory on 6-17. (3) BELLE'S VICTORY hasn't found the winner's circle yet in 2026 but did post a second and a third against NW1s at Pocono on June 9 and June 16 and adds Tyler Buter in the bike.

Race 4 - F&M Winners of 5 but not more than 8 PM Races or 90000LT Pace

(4) THREECURTAINCALLS was never put into the mix from the eight-hole when last seen but moves in on the gate tonight and won handily two back at Pocono. (6) RECKLESS ABANDON invades from Pocono off a victory and makes her third start on Lasix for a high-percentage stable here. (2) TALL DARK TEQUILA has missed the board just once in her nine appearances thus far in 2026 and came in second at this level two weeks ago.

Race 5 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(1) HOT CAM just toured the oval down against tougher opponents at Harrah's Philadelphia in his debut for these connections on July 5. He was doing well in Minnesota prior to that, though, and now switches drivers to Jim Marohn Jr. (8) ALABAMAJAMMA scored as an odds-on favorite in this class on July 8 and makes his third start back after a qualifier. I have to think he'll be involved despite the poor post. (6) MAD RIVER has been coming up empty against NW5000L5 types at Yonkers but lured Colin Kelly off of ALABAMAJAMMA in his first appearance in this class, so I'll include him based on that.

Race 6 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(7) JUST TEASING finished fourth in a quick mile at Harrah's Philadelphia most recently and was third in their NW5 class prior to that. Also note that third against NW3s on 6-4 down at Harrah's Philadelphia was against eventual MGM Yonkers Trot champ Inexpressable. She'll have to overcome a bad post, but I think she's worth a shot. (5) GOYA broke a couple of weeks ago but had hit the board in all of her 2026 outings prior to that and gets a new driver with Buter taking over. (1) TREGARON debuts for a high-percentage stable off a winning qualifier at Pocono and starts from post one.

Race 7 - 20000CLM Pace

(1) WALKINSHAW N returns to action two classes lower than where he was when last seen on 6-4, starts from the pole position and got the nod from Buter. (4) CURLY JAMES A has found his form with back-to-back handy victories and debuts for new connections off a claim tonight. (5) ITALIAN LAD N is just one-for-18 in the win column thus far in 2026 but shows a trio of recent second-place efforts at Yonkers.

Race 8 - 50000CLM Pace

(4) IKNOWBETTER drops tonight for a stable that's started to find the winner's circle locally with more regularity as of late and he does own a victory against tougher $60,000 claiming handicap rivals back on 5-18. (6) BET ON BIG JOE has a pair of recent triumphs at this level and finished a solid second in his debut for these connections when last seen on June 29. (1) HIMSELF N gets significant post relief and slides down a notch from the optional $60,000 claiming level here. He also shows a handy victory over $50,000 claiming foes back on the 1st of June.

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Race 9 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(7) CAMERA MAN exits what are likely tougher spots out of town and gets a driver switch to Austin Siegelman. (3) MATTHEWS kept his good form from Pocono going with a second-place finish to a well-meant rival a couple of weeks ago and gets reunited with Buter, who won with him twice over at Pocono in June. (2) MONI MAN slides in from post five to the two-hole this time and shows a trio of recent third-pace results at this level.

Race 10 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(8) CALL ME ANGELITA dominated in this class two weeks ago when she went on Lasix and Bongiorno went in the bike. She starts from the outside tonight, but that might mean we can sneak out some extra value as I believe she remains the one to beat. (2) GABBYS WISH has posted a couple of thirds at this level since coming in and moves in on the gate from the seven-hole to post two. (4) HEARTOFTHESUNRISE defeated NW3 foes at Yonkers in handy fashion back on July 1.