Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 7/26

MEET STATS: 143 - 517 / $990.20 (-$43.80)
BEST BETS: 20 - 50 / $64.60 (-$35.40)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 50 / $154.40 (+$54.40)
BEST BET - BACKSTREET SHADOW (9th)
SPOT PLAY - MONTANA STORM N (4th)

Race 1 - F&M 50000CLM Pace

(2) WILDCAT ANTONIA got a clean line under her belt on 7-18, which had to be one of the main goals since she'd broken stride in her prior two outings. Hopefully that allows George Brennan to be more aggressive with her tonight since she's won at this level before. (5) CHUPPAH ON has four straight on-the-board finishes, including two victories, and hails from a high-percentage barn. (1) DREAM DANCING closed from the back of the pack to second last Tuesday and moves inside on the gate to the pole position here. She was also Brent Holland's choice.

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Race 2 - NW1/12500LT / NW20230LT Drawn Outside Pace

(6) KID DID IT has beaten NW1's at Yonkers before and plummets out of a NW4 race on July 11. (2) ROCKINFORREAL has finished second in his last two tries at Yonkers since coming in from Indiana and landed another inside post. (1) SHUFFLE UP HANOVER comes north from Harrah's Philadelphia off a victory and seems to be over the breaking issues that were bothering him earlier in the season.

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Race 3 - NW6/75000LT / NW4/52206LT Drawn Inside Pace

(1) EMINEM HANOVER shows a win in 1:50 at Scioto in May and qualified well over the track on July 14. I'll hope he's ready from the pole and give him a chance. (5) MORE THAN YA KNOW is on a nice run of form and was second against NW6's last Tuesday. (6) MY MIKI BEACH saw his lengthy streak of on-the-board results end in the same race MORE THAN YA KNOW exits, but he picks up Brennan in the bike tonight, and I'll toss him in.

Race 4 - NW15000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/NW9 PM Races LT Pace

(7) MONTANA STORM N closed with pace in his U.S. debut last Tuesday and gets to drop here. I'll use even from the outside post. (3) KINGSVILLE slides down from the NW20000L5 level and hit the board in all three of his appearances in this class in June and July. (4) EUPHORIA N takes a second crack at NW15000L5's tonight after coming in third on 7-18.

Race 5 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(6) DELIGHTFUL DUDE N comes into this race with three straight strong final quarters and gets to double-drop out of the NW20000L5 class. (7) OAKWOODNITOWNIT IR was in the Open as recently as June 19 and also exits NW20000L5 company for a high-percentage outfit. (3) AMERICAN MERCURY is two-for-two since coming east to Jenn Bongiorno and will probably win again if he's as sharp as he was in that 1:50 and change mile last Monday.

Race 6 - F&M 50000CLM Pace

(6) SHECOULDBEGOOD N ships south from Saratoga on a six-race winning streak. The barn she races out of is red-hot across New York right now and she gets Jason Bartlett, so I'll use. (3) FEELIN RED HOT has found the winner's circle in three of her last four outings and also hails from a high-percentage stable. (2) TOBAGO TIME finished with some pace to come in fourth in the same race FEELIN RED HOT exits. She's won at Yonkers before and has post relief tonight.

Race 7 - NW17751L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/NW10 PM Races LT Pace

(2) SLING SHOCK raced well to finish second against NW20000L5 company last Tuesday. He drops a notch on the ladder tonight and makes his second start on Lasix. (3) DREAMFAIR ARNIE B exits the Graduate Series where he performed admirably, but he could be prepping for other stakes engagements and doesn't have a lot of experience on half-mile tracks. (6) YOROKOBI N won the last time he raced at this level on July 4 and has been closing out his miles strongly.

Race 8 - F&M 50000CLM Pace

(4) COWGIRL LILLY hasn't finished outside the top three since coming down from Canada back in March and was claimed by a high-percentage stable last Tuesday. (6) GOLDEN QUEST N is also on a lengthy run of sharp form and has three wins in her last four outings. (2) MIKI ROSE comes in with a three-race victory streak of her own and also merits plenty of respect for the powerful tandem of Jason Bartlett and Per Engblom.

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Race 9 - NW15000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/NW9 PM Races LT Pace

(7) BACKSTREET SHADOW just won comfortably in this class last Tuesday and should be pretty tough again tonight. (5) ROCK THE DEVIL scored the last time he competed at this level back on June 13 and drops after finishing third against NW20000L5's on 7-18. (2) JAHAN HANOVER gained spots to finish fourth in the same race BACKSTREET SHADOW comes out of and gets reunited with Bartlett for Engblom.

Race 10 - NW2/25000LT Pace

(6) CHURCHVIEWFRANKL IR tallied in his second start for trainer Ron Burke on 7-11 and races in the NW2 class again tonight. (1) EVERYBODYLOVESLOU just missed by a nose at this level last Tuesday and has hit the board in six of his last seven outings overall. (3) LOOTABLE finished third as the favorite in the same race EVERYBODYLOVESLOU comes out of and gets a driver switch to Bartlett.