Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 7/8/26

2026 MEET STATS: 132 - 471 / $885.86 (-$56.14)
BEST BETS: 26 - 50 / $92.08 (-$7.92)
SPOT PLAYS: 11 - 50 / $126.86 (+$26.86)
BEST BET - NAPALM (4th)
SPOT PLAY - JE SUIS CASH S (6th)

Race 1 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(3) MAYBEMABEL dominated in this class when she returned to action on June 23 and I'll look for her to get the job done again tonight from a good post and against a beatable group. (6) EVENINSTARZRAPSODY broke on 6-10 but has a win and a second in two starts at this level since then. (5) FORTUNADA gets a bit of post relief this time and hit the board in two of her four tries last month.

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Race 2 - NW2 PM Races / 35221LT / NW$1000 in 2026 Trot

(3) CHANT debuts for new connections tonight and was third as the favorite in this class two back at Yonkers. (1) PETEZA has a victory and a runner-up result since he came to Yonkers from Ohio and starts from the pole position here. (2) ZUZU ZOOM beat my top pick back on June 17 and then was second to PETEZA most recently. She moves in on the gate from the six-hole to post two.

Race 3 - 15000CLM Pace

(2) ROSE RUN ASTRO closed well in a runner-up finish in his return to this stable when last seen on 6-22 and slides in from post six to the two-hole. (3) FULL SUPPORT held off my top selection to prevail when they met on June 22, and he has a pair of recent seconds against $15,000 claiming company as well. (1) ALADDIN is on a run of five on-the-board results in his last six appearances and moves in on the gate to the pole position tonight. He should have picked up some confidence as he found the winner's circle for the first time in 2026 on the 18th of June.

Race 4 - F&M NW2 / 30000LT / Maidens Draw Inside Pace

(6) NAPALM exits stakes action to face NW2s tonight, and I think she should be the one to beat as she was the runner-up to a well-meant foe in a division of the Park MGM Pace at Yonkers most recently. (5) WAVE DANCER invades from Harrah's Philadelphia where she was third against NW3 foes most recently and gets Joe Bongiorno in the bike for the first time since he finished second with her back on May 2 at the Meadowlands. (4) DORAL DELIGHT is 0-for-16 in the win column but closed out her mile in 28 seconds flat last week and has hit the board in four of her seven outings thus far in 2026.

Race 5 - 20000CLM Pace

(1) MAXIMUS RED A drops a notch off a fourth against $25,000 claimers last Wednesday and gets to partner with Jordan Stratton again from post one. (2) CURLY JAMES A steps up from the $15,000 claiming level but does so off a romping victory a week ago and also has a recent runner-up result against $25,000-$30,000 claiming handicap rivals. (3) MACH N CHEESE hasn't been seen since June 10 but was a rallying second against $25,000-$30,000 claiming handicap horses in that event.

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

He comes in off a break, but I'm going to give (6) JE SUIS CASH S a try against a number of horses who are in between stakes engagements here. He hails from the track's leading stable and anything resembling his qualifier at Oak Grove on June 1 would put him in the hunt. (2) LAUREN'S CHAPTER won in the sire stakes up at Buffalo last time out and has been out of the trifecta just once in five appearances overall this year. (1) OVERALLS drew the pole position and came in second against LAUREN'S CHAPTER at Buffalo back on June 24. She was also third at this level at Yonkers prior to that.

Race 7 - 3-6YO 20000CLM Pace

(1) OVER THE HORIZON enters having won half of his 16 starts this year, including his most recent try on 6-15, and he returns to a stable that's familiar with him off another claim. (3) SHOW RESPECT exits some fast races over at Plainridge and had a three-race win streak back in April and May. He makes his second start with Lasix added tonight. (4) LOVERS TROUBLE couldn't get involved in a quick mile from a bad post last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia but hit the board in his two prior outings down there and trainer Joe Bongiorno takes back over the driving duties.

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

(7) YOULLFINDOUT finds what I think is a more reasonable spot tonight than the NW15000L5 races she's been in her last two tries. George Brennan guided her to a pair of victories on 5-30 and 6-6 and takes back over the driving tonight. (5) TALL DARK TEQUILA exits stakes company here and has been outside the trifecta just once in her eight starts so far in 2026. (2) STEPABOVETHEREST has trip and post excuses in her last pair over at Pocono and won when last seen at Yonkers on May 1.

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

(5) TAIPAN AS ships in from Scioto in very sharp form and doesn't meet up with the toughest group for this level tonight. (2) HALFADOZEN prevailed once in this class back in mid-May and comes in with back-to-back runner-up finishes. (4) WISH LIST was third off a pocket trip last Wednesday and that's where I'm going to slot her again in this event.

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

(1) CRYSTAL COAST doesn't have a victory yet this year but has been knocking on the door and can hopefully kick it down tonight from the pole position. (4) PAPI'S OPINION qualified sharply down at Harrah's Philadelphia last Tuesday and was third a couple of times in this class last December. (2) SEND IT DOWN SLIM is another one looking for her first trip to the winner's circle in 2026. She has hit the board in seven of her 11 tries and partners with Brent Holland again.