Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 9/16/26

2026 MEET STATS: 181 - 675 / $1,171.24 (-$178.76)

BEST BETS: 38 - 71 / $146.48 (+$4.48)

SPOT PLAYS: 15 - 71 / $153.34 (+$11.34)

BEST BET - LAVRA ROSE N (5th)

SPOT PLAY - CHURCHVIEWFRANKL IR (8th)

Race 1 - Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Trot

(4) DOLLAR DRAFT comes in with back-to-back victories in this class and gets a bit of post relief off his most recent triumph on September 5. (3) MISTY BLUE is three-for-three since she joined this stable and was Brent Holland's choice of a pair of horses. (1) JUST TEASING exits a victory in the final of the Pennsylvania Stallion Series and was third from a bad post at this level at Yonkers back on July 22.

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Race 2 - NW2/30000LT Trot

(3) B TOTALLY NUDE won and then posted a second in this class on 8-8 and 8-22 and gets significant post relief this time after she had the seven-hole most recently. (2) CANIPILOTALL had a great season on the Indiana Fairs circuit, which gives her plenty of half-mile track experience as she makes her Yonkers debut. (4) CTM challenged the above-mentioned Misty Blue from first-up in this class on September 5 before he wound up third, and he also came in third in the Excelsior Series at Yonkers back on the 23rd of July.

Race 3 - NW10000L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace

(2) SPECULATING A continues to work his way down the ladder tonight and shows a close third against tougher NW20000L5s as recently as August 18. (1) DRACARYS Z gets both post and class relief here and just missed by a neck against NW10000L5 company two back. (3) THE MIKI TAKER A hasn't won in a long time but when he's drawn well lately, like he did tonight, he's been able to hit the board with regularity.

Race 4 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(6) ONEMORE VOLO hasn't been out of the exacta in his last five tries and got the nod from Tyler Buter over another one in here. (5) D'WOOD owns a victory and a third in his last two appearances in this class and beat my top selection when they faced off on August 15. (4) HIGHLANDSTARBURST gets reunited with Jordan Stratton and was very sharp not all that long ago.

Race 5 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(6) LAVRA ROSE N won handily in this class on September 5 and is two-for-two in the United States thus far. I'll give her top call again here as Stratton takes back over the driving. (2) PAPI'S OPINION is riding a four-race streak of finishes in the trifecta and moves in on the gate off a second to my top selection on the 5th of September. (5) EXISTENTIAL doesn't have a great win record but went a huge trip in a runner-up result in the Empire Breeders Classic most recently and gets reunited with Brent Holland.

Race 6 - F&M NW2/30000LT Pace

(3) ODDS ON COMMANDEER exits the Lynch Consolation II at Pocono last month and was second to the above-mentioned Lavra Rose N at this level prior to that. (4) CAVIART MADRID just missed in this class after she cut the fractions on September 5 and gets a driver switch to Stratton here. (2) HAY BETH exits that same event CAVIART MADRID does from the 5th of September and just missed getting by her for second.

Race 7 - 20000CLM Pace

(1) DIVINE COSMO found his form on 8-25 at Pocono and now has back-to-back wins between there and Monticello. I'll look for him to keep the good times going from the pole position. (3) ALL MY LOVIN prevailed at this level on September 5 and also shows a victory over $20,000 claimers back on August 8. (4) FOXHUNT has hit the board in five of his last seven appearances, including a runner-up result behind ALL MY LOVIN last time out.

Race 8 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(2) CHURCHVIEWFRANKL IR takes a second crack at this level from a much better post and shows recent on-the-board finishes against both NW20000L5s and NW10000L5s. (1) JUST ENUFF STUFF just missed in this class the last time he was in it on 8-5 gets reunited with Holland for the first time since then. (7) SWEETHOMEALABAMA N has a bad post but has hit the board the last three times he's competed against NW7500L5 foes at Yonkers.

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Race 9 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(1) YUENGLING put in one appearance against tougher $30,000 claimers last Tuesday and now drops back down to the level where she's done all of her best racing. Add in that she drew the pole position, and I'll give her top billing. (2) WHO'S PERFECT owns that handy victory at this level back on August 15 and shows three other on-the-board results. She also gets a driver change to Buter. (8) ALWAYS B LAYLA IR starts from the eight-hole but has been second or third in all of her efforts since she returned to action last month.

Race 10 - 15000CLM Pace

(4) DELIGHTFUL TERROR drops a notch out of the $20,000 claimers tonight and has Jim Marohn Jr. in the bike for the first time since they won together on 8-12. (3) SHINE A LIGHT was the king of this class not all that long ago and gets significant post relief and a new driver in Colin Kelly here. (1) IM A POWERPLAY A comes in with back-to-back tough beats where he's wound up just a nose short of consecutive triumphs. He debuts for new connections off a claim and has the pole position again.