Yonkers: Analysis for Wednesday 9/30/26

2026 MEET STATS: 192 - 715 / $1,235.12 (-$194.88)

BEST BETS: 40 - 75 / $153.20 (+$3.20)

SPOT PLAYS: 16 - 75 / $163.68 (+$13.68)

BEST BET - KING OF THE WIND (3rd)

SPOT PLAY - JUST MY WORLD (7th)

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

(8) GRANDE VIA will have to overcome the outside post but invades from Pennsylvania in sharp form for a stable that's been doing well at Yonkers lately and gets to team up with Jason Bartlett. (6) DOLLAR DRAFT missed a scheduled start due to sickness on 9-16 but his only recent off-the-board effort was at the Meadowlands on Hambletonian Day against the MGM Yonkers Trot winner. (5) GOYA backed up her victory at Pocono on September 8 with a second in this class at Yonkers on September 16 and did tally at this level back on July 22.

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Race 2 - 15000CLM Pace

(3) RAWTN ALE doesn't come in with great form but exits a fast mile at Pocono and was facing much tougher $30,000 claimers when last seen locally. He also gets a driver switch to Joe Bongiorno. (4) TRICKY CAPTAIN N has been sharp for a while at a number of ovals and won in this class at Yonkers last Monday. (1) HURRIKANE LILLOUIE is a 3-year-old facing older foes but has back-to-back victories over NW2 company, starts from the pole and got the nod from Dan Dube over my top pick.

Race 3 - Winners of 5 but not more than 7 PM Races or 90000LT Trot

(5) KING OF THE WIND moves in from the eight-hole to post five here and gets trainer Bongiorno back in the bike. I expect that'll mean he'll be forwardly-placed tonight and hopefully a win will be the result. (6) ONEMORE VOLO is on a long streak of finishes in the trifecta and won handily in this class at Yonkers two back. (2) HIGHBALL HANOVER exits stakes competition and won the last time he was in an overnight race at Pocono back in late July.

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

(6) SUPERGIRL MOLLY went two-for-two at the Meadowlands after she came down from Canada and joined this stable. She teams up with Bartlett for the first time tonight, and I'll look for the good times to keep rolling. (1) CAPTAIN MICAH tired from the eight-hole in his Pennsylvania Stallion Series final but was on a long run of finishes in the top three prior to that and starts from the pole tonight. (5) BITOFTHEBUBBLY invades from Woodbine Mohawk Park off a win and a runner-up finish in their NW3 class in his last two tries.

Race 5 - F&M NW2/35966LT Pace

(5) LYONS TRINA squeezed into this race by a dollar under the lifetime earnings cap and gets post relief, plus a driver switch to Bartlett to go with the class relief. (2) NOTHING MATTERS was victorious over NW2 company at Yonkers a week ago and gets to move in a couple of slots on the starting gate here. (4) RICH EILEEN has shown the ability to hit the board at this level in the past and tallied over NW1 foes at Harrah's Philadelphia two starts back.

Race 6 - NW2/30000LT Trot

(8) SV MR T posted 14 wins in 20 starts in Iowa over the last two years and now debuts for a high-percentage stable. I'm going to anticipate he's put in play and use him on top. (6) B TOTALLY NUDE has been first or second in this class in three of her last four appearances and just needs some pace to chase. (2) RAUCOUS moves in on the gate from the seven-hole to post two and had a pair of seconds and a third at this level from August 22 to September 5.

Race 7 - F&M NW2/30000LT Pace

(5) JUST MY WORLD is 0-for-26 in the win column lifetime but has been showing some form lately between here at Harrah's Philadelphia and slides in on the gate from the eight-hole to post five. (2) COME ON BARBIE's four victories in seven career starts stick out like a sore thumb in this race, and she's probably the one to beat from an inside post and off a triumph at Monticello. (1) SANDO also has never made it to the winner's circle but starts from the pole off a second in this class a week ago and also shows three other recent on-the-board efforts.

Race 8 - F&M Winners of 2 but not more than 4 PM Races or 60000LT Pace

(3) DRUNK DIAL finished up her mile last Wednesday with plenty of pace and now slides in on the gate to post three as Bongiorno hops back in the bike. (1) LAVRA ROSE N wound up first-over and didn't threaten on 9-16 as the odds-on favorite but won both of her U.S. starts prior to that and moves in to the pole position. (5) EXISTENTIAL went a big trip to finish second in the Empire Breeders Classic and backed that up with a handy win at this level two weeks ago. She was Brent Holland's choice over one he was victorious with last week as well.

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Race 9 - F&M 20000CLM Pace

(1) BOUT DAMN TIME A delivered in handy fashion in this class on 9-17. Tonight she debuts for a high-percentage stable off a claim and gets a rare inside post, for her, to go with it. (3) DISTANT LOVER doesn't have a great win record this year but had a second and a third at Yonkers on 8-28 and 9-10 and now gets a driver change to Bartlett. (4) RACIN FOR ROYALTY has checked in the runner-up spot at this level in three of her last four outings and gets to move in a couple of slots on the starting gate this time.

Race 10 - NW7500L5 / Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5 Pace

(3) DRACARYS Z drops out of the NW10000L5 level and gets Bartlett in the bike for the first time since they were second together on September 1. (5) HAMMERING HANK and (6) STAY GROUNDED have a similar profile as they are moving up off victories against NW5000L5 foes. HAMMERING HANK was second in this class at Yonkers two back, while STAY GROUNDED shows a runner-up effort against NW7500L5 company at Harrah's Philadelphia on the 6th of September.