MEET STATS: 222 - 809 / $1,297.60 (-$320.40)
BEST BETS: 52 - 84 / $187.90 (+$19.90)
SPOT PLAYS: 10 - 83 / $81.50 (-$84.50)
BEST BET - BELLA BELLINI (8th)
SPOT PLAY
- IGNATIUS A (10th)
Race 1 - NW5000L5/12500CLM Trot
(2) FASHION FOREVER takes a second shot against bottom-level foes this afternoon, and I believe this is a more wide-open group than the one he faced a couple of weeks ago. (3) CRIME FIGHTER rallied from eighth to third in the final quarter last Saturday. He has an inside draw for the first time in a while here and switches pilots to Matt Kakaley. (7) MUSCLE STAR doesn't have a great win record but has raced well since joining Cory Stratton's barn and was able to take the lead from first-up last week before being overtaken. I'll include.
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Race 2 - NW7500L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW5000L5/15000CLM Trot
(5) BAZILLIONAIRE is a win-shy type with just one victory over the last two years, but he catches a very wide-open group here and is in good form. He also kept Austin Siegelman over a horse he won with last week. (3) LIFETIME ROYALTY gets to slide down from a NW10000L5 base class race and scored at Yonkers on September 17. (7) SWANSEA beat up on bottom level foes on October 1 and is probably capable of handling the class hike and outside post given his good history at Yonkers.
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Race 3 - 50000CLM Trot
(5) CREDIT CON has a win, two seconds, and a third in his last four starts. He moves in from post eight here and picks up Yannick Gingras. (8) MUSCLE JACK saw his win streak end on September 26, but it was still a strong second-place effort, and you may get a bit of value on him today given the outside post. (2) ALL CHAMPY got major post relief after having to start from the seven-hole in his last two tries and has a win and a runner-up finish since joining the barn of leading trainer Gareth Dowse.
Race 4 - NW15000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW10000L5/NW9 PM Races LT Pace
(4) RAU RU finished third last time out at Harrah's Philadelphia to a couple of horses who I think would be heavy favorites in this race. He prevailed the last time he raced on a half-mile oval down at Freehold, and I'll give him a shot. (2) LOU'S SWEETREVENGE drops out of a NW20000L5 base class race where he finished a gaining second and gets reunited with Jason Bartlett. (1) PEACE OUT POSSE rallied from sixth to second on October 4 at long odds. He drops, slides inside on the gate, and has Joe Bongiorno to drive on this occasion.
Race 5 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5 Pace
(5) RHODENA ROAD took his season's and life's mark at Yonkers earlier this year and finished a solid fourth against NW15000L5's last Saturday in his return from Canada. (3) WICHITA LINEMAN exits claiming company for this spot, which I think looks softer. He's making his second start out of Travis Alexander's barn and has post relief to go with it. (2) ESCAPETOTHEBEACH slides down from the NW15000L5 class as well after scoring a fifth-place finish on 10-3. This is his second try back after a brief layoff.
Race 6 - 3&4YO Open Pace
(2) SAULSBROOK HERO closed with pace in the stretch after having to do the first-over work into a fast third quarter a week ago and I'll hope for a smoother journey today. (1) RED RIGHT HAND led but couldn't hold off pocket-sitting Pleaseletmeknow in the lane last Saturday. He should get a lot of respect with his speed from the pole position. (5) COPPER TEEN gets the acid test for his form today. He has five wins in his last six attempts and has a new driver in Tim Tetrick.
Race 7 - MGM Yonkers International Trot - $20K Gtd. Pick-4 Pool
(10) ZACON GIO prevailed in the $1 million International Trot the last time it was held in 2019 and comes out of a race in Italy where he was third to two of the top European stars in Vernissage Grif and Vivid Wise AS. (7) ETONNANT won this year's Elitloppet in dramatic fashion and trainer Richard Westerink has experience in the International Trot as he raced Etonnant's sire Timoko in the event in 2015, finishing second. (6) BACK OF THE NECK is the "now" horse in the Ake Svanstedt barn. He's two-for-two since Tetrick started driving him, and I'll include.
Race 8 - Robert Miecuna Invitational Trot
(9) BELLA BELLINI owns two wins already in big races this year from trailing posts and has another one today. With the extra quarter of a mile to work with, I'll look for her to be rolling by them at the end. (2) SMOKING JET ships in from Ohio for Ron Burke and is in the midst of a tremendous season that's seen him take a 1:52 1/5 world record at Northfield. I'd expect him to be on or near the lead. (4) WHEN DOVESCRY was second to the well-rated Atlanta in the Miss Versatility Series final on the half-mile track at the Delaware County Fairgrounds and is capable of leaving or racing from behind.
Race 9 - 50000CLM Trot
(3) EMOTIONS RICHES tossed in an unusually dull effort on 9-19 but came back to win last time out. He's shown quite a bit of versatility in his racing style, and I'll put him on top. (5) BIG BAD SWAN had a recent two race win streak at this level and wound up third in his most recent try despite getting bothered and then ending up first-over. (10) IN MY DREAMS drops out of the $75,000 claimers for Jason Bartlett and Gareth Dowse but will need to pass horses given he's in a trailing post.
Race 10 - MGM Aria Invitational Pace
(5) IGNATIUS A gets a chance to race at an extended distance here, something he's very familiar with from his time in Australia. I think he'll offer some value too and is worth a shot. (1) THIS IS THE PLAN exits a third-place finish to the mighty Bulldog Hanover at Hollywood Dayton last time out and won the Borgata Pacing Series final at Yonkers in 2021. I would expect Yannick Gingras to be very aggressive. (4) CHARLIE MAY has won his last two attempts on half-mile ovals and was fifth from the outside post nine in the Dayton Pacing Derby most recently.
Race 11 - NW10000L5/Winners in the Last Start of Base Class NW7500L5/20000CLM Trot
(5) IM THE MUSCLE held on to finish third despite a terrible trip on 10-1. I'll take it as a sign of positive intent that he tried to go to the front that night and put him on top. (7) NEXTROUNDSONME continues to work his way down the class ladder today and has a new driver in Kakaley. (1) SEVENTIER didn't have much of a chance from post eight on October 5 but did rally from seventh to fourth in the last quarter. He landed the pole position to help his cause today.
Race 12 - 3&4YO 40000CLM Pace
(7) KOBRA KAI ships down from Canada after making the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series final. He had a four race win streak before having an awful trip going for the big money, and I will look for him to make an immediate impact for Travis Alexander. (5) SHIP WRECK BEACH K cross the wire first on October 1 but was placed after the judges deemed he caused interference. He's very sharp and can definitely be included. (3) SPRINGBRIDGE DUEL has a third and a fifth-placed-fourth in two tries in this class and switches pilots to Joe Bongiorno.
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