Yonkers Raceway has an 11-race card scheduled and the 0.50 Pick 5 with a $10,000 guaranteed pool begins in Race 5. The $1.00 Late Pick 4 starts in Race 8, and it will be my focus.

Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.

Race 8 (9:20 PM EST)

1-Hickfromfrenchlick (9/2)-Pulled away last time in a fast mile and now steps up. Draws the rail which should help, and the Schnittker barn has heated up.
2-Great Somewhere (9-1)-Couldn't catch a well-meant winner in last who paced a quick 150.3 mile and will look for value in this leg. This 5-year-old has finished 2nd in 4 straight and has proven to be a player versus this kind.
6-Hemsworth N (9/2)-This is the 3rd start off the bench and could be sitting on a big try. Showed early speed in last, Gingras takes the lines and he should be leaving. Has won 5 of 11 at YR, could land on the point and might be tough to collar.

Race 9 (9:40 PM EST)

3-Family Recipe (7/2)-Holland has enough gate speed to race near the top of the stack. Won last week and has beaten this kind and better here. Steps up but still fits and can double up with the right trip.
5-The Regulator (5/2)-Bartlett gets the assignment and he is the usual pilot. The race will likely go through this 7-year-old. Drops to the level of the last win on 6-27 and the Per Engblom barn has been clicking.

Race 10 (10:00 PM EST)

1-Don Domingo N (3-1)-It's tough to separate the 3 program chalks and this veteran comes off a needed start. Don has had issues but drops to a soft spot and should be a main player if dialed on high.
2-Alotbetter N (5/2)-Drops after 2 races versus $40k claimers and did win in the first try with that kind. Now returns to the level where 2 straight wins were posted and both came from this post.
3-Brackley Beach (3-1)-Got on the point, set some quick fractions and showed some guts down the lane to hold on against this kind. That was the 1st win in 21 tries in 2023 and may have the confidence to take control and not look back again.

Race 11 (10:20 PM EST)

1-Pretty Handsome (7-1)-Comes off 2 no-move miles from outside posts. Beat this kind on 6-3 in a 152.2. Dube can work a good trip from this post and will take a swing for a price.
3-Pointomygranson (3/2)-Was caught at the wire for a dead-heat finish after landing on the point from the 8-hole. Not loving the 3/2 morning line price but deserves respect after getting significant post relief. Kakaley sticks and should be on the engine or no worse than in the pocket off the gate.

$1.00 Late Pick 4

1,2,6/3,5/1,2,3/1,3
Total Bet=$36

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