Yonkers Raceway has a 10-race card with the $1.00 Pick 5 rolling in Race 5. The sequence has $10,000 guaranteed pool. The $2.00 Late Pick 4 starts in Race 7, and it will be my focus. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.

Race 7 (8:45 PM EDT)

1-Dancin Sancho (7/2)-Took a good step up in class after winning 3 and 4 back and wasn’t able to connect in the last 2 starts. This is the 3rd straight leaving from post 1, did come close losing by a neck and a nose and those winners are not in this field. May have met a beatable field and the 3rd time might be the charm.
7-Typhoon Banner N (5/2)-Hasn’t raced at Yonkers since 8-18, returns from Kentucky and fits despite the post draw. Jason Bartlett steers for the Joe Bongiorno barn and this duo wins at a 40% clip. The veteran faces a suspect group and is a main player with a top try. Jason Bartlett should be aggressive from the word "go. Could get the top and be tough to tackle.

Race 8 (9:05 PM EDT)

2-Redwood Hanover (2-1)-Raced on Breeders Crown night at Wbsb and was used hard into a 26.1 opening quarter leaving from post 7 and the trip took its toll. The 5-yr-old set a 151.1 mark here in September and Bartlett should be leaving and looking to make every call a winning one.

Race 9 (9:25 PM EDT)

1-Seasideescape (3-1)-Makes the 3rd start in the Per Engblom barn after shipping in from Scioto. Has raced conservatively from post 6 in both races and they were no-move miles. Interestingly, Bartlett lands here after winning with #9 a Job Bongiorno trainee in its last start. My guess is the wrapper comes off, and this is go-time.
5-Himself N (9/2)-Looking for a solid price in what could be a chalky sequence and will use the Lance Hudson entry. The veteran has good gate speed and Austin Siegelman should have in play when the wings fold. If it lands in a close-up seat good things could follow. The 8-yr-old has won 23% of its Yonkers starts.

Race 10 (9:45 PM EDT)

2-Euphoria N (8-1)-Gets a new set of hands in Jordan Stratton and that could make a difference, it might help in a needed wake-up call. Should be a player against this bunch if engaged as soon as the wings fold.
5-Rocknroll Gold (5-1)-Ships in from M1 and was cashing smaller checks there. Has half-mile track experience at Stga and should have enough gate speed to be forwardly placed. That would give the 6-year-old a shot to come off cover late in the mile. Has only 3 wins this year but that's the 2nd most in the field and does cash a lot of checks.

$2 Late Pick 4

1,7/2/1,5/2,5
Total Bet =$16

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