Yonkers Raceway Race 2

Race 2

Prize Money: $18,545

HARD TO CATCH (5) produced a strong performance last time when he battled on bravely to just miss out over 1609m at this track. Meets a comparable field and he can grab a win. PYRO (1) is a strong fresh performer back after a spell of ten weeks. Opened last prep with a solid win over 1609m at this track. Likely to get all the favours from this nice draw. Makes plenty of appeal in this most suitable assignment. ROCK THE BELLES (7) is in the mix following a sixth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this track. ITZA DANGERZONE A (2) is in the mix following a fourth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this track.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW5721L5

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Pyro (Fr1) 144873755x
Trainer: Paul Stafford ()
Driver: Daniel Dube
Prize Money: $464,414
Win / Place: 19% / 49%

1st Up Record

10 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: WHETSTONE HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 17-12-14

Distance

86: 16-12-14

Trk/Dst

58: 11-8-7

Track

59: 12-8-7

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

87: 17-12-14

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

87: 17-12-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Returns from the paddock. Previously first up won by 1.5 m (Fr1) at this track (1:54.00) beating I Draintheswamp in 30000CLM on August 2 at $6.10. Big chance while fresh.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 5	13/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	Daniel Dube	1:57.20	1:57.20	21m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. All Alone 2. Dunkin 3. Verdun
5th of 7	17/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Daniel Dube	1:55.00	1:55.00	5.3m	$3.73	8	NW5000L5	$19,908	$995	1. Wavemaker 2. Majorcrowdcontrl 3. Dontbothermenone
5th of 8	9/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Daniel Dube	1:55.40	1:55.40	18.8m	$3.67	8	NW7500L5	$22,971	$1,149	1. Benhope Rulz 2. Curbside Pickup 3. Majorcrowdcontrl
7th of 8	1/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Daniel Dube	1:54.40	1:54.40	14.3m	$8.15	7	40000CLM	$27,565	-	1. Music Hall 2. Mamba 3. Hammering Hank
3rd of 7	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Daniel Dube	1:53.00	1:53.00	8.3m	$27	7	40000CLM	$27,481	$3,298	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Italian Lad 3. Pyro
7th of 7	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Daniel Dube	1:54.20	1:54.20	16.5m	$42	14	40000CLM	$27,481	-	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Speaker Of Peace 3. Mamba

Itza Dangerzone A (Fr2) 43663x3634
Trainer: Shane Tritton ()
Driver: Jim Marohn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $14,390
Win / Place: 0% / 40%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GOTTA GO CULLECT (NZ)

Dam: SHEZA MACHSTAR

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 0-0-4

Distance

10: 0-0-4

Trk/Dst

10: 0-0-4

Track

10: 0-0-4

Season

4: 0-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-2

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

10: 0-0-4

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

10: 0-0-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 17 m by Jett Star (1:56.00) in NW5591L5 on February 13 at $5.20. At the start before solid effort when 3rd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 30 m by White Lotus (1:55.40) in NW5696L5 on February 5 at $20.24. Makes plenty of appeal.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 8	13/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:56.00	1:56.00	17.3m	$5.20	8	NW5591L5	$18,545	$1,484	1. Jett Star 2. Sip Of Bourbon 3. Dealers Turn
3rd of 8	5/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:55.40	1:55.40	28.5m	$20	9	NW5696L5	$18,545	$2,225	1. White Lotus 2. Statesidelckdwn 3. Itza Dangerzone
6th of 8	27/1/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:56.20	1:56.20	33.0m	$57	7	NW5000L5	$18,545	-	1. Thong Control 2. Caviart Sargent 3. Samhara
3rd of 8	20/1/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Austin Siegelman	1:56.40	1:56.40	5.3m	$6.01	77	NW5000L5	$19,432	$2,332	1. Chevron Art 2. Printville 3. Itza Dangerzone
77 Day Spell
2nd of 7	7/1/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m			-	Eli Swartzentruber	1:57.20	1:57.20	29.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Mr Mclaren 2. Itza Dangerzone 3. Vel Larry
3rd of 8	4/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Siegelman	1:52.10	1:52.10	17.3m	$6.85	7	NW5000L5	$19,847	$2,382	1. The Ideal Dancer 2. Pine Bush Italiano 3. Itza Dangerzone

Vulcan Star N (Fr3) 5238444265
Trainer: Michael Deters (Forrestdale)
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $314,567
Win / Place: 17% / 53%

10 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: STRATA STAR (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

132: 23-26-21

Distance

88: 12-17-14

Trk/Dst

18: 0-2-5

Track

18: 0-2-5

Season

4: 0-1-0

1st Up

8: 2-2-1

2nd Up

6: 2-1-1

3rd Up

6: 1-1-2

Metro

29: 2-8-5

Non-Metro

103: 21-18-16

Mobile

38: 7-9-6

Standing

6: 4-0-1

All-Weather

131: 23-26-20

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-0-1

Best Mile

1:51.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Bitcoin Hanover (1:55.10) in NW8601L5 on February 9 at $30.53. Two runs back 6th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 12 m by Escape To America (1:56.00) in NW7719L5 on February 2 at $20.61. Likely to find it too tough.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 8	9/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Stratton	1:55.10	1:55.10	7.5m	$31	7	NW8601L5	$21,398	$1,070	1. Bitcoin Hanover 2. Overthinking 3. Lous The Attitude
6th of 7	2/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:56.00	1:56.00	12.0m	$21	11	NW7719L5	$21,398	-	1. Escape To America 2. Dontlikeitleave 3. The Miki Taker
2nd of 6	22/1/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:55.40	1:55.40	8.3m	$4.34	19	NW5000L5	$19,432	$4,858	1. Great Somewhere 2. Vulcan Star 3. That Dog Will Hunt
4th of 10	3/1/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ridge Warren	1:52.00	1:52.00	15.0m	$52	8	NW7500L5CD	$18,685	$1,495	1. Jilliby Dynamite 2. Lite N Sweet 3. Steely Knife
4th of 8	26/12/25	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Ridge Warren	1:54.00	1:54.00	6.0m	$18	7	NW5000L4	$11,485	$919	1. Ever Hoping 2. Blowin Smoke 3. Statesidelckdwn
4th of 8	19/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Daniel Dube	1:56.40	1:56.40	30.8m	$40	8	NW5259L5	$19,908	$1,593	1. Pop It 2. Bet On Mac 3. Jett Star

Casino Action N (Fr4) 46224565x4
Trainer: Ricky Bucci (WEST MELTON)
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $208,866
Win / Place: 8.41% / 35%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: SUPER DEAL (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

107: 9-11-18

Distance

60: 4-5-9

Trk/Dst

56: 2-5-9

Track

56: 2-5-9

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

8: 1-1-2

2nd Up

6: 1-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-0-1

Metro

9: 1-1-3

Non-Metro

98: 8-10-15

Mobile

46: 6-6-9

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

102: 8-11-17

Slushy

2: 0-0-0

Grass

5: 1-0-1

Best Mile

1:51.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Second up after running 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Kwick Sand (1:54.40) in NW7500L5 on February 16 at $16.64. Prepared to overlook against this lot.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 8	16/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Austin Siegelman	1:54.40	1:54.40	7.5m	$17	84	NW7500L5	$21,398	$1,712	1. Kwick Sand 2. Twin B Powerball 3. Overthinking
84 Day Spell
1st of 5	6/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	Austin Siegelman	1:57.20	1:57.20	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Casino Action 2. Sling Shock 3. Creative Venture
5th of 7	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Todd McCarthy	1:53.10	1:53.10	21.8m	$18	7	30000CLM	$24,427	$1,221	1. Walkinshaw 2. Rockin N Talkin 3. Saddle Up
6th of 8	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:54.30	1:54.30	8.3m	$25	14	NW10000L5	$25,954	-	1. Mysweetboymax 2. Sweethomealabama 3. Inflation Proof
5th of 8	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:55.00	1:55.00	14.3m	$14	7	NW10000L5	$25,954	$1,298	1. Save Me A Dance 2. Twin B Deluxe 3. Royal Desire
4th of 7	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Daniel Dube	1:54.00	1:54.00	9.8m	$19	12	NW10000L5	$28,919	$2,314	1. Curly James 2. Windsun Ricky 3. This Is The Plan

Hard To Catch (Fr5) 4573584562
Trainer: Chris Height ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $255,334
Win / Place: 12% / 40%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: STONEBRIDGE DAMSEL

Rating

Stats

Career

75: 9-10-11

Distance

75: 9-10-11

Trk/Dst

30: 2-6-5

Track

30: 2-6-5

Season

5: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

71: 9-10-11

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

75: 9-10-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Improved last start with a game effort when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 0.6 m by Simply Fast (1:55.40) in NW5000L5 on February 17 at $4.19. Looks the testing material.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	17/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Colin Kelly	1:55.40	1:55.40	0.6m	$4.19	7	NW5000L5	$18,545	$4,636	1. Simply Fast 2. Hard To Catch 3. Buchannon Hanover
6th of 8	10/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:55.30	1:55.30	13.5m	$6.03	7	NW5000L5	$18,545	-	1. Windsun Ricky 2. Collective Works 3. Glimpse Of Victory
5th of 8	3/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:55.00	1:55.00	24.0m	$4.66	14	NW5000L5	$18,545	$927	1. Jabbar 2. Peace Out Posse 3. Collective Works
4th of 8	20/1/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:56.40	1:56.40	7.5m	$2.09f	10	NW5000L5	$19,432	$1,555	1. Chevron Art 2. Printville 3. Itza Dangerzone
8th of 10	10/1/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Mark Herschberger	1:51.40	1:51.40	21.0m	$18	14	TM<83.5CD	$18,685	-	1. Dontbothermenone 2. Blaze On 3. Fasting
5th of 10	27/12/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Mark Herschberger	1:51.20	1:51.20	6.8m	$9.00	12	20000CLHC	$21,440	$1,072	1. Big Bang Bang 2. Black Edition 3. Son Of A Tiger

Dealers Turn (Fr6) 3138637783
Trainer: Tom Fanning ()
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $220,739
Win / Place: 9.38% / 46%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: WISHFORA FULLHOUSE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 6-10-14

Distance

64: 6-10-14

Trk/Dst

37: 4-5-8

Track

37: 4-5-8

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-2

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

62: 6-10-13

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

64: 6-10-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 3rd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 11 m by Jett Star (1:56.00) in NW5591L5 on February 13 at $15.47. Two runs back 8th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 40 m by Jabbar (1:55.00) in NW5000L5 on February 3 at $36.31. Likely to struggle.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	13/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:56.00	1:56.00	11.3m	$15	10	NW5591L5	$18,545	$2,225	1. Jett Star 2. Sip Of Bourbon 3. Dealers Turn
8th of 8	3/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brent Holland	1:55.00	1:55.00	38.3m	$36	49	NW5000L5	$18,545	-	1. Jabbar 2. Peace Out Posse 3. Collective Works
49 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	16/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brent Holland	1:55.40	1:55.40	21.8m	$21	7	NW5000L5	$19,908	-	1. Euphoria 2. Family Recipe 3. Marlbank Road
7th of 8	9/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:54.00	1:54.00	28.5m	$76	8	HGW5BNM7	$30,628	-	1. Sterling Choice 2. Matai Phil 3. Dream Bird
3rd of 8	1/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:54.10	1:54.10	13.5m	$28	9	3-6YO30CLM	$24,502	$2,940	1. Warrior For Truth 2. Alwayscuttinschool 3. Dealers Turn
6th of 6	22/11/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:53.20	1:53.20	21.0m	$20	12	NW5500L4	$15,267	-	1. Raven Banner 2. Mirragon 3. Da Delightful

Rock The Belles (Fr7) 6344453566
Trainer: Deborah Daguet ()
Driver: Joe Bongiorno
Prize Money: $397,556
Win / Place: 12% / 46%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SO SURREAL

Dam: LIGHTNING RIDE

Rating

Stats

Career

97: 12-22-11

Distance

97: 12-22-11

Trk/Dst

57: 6-13-7

Track

57: 6-13-7

Season

4: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

13: 0-0-3

Non-Metro

84: 12-22-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

97: 12-22-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 15 m by Kwick Sand (1:54.40) in NW7500L5 on February 16 at $66.21. Before that, 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 18 m by Ima Perfect Choice (1:54.40) in NW10000L5 on February 9 at $30.17. Cannot be left out of calculations.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 8	16/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joe Bongiorno	1:54.40	1:54.40	15.0m	$66	7	NW7500L5	$21,398	-	1. Kwick Sand 2. Twin B Powerball 3. Overthinking
6th of 7	9/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joe Bongiorno	1:54.40	1:54.40	18.8m	$30	12	NW10000L5	$24,251	-	1. Ima Perfect Choice 2. Chevron Art 3. Twin B Powerball
5th of 7	28/1/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:56.30	1:56.30	8.3m	$3.27f	7	NW12386L5	$24,251	$1,213	1. Western Era 2. Rolling With Sam 3. Churchviewfrankl
3rd of 6	21/1/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	George Brennan	1:57.40	1:57.40	3.8m	$16	37	NW10841L5	$25,411	$3,049	1. Always B Elite 2. Ourmatemenko 3. Rock The Belles
37 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 8	15/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Colin Kelly	1:54.10	1:54.10	25.5m	$6.91	7	NW15000L5	$29,096	$1,455	1. Brutallyhandsome 2. Himself 3. Six Degrees
4th of 7	8/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Colin Kelly	1:56.20	1:56.20	5.3m	$22	7	NW20000L5	$35,222	$2,818	1. Speculating 2. Levine 3. Thong Control

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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