Yonkers Raceway Race 6

Race 6

Prize Money: $40,639

ESCAPE TO AMERICA (3) has been racing very well and kept it up last time out with a strong third at this track over 1609m. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Meets a similar line up so he can certainly make his presence felt. IMA PERFECT CHOICE (4) ran fifth last start at this track over 1609m, beaten 24 metres. Expect him to be prominent. KEAYANG TACO A (2) is the next elect off a last-start win by 1.5 metres at this track over 1609m. GORGEOUS BIG GUY (8) is worth plenty of thought off a last-start win by 8 metres at this track over 1609m.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW20000L5

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My Ultimate Byron A (Fr1) 3x42176126
Trainer: Ricky Bucci (Glamorgan Vale)
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $700,409
Win / Place: 20% / 57%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: OUR SLEEPING BEAUTY (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

115: 24-28-14

Distance

106: 20-24-14

Trk/Dst

84: 10-22-13

Track

85: 10-23-13

Season

8: 2-2-0

1st Up

7: 3-1-0

2nd Up

7: 3-2-0

3rd Up

7: 4-1-0

Metro

22: 10-4-1

Non-Metro

93: 14-24-13

Mobile

26: 13-5-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

115: 24-28-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.90

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 16 m by Mossdale Ben (1:51.40) in INVITATION on June 29 at $26.14. Before that, a game effort when 2nd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 1.5 m by Jumpingjackmac (1:52.30) in NW20000L5 on June 22 at $9.90. Capable of a strong showing.

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	29/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Siegelman	1:51.40	1:51.40	16.5m	$26	7	INVITATION	$62,409	-	1. Mossdale Ben 2. Soho Firestone 3. Donegal Luther
2nd of 7	22/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Austin Siegelman	1:52.30	1:52.30	1.5m	$9.90	7	NW20000L5	$39,052	$9,763	1. Jumpingjackmac 2. My Ultimate Byron 3. Backstreet Shadow
1st of 8	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Austin Siegelman	1:52.20	1:52.20	2.3m	$4.85	7	50000CLM	$33,473	$16,736	1. My Ultimate Byron 2. Keayang Taco 3. Soho Santorini
6th of 7	8/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:52.40	1:52.40	9.8m	$20	14	50000CLM	$33,473	-	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Keayang Taco 3. Soho Santorini
7th of 8	25/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Austin Siegelman	1:52.30	1:52.30	20.3m	$46	7	50000CLM	$30,726	-	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Brutallyhandsome 3. Theflyingrock
1st of 8	18/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Siegelman	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.0m	$7.61	7	40000CLM	$27,933	$13,966	1. My Ultimate Byron 2. Sinbad 3. Alta Classic

Keayang Taco A (Fr2) 2441142211
Trainer: Cory Stratton (Ecklin South)
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $157,380
Win / Place: 41% / 79%

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Going for the Hat-Trick

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: KEAYANG TORAH (AUS)

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Rating

Stats

Career

29: 12-7-4

Distance

19: 8-5-3

Trk/Dst

5: 2-2-0

Track

5: 2-2-0

Season

17: 6-5-3

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

4: 2-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

Metro

3: 0-2-0

Non-Metro

26: 12-5-4

Mobile

10: 4-2-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

29: 12-7-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Five-year-old gelding is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at this track both over 1609m. Last start won by 1.5 m (Fr6) at this track (1:53.00) beating Bet On Big Joe in 50000CLM on June 29 at $4.72. In terrific form and is the one to beat again.

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
1st of 8	29/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matt Kakaley	1:53.00	1:53.00	1.5m	$4.72	7	50000CLM	$34,833	$17,417	1. Keayang Taco 2. Bet On Big Joe 3. Soho Santorini
1st of 6	22/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.9m	$2.45f	7	50000CLM	$33,473	$16,736	1. Keayang Taco 2. Invisible 3. Rockin Jukebox
2nd of 8	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Stratton	1:52.20	1:52.20	2.3m	$3.24f	7	50000CLM	$33,473	$8,368	1. My Ultimate Byron 2. Keayang Taco 3. Soho Santorini
2nd of 7	8/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:52.40	1:52.40	2.3m	$7.05	7	50000CLM	$33,473	$8,368	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Keayang Taco 3. Soho Santorini
4th of 8	1/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Stratton	1:51.30	1:51.30	10.5m	$64	18	NW20000L5	$34,868	$2,789	1. Verdun 2. Sterling Choice 3. Iknowbetter
1st of 8	14/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trace Tetrick	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.9m	$1.50f	7	W4-9CLM	$18,156	$9,078	1. Keayang Taco 2. Tl Thunder Bolt 3. Watching Sunset

Escape To America (Fr3) 3354551113
Trainer: Deborah Daguet ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $470,021
Win / Place: 19% / 47%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: FLIRTISCAPE

Rating

1:50.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start good run when 3rd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 2.25 m by Banderas (1:53.00) in NW23671L5 on June 30 at $4.63. Two runs back won by a 0.9 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:52.30) beating American Dealer in NW15000L5 on June 22 at $1.51. Strong winning hope.

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	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Colin Kelly	1:53.00	1:53.00	2.3m	$4.63	8	NW23671L5	$40,639	$4,877	1. Banderas 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Escape To America
1st of 8	22/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Colin Kelly	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.9m	$1.51f	7	NW15000L5	$32,078	$16,039	1. Escape To America 2. American Dealer 3. Bondi Lockdown
1st of 8	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Colin Kelly	1:52.00	1:52.00	15.8m	$2.36f	7	NW10981L5	$29,289	$14,644	1. Escape To America 2. Printville 3. Music Hall
1st of 7	8/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Colin Kelly	1:52.00	1:52.00	5.3m	$1.73f	7	NW7771L5	$26,499	$13,250	1. Escape To America 2. T H Tyson 3. Speculating
5th of 8	1/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Colin Kelly	1:53.20	1:53.20	9.0m	$106	7	NW10000L5	$26,499	$1,325	1. American Dealer 2. Ima Perfect Choice 3. Gingras Beach
5th of 8	25/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Colin Kelly	1:52.20	1:52.20	9.0m	$35	7	NW15001L5	$29,330	$1,466	1. Captain Moore 2. Best Chip 3. Ima Perfect Choice

Ima Perfect Choice (Fr4) 2545663215
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $446,811
Win / Place: 25% / 55%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: COURTLY CHOICE

Dam: IDEAL PAPER

Rating

1:51.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 24 m by Laser Speed (1:53.00) in NW15000L5 on June 23 at $3.13. Showed ability the race before when he posted a big 4.5 m win as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:52.20) beating Mysweetboymax in NW10451L5 on June 9 at $1.16. Has the ability to play a major role.

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 7	23/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matt Kakaley	1:53.00	1:53.00	24.0m	$3.13	14	NW15000L5	$32,078	$1,604	1. Laser Speed 2. Th Colby 3. Bettor Not
1st of 6	9/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:52.20	1:52.20	4.5m	$1.16f	8	NW10451L5	$29,289	$14,644	1. Ima Perfect Choice 2. Mysweetboymax 3. Jett Star
2nd of 8	1/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:53.20	1:53.20	1.5m	$1.17f	7	NW10000L5	$26,499	$6,625	1. American Dealer 2. Ima Perfect Choice 3. Gingras Beach
3rd of 8	25/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.0m	$7.85	7	NW15001L5	$29,330	$3,520	1. Captain Moore 2. Best Chip 3. Ima Perfect Choice
6th of 8	18/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Matt Kakaley	1:51.10	1:51.10	27.8m	$33	10	NW21501L5	$34,916	-	1. Catalpa Rescue 2. Boston Bound 3. Soho Dow Jones
6th of 8	8/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	2012m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	2:21.40	2:21.40	23.3m	$16	11	BORG C	$139,665	-	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Celtic Spirit 3. Aye Aye Captain

Resilient N (Fr5) 18321331x4
Trainer: Joe Bongiorno (Wanora)
Driver: Joe Bongiorno
Prize Money: $102,785
Win / Place: 19% / 53%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: TERROR TO LOVE (NZ)

Dam: WOMAN IN BLACK (NZ)

Rating

2: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.50

Driver Stats

Comments

Continued his steady form from last campaign first-up. Returned to racing with a 4th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 4 m by Banderas (1:53.00) in NW23671L5 on June 30 at $8.23. Won last start in his previous preparation at Albion Park over 1660m 4yo+. Solid claims.

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	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joe Bongiorno	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.8m	$8.23	129	NW23671L5	$40,639	$3,251	1. Banderas 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Escape To America
129 Day Spell
1st of 9	21/2/26	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	J MacDonald	1:55.30	1:51.8	10.3m	$5.50	7	B 5 NR 55 or better	$16,000	$9,135	1. Resilient 2. Commodore Jujon 3. O B Legal
3rd of 9	14/2/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Tom Callaghan	2:32.90	1:55.1	17.0m	$31	7	B 5 NR 55 or better	$21,380	$1,733	1. Final Deadline 2. My Ultimate Flynn 3. Resilient
3rd of 10	7/2/26	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Adam Sanderson	1:54.00	1:50.5	13.0m	$12	7	B 5 NR 55 or better	$14,500	$1,197	1. Fernco Nel 2. Betterthan Popsy 3. Resilient
1st of 9	31/1/26	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Tom Callaghan	1:55.00	1:51.5	0.3m	$126	7	NR up to 75	$20,770	$12,125	1. Resilient 2. Daisy Diana 3. Mullum Hank
2nd of 8	24/1/26	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Shane Graham	1:56.20	1:52.7	1.1m	$6.00	11	B 5 NR 55 or better	$14,500	$2,394	1. Jensville 2. Resilient 3. Targaryen

Churchviewfrankl Ir (Fr6) 6735512356
Trainer: Pat Lachance ()
Driver: Pat Lachance
Prize Money: $498,999
Win / Place: 17% / 54%

8 yo Bay Horse

Sire: FORECLOSURE N

Dam: LYONS FLUM

Rating

1:49.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Well beaten last start by Gorgeous Big Guy, a rival who he faces again; when 30 metres sixth at this track over 1609m in a NW20000L5 race on June 30. Can't have on that basis.

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	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Pat Lachance	1:52.00	1:52.00	30.8m	$51	7	NW20000L5	$40,639	-	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Downbythewater 3. Kwick Sand
5th of 7	23/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Pat Lachance	1:52.40	1:52.40	16.5m	$27	7	NW23101L5	$39,052	$1,953	1. Evileye Fleegle 2. Blue Lou 3. Hemsworth
3rd of 7	16/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Pat Lachance	1:53.30	1:53.30	9.0m	$26	7	NW20321L5	$39,052	$4,686	1. Joemikiyoursofine 2. Hemsworth 3. Churchviewfrankl
2nd of 6	9/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Pat Lachance	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.9m	$14	8	NW10000L5	$29,289	$7,322	1. Really Bright 2. Churchviewfrankl 3. Th Colby
1st of 7	1/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Pat Lachance	1:54.30	1:54.30	3.8m	$1.60f	7	NW7956L5	$23,710	$11,855	1. Churchviewfrankl 2. Ever Hoping 3. Ameritric
5th of 8	25/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Pat Lachance	1:53.40	1:53.40	17.3m	$57	13	NW10000L5	$26,536	$1,327	1. Hemsworth 2. Speaker Of Peace 3. Quote Me Not

Collective Works A (Fr7) 6745322343
Trainer: Douglas Rothlein (Meredith)
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $155,448
Win / Place: 12% / 43%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: CHLOE VARGARITA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 9-13-9

Distance

44: 6-8-6

Trk/Dst

30: 1-6-6

Track

30: 1-6-6

Season

18: 1-4-4

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

15: 1-4-2

Non-Metro

56: 8-9-7

Mobile

40: 8-7-3

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

71: 9-13-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.70

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 10 m by Backstreet Shadow (1:53.40) in NW15000L5 on June 15 at $60.21. Two runs back 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 14 m by Captain Moore (1:52.40) in NW16841L5 on June 8 at $57.83. Better off avoiding.

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 7	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Scott Zeron	1:53.40	1:53.40	10.5m	$60	7	NW15000L5	$32,078	$3,849	1. Backstreet Shadow 2. Coalford Topguy Gb 3. Collective Works
4th of 8	8/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Austin Siegelman	1:52.40	1:52.40	14.3m	$58	7	NW16841L5	$32,078	$2,566	1. Captain Moore 2. None Bettor 3. Coalford Topguy Gb
3rd of 8	1/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Scott Zeron	1:54.00	1:54.00	9.8m	$67	7	NW15000L5	$29,289	$3,515	1. Jumpingjackmac 2. Keayang Kamikaze 3. Collective Works
2nd of 8	25/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Austin Siegelman	1:55.10	1:55.10	5.3m	$66	13	NW7791L5	$23,743	$5,936	1. Yorokobi 2. Collective Works 3. Ameritric
2nd of 8	12/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Scott Zeron	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.9m	$7.47	7	NW5000L5	$20,950	$5,237	1. Heaven On High 2. Collective Works 3. Rayray
3rd of 8	5/5/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Scott Zeron	1:55.30	1:55.30	2.3m	$4.72	7	NW5000L5	$20,950	$2,514	1. Wattsup Sunshine 2. Lyons Benjamin 3. Collective Works

Gorgeous Big Guy (Fr8) 5143241811
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $748,008
Win / Place: 30% / 72%

Going for the Hat-Trick

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ASHLEE'S BIG GUY

Dam: GORGEOUS RANGER

Rating

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Scored at his last two starts. Last start posted a big 8 m win (Fr1) at this track (1:52.00) beating Downbythewater in NW20000L5 on June 30 at $3.10. Hard to leave out on current form. Must be considered.

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
1st of 8	30/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Yannick Gingras	1:52.00	1:52.00	8.3m	$3.10	7	NW20000L5	$40,639	$20,319	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Downbythewater 3. Kwick Sand
1st of 6	23/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.9m	$7.20	8	NW16041L5	$32,078	$16,039	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Kwick Sand 3. Zebs Krafty
8th of 8	15/6/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:51.00	1:51.00	72.8m	$80	10	3-6 YO OPN	$59,972	-	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Verdun 3. Captain Moore
1st of 9	5/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:49.40	1:49.40	2.3m	$4.50	7	OPEN 3	$22,315	$11,158	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Tellmeaboutit 3. Ponda Ferarri
4th of 7	29/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marcus Miller	1:48.10	1:48.10	14.3m	$3.20	7	OPEN 2-3	$25,105	$2,008	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Shooting In Place 3. Yourwishisgranted
2nd of 9	22/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:50.40	1:50.40	4.5m	$3.50	7	OPEN 4	$19,553	$4,888	1. Golden Bay 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Downbytheocean

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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