Yonkers Raceway Race 5

Race 5

Prize Money: $28,531

TAKES COURAGE (6) has been very consistent of late. Scored at his latest appearance over 1609m at Batavia Downs, getting home by 2.25 metres. Meets a comparable field and he can figure in the finish. HUNT ME DOWN (1) scored a dominant win off the inside draw over 1609m at Batavia Downs last time out. Will enjoy a nice run again from this favourable starting position. Primary contender in this comparable race. TWIN B WILDFIRE (2) is a big chance following a run of three top-three finishes, the latest at Saratoga two-and-a-half weeks ago. Real threat to the top selections. MY BROTHERS KEEPER (3) is in the mix following a respectable third at his most recent appearance over 1609m at Batavia Downs.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NY EX 2CGP

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Hunt Me Down (Fr1) 321
Trainer: Chuck Connor (Jnr) ()
Driver: Leon Bailey
Prize Money: $24,881
Win / Place: 33% / 100%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: PLANET OCEAN

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 1-1-1

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

3: 1-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

2: 1-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

3: 1-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start won by 8 m (Fr1) at Batavia Downs (1:55.40) beating Beach Playin in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $3.14. No reason he cannot get the job done 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 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Leon Bailey	1:55.40	1:55.40	8.3m	$3.14	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$14,265	1. Hunt Me Down 2. Beach Playin 3. Wardensville
2nd of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Leon Bailey	1:54.30	1:54.30	14.3m	$45	16	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Takes Courage 2. Hunt Me Down 3. Babylon Blue Chip
3rd of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Leon Bailey	1:54.10	1:54.10	22.5m	$22	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$3,483	1. Takes Courage 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Hunt Me Down
5th of 5	4/7/26	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Joe Bongiorno	1:56.40	1:56.40	10.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Hascalovici 2. Jerzy George 3. Furino

Twin B Wildfire (Fr2) 41223
Trainer: Hunter Oakes ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $34,310
Win / Place: 20% / 80%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: TWIN B FABULOUS

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-2-1

Distance

5: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 1-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

4: 1-2-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 1-2-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was beaten by 6 m finishing second behind Bacchus Blue Chip at Monticello Raceway over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on July 27 at $2.06. Then a handy effort when beaten by 4 m finishing third behind Bacchus Blue Chip at Saratoga over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on August 4 at $2.99. Definite winning chance.

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	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:55.40	1:55.40	3.8m	$2.99	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$3,424	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. Twin B Wildfire
2nd of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:55.10	1:55.10	6.8m	$2.06f	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Rowdy Station
2nd of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.9m	$1.39f	11	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Takes Courage 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Hunt Me Down
1st of 7	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:57.10	1:57.10	27.8m	$1.23f	10	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Twin B Wildfire 2. Shadow Hill 3. Playboy Fever
4th of 8	28/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:53.40	1:53.40	28.5m	$16	-	2YOCG	$23,222	$1,858	1. Crunchstyle 2. Tom Collins 3. Fast Getaway
2nd of 6	17/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Jason Bartlett	1:57.40	1:57.40	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Harbaugh 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Shadow Hill

My Brothers Keeper (Fr3) 22373
Trainer: George Ducharme ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $21,421
Win / Place: 0% / 80%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: KEEPERS DESTINY

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 0-2-2

Distance

5: 0-2-2

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 0-2-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 0-2-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Improved last start with a good run when 3rd (Fr2) over 1609m at Batavia Downs beaten 17 m by Takes Courage (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $31.40. Close to a breakthrough.

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	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett MacDonald	1:55.40	1:55.40	17.3m	$31	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$3,424	1. Takes Courage 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
7th of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Wally Hennessey	1:55.40	1:55.40	20.3m	$14	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. Twin B Wildfire
3rd of 5	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:56.00	1:56.00	7.5m	$5.94	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$3,483	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
2nd of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Stratton	1:54.20	1:54.20	10.5m	$3.73	11	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. Dream Hunter
2nd of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	1:57.10	1:57.10	6.0m	$5.01	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. You Gotta Gogogo
1st of 4	23/6/26	Philadelphia	1609m			-	Troy Beyer	1:57.40	1:57.40	27.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. My Brothers Keeper 2. Captain Brody 3. Lace Up Hanover

Lyin Inthe Shadows (Fr4) 77
Trainer: Andy Gardner ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: J P SILVER

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

9: 4-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

0: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

2: 0-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Meets Takes Courage again; when 95 metres seventh at Saratoga over 1609m in a NY EXCEL race on August 4. 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
7th of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brett Beckwith	1:54.30	1:54.30	93.8m	$7.74	9	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Takes Courage 2. Hunt Me Down 3. Babylon Blue Chip
7th of 9	26/7/26	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Pat Curtin	1:52.00	1:52.00	39.0m	$24	-	KYPROUD2CP	$72,569	-	1. Crazygirlsburnsage 2. Secret Sun 3. My Body Guard

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Start

Surface

Barrier

Driver

Race Time

Mile Rate

Margin

Days

Class

Prize

Prize Won

Result

7th of 7

4/8/26

Saratoga

1609m

All Weather

Fr3

Brett Beckwith

1:54.30

93.8m

$7.74

NY EXCEL

$28,531

1. Takes Courage

2. Hunt Me Down

3. Babylon Blue Chip

7th of 9

26/7/26

The Red Mile

1609m

All Weather

Fr7

Pat Curtin

1:52.00

39.0m

$24

KYPROUD2CP

$72,569

1. Crazygirlsburnsage

2. Secret Sun

3. My Body Guard

Doc's Del Mar (Fr5) 64655
Trainer: Rob Harmon ()
Driver: Todd McCarthy
Prize Money: $5,176
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: DOC'S DELIGHT

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 0-0-0

Distance

5: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 0-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Meets Hunt Me Down again; when 30 metres fifth at Batavia Downs over 1609m in a NY EXCEL race on August 12. 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
5th of 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Swift	1:55.40	1:55.40	30.8m	$12	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$1,427	1. Hunt Me Down 2. Beach Playin 3. Wardensville
5th of 6	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Swift	1:55.40	1:55.40	29.3m	$27	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$1,427	1. Its News To Me 2. Wardensville 3. Amarillo
6th of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Tyler Buter	1:58.00	1:58.00	10.5m	$51	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	-	1. Takes Courage 2. Beach Bum Bluechip 3. You Gotta Gogogo
4th of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Tyler Buter	1:54.20	1:54.20	16.5m	$14	11	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$2,322	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. Dream Hunter
6th of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Swift	1:55.40	1:55.40	56.3m	$12	-	NYSS	$79,100	-	1. Bastonata Bluechip 2. Wardensville 3. Global Choice
1st of 4	27/6/26	Tioga Downs	1609m			-	Michael Merton	1:56.10	1:56.10	45.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Doc's Del Mar 2. Burdena 3. Captain Jackie

Takes Courage (Fr6) 21111
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $63,364
Win / Place: 80% / 100%

Picket Fence

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: AMERICAN COURAGE

Dam: NORINORO HANOVER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 4-1-0

Distance

5: 4-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 4-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 3-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 4-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Comes here in the right form. Won by 2.25 m as favourite (Fr3) at Batavia Downs (1:55.40) beating Its News To Me in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $1.72. Two runs back won by 14 m (Fr5) at Saratoga (1:54.30) beating Hunt Me Down in NY EXCEL on August 4 at $3.58. Strong winning prospects.

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 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:55.40	1:55.40	2.3m	$1.72f	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$14,265	1. Takes Courage 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
1st of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:54.30	1:54.30	14.3m	$3.58	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$14,265	1. Takes Courage 2. Hunt Me Down 3. Babylon Blue Chip
1st of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:58.00	1:58.00	0.6m	$3.46	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Takes Courage 2. Beach Bum Bluechip 3. You Gotta Gogogo
1st of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.9m	$2.73	12	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Takes Courage 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Hunt Me Down
2nd of 7	7/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:55.40	1:55.40	0.3m	$2.60	-	2YOC	$23,222	$5,806	1. Riverranch Miki 2. Takes Courage 3. Blackfoot Bluechip
2nd of 5	24/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Matt Kakaley	1:56.20	1:56.20	0.9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Current Events 2. Takes Courage 3. Salazar Returns

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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