Yonkers Raceway Race 3

Race 3

Prize Money: $28,531

TELLING TALL TALES (2) is an in-form gelding who has managed five wins and one minor placings from six starts this prep. Produced another fine effort last start when he finished second over 1609m at Tioga Downs, beaten 6 metres. Likely to get all the favours from this nice draw. Meets a comparable field and he is a strong winning hope. CHAPTER DARBY (3) ran fourth last start at Tioga Downs over 1609m, beaten 25 metres. Expecting a very good run. SUPREME CHAPTER (5) is in the mix following a fourth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at Tioga Downs. FOOLS GAME (1) is worth some thought despite his last-start sixth over 1609m at Tioga Downs on August 16.

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

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Fools Game (Fr1) 725176
Trainer: Brian Mattison ()
Driver: Leon Bailey
Prize Money: $23,222
Win / Place: 16% / 33%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: MET'S HALL

Dam: SING ME TO SLEEP

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 1-1-0

Distance

6: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

6: 1-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

5: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 1-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:59.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Won easily three starts back at Saratoga over 1609m NY EXCEL on July 28. Last time out 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at Tioga Downs, well beaten by Ocean Storm (1:56.30) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $6.53. Top-three finish is well within his grasp.

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 5	24/8/26	Saratoga	1609m			-	Brian Mattison	2:00.20	2:00.20	26.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Next Of Kin 2. Rg's Dazzle Me 3. Fools Game
6th of 6	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Swift	1:56.30	1:56.30	125.3m	$6.53	11	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Ocean Storm 2. Telling Tall Tales 3. Sevenberry
7th of 7	5/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kyle Swift	2:01.10	2:01.10	90.0m	$6.28	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Deviophelia 3. Amaretto Felix
1st of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Dexter Dunn	1:59.20	1:59.20	13.5m	$3.36	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Fools Game 2. Amaretto Felix 3. Splash Page
5th of 6	20/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Dexter Dunn	2:00.40	2:00.40	114.0m	$2.08	10	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$1,451	1. Splash Page 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
2nd of 8	10/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Swift	1:58.10	1:58.10	3.8m	$17	9	NYEXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Fools Game 3. Atomic Promise

Telling Tall Tales (Fr2) 111112
Trainer: Rob Harmon ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $79,454
Win / Place: 83% / 100%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BACK OF THE NECK

Dam: SCORES TO SETTLE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 5-1-0

Distance

6: 5-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

6: 5-1-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

5: 4-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 5-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start game effort when 2nd (Fr2) over 1609m at Tioga Downs beaten 6 m by Ocean Storm (1:56.30) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $1.75. Two runs back won by a 0.9 m (Fr2) at Batavia Downs (2:02.10) beating Celebrity Dubai in NY EXCEL on August 5 at $1.96. 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
2nd of 6	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	1:56.30	1:56.30	6.0m	$1.75f	11	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Ocean Storm 2. Telling Tall Tales 3. Sevenberry
3rd of 5	9/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m			-	Rob Harmon	1:57.10	1:57.10	24m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ocean Storm 2. Eighties Kool 3. Telling Tall Tales
1st of 7	5/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	2:02.10	2:02.10	0.9m	$1.96	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$14,265	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Celebrity Dubai 3. Goliath
1st of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Tyler Buter	1:59.40	1:59.40	4.5m	$1.68f	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
1st of 5	20/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	2:03.10	2:03.10	5.3m	$1.17f	10	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Mormont 3. Amaretto Felix
1st of 8	10/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Beckwith	1:58.10	1:58.10	3.8m	$1.34f	9	NYEXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Fools Game 3. Atomic Promise

Chapter Darby (Fr3) 2254
Trainer: Anette Lorentzon ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $18,223
Win / Place: 0% / 50%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: CHAPTER SEVEN (USA)

Dam: IMPERIALDARLING FR

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 0-2-0

Distance

4: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

3: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

4: 0-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at Tioga Downs, beaten 25 m by Betelgeusebluechip (1:58.30) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $9.99. Before that, 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at Batavia Downs, beaten 70 m by Betelgeusebluechip (2:01.10) in NY EXCEL on August 5 at $8.19. Capable of testing this line-up.

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 7	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Beckwith	1:58.30	1:58.30	26.3m	$9.99	11	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$2,282	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Amaretto Felix 3. Splash Page
5th of 7	5/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Stratton	2:01.10	2:01.10	69.0m	$8.19	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$1,427	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Deviophelia 3. Amaretto Felix
2nd of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:59.40	1:59.40	4.5m	$3.65	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
2nd of 6	20/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Stratton	2:00.40	2:00.40	0.6m	$28	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Splash Page 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
3rd of 6	1/7/26	The Red Mile	1609m			-	Stephane Guelpa	1:58.30	1:58.30	21m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Oliver Blu 2. Erupption Zone 3. Chapter Darby

Splash Page (Fr4) 41363
Trainer: George Ducharme ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $23,743
Win / Place: 20% / 60%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: CHAPTER SEVEN (USA)

Dam: AN OCEAN AWAY

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-0-2

Distance

5: 1-0-2

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 1-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

4: 1-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 1-0-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:00.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Last start 3rd (Fr4) over 1609m at Tioga Downs, beaten 22 m by Betelgeusebluechip (1:58.30) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $12.95. Two runs back 6th (Fr1) over 1609m at Batavia Downs, beaten 75 m by Betelgeusebluechip (2:01.10) in NY EXCEL on August 5 at $3.77. 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
3rd of 7	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Braxten Boyd	1:58.30	1:58.30	22.5m	$13	11	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$3,424	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Amaretto Felix 3. Splash Page
6th of 7	5/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	2:01.10	2:01.10	77.3m	$3.77	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Deviophelia 3. Amaretto Felix
3rd of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:59.20	1:59.20	16.5m	$2.29f	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$3,483	1. Fools Game 2. Amaretto Felix 3. Splash Page
1st of 6	20/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	2:00.40	2:00.40	0.6m	$7.08	10	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Splash Page 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
4th of 8	10/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ridge Warren	1:58.10	1:58.10	23.3m	$8.83	-	NYEXCEL	$29,028	$2,322	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Fools Game 3. Atomic Promise
3rd of 5	1/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Ridge Warren	2:00.40	2:00.40	14.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Joseph The Great 2. What The Neck 3. Splash Page

Supreme Chapter (Fr5) 224
Trainer: Marcus Melander ()
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $16,796
Win / Place: 0% / 66%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: CHAPTER SEVEN (USA)

Dam: INFINITY

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 0-2-0

Distance

3: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

3: 0-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

3: 0-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at Tioga Downs beaten 21 m by Deviophelia (1:58.00) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $4.31. At his previous start good run when 2nd (Fr1) over 1609m at Saratoga beaten 11 m by Betelgeusebluechip (1:59.30) in NY EXCEL on July 28 at $1.66. One of the better hopes.

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 6	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Mattias Melander	1:58.00	1:58.00	21.0m	$4.31	19	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$2,282	1. Deviophelia 2. Koufax 3. Atomic Promise
2nd of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Dexter Dunn	1:59.30	1:59.30	11.3m	$1.66f	18	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Supreme Chapter 3. Im Vengeance
2nd of 8	10/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Dexter Dunn	1:57.40	1:57.40	6.0m	$2.23f	-	NYEXCEL	$29,028	$7,257	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Supreme Chapter 3. Sevenselena
2nd of 6	26/6/26	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Mattias Melander	1:58.10	1:58.10	8.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Headline 2. Supreme Chapter 3. Kountry Win
6th of 7	19/6/26	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Mattias Melander	1:59.10	1:59.10	69m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Highest Mountain 2. Mackinac Isle 3. Knotts

Bleu Royale (Fr6) 625
Trainer: Dylan Huckabone-Miller ()
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $20,471
Win / Place: 0% / 33%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: MET'S HALL

Dam: NEW ROYALTY

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 0-1-0

Distance

3: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

3: 0-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at Tioga Downs, beaten 30 m by Betelgeusebluechip (1:58.30) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $22.61. Two runs back 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at Ocean Downs beaten 19 m by Mike Franks (2:02.40) in MSF2YOCG T on August 3 at $4.90. Not among the main chances.

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	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Dylan Huckabone Miller	1:58.30	1:58.30	27.8m	$23	13	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$1,427	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Amaretto Felix 3. Splash Page
2nd of 7	3/8/26	Ocean Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Dylan Huckabone Miller	2:02.40	2:02.40	19.5m	$4.90	6	MSF2YOCG T	$76,177	$19,044	1. Mike Franks 2. Bleu Royale 3. Celebrity Tequila
6th of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Yannick Gingras	1:59.40	1:59.40	18.8m	$40	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	-	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
4th of 7	17/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m			-	Claude Huckabone Iii	2:04.20	2:04.20	9.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Forcible Entry 2. Thunderonthebeach 3. Nanny's Ce Ce

Koufax (Fr7) 883442
Trainer: Cory Stratton ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $20,881
Win / Place: 0% / 33%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: BACK OF THE NECK

Dam: BIG WEEZY

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 0-1-1

Distance

6: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

6: 0-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

5: 0-1-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 0-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Last start 2nd (Fr2) over 1609m at Tioga Downs, beaten 10 m by Deviophelia (1:58.00) in NY EXCEL on August 16 at $15.57. Two runs back 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at Batavia Downs beaten 50 m by Betelgeusebluechip (2:01.10) in NY EXCEL on August 5 at $98. Doesn't look smart enough to threaten.

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 6	16/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	1:58.00	1:58.00	10.5m	$16	11	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Deviophelia 2. Koufax 3. Atomic Promise
4th of 7	5/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Drew Monti	2:01.10	2:01.10	52.5m	$98	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$2,282	1. Betelgeusebluechip 2. Deviophelia 3. Amaretto Felix
4th of 6	28/7/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Dexter Dunn	1:59.40	1:59.40	7.5m	$4.06	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$2,322	1. Telling Tall Tales 2. Chapter Darby 3. Drew Goldstein
3rd of 5	20/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:59.00	1:59.00	33.0m	$28	10	NYSS	$76,197	$9,144	1. Celebrity Dubai 2. Magic Musk 3. Koufax
8th of 8	10/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Beckwith	1:57.20	1:57.20	36.0m	$32	9	NYSS	$80,552	-	1. Bigtime Chapter 2. Uncle Rob 3. Archon
8th of 8	1/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Cory Stratton	2:00.30	2:00.30	135.0m	$16	-	NYSS	$159,942	-	1. Uncle Rob 2. Celebrity Dubai 3. Mormont

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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