Yonkers Raceway Race 3

Race 3

Prize Money: $59,722

STERLING CHOICE (3) has been competitive of late and kept the ball rolling last time when 9 metres from the winner in third over 1609m at this track. Will enjoy a nice run from this favourable starting position. Good enough to put himself in the winners' stall. CHASE H HANOVER (4) is in good form at present. Finished fifth at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 metres. Tackles a similar assignment and he can take care of this line-up. CAPTAIN MOORE A (6) is worth plenty of thought off a last-start win by 8 metres at this track over 1609m. VERDUN (1) must be respected after scoring last start by a neck at this track over 1609m.

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

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Verdun (Fr1) 8335144541
Trainer: Pat Lachance ()
Driver: Pat Lachance
Prize Money: $1,315,491
Win / Place: 25% / 61%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: POP GOES THEWEASEL

Rating

Stats

Career

112: 28-21-20

Distance

109: 28-19-20

Trk/Dst

72: 20-15-14

Track

75: 20-17-14

Season

25: 5-5-3

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-1-2

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

111: 28-21-20

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

112: 28-21-20

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Going well. Last start won by a neck as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:52.10) beating Catalpa Rescue in NW32101L5 on September 7 at $2.39. In the mix.

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	7/9/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Pat Lachance	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.3m	$2.39f	7	NW32101L5	$45,833	$22,917	1. Verdun 2. Catalpa Rescue 3. Federer
4th of 8	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Pat Lachance	1:51.20	1:51.20	9.0m	$14	7	INVITATION	$61,341	$4,907	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Bourbon County 3. Captain Albano
5th of 8	24/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Pat Lachance	1:52.00	1:52.00	10.5m	$6.87	7	NW30000L5	$47,076	$2,354	1. Bourbon County 2. Speaker Of Peace 3. Wish You Well
4th of 6	17/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Pat Lachance	1:51.30	1:51.30	9.0m	$3.40	7	3-6 YO OPN	$61,341	$4,907	1. Go Go Grasshopper 2. Bourbon County 3. Howlenthehills
4th of 8	10/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Pat Lachance	1:51.30	1:51.30	6.8m	$2.69	7	NW30000L5	$47,076	$3,766	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Kwick Sand 3. Jumpingjackmac
1st of 8	3/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Pat Lachance	1:51.40	1:51.40	5.3m	$1.25f	7	NW30000L5	$47,076	$23,538	1. Verdun 2. Young Bluey 3. Kwick Sand

Jumpingjackmac N (Fr2) 1715641323
Trainer: Doug Dilloian (Jnr) ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $1,193,588
Win / Place: 23% / 64%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MACH THREE (CAN)

Dam: JUMPFORJOY (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

109: 26-29-15

Distance

33: 5-8-9

Trk/Dst

31: 5-8-8

Track

31: 5-8-8

Season

18: 3-3-4

1st Up

9: 4-2-0

2nd Up

9: 2-4-1

3rd Up

9: 2-1-1

Metro

71: 19-20-5

Non-Metro

38: 7-9-10

Mobile

76: 21-21-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

109: 26-29-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Eight-year-old gelding been racing consistently with 3 consecutive minor placings. Fair effort last start 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 5 m by Railroad Station (1:51.10) in NW30000L5 on August 31 at $2.47. Prefer others this time.

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	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:51.10	1:51.10	5.3m	$2.47	14	NW30000L5	$47,076	$5,649	1. Railroad Station 2. Heza Risk Taker 3. Jumpingjackmac
2nd of 6	17/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Joe Bongiorno	1:52.20	1:52.20	1.5m	$2.79	7	NW32491L5	$47,076	$11,769	1. Sterling Choice 2. Jumpingjackmac 3. Blue Lou
3rd of 8	10/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Colin Kelly	1:51.30	1:51.30	6.0m	$19	7	NW30000L5	$47,076	$5,649	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Kwick Sand 3. Jumpingjackmac
1st of 7	3/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.0m	$1.71f	7	NW20000L5	$39,943	$19,971	1. Jumpingjackmac 2. Udderly Sweet 3. Laser Speed
4th of 8	27/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brent Holland	1:50.30	1:50.30	5.3m	$20	7	NW30000L5	$47,896	$3,832	1. Sterling Choice 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Kwick Sand
6th of 6	20/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Colin Kelly	1:53.00	1:53.00	13.5m	$30	7	NW33876L5	$47,896	-	1. Mac's Delight 2. Young Bluey 3. Kwick Sand

Sterling Choice (Fr3) 7245158133
Trainer: Jared Bako ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $725,451
Win / Place: 28% / 65%

Track / Distance Specialist

4 yo Roan Horse

Sire: BETTERTHANCHEDDAR (USA)

Dam: PLATINUM CHOICE

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 13-9-8

Distance

46: 13-9-8

Trk/Dst

22: 10-3-2

Track

22: 10-3-2

Season

18: 3-4-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

46: 13-9-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

46: 13-9-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Fair run when beaten by 4.5 m finishing third behind Captain Moore at this track over 1609m in a 3-6 YO OPN on August 31 at $3.01. Then a handy effort when beaten by 9 m finishing third behind Captain Moore at this track over 1609m in a 3-6 YO OPN on September 7 at $11.32. Chief contender.

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	7/9/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jason Bartlett	1:50.40	1:50.40	9.8m	$11	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,722	$7,167	1. Captain Moore 2. Howlenthehills 3. Sterling Choice
3rd of 8	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:51.30	1:51.30	4.5m	$3.01	14	3-6 YO OPN	$61,341	$7,361	1. Captain Moore 2. Howlenthehills 3. Sterling Choice
1st of 6	17/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Colin Kelly	1:52.20	1:52.20	1.5m	$1.96f	7	NW32491L5	$47,076	$23,538	1. Sterling Choice 2. Jumpingjackmac 3. Blue Lou
8th of 8	10/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Daniel Dube	1:51.30	1:51.30	22.5m	$10	7	NW30000L5	$47,076	-	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Kwick Sand 3. Jumpingjackmac
5th of 6	3/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:50.10	1:50.10	14.3m	$6.78	7	INVITATION	$61,341	$3,067	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Celtic Spirit 3. Gorgeous Big Guy
1st of 8	27/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:50.30	1:50.30	1.5m	$1.99f	7	NW30000L5	$47,896	$23,948	1. Sterling Choice 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Kwick Sand

Chase H Hanover (Fr4) 8173122125
Trainer: Joe Bongiorno ()
Driver: Joe Bongiorno
Prize Money: $1,270,850
Win / Place: 30% / 67%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: CALGARY HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

100: 30-19-18

Distance

97: 30-19-17

Trk/Dst

32: 7-10-4

Track

35: 7-10-5

Season

17: 4-3-4

1st Up

4: 0-1-2

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

4: 3-1-0

Metro

5: 1-0-2

Non-Metro

95: 29-19-16

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

100: 30-19-18

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:47.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Sweet Beach Life (1:51.20) in INVITATION on August 31 at $13.45. Before that, a solid effort when 2nd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten a neck by Mac's Delight (1:51.20) in INVITATION on August 17 at $5.28. Has the right credentials to take this out.

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	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:51.20	1:51.20	9.8m	$13	14	INVITATION	$61,341	$3,067	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Bourbon County 3. Captain Albano
2nd of 6	17/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Joe Bongiorno	1:51.20	1:51.20	0.3m	$5.28	7	INVITATION	$61,341	$15,335	1. Mac's Delight 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Soho Firestone
1st of 8	10/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brent Holland	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.6m	$1.62f	14	NW30000L5	$47,076	$23,538	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Kwick Sand 3. Jumpingjackmac
2nd of 8	27/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joe Bongiorno	1:50.30	1:50.30	1.5m	$3.66	7	NW30000L5	$47,896	$11,974	1. Sterling Choice 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Kwick Sand
2nd of 7	20/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Joe Bongiorno	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$1.89f	7	NW20000L5	$40,639	$10,160	1. Paris's Dragon 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Thenu Came Along
1st of 8	13/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Joe Bongiorno	1:51.00	1:51.00	6.8m	$1.39f	9	NW15000L5	$33,382	$16,691	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Thenu Came Along 3. Hemsworth

Mac's Delight (Fr5) 5111121365
Trainer: Petter Engblom ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $700,519
Win / Place: 29% / 59%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: MICHELLE'S PRIDE

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 26-17-9

Distance

87: 26-17-9

Trk/Dst

16: 6-1-1

Track

16: 6-1-1

Season

15: 6-3-2

1st Up

5: 1-2-2

2nd Up

5: 0-3-1

3rd Up

5: 4-0-1

Metro

22: 4-5-3

Non-Metro

65: 22-12-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

87: 26-17-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Meets Captain Moore again; when 15 metres fifth at this track over 1609m in a 3-6 YO OPN race on September 7. 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	7/9/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Colin Kelly	1:50.40	1:50.40	15.8m	$24	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,722	$2,986	1. Captain Moore 2. Howlenthehills 3. Sterling Choice
6th of 8	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:51.30	1:51.30	12.8m	$7.99	7	3-6 YO OPN	$61,341	-	1. Captain Moore 2. Howlenthehills 3. Sterling Choice
3rd of 7	24/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Joe Bongiorno	1:50.40	1:50.40	8.3m	$3.73	7	INVITATION	$61,341	$7,361	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Captinhammerhead 3. Mac's Delight
1st of 6	17/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:51.20	1:51.20	0.3m	$7.85	13	INVITATION	$61,341	$30,670	1. Mac's Delight 2. Chase H Hanover 3. Soho Firestone
2nd of 6	4/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:50.20	1:50.20	3.0m	$2.87	7	3-6 YO OPN	$61,341	$15,335	1. Best Chip 2. Mac's Delight 3. Howlenthehills
1st of 6	28/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$4.33	8	3-6 YO OPN	$62,409	$31,205	1. Mac's Delight 2. Go Go Grasshopper 3. Howlenthehills

Captain Moore A (Fr6) 5133142711
Trainer: Scott Blackler (Burrumbeet)
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $535,603
Win / Place: 35% / 66%

Track / Distance Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOHO LANIKAI (AUS)

Dam: OUR CHELSEA GIRL (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 19-7-10

Distance

43: 16-4-9

Trk/Dst

33: 12-3-6

Track

35: 13-3-6

Season

21: 6-2-4

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

11: 2-3-3

Non-Metro

43: 17-4-7

Mobile

12: 4-3-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

54: 19-7-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Last start posted a big 8 m win as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:50.40) beating Howlenthehills in 3-6 YO OPN on September 7 at $1.17. Hard to leave out on current form. Sure to give backers a sight.

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	7/9/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:50.40	1:50.40	8.3m	$1.17f	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,722	$29,861	1. Captain Moore 2. Howlenthehills 3. Sterling Choice
1st of 8	31/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brent Holland	1:51.30	1:51.30	4.5m	$2.35f	9	3-6 YO OPN	$61,341	$30,670	1. Captain Moore 2. Howlenthehills 3. Sterling Choice
7th of 8	22/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Scott Zeron	1:48.40	1:48.40	9.8m	$14	14	FFA-G3	$142,653	-	1. For Once Inmy Life 2. Surreal Ideal 3. Dandy Ideal
2nd of 8	8/8/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Todd McCarthy	1:48.20	1:48.20	0.6m	$46	19	MCKEE MEM-G2	$197,789	$49,447	1. Women Layer 2. Captain Moore 3. Surreal Ideal
4th of 7	20/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:51.30	1:51.30	4.5m	$4.76	7	3-6 YO OPN	$62,409	$4,993	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Go Go Grasshopper 3. Verdun
1st of 6	13/7/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:51.20	1:51.20	1.5m	$3.71	21	3-6 YO OPN	$62,409	$31,205	1. Captain Moore 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Verdun

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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