Yonkers Raceway Race 9

Race 9

Prize Money: $30,628

STERLING CHOICE (3) made it three wins in succession when he scored by 9 metres last time out here at this trip. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Tackles a similar assignment and he can go right on with the job. DREAM BIRD (4) scored at Pocono Downs three runs ago but has been unplaced in two subsequent runs, the latest when fourth over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 metres. Good enough to take out a race like this. ALRITEALRITEALRITE (1) is a great chance after a string of sound recent performances, the latest a solid second at this track over 1609m. Hard to find fault. CHIEF BOGO (8) must be respected after scoring last start by 2.25 metres at Pocono Downs over 1609m.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: HGW5BNM7

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Alritealritealrite (Fr1) 3644414432
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $225,677
Win / Place: 6.67% / 35%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: LAZARUS N

Dam: HOT SPOT HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 3-5-8

Distance

45: 3-5-8

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-2

Track

4: 0-1-2

Season

15: 1-1-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-3

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

9: 0-1-3

Non-Metro

36: 3-4-5

All-Weather

45: 3-5-8

Best Mile

1:52.00

Comments

Two back was beaten by 6 m finishing third behind Matai Phil at this track over 1609m in a HGW2BN4PM on November 18 at $8.32. Then a handy effort when beaten by 9 m finishing second behind Sterling Choice at this track over 1609m in a HGW5BNM7 on November 25 at $37.89.

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	25/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Matt Kakaley	1:54.10	1:54.10	9.8m	$38	7	HGW5BNM7	$30,534	$7,634	1. Sterling Choice 2. Alritealritealrite 3. Boxer Seelster
3rd of 8	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:55.30	1:55.30	6.8m	$8.32	23	HGW2BN4PM	$25,954	$3,115	1. Matai Phil 2. Alabama Lucky 3. Alritealritealrite
4th of 8	26/10/25	Flamboro Downs	1609m		All Weather	3	J Ryan	1:54.40	1:54.40	2.0m	$14	14	-	$10,360	$829	1. Century Lucifer 2. Trinidad 3. Devil's Wish
4th of 8	12/10/25	Flamboro Downs	1609m		All Weather	1	J Ryan	1:55.20	1:55.20	5.8m	$5.65	12	-	$10,360	$829	1. Devil's Wish 2. Reigning Captain 3. Yankee Clout
1st of 7	30/9/25	Flamboro Downs	1609m		All Weather	3	J Ryan	1:55.00	1:55.00	2.0m	$1.95f	9	-	$9,455	$4,727	1. Alritealritealrite 2. Connor B 3. Wicked Joules
4th of 7	21/9/25	Flamboro Downs	1609m		All Weather	7	J Ryan	1:54.10	1:54.10	5.3m	$17	7	-	$9,455	$756	1. Belmont Blazer 2. Erinwood Big Mack 3. Kountry Grace

Wavemaker (Fr2) 1184355353
Trainer: Cory Stratton ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $113,621
Win / Place: 20% / 48%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: TALL DARK STRANGER (USA)

Dam: MAKING WAVES

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 5-1-6

Distance

25: 5-1-6

Season

18: 5-0-4

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

Metro

3: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

22: 5-1-5

All-Weather

25: 5-1-6

Best Mile

1:49.30

Comments

Improved last start with a good run when 3rd (Fr6) over 1609m at Meadowlands beaten 6 m by Southwind Gendry (1:49.40) in NW7500L5CD on October 25 at $10.

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	21/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	Austin Siegelman	1:54.40	1:54.40	2.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Lyons Benjamin 2. Wavemaker 3. Venturesome Arden
3rd of 10	25/10/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Braxten Boyd	1:49.40	1:49.40	6.0m	$10	12	NW7500L5CD	$19,026	$2,283	1. Southwind Gendry 2. It's In The Stars 3. Wavemaker
5th of 7	13/10/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Andy Miller	1:50.10	1:50.10	18.8m	$22	16	KYSS3YOCG	$60,883	$3,044	1. Captain Arturovico 2. Ayeaye Captain Deo 3. Fear The Hate
3rd of 8	27/9/25	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Bradley Chisholm	1:49.20	1:49.20	8.3m	$10	12	OPEN HC	$18,349	$2,202	1. This Kit Rocks 2. Dale Yeah 3. Wavemaker
5th of 6	15/9/25	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Andrew McCarthy	1:50.20	1:50.20	8.3m	$19	13	COMMONWLTH	$152,905	$7,645	1. Strangerinthenight 2. Fusion 3. Delray Beach
5th of 8	2/9/25	The Red Mile	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Andrew McCarthy	1:50.30	1:50.30	11.3m	$25	9	COMMONWLTH	$45,872	$2,294	1. Fusion 2. Delray Beach 3. Making History

Sterling Choice (Fr3) 7253267111
Trainer: Jared Bako ()
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $530,421
Win / Place: 24% / 68%

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

Picket Fence

3 yo Roan Colt

Sire: BETTERTHANCHEDDAR (USA)

Dam: PLATINUM CHOICE

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 6-6-5

Distance

25: 6-6-5

Trk/Dst

3: 3-0-0

Track

3: 3-0-0

Season

16: 4-3-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

25: 6-6-5

All-Weather

25: 6-6-5

Best Mile

1:50.40

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Posted a big 9 m win as favourite (Fr3) at this track (1:54.10) beating Alritealritealrite in HGW5BNM7 on November 25 at $1.13. Two runs back won by a neck as favourite (Fr2) at this track (1:53.20) beating Lochlan Hanover in HGW2BN4PM on November 18 at $1.55.

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 6	25/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:54.10	1:54.10	9.8m	$1.13f	7	HGW5BNM7	$30,534	$15,267	1. Sterling Choice 2. Alritealritealrite 3. Boxer Seelster
1st of 8	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.3m	$1.55f	28	HGW2BN4PM	$25,954	$12,977	1. Sterling Choice 2. Lochlan Hanover 3. No Tresspassing
1st of 8	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.3m	$1.14f	10	HGW2BN4PM	$28,919	$14,460	1. Sterling Choice 2. Kwick Sand 3. White Lotus
7th of 10	11/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	10	B Davis (Jnr)	1:48.20	1:48.20	11.0m	$105	9	OPEN	$327,154	-	1. Crack Shot 2. Fifth And Five 3. Boxer Seelster
6th of 7	2/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	3	B Davis (Jnr)	1:49.40	1:49.40	8.5m	$33	26	OPEN	$155,729	-	1. Crack Shot 2. Boxer Seelster, Fifth And Five 3.
2nd of 6	6/9/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	5	B Davis (Jnr)	1:51.00	1:51.00	4.5m	$9.00	7	OPEN	$89,057	$22,264	1. Crack Shot 2. Sterling Choice 3. Control Rocks

Dream Bird (Fr4) 8522622144
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $213,251
Win / Place: 10% / 50%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: OSPREY BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 6-15-8

Distance

58: 6-15-8

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Track

3: 0-1-0

Season

20: 1-7-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-3-0

Metro

3: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

55: 6-14-8

All-Weather

58: 6-15-8

Best Mile

1:49.30

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Sterling Choice (1:54.10) in HGW5BNM7 on November 25 at $17.86. Before that, 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Levine (1:53.20) in NW15000L5 on November 18 at $8.77.

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	25/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:54.10	1:54.10	30.0m	$18	7	HGW5BNM7	$30,534	$2,443	1. Sterling Choice 2. Alritealritealrite 3. Boxer Seelster
4th of 8	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:53.20	1:53.20	12.0m	$8.77	10	NW15000L5	$29,008	$2,321	1. Levine 2. Hazeville 3. Benhope Rulz
1st of 8	8/11/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Tyler Buter	1:51.40	1:51.40	0.6m	$60	14	NW10500L4	$19,847	$9,924	1. Dream Bird 2. I Did It Myway 3. Magnifico Hanover
2nd of 10	25/10/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Tyler Buter	1:50.40	1:50.40	0.9m	$11	7	TM<86CD	$22,831	$5,708	1. Rydingtothewire 2. Dream Bird 3. T H Tyson
2nd of 8	18/10/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:51.20	1:51.20	0.9m	$29	18	W4-6PM CG	$26,636	$6,659	1. Makes Sense 2. Dream Bird 3. Namaste Hanover
6th of 8	30/9/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Tyler Buter	1:50.40	1:50.40	18.0m	$43	7	NW5500L4	$15,291	-	1. Intimidation 2. Dracarys Z 3. Dance It Out

Matai Phil N (Fr5) 1674842115
Trainer: Agostino Abbatiello (PUKEKOHE)
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $105,715
Win / Place: 24% / 44%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WASHINGTON VC (USA)

Dam: MATAI KATIE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 7-2-4

Distance

12: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

11: 3-1-0

Track

11: 3-1-0

Season

11: 3-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

12: 2-1-2

Non-Metro

17: 5-1-2

Mobile

13: 3-0-2

Standing

5: 1-1-2

All-Weather

29: 7-2-4

Slushy

1: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:54.20

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Sterling Choice (1:54.10) in HGW5BNM7 on November 25 at $14.38. Showed ability the run before when he won by 6 m as favourite (Fr6) at this track (1:55.30) beating Alabama Lucky in HGW2BN4PM on November 18 at $1.49.

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 6	25/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:54.10	1:54.10	32.3m	$14	7	HGW5BNM7	$30,534	$1,527	1. Sterling Choice 2. Alritealritealrite 3. Boxer Seelster
1st of 8	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brent Holland	1:55.30	1:55.30	6.0m	$1.49f	7	HGW2BN4PM	$25,954	$12,977	1. Matai Phil 2. Alabama Lucky 3. Alritealritealrite
1st of 7	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:54.20	1:54.20	2.3m	$5.66	7	HGW2BN4PM	$25,954	$12,977	1. Matai Phil 2. Lochlan Hanover 3. Set Shot
2nd of 8	4/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$24	7	HGW2BN4PM	$25,954	$6,489	1. Joel And The Jets 2. Matai Phil 3. Federer
4th of 8	28/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:54.20	1:54.20	5.3m	$35	7	HGW2BN4PM	$28,919	$2,314	1. Kwick Sand 2. Currys Flurry 3. The Wicked One
8th of 8	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Tyler Buter	1:53.10	1:53.10	27.0m	$111	7	HGW2BN4PM	$28,919	-	1. Sterling Choice 2. Kwick Sand 3. White Lotus

Jabbar (Fr6) 1634521484
Trainer: Bill Mac Kenzie ()
Driver: George Brennan
Prize Money: $151,236
Win / Place: 18% / 52%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: MAXIMUM BET

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 7-7-6

Distance

38: 7-7-6

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-1

Track

5: 1-0-1

Season

25: 4-6-3

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

6: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

32: 7-7-6

All-Weather

38: 7-7-6

Best Mile

1:50.30

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Speculating (1:53.40) in NW15000L5 on November 24 at $23.90. Two runs back 8th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 80 m by Hemsworth (1:53.00) in NW15001L5 on November 11 at $22.61.

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	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:53.40	1:53.40	8.3m	$24	13	NW15000L5	$29,008	$2,321	1. Speculating 2. Mysweetboymax 3. Thong Control
8th of 8	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:53.00	1:53.00	79.5m	$23	7	NW15001L5	$29,008	-	1. Hemsworth 2. Always B Elite 3. Vandiemen Bluechip
4th of 8	4/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:52.00	1:52.00	8.3m	$8.18	14	NW10000L5	$25,954	$2,076	1. Vandiemen Bluechip 2. Pinny Tiger 3. Boiling Oar
1st of 7	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:53.30	1:53.30	9.8m	$1.22f	10	NW8351L5	$24,353	$12,177	1. Jabbar 2. Pine Bush Italiano 3. Rolling With Sam
2nd of 8	11/10/25	Shenandoah Downs	1609m			-	Anthony Napolitano	1:50.40	1:50.40	0.9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$26,636	$6,659	1. Gretzky The Great 2. Jabbar 3. Charge Me Up
2nd of 8	11/10/25	Shenandoah Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr	Anthony Napolitano	1:50.40	1:50.40	0.9m	$3.50	14	Trial	$26,636	$6,659	1. Gretzky The Great 2. Jabbar 3. Charge Me Up

Collective Works A (Fr7) x283324757
Trainer: Douglas Rothlein (Meredith)
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $100,181
Win / Place: 16% / 44%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: CHLOE VARGARITA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 8-9-5

Distance

23: 5-4-2

Trk/Dst

9: 0-2-2

Track

9: 0-2-2

Season

9: 0-2-2

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

35: 7-5-3

Mobile

40: 8-7-3

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

50: 8-9-5

Best Mile

1:52.70

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 7th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 15 m by Imtheblackflash (1:54.00) in NW10000L5 on November 24 at $34.75. Before that 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 25 m by Silky Choice (1:53.10) in NW15000L5 on November 3 at $39.34.

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 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:54.00	1:54.00	15.8m	$35	21	NW10000L5	$25,954	-	1. Imtheblackflash 2. Ten Tothe Dozen, The Ideal Dancer 3.
5th of 8	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Colin Kelly	1:53.10	1:53.10	26.3m	$39	13	NW15000L5	$29,008	$1,450	1. Silky Choice 2. Himself 3. Camara Moment
7th of 7	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:52.30	1:52.30	12.8m	$8.20	7	NW15000L5	$31,963	-	1. None Bettor 2. Optical Illusion 3. Mac's Marvel
4th of 8	14/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Austin Siegelman	1:51.30	1:51.30	21.0m	$10	7	NW15000L5	$31,963	$2,557	1. Diego 2. Whichwaytothebeach 3. Magnifico Hanover
2nd of 7	7/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Siegelman	1:53.30	1:53.30	2.3m	$27	7	HGW2BN4PM	$29,052	$7,263	1. No Tresspassing 2. Collective Works 3. Twin Fury
3rd of 7	30/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Austin Siegelman	1:52.10	1:52.10	7.5m	$2.36	7	HGW2BN4PM	$29,052	$3,486	1. Inflation Proof 2. Twin Fury 3. Collective Works

Chief Bogo (Fr8) 2232421121
Trainer: Nicholas Devita ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $146,331
Win / Place: 17% / 65%

3 yo Brown Colt

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: TWIN B DREAM GIRL

100

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 5-10-4

Distance

29: 5-10-4

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-2

Track

2: 0-0-2

Season

28: 5-10-5

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

6: 0-2-0

Non-Metro

23: 5-8-4

All-Weather

29: 5-10-4

Best Mile

1:51.10

Comments

Racing consistently. Last start won by 2.25 m as favourite (Fr6) at Pocono Downs (1:52.30) beating Captain Luffy in W2-5PM CG on November 22 at $1.40.

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	22/11/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Anthony Napolitano	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.3m	$1.40f	7	W2-5PM CG	$24,427	$12,214	1. Chief Bogo 2. Captain Luffy 3. Heaven Needs Me
2nd of 8	15/11/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.3m	$6.50	14	W2-5PM CG	$24,427	$6,107	1. Moneyhill 2. Chief Bogo 3. Heaven Needs Me
1st of 8	1/11/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Anthony Napolitano	1:52.20	1:52.20	5.3m	$1.30f	7	NW4PM CG	$23,664	$11,832	1. Chief Bogo 2. Bettor's Desire 3. Falkirk
1st of 7	25/10/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.10	1:51.10	9.8m	$1.40f	7	NW4PM CG	$23,592	$11,796	1. Chief Bogo 2. Master Ofthe House 3. Rooney In Tune
2nd of 7	18/10/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.10	1:51.10	0.9m	$15	14	NW4PM CG	$23,592	$5,898	1. Tom Horn 2. Chief Bogo 3. Expedited Service
4th of 8	4/10/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.10	1:51.10	5.3m	$4.50	7	NW4PM CG	$23,700	$1,896	1. Captain Fear 2. Go Go Grasshopper 3. In The Moonlight

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's getting stuck in

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