Yonkers Raceway Race 5

Race 5

Prize Money: $76,336

SOHO FIRESTONE A (1) added to the impressive sequence of wins last start when he scored by 1.5 metres over 1609m at this track. Will enjoy a nice run from this favourable starting position. Won't find this any harder and he can salute once again. REDWOOD HANOVER (7) won at this track two runs ago before finishing third at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 metres. Interesting to see what unfolds from this wide draw. Primary contender if he is at his best. DESPERATE MAN (4) is a genuine type who was a solid second most recently at this track. Must be included in what looks a suitable assignment. SPRING INHIS STEP A (5) is worth plenty of thought off a last-start win by 6 metres at this track over 1609m.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: MGM GP L2

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Soho Firestone A (Fr1) 2212202111
Trainer: Doug Dilloian (Jnr) (Blythewood)
Driver: George Brennan
Prize Money: $464,526
Win / Place: 26% / 59%

Track / Distance Specialist

Picket Fence

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: SOHO MARGAUX (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 19-15-8

Distance

17: 7-7-1

Trk/Dst

17: 7-7-1

Track

18: 7-7-1

Season

18: 7-7-1

1st Up

6: 3-2-1

2nd Up

6: 2-1-1

3rd Up

5: 1-0-1

Metro

40: 5-6-5

Non-Metro

31: 14-9-3

Mobile

53: 12-8-7

All-Weather

71: 19-15-8

Best Mile

1:50.40

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Won by 1.5 m (Fr2) at this track (1:50.40) beating Calicojack Hanover in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $4.32. Two runs back won by a neck (Fr5) at this track (1:51.30) beating Verdun in 3-6 YO OPN on October 20 at $6.09.

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	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	George Brennan	1:50.40	1:50.40	1.5m	$4.32	35	MGM GP L1	$76,336	$38,168	1. Soho Firestone 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Redwood Hanover
35 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 5	14/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	George Brennan	1:54.30	1:54.30	4.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Soho Firestone 2. Yorokobi 3. Shake It
1st of 6	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	George Brennan	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.3m	$6.09	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,361	$29,680	1. Soho Firestone 2. Verdun 3. Redwood Hanover
1st of 6	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	George Brennan	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.6m	$3.79	14	3-6 YO OPN	$59,361	$29,680	1. Soho Firestone 2. Always A Thrill 3. Sweet Beach Life
2nd of 7	29/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:51.40	1:51.40	0.9m	$3.27	16	INVITATION	$59,633	$14,908	1. Verdun 2. Soho Firestone 3. Always A Thrill
1st of 5	19/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	George Brennan	1:51.40	1:51.40	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Soho Firestone 2. Aardie B Miki 3. Manferno

Sherlock N (Fr2) 38411575x8
Trainer: Peter Tritton (PUKEKOHE)
Driver: Jim Marohn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $292,155
Win / Place: 23% / 52%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: VINCENT (AUS)

Dam: AFTER PARTY (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 11-7-6

Distance

29: 3-5-4

Trk/Dst

26: 3-4-4

Track

26: 3-4-4

Season

29: 3-5-4

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

3rd Up

4: 3-0-0

Metro

9: 4-1-1

Non-Metro

37: 7-6-5

Mobile

16: 8-2-2

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

46: 11-7-6

Slushy

1: 1-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Comes here second-up after a week. Lacklustre first-up performance when 8th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 35 m by Coaches Corner (1:51.20) in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $138.

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
8th of 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:51.20	1:51.20	33.8m	$138	70	MGM GP L1	$76,336	-	1. Coaches Corner 2. Desperate Man 3. Verdun
70 Day Spell
1st of 4	14/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:56.00	1:56.00	14.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sherlock 2. Silk Cloud 3. Doc's Love
5th of 8	15/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:51.30	1:51.30	9.8m	$44	7	NW30000L5	$45,872	$2,294	1. Sweet Beach Life 2. Admiral Hill 3. Whats Stanley Got
7th of 8	8/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:51.30	1:51.30	9.8m	$15	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,633	-	1. Endofstory 2. Blazing Home 3. Always A Thrill
5th of 8	1/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:52.20	1:52.20	21.0m	$33	21	NW20000L5	$38,226	$1,911	1. Catalpa Rescue 2. Carabao 3. Benhope Rulz
1st of 8	11/8/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.9m	$1.60f	7	NW15000L5	$32,558	$16,279	1. Sherlock 2. Panettone Hanover 3. Twin B Powerball

Captain Moore A (Fr3) 1231174324
Trainer: Scott Blackler (Burrumbeet)
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $179,792
Win / Place: 41% / 72%

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOHO LANIKAI (AUS)

Dam: OUR CHELSEA GIRL (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 12-5-4

Distance

20: 10-2-3

Trk/Dst

15: 6-2-2

Track

15: 6-2-2

Season

17: 8-2-2

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

9: 2-2-2

Non-Metro

20: 10-3-2

Mobile

12: 4-3-2

All-Weather

29: 12-5-4

Best Mile

1:50.30

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by Spring Inhis Step (1:51.20) in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $41.76. Two runs back 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 2.25 m by Admiral Hill (1:53.10) in 3-6 YO OPN on November 17 at $30.33.

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	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	George Brennan	1:51.20	1:51.20	9.8m	$42	7	MGM GP L1	$76,336	$6,107	1. Spring Inhis Step 2. The Greek Freak 3. Miki Shan
2nd of 6	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.3m	$30	7	3-6 YO OPN	$53,435	$13,359	1. Admiral Hill 2. Captain Moore 3. Verdun
3rd of 5	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:52.10	1:52.10	7.5m	$38	20	3-6 YO OPN	$53,435	$6,412	1. Admiral Hill 2. Bourbon County 3. Captain Moore
4th of 6	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Colin Kelly	1:53.00	1:53.00	9.8m	$26	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,361	$4,749	1. Ammo 2. Odds On Wildfire 3. Iknowbetter
7th of 8	14/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Colin Kelly	1:52.30	1:52.30	18.8m	$35	10	NW20000L5	$38,052	-	1. Bourbon County 2. Ammo 3. Odds On Wildfire
1st of 7	4/10/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brett Beckwith	1:50.30	1:50.30	3.0m	$1.50f	12	W4-6PM CG	$26,758	$13,379	1. Captain Moore 2. Avellino 3. Makes Sense

Desperate Man (Fr4) 1212322912
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $1,380,646
Win / Place: 51% / 80%

Track / Distance Specialist

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: DREAMLANDS LATTE

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 24-7-7

Distance

45: 23-7-7

Trk/Dst

27: 17-4-5

Track

29: 18-4-5

Season

17: 6-6-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-1

Metro

2: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

45: 24-6-7

All-Weather

47: 24-7-7

Best Mile

1:48.20

Comments

Back in form at the last couple of outings, two starts back won by 6 m as favourite (Fr3) at this track (1:52.30) beating American Dealer in INVITATION on October 27 at $1.06. Last start just missed, good run when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 19 m by Coaches Corner (1:51.20) in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $6.25.

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 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:51.20	1:51.20	19.5m	$6.25	28	MGM GP L1	$76,336	$19,084	1. Coaches Corner 2. Desperate Man 3. Verdun
1st of 5	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:52.30	1:52.30	6.8m	$1.06f	44	INVITATION	$59,361	$29,680	1. Desperate Man 2. American Dealer 3. My Ultimate Byron
44 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 4	15/10/25	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Matt Kakaley	1:53.40	1:53.40	12m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Desperate Man 2. Iron Mistress 3. Rilkoff
9th of 10	13/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	2012m		All Weather	Sr2	Matt Kakaley	2:21.10	2:21.10	45.0m	$9.71	12	ARIAINV G2	$305,810	-	1. Captain Albano 2. Coaches Corner 3. Jamaican Rock
2nd of 6	1/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:50.30	1:50.30	0.3m	$2.60	9	INVITATION	$59,633	$14,908	1. Jamaican Rock 2. Desperate Man 3. Endofstory
2nd of 8	23/8/25	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:50.10	1:50.10	4.5m	$3.95	15	KANE PACE	$155,039	$38,760	1. Captain Albano 2. Desperate Man 3. Buzzsaw Russ

Spring Inhis Step A (Fr5) 2511311421
Trainer: Enrico Robinson (Lemnos)
Driver: Todd McCarthy
Prize Money: $772,204
Win / Place: 30% / 61%

Distance Specialist

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: SUMMA OF DREAMS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

99: 30-19-12

Distance

62: 21-10-9

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-0

Track

3: 1-1-0

Season

26: 9-9-2

1st Up

8: 3-3-0

2nd Up

7: 4-1-0

3rd Up

7: 3-0-1

Metro

31: 6-6-3

Non-Metro

68: 24-13-9

Mobile

39: 9-9-3

All-Weather

99: 30-19-12

Best Mile

1:48.40

Comments

Racing in great heart. Last start won by 6 m (Fr4) at this track (1:51.20) beating The Greek Freak in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $5.01.

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	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Todd McCarthy	1:51.20	1:51.20	6.0m	$5.01	14	MGM GP L1	$76,336	$38,168	1. Spring Inhis Step 2. The Greek Freak 3. Miki Shan
2nd of 5	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:53.20	1:53.20	12.8m	$3.71	7	INVITATION	$53,435	$13,359	1. Diego 2. Spring Inhis Step 3. Whats Stanley Got
4th of 6	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Tyler Buter	1:51.10	1:51.10	18.8m	$13	11	INVITATION	$53,435	$4,275	1. Redwood Hanover 2. Verdun 3. Joemikiyoursofine
1st of 7	23/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Beckwith	1:50.20	1:50.20	7.5m	$6.10	16	OPEN HC	$38,052	$19,026	1. Spring Inhis Step 2. Blazing Home 3. Two Fold Cold
1st of 7	7/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brett Beckwith	1:49.10	1:49.10	4.5m	$1.30f	7	OPEN HC	$38,226	$19,113	1. Spring Inhis Step 2. Two Fold Cold 3. Blazing Home
3rd of 7	30/9/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Beckwith	1:48.20	1:48.20	12.8m	$5.00	10	OPEN	$38,226	$4,587	1. Two Fold Cold 2. Tip Top Cat 3. Spring Inhis Step

Calicojack Hanover (Fr6) 5611214922
Trainer: Luc Blais ()
Driver: Daniel Dube
Prize Money: $537,986
Win / Place: 28% / 51%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: CHARISMA HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 11-8-1

Distance

39: 11-8-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

19: 6-5-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

Metro

5: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

34: 11-7-1

All-Weather

39: 11-8-1

Best Mile

1:49.00

Comments

Racing consistently with minor placings at his last two starts at this course. Placed last start 2nd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 1.5 m by Soho Firestone (1:50.40) in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $3.44. Before that 2nd over 1609m at Mohawk Park was 2nd- at the bell, beaten 2 m by Remember The Alamo (1:51.20) in OPEN on November 15 at $2.50.

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 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Daniel Dube	1:50.40	1:50.40	1.5m	$3.44	9	MGM GP L1	$76,336	$19,084	1. Soho Firestone 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Redwood Hanover
2nd of 7	15/11/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	5	C Christoforou	1:51.20	1:51.20	2.0m	$2.50	21	OPEN	$43,621	$10,905	1. Remember The Alamo 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Captain Fear Not
9th of 10	25/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	4	B McClure	1:46.20	1:46.20	15.5m	$65	7	OPEN	$896,401	-	1. Ervin Hanover 2. Coaches Corner 3. Ken Hanover
4th of 10	18/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	1	B McClure	1:47.30	1:47.30	4.3m	$12	7	OPEN	$37,350	$2,988	1. Ken Hanover 2. Maximus Miki 3. Huntinthelastdolar
1st of 9	11/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	6	L Roy	1:49.20	1:49.20	2.3m	$1.40f	7	OPEN	$43,621	$21,810	1. Calicojack Hanover 2. Dublin Dasher 3. Remember The Alamo
2nd of 8	4/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	6	C Christoforou	1:47.40	1:47.40	3.0m	$2.45	7	OPEN	$44,494	$11,123	1. Nijinsky 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Dublin Dasher

Redwood Hanover (Fr7) 6315113413
Trainer: Per Engblom ()
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $521,482
Win / Place: 16% / 47%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: STAY HUNGRY (USA)

Dam: ROCKINGCAM PARK

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 8-4-11

Distance

47: 8-4-11

Trk/Dst

5: 3-0-2

Track

6: 3-0-2

Season

21: 7-0-6

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

46: 8-4-10

All-Weather

48: 8-4-11

Best Mile

1:49.00

Comments

Last start solid effort when 3rd (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Soho Firestone (1:50.40) in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $3.38. Two runs back posted a big 9 m win as favourite (Fr2) at this track (1:51.10) beating Verdun in INVITATION on November 3 at $1.24.

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	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jason Bartlett	1:50.40	1:50.40	6.8m	$3.38f	21	MGM GP L1	$76,336	$9,160	1. Soho Firestone 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Redwood Hanover
1st of 6	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:51.10	1:51.10	9.0m	$1.24f	9	INVITATION	$53,435	$26,718	1. Redwood Hanover 2. Verdun 3. Joemikiyoursofine
4th of 9	25/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	7	Jason Bartlett	1:47.20	1:47.20	1.3m	$3.05f	5	FFA	$81,788	$6,543	1. Surreal Ideal 2. Bythemissal 3. Ruthless Hanover
3rd of 6	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.9m	$2.05f	7	3-6 YO OPN	$59,361	$7,123	1. Soho Firestone 2. Verdun 3. Redwood Hanover
1st of 7	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:52.00	1:52.00	9.0m	$1.22f	13	NW30000L5	$45,662	$22,831	1. Redwood Hanover 2. Joemikiyoursofine 3. Endofstory
1st of 8	30/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:51.10	1:51.10	9.0m	$2.60	39	NW20751L5	$38,226	$19,113	1. Redwood Hanover 2. Howlenthehills 3. Trendy Teen
39 Day Freshen-Up

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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