Yonkers Raceway Race 9

Race 9

Prize Money: $35,115

DANCIN SANCHO (1) has been racing very well and deserved his success last time out, scoring by a neck over 1609m at this track. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw. Meets a similar line up so he is capable of getting the job done again. THENU CAME ALONG A (4) is in the mix at his first run since scoring over 2130m at Gloucester Park three-and-a-half months ago. HIMSELF N (2) is in the mix following a sixth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this track.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW20000L5

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Dancin Sancho (Fr1) 9842112231
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $343,480
Win / Place: 16% / 42%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: DANCEWITHTHEBEST

100

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 13-16-4

Distance

78: 13-16-4

Trk/Dst

8: 3-3-1

Track

8: 3-3-1

Season

28: 4-6-2

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-1

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

76: 13-16-4

All-Weather

78: 13-16-4

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

Going well. Last start won by a neck (Fr1) at this track (1:52.10) beating Curly James in NW20000L5 on November 18 at $2.99.

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	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Tyler Buter	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.3m	$2.99	15	NW20000L5	$35,115	$17,557	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Curly James 3. Jumpingjackmac
3rd of 7	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:53.10	1:53.10	3.8m	$2.64f	7	60/75CLHC	$41,221	$4,947	1. Trendy Teen 2. Typhoon Banner 3. Dancin Sancho
2nd of 6	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.9m	$12	14	60/75CLHC	$45,662	$11,416	1. Vicious 2. Dancin Sancho 3. Manferno
2nd of 7	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.3m	$9.80	14	NW20000L5	$38,052	$9,513	1. American Dealer 2. Dancin Sancho 3. Royal Desire
1st of 8	29/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:52.40	1:52.40	2.3m	$6.71	12	NW10000L5	$29,052	$14,526	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Night Hawk 3. Wattsup Sunshine
1st of 8	17/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:53.30	1:53.30	3.0m	$1.50f	9	NW7500L5	$24,465	$12,232	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Bondi Shake 3. Thong Control

Himself N (Fr2) 1456462126
Trainer: Lance Hudson (Forrestdale)
Driver: George Brennan
Prize Money: $817,182
Win / Place: 27% / 56%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: SHARDS OF MYROSS (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

95: 26-19-9

Distance

58: 13-13-5

Trk/Dst

53: 12-12-5

Track

54: 12-12-5

Season

30: 6-6-1

1st Up

8: 2-3-0

2nd Up

7: 1-2-1

3rd Up

7: 4-2-1

Metro

23: 8-3-2

Non-Metro

72: 18-16-7

Mobile

26: 5-4-4

Standing

12: 9-2-0

All-Weather

94: 26-18-9

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:51.00

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 15 m by Christopher Dance (1:52.10) in NW30000L5 on November 24 at $30.95. Before that, a good run when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Hemsworth (1:52.10) in NW15641L5 on November 17 at $4.25. Can bounce back.

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
6th of 6	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:52.10	1:52.10	15.0m	$31	7	NW30000L5	$41,221	-	1. Christopher Dance 2. Mac's Marvel 3. Joemikiyoursofine
2nd of 7	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	George Brennan	1:52.10	1:52.10	9.8m	$4.25	7	NW15641L5	$29,008	$7,252	1. Hemsworth 2. Himself 3. Thong Control
1st of 6	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:54.10	1:54.10	5.3m	$1.16f	7	NW10000L5	$25,954	$12,977	1. Himself 2. Levine 3. Gamblingterror
2nd of 8	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Austin Siegelman	1:53.10	1:53.10	5.3m	$2.66f	13	NW15000L5	$29,008	$7,252	1. Silky Choice 2. Himself 3. Camara Moment
6th of 8	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Austin Siegelman	1:53.00	1:53.00	24.8m	$12	8	NW20000L5	$38,052	-	1. The Greek Freak 2. Hellabalou 3. Rockin Jukebox
4th of 7	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Siegelman	1:51.20	1:51.20	7.5m	$6.65	7	NW30000L5	$45,662	$3,653	1. Aye Aye Captain 2. Copperfield 3. Hemsworth

Rock The Belles (Fr3) 8442531634
Trainer: Deborah Daguet ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $386,203
Win / Place: 13% / 48%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SO SURREAL

Dam: LIGHTNING RIDE

Rating

Stats

Career

90: 12-22-10

Distance

90: 12-22-10

Trk/Dst

50: 6-13-6

Track

50: 6-13-6

Season

29: 2-8-5

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

13: 0-0-3

Non-Metro

77: 12-22-7

All-Weather

90: 12-22-10

Best Mile

1:50.10

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Dancin Sancho (1:52.10) in NW20000L5 on November 18 at $16.60. At the run before good run when 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 10 m by Silky Choice (1:53.00) in NW23521L5 on November 11 at $18.81.

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	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Colin Kelly	1:52.10	1:52.10	12.0m	$17	7	NW20000L5	$35,115	$2,809	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Curly James 3. Jumpingjackmac
3rd of 8	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brent Holland	1:53.00	1:53.00	10.5m	$19	14	NW23521L5	$35,115	$4,214	1. Silky Choice 2. Mac's Marvel 3. Rock The Belles
6th of 7	28/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	George Brennan	1:51.40	1:51.40	26.3m	$7.40	15	NW20000L5	$38,052	-	1. Diego 2. Hazeville 3. Fearful Intent
1st of 7	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:54.20	1:54.20	1.5m	$11	7	NW15001L5	$31,963	$15,982	1. Rock The Belles 2. Panettone Hanover 3. Silky Choice
3rd of 7	6/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.9m	$6.26	7	NW10801L5	$29,052	$3,486	1. Southwind Celsius 2. Wattsup Sunshine 3. Rock The Belles
5th of 8	29/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Colin Kelly	1:52.40	1:52.40	8.3m	$12	7	NW10000L5	$29,052	$1,453	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Night Hawk 3. Wattsup Sunshine

Thenu Came Along A (Fr4) 11923x021x
Trainer: Scott Blackler (Forrestdale)
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $143,812
Win / Place: 23% / 61%

Recent Trial Winner

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTORS DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: ARCONITE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 9-9-6

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

9: 3-3-1

1st Up

6: 2-2-0

2nd Up

6: 1-2-2

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

Metro

31: 6-7-5

Non-Metro

8: 3-2-1

Mobile

37: 9-9-6

All-Weather

39: 9-9-6

Best Mile

1:53.30

Comments

Resumes. Finished off last preparation recording by 2.75 m as favourite when quickly away, (Fr2) at Gloucester Park (2:35.70) beating Ardens Horizon in 2-4W/19 0K stake on August 22 at $2.10 at the bell was leading.4m on the pegs.

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	21/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m			-	Jason Bartlett	1:55.00	1:55.00	1.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Thenu Came Along 2. Two Faced 3. Sheer Artistry
1st of 9	22/8/25	Gloucester Park	2130m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Deni Roberts	2:35.70	1:57.6	2.7m	$2.10f	14	2-4W/19 0K stake	$27,000	$15,503	1. Thenu Came Along 2. Ardens Horizon 3. Magnus Victor
2nd of 12	8/8/25	Gloucester Park	1730m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Deni Roberts	2:05.00	1:56.3	2.8m	$17	14	2-4W/18 0K stake	$27,000	$4,811	1. Gully Gum 2. Thenu Came Along 3. Recover Lover
11th of 11	25/7/25	Gloucester Park	2536m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr8	Deni Roberts	3:05.00	1:57.4	26.5m	$13	154	NR 70 to 90	$25,000	$248	1. Copy Cat Queen 2. Dark Eyes 3. Rock Me Over
154 Day Spell
3rd of 5	21/2/25	Gloucester Park	2130m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Dylan Egerton-Green	2:36.60	1:58.3	8.8m	$17	10	No NR	$50,000	$4,579	1. Justcallmemiki 2. Waverider 3. Thenu Came Along
2nd of 8	11/2/25	Gloucester Park	2130m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Deni Roberts	2:35.80	1:57.7	4.2m	$5.00	18	NR up to 90	$9,360	$1,569	1. Spicey Major 2. Thenu Came Along 3. Maungatahi

Windsun Ricky (Fr5) 3556512827
Trainer: Paul Stafford ()
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $529,317
Win / Place: 17% / 39%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: WINDSUN SOHO

Rating

Stats

Career

133: 23-18-12

Distance

131: 23-18-12

Trk/Dst

129: 22-18-12

Track

131: 22-18-12

Season

35: 4-7-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

133: 23-18-12

All-Weather

133: 23-18-12

Best Mile

1:52.00

Comments

Well beaten last start by Dancin Sancho, who he meets again; when 55 metres seventh at this track over 1609m in a NW20000L5 race on November 18.

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	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brent Holland	1:52.10	1:52.10	55.5m	$46	8	NW20000L5	$35,115	-	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Curly James 3. Jumpingjackmac
2nd of 8	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:55.30	1:55.30	0.3m	$4.31	7	NW15000L5	$29,008	$7,252	1. Save Me A Dance 2. Windsun Ricky 3. Soho Santorini
8th of 8	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brent Holland	1:53.10	1:53.10	43.5m	$85	7	NW15000L5	$29,008	-	1. Silky Choice 2. Himself 3. Camara Moment
2nd of 7	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.6m	$7.38	7	NW10000L5	$28,919	$7,230	1. Curly James 2. Windsun Ricky 3. This Is The Plan
1st of 8	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brent Holland	1:54.40	1:54.40	2.3m	$2.05f	14	NW7681L5	$24,353	$12,177	1. Windsun Ricky 2. Ulysses 3. Orlando Blue
5th of 8	6/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brent Holland	1:51.30	1:51.30	17.3m	$64	7	NW10000L5	$29,052	$1,453	1. Panettone Hanover 2. Escape To America 3. Night Hawk

Trendy Teen (Fr6) 1212342416
Trainer: Cory Stratton ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $478,184
Win / Place: 26% / 65%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: POSEY TINA

Rating

Stats

Career

60: 16-15-8

Distance

60: 16-15-8

Trk/Dst

31: 12-9-3

Track

31: 12-9-3

Season

27: 8-8-3

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

Metro

9: 0-3-4

Non-Metro

51: 16-12-4

All-Weather

60: 16-15-8

Best Mile

1:50.20

Comments

Well beaten last start by Dancin Sancho, who he meets again; when 40 metres sixth at this track over 1609m in a NW20000L5 race on November 18.

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
6th of 7	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:52.10	1:52.10	40.5m	$9.04	15	NW20000L5	$35,115	-	1. Dancin Sancho 2. Curly James 3. Jumpingjackmac
1st of 7	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Stratton	1:53.10	1:53.10	0.6m	$6.73	7	60/75CLHC	$41,221	$20,611	1. Trendy Teen 2. Typhoon Banner 3. Dancin Sancho
4th of 6	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Stratton	1:52.30	1:52.30	5.3m	$4.05	7	60/75CLHC	$45,662	$3,653	1. Vicious 2. Dancin Sancho 3. Manferno
2nd of 6	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:53.00	1:53.00	1.5m	$2.76f	13	60/75CLHC	$45,662	$11,416	1. Vicious 2. Trendy Teen 3. Manferno
4th of 7	7/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:51.40	1:51.40	7.5m	$6.52	7	NW21751L5	$38,226	$3,058	1. Howlenthehills 2. Bourbon County 3. Jumpingjackmac
3rd of 8	30/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:51.10	1:51.10	18.8m	$13	14	NW20751L5	$38,226	$4,587	1. Redwood Hanover 2. Howlenthehills 3. Trendy Teen

Bet On Big Joe (Fr7) 2324744311
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $250,726
Win / Place: 25% / 61%

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

Going for the Hat-Trick

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: BETTING LINE (USA)

Dam: ROBIN CRUISER

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 10-10-4

Distance

39: 10-10-4

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

2: 2-0-0

Season

21: 5-4-4

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

39: 10-10-4

All-Weather

39: 10-10-4

Best Mile

1:49.40

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Last start won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr3) at this track (1:53.00) beating Italian Lad in 40000CLM on November 24 at $2.02. Hard to leave out on current form.

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	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:53.00	1:53.00	1.5m	$2.02f	7	40000CLM	$27,481	$13,740	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Italian Lad 3. Pyro
1st of 7	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:54.20	1:54.20	2.3m	$2.37f	13	40000CLM	$27,481	$13,740	1. Bet On Big Joe 2. Speaker Of Peace 3. Mamba
3rd of 5	4/11/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:49.00	1:49.00	20.3m	$14	9	KYSS4YOCG	$76,336	$9,160	1. Women Layer 2. Lou Hill 3. Bet On Big Joe
4th of 5	26/10/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:50.00	1:50.00	11.3m	$12	7	KYSS4YOCG	$76,104	$6,088	1. Women Layer 2. Better Is Nice 3. Lou Hill
4th of 4	19/10/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Geremy Bobbitt	1:50.40	1:50.40	12.0m	$13	7	KYSS4YOCG	$76,104	$6,088	1. Women Layer 2. Lou Hill 3. Better Is Nice
7th of 8	12/10/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Geremy Bobbitt	1:51.20	1:51.20	54.8m	$21	15	NW7000L4CD	$38,052	-	1. Bright Bet 2. Why Not Now 3. Stun Gun

Speculating A (Fr8) 4772551551
Trainer: Douglas Rothlein (Spring Farm)
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $183,204
Win / Place: 20% / 45%

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ROLL WITH JOE (USA)

Dam: SHES A JACKSON (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 14-8-9

Distance

26: 3-4-3

Trk/Dst

14: 2-3-0

Track

14: 2-3-0

Season

14: 2-3-0

1st Up

6: 1-0-1

2nd Up

6: 1-3-0

3rd Up

6: 1-1-0

Metro

28: 5-1-8

Non-Metro

40: 9-7-1

Mobile

54: 12-5-9

All-Weather

68: 14-8-9

Best Mile

1:52.50

Comments

Ran well last start showing plenty of improvement following November 11 run. Last start won by 4 m (Fr2) at this track (1:53.40) beating Mysweetboymax in NW15000L5 on November 24 at $3.97. This race will be harder than that win.

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	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Siegelman	1:53.40	1:53.40	3.8m	$3.97	13	NW15000L5	$29,008	$14,504	1. Speculating 2. Mysweetboymax 3. Thong Control
5th of 8	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Siegelman	1:53.00	1:53.00	18.8m	$41	7	NW23521L5	$35,115	$1,756	1. Silky Choice 2. Mac's Marvel 3. Rock The Belles
5th of 8	4/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Austin Siegelman	1:52.00	1:52.00	15.0m	$29	7	NW10000L5	$25,954	$1,298	1. Vandiemen Bluechip 2. Pinny Tiger 3. Boiling Oar
1st of 8	28/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Austin Siegelman	1:53.30	1:53.30	0.3m	$3.52	8	NW7500L5	$24,353	$12,177	1. Speculating 2. Hickfromfrenchlick 3. Smooth Lou
5th of 8	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Austin Siegelman	1:54.00	1:54.00	20.3m	$27	13	NW10501L5	$28,919	$1,446	1. Lucapelo 2. Churchviewfrankl 3. Soho Santorini
5th of 8	7/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:53.40	1:53.40	6.8m	$8.60	7	NW15000L5	$32,110	$1,606	1. Ima Perfect Choice 2. Carabao 3. Optical Illusion

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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