Northfield Park Race 11

Race 11

Prize Money: $28,384

HELIUM N (8) scored a decisive win last time out over 1609m at this track, getting home by 13 metres in an emphatic display. Interesting to see what unfolds from this wide draw. Leading hope in a similar assignment. AMMO (5) has been racing well, filling a top-five position at his last seven starts including a second most recently at this track over 1609m. Meets a comparable field and he can add to the impressive recent record. MIKI SHAN N (6) is a great chance after a string of sound recent performances, the latest a solid fifth at this track over 1609m. Hard to find fault. THE REAL WAY (1) is in the mix following a fourth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this track. Something for the Multiples: NOT TODAY (7)

Distance: 1609m
Track: Fast
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather
Class: OPEN HCP

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The Real Way (Fr1) 6x53112154
Trainer: Randy Bendis ()
Driver: Tyler Angus
Prize Money: $677,362
Win / Place: 25% / 57%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: REAL DIVA

Rating

Stats

Career

104: 26-16-18

Distance

104: 26-16-18

Trk/Dst

46: 14-5-6

Track

46: 14-5-6

Season

8: 3-1-1

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-1-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

104: 26-16-18

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

104: 26-16-18

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Out Of Ice (1:51.00) in OPEN on April 12 at $50.30. Before that, 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 21 m by Helium (1:51.10) in OPEN HCP on April 6 at $12.30. Going okay so keep him safe.

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 8	12/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Angus	1:51.00	1:51.00	6.8m	$50	6	OPEN	$28,384	$2,271	1. Out Of Ice 2. Ammo 3. Charlie May
5th of 6	6/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Justin Irvine	1:51.10	1:51.10	21.8m	$12	15	OPEN HCP	$27,656	$1,383	1. Helium 2. Ammo 3. Miki Shan
1st of 7	22/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Merriman	1:53.40	1:53.40	3.0m	$8.40	7	OPEN HCP	$27,388	$13,694	1. The Real Way 2. Back In My Day 3. Helium
2nd of 6	15/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Aaron Merriman	1:51.10	1:51.10	11.3m	$17	7	OPEN HCP	$26,685	$6,671	1. Celtic Spirit 2. The Real Way 3. Helium
1st of 6	8/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Aaron Merriman	1:53.20	1:53.20	6.8m	$1.20f	7	NW5000L4	$14,888	$7,444	1. The Real Way 2. Badlands Casino 3. Intrepid Ivy
1st of 9	1/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Aaron Merriman	1:53.20	1:53.20	9.0m	$1.05f	9	NW2500L4	$9,551	$4,775	1. The Real Way 2. Just A Start 3. Unfiltered

Base Stealer (Fr2) 1517375171
Trainer: Renae Loney ()
Driver: Justin Irvine
Prize Money: $246,325
Win / Place: 17% / 37%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: STAR PERFECT

Rating

Stats

Career

89: 16-10-7

Distance

89: 16-10-7

Trk/Dst

54: 12-6-4

Track

54: 12-6-4

Season

11: 4-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

89: 16-10-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

89: 16-10-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Has been racing well this preparation and showed plenty of improvement following April 6 run. Just managed to hang on and win won by a 0.6 m (Fr2) at this track (1:53.00) beating Johnny Up in NW6500L4 on April 12 at $28.70. This race will be harder than that win. A podium finish would surprise.

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 9	12/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dan Noble	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.6m	$29	6	NW6500L4	$20,670	$10,335	1. Base Stealer 2. Johnny Up 3. Speed Snip
7th of 8	6/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Braiden Rhoades	1:53.20	1:53.20	25.5m	$47	15	NW10000L4	$22,562	-	1. Bismarkduplessis 2. American Fling 3. Not Today
1st of 7	22/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Braiden Rhoades	1:56.00	1:56.00	7.5m	$2.10f	7	NW5000L4	$14,888	$7,444	1. Base Stealer 2. Alwayscuttinschool 3. Lovin On The Beach
5th of 7	15/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Braiden Rhoades	1:54.20	1:54.20	8.3m	$46	7	NW10000L4	$21,067	$1,053	1. Sumomentsomwhere 2. Master Yossi 3. Janelle Granny
7th of 8	8/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Braiden Rhoades	1:53.30	1:53.30	20.3m	$33	14	OPEN IIHCP	$24,579	-	1. Midwind Beach Boy 2. Ayr Balmoral 3. Lettuce Nipya
3rd of 9	22/2/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Dan Noble	1:54.20	1:54.20	4.5m	$6.40	7	NW5000L4	$14,888	$1,787	1. Trosa 2. Gumption Hanover 3. Base Stealer

Back In My Day (Fr3) 4673111462
Trainer: Jessica Roegner ()
Driver: Keith Kash Jr.
Prize Money: $494,101
Win / Place: 17% / 56%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: ETERNITY'S DELIGHT

Rating

Stats

Career

121: 21-31-16

Distance

121: 21-31-16

Trk/Dst

99: 19-29-16

Track

99: 19-29-16

Season

7: 3-1-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

121: 21-31-16

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

121: 21-31-16

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was well beaten into sixth behind Helium at this track over 1609m in a OPEN HCP on March 1 at $29.70. Then a handy effort when beaten by 3 m finishing second behind The Real Way at this track over 1609m in a OPEN HCP on March 22 at $48.60. Can build on that fine effort last start.

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 7	22/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John Ciocca Jr.	1:53.40	1:53.40	3.0m	$49	21	OPEN HCP	$27,388	$6,847	1. The Real Way 2. Back In My Day 3. Helium
6th of 6	1/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kurt Sugg	1:52.10	1:52.10	14.3m	$30	7	OPEN HCP	$26,685	-	1. Helium 2. Celtic Spirit 3. Moment Is Here
4th of 9	22/2/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kurt Sugg	1:51.40	1:51.40	34.5m	$31	7	OPEN HCP	$27,388	$2,191	1. Helium 2. Moneyman Mikki 3. My Friend Mel
1st of 8	15/2/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Tyler Angus	1:55.10	1:55.10	1.5m	$31	6	OPENII HCP	$24,251	$12,126	1. Back In My Day 2. Midwind Beach Boy 3. My Friend Mel
1st of 8	9/2/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kurt Sugg	1:54.30	1:54.30	0.6m	$2.60f	13	NW5000L4	$15,121	$7,561	1. Back In My Day 2. Be A Lucky Star 3. Not Today, U Going
1st of 8	27/1/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kurt Sugg	1:58.40	1:58.40	5.3m	$1.20f	7	NW2500L4	$10,271	$5,136	1. Back In My Day 2. Don'tcallmefrancis 3. Beachchip Hanover

Ammo (Fr5) 3872413522
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Mike Wilder
Prize Money: $608,883
Win / Place: 21% / 58%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: BEACH GAL

Rating

Stats

Career

84: 18-20-11

Distance

83: 18-19-11

Trk/Dst

2: 0-2-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

8: 1-3-1

1st Up

4: 3-1-0

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-4-0

Metro

13: 0-2-4

Non-Metro

71: 18-18-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

84: 18-20-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Two back was well beaten into second behind Helium at this track over 1609m in a OPEN HCP on April 6 at $23.40. Then a handy effort when beaten by 3 m finishing second behind Out Of Ice at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on April 12 at $4.40. This race appears 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
2nd of 8	12/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kurt Sugg	1:51.00	1:51.00	3.0m	$4.40	6	OPEN	$28,384	$7,096	1. Out Of Ice 2. Ammo 3. Charlie May
2nd of 6	6/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Kurt Sugg	1:51.10	1:51.10	13.5m	$23	21	OPEN HCP	$27,656	$6,914	1. Helium 2. Ammo 3. Miki Shan
5th of 7	16/3/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:52.40	1:52.40	17.3m	$9.33	14	NW20000L5	$32,303	$1,615	1. Curly James 2. Matai Phil 3. Just Enuff Stuff
3rd of 8	2/3/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Yannick Gingras	1:53.30	1:53.30	7.5m	$2.85	14	NW15000L5	$26,685	$3,202	1. The Greek Freak 2. Coalford Topguy Gb 3. Ammo
1st of 8	16/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Yannick Gingras	1:55.20	1:55.20	1.5m	$5.24	7	NW10461L5	$24,251	$12,126	1. Ammo 2. Coalford Topguy Gb 3. American Dealer
4th of 7	9/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Yannick Gingras	1:54.40	1:54.40	12.0m	$1.89f	7	NW10000L5	$24,251	$1,940	1. Ima Perfect Choice 2. Chevron Art 3. Twin B Powerball

Miki Shan N (Fr6) 3733471235
Trainer: Bill Rhoades (PUKEKOHE)
Driver: Aaron Merriman
Prize Money: $401,552
Win / Place: 31% / 56%

Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: YANKEE DREAM (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

67: 21-6-11

Distance

34: 13-2-6

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Track

3: 0-1-1

Season

7: 1-1-2

1st Up

7: 3-1-0

2nd Up

6: 1-0-2

3rd Up

6: 0-2-0

Metro

30: 6-3-3

Non-Metro

37: 15-3-8

Mobile

22: 4-3-4

Standing

15: 4-1-2

All-Weather

67: 21-6-11

Slushy

2: 0-0-1

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Out Of Ice (1:51.00) in OPEN on April 12 at $4. Before that, a solid effort when 3rd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 15 m by Helium (1:51.10) in OPEN HCP on April 6 at $3.70. 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
5th of 8	12/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Braiden Rhoades	1:51.00	1:51.00	6.8m	$4.00	6	OPEN	$28,384	$1,419	1. Out Of Ice 2. Ammo 3. Charlie May
3rd of 6	6/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Braiden Rhoades	1:51.10	1:51.10	15.0m	$3.70	8	OPEN HCP	$27,656	$3,319	1. Helium 2. Ammo 3. Miki Shan
2nd of 5	29/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Merriman	1:50.20	1:50.20	9.0m	$2.60	9	OPEN	$26,685	$6,671	1. Helium 2. Miki Shan 3. Bismarkduplessis
1st of 6	20/3/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Merriman	1:49.40	1:49.40	6.8m	$1.40f	39	NW9501L4	$16,854	$8,427	1. Miki Shan 2. Act Fast 3. Trumpster Blues
39 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 7	4/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m			-	David Lake	1:53.40	1:53.40	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Miki Shan 2. Not Today 3. Los Alamitos
7th of 8	9/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:55.00	1:55.00	11.3m	$8.15	7	NW15351L5	$27,104	-	1. Matai Phil 2. Aardies Flash 3. Himself

Not Today (Fr7) 3731951332
Trainer: John Ciocca (Jnr) ()
Driver: John Ciocca Jr.
Prize Money: $376,721
Win / Place: 18% / 48%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: WENDITIONS

Rating

Stats

Career

142: 26-17-26

Distance

142: 26-17-26

Trk/Dst

141: 26-16-26

Track

141: 26-16-26

Season

11: 2-1-5

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

142: 26-17-26

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

142: 26-17-26

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Eight-year-old gelding Is on a seven-day back-up and has been racing consistently with 3 consecutive minor placings. Strong performance last time out 2nd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 1.5 m by Hellabalou (1:52.10) in OPENII HCP on April 12 at $2.80. This looks 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
2nd of 8	12/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John Ciocca Jr.	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$2.80f	6	OPENII HCP	$24,745	$6,186	1. Hellabalou 2. Not Today 3. Lake Charles
3rd of 8	6/4/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	John Ciocca Jr.	1:53.20	1:53.20	2.3m	$6.10	8	NW10000L4	$22,562	$2,707	1. Bismarkduplessis 2. American Fling 3. Not Today
3rd of 7	29/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John Ciocca Jr.	1:52.10	1:52.10	9.8m	$12	7	OPEN II HC	$24,579	$1,966	1. Lake Charles 2. Betterdealmein 3. Not Today
1st of 8	22/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John Ciocca Jr.	1:53.20	1:53.20	9.0m	$8.90	7	NW6500L4	$17,978	$8,989	1. Not Today 2. Humble 3. Our Benson
5th of 9	15/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	John Ciocca Jr.	1:53.40	1:53.40	20.3m	$50	21	NW6500L4	$17,978	$899	1. Lake Charles 2. Be A Lucky Star 3. Lil Plugs
2nd of 7	4/3/26	Northfield Park	1609m			-	John Ciocca Jr.	1:53.40	1:53.40	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Miki Shan 2. Not Today 3. Los Alamitos

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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