Yonkers Raceway Race 1

Race 1

Prize Money: $28,531

BLAST BLUE CHIP (1) drew wide last start and was safely held, beaten 70 metres into sixth at Saratoga over 1609m. Primary contender from this favourable draw if he gets the right breaks. WARDENSVILLE (5) turned in another strong performance last time when he battled on bravely to finish third over 1609m at Batavia Downs. Meets a comparable field and he is a strong winning hope. YOU GOTTA GOGOGO (4) didn't do a bad job when fourth over 1609m at Batavia Downs last time out. BEACH PLAYIN (2) is in the mix after finishing runner-up for the second time in a row last start, beaten 8 metres at Batavia Downs.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NY EX 2CGP

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Blast Blue Chip (Fr1) 116
Trainer: Hunter Oakes ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $29,028
Win / Place: 66% / 66%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: SHAKA BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 2-0-0

Distance

3: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

3: 2-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 2-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

3: 2-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start was well beaten into sixth behind Its News To Me at Saratoga over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on August 4 at $2.02. Raced better the start before that where he won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr3) at Monticello Raceway (1:56.00) beating Its News To Me in NY EXCEL on July 27 at $1.40. Very hard to beat from the inside draw.

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	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:55.40	1:55.40	69.0m	$2.02f	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Its News To Me 2. Wardensville 3. Amarillo
1st of 5	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:56.00	1:56.00	1.5m	$1.40f	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
1st of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:54.20	1:54.20	10.5m	$1.29f	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$14,514	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. Dream Hunter
1st of 5	15/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Ridge Warren	1:57.30	1:57.30	20.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. Amarillo 3. Keystone Pillar
2nd of 5	8/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Ridge Warren	1:59.10	1:59.10	0.6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Fabloulus Finney 2. Blast Blue Chip 3. Aeneas

Beach Playin (Fr2) 56422
Trainer: Dan Daley ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $18,039
Win / Place: 0% / 40%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: TWIN B BEACH CLUB

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 0-2-0

Distance

5: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

4: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 0-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Solid run when beaten by 2.25 m finishing second behind Bacchus Blue Chip at Saratoga over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on August 4 at $26.01. Then a handy effort when beaten by 8 m finishing second behind Hunt Me Down at Batavia Downs over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on August 12 at $3.09. Well placed to go one better.

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	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Drew Monti	1:55.40	1:55.40	8.3m	$3.09f	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Hunt Me Down 2. Beach Playin 3. Wardensville
2nd of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:55.40	1:55.40	2.3m	$26	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. Twin B Wildfire
4th of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:58.00	1:58.00	6.0m	$76	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$2,322	1. Takes Courage 2. Beach Bum Bluechip 3. You Gotta Gogogo
6th of 8	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jordan Stratton	1:53.30	1:53.30	27.8m	$92	11	NY EXCEL	$29,028	-	1. Beach Bum Bluechip 2. Bacchus Blue Chip 3. Shadow Hill
5th of 7	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Dan Daley	1:57.10	1:57.10	39.0m	$50	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$1,451	1. Twin B Wildfire 2. Shadow Hill 3. Playboy Fever
2nd of 3	15/6/26	Vernon Downs	1609m			-	Dan Daley	1:57.30	1:57.30	6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Huntsvilles Honey 2. Beach Playin 3. The Judge

Amarillo (Fr3) 37
Trainer: Deborah Daguet ()
Driver: Colin Kelly
Prize Money: $3,424
Win / Place: 0% / 50%

2 yo Brown Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: BETTOR THAN SILK

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

0: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

2: 0-0-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr1) over 1609m at Batavia Downs beaten 35 m by Takes Courage (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $23.37. Two runs back 3rd (Fr3) over 1609m at Saratoga, beaten 14 m by Its News To Me (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 4 at $28.66. Doesn't pose a threat.

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	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Drew Monti	1:55.40	1:55.40	33.0m	$23	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Takes Courage 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
3rd of 6	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Wally Hennessey	1:55.40	1:55.40	14.3m	$29	-	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$3,424	1. Its News To Me 2. Wardensville 3. Amarillo
1st of 4	22/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Dan Rawlings	1:57.40	1:57.40	35.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Amarillo 2. Mr Moscato 3. Full Hand Luke
2nd of 5	15/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Anthony Napolitano	1:57.30	1:57.30	20.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. Amarillo 3. Keystone Pillar

You Gotta Gogogo (Fr4) 34364
Trainer: Chuck Connor (Jnr) ()
Driver: Leon Bailey
Prize Money: $11,570
Win / Place: 0% / 40%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: PRIMROSE

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 0-0-2

Distance

5: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 0-0-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 0-0-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr7) over 1609m at Batavia Downs, beaten 13 m by Hunt Me Down (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $3.14. Before that, 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at Saratoga, beaten 15 m by Bacchus Blue Chip (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 4 at $80.15. Should be right in the finish.

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	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joseph Chindano (Jnr)	1:55.40	1:55.40	13.5m	$3.14	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$2,282	1. Hunt Me Down 2. Beach Playin 3. Wardensville
6th of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Leon Bailey	1:55.40	1:55.40	15.8m	$80	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. Twin B Wildfire
3rd of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Leon Bailey	1:58.00	1:58.00	6.0m	$6.13	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$3,483	1. Takes Courage 2. Beach Bum Bluechip 3. You Gotta Gogogo
4th of 8	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Leon Bailey	1:52.40	1:52.40	6.0m	$34	11	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$2,322	1. Bills Mafia 2. Rowdy Station 3. Babylon Blue Chip
3rd of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Leon Bailey	1:57.10	1:57.10	18.0m	$24	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$3,483	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. You Gotta Gogogo
1st of 3	23/6/26	Saratoga	1609m			-	Leon Bailey	2:02.40	2:02.40	42.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. You Gotta Gogogo 2. Bad Bunny T 3. Myway Hyway

Wardensville (Fr5) 226723
Trainer: Ray Schnittker ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $35,388
Win / Place: 0% / 66%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: ACTRESS HANOVER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 0-3-1

Distance

6: 0-3-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

6: 0-3-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

5: 0-2-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 0-3-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was well beaten into second behind Its News To Me at Saratoga over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on August 4 at $7.84. Then a handy effort when well beaten into third behind Hunt Me Down at Batavia Downs over 1609m in a NY EXCEL on August 12 at $4.27. 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
3rd of 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	1:55.40	1:55.40	12.8m	$4.27	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$3,424	1. Hunt Me Down 2. Beach Playin 3. Wardensville
2nd of 6	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brett Beckwith	1:55.40	1:55.40	10.5m	$7.84	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Its News To Me 2. Wardensville 3. Amarillo
7th of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Tyler Buter	1:53.40	1:53.40	30.0m	$86	8	NYSS	$157,184	-	1. Primacy Station 2. Rose Run Cowboy 3. Marie's Jet
6th of 6	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:53.10	1:53.10	29.3m	$16	11	NYSS	$85,776	-	1. Man On A Hunt 2. El Cucuy 3. Bastonata Bluechip
2nd of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	1:55.40	1:55.40	1.5m	$6.30	17	NYSS	$79,100	$19,775	1. Bastonata Bluechip 2. Wardensville 3. Global Choice
2nd of 5	21/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:57.20	1:57.20	0.3m	$1.20f	-	NW2PM 2-3C	$20,223	$5,056	1. Lykens Valley 2. Wardensville 3. Captain Jeremy

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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