Yonkers Raceway Race 9

Race 9

Stake: $33,386

Distance: 1609m
Track: Fast
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW10000L5

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Optical Illusion (Fr1) 3215556442
Trainer: Paul Stafford (CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY)
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $532,288
Win / Place: 19% / 55%

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: HE'S WATCHING (USA)

Dam: PURE OCTANE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

127: 25-26-19

Distance

105: 21-23-15

Trk/Dst

31: 4-7-3

Track

31: 4-7-3

Season

11: 1-3-1

1st Up

5: 1-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-2

Mobile

23: 4-3-4

All-Weather

127: 25-26-19

Best Mile

1:51.40

Comments

Two back was well beaten into fourth behind Copperfield at this track over 1609m in a NW10401L5 on April 1 at $76.25. Then a handy effort when a close second behind Trendy Teen at this track over 1609m in a NW7701L5 on April 8 at $2.70.

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	8/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:55.30	1:55.30	0.9m	$2.70	7	NW7701L5	$28,115	$7,029	1. Trendy Teen 2. Optical Illusion 3. Twin B Deluxe
4th of 8	1/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Brent Holland	1:52.30	1:52.30	17.3m	$76	7	NW10401L5	$33,386	$2,671	1. Copperfield 2. Greg The Leg 3. Dealers Turn
4th of 8	25/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:54.00	1:54.00	5.3m	$8.90	15	NW15000L5	$33,122	$2,650	1. Mac's Marvel 2. Renaissance Deo 3. Moment Is Here
6th of 6	10/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:51.30	1:51.30	47.3m	$6.20	7	50000CLM	$35,313	-	1. All Alone 2. Shakespeare 3. Rockmyster
5th of 8	3/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brent Holland	1:54.10	1:54.10	15.8m	$18	7	50000CLM	$35,313	$1,766	1. Peace Out Posse 2. Lucapelo 3. I Draintheswamp
5th of 8	24/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:54.10	1:54.10	6.0m	$6.00	6	50000CLM	$35,427	$1,771	1. Lucapelo 2. Twin B Deluxe 3. I Draintheswamp

Escape To America (Fr2) 3562x52723
Trainer: Deborah Daguet ()
Driver: Anthony Napolitano
Prize Money: $281,842
Win / Place: 24% / 51%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: FLIRTISCAPE

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 8-7-2

Distance

33: 8-7-2

Trk/Dst

14: 1-3-2

Track

14: 1-3-2

Season

5: 0-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-3-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

All-Weather

33: 8-7-2

Best Mile

1:50.40

Comments

Solid performance when a close second behind Taipo at this track over 1609m in a NW7500L5 on March 31 at $4.40. Then a handy effort when well beaten into third behind Fearful Intent at this track over 1609m in a NW15000L5 on April 8 at $12.40.

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
3rd of 8	8/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Anthony Napolitano	1:54.40	1:54.40	10.5m	$12	8	NW15000L5	$36,901	$4,429	1. Fearful Intent 2. Hazeville 3. Escape To America
2nd of 7	31/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Anthony Napolitano	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.6m	$4.40	9	NW7500L5	$27,893	$6,973	1. Taipo 2. Escape To America 3. Missed The Truth
7th of 8	22/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jim Pantaleano	1:51.10	1:51.10	24.8m	$54	7	NW9500L4	$21,791	-	1. Virgo 2. Fearful Intent 3. Be Dazzled Lou
2nd of 7	15/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.20	1:51.20	0.9m	$20	7	NW6400L4	$19,423	$4,855	1. Tip Top Cat 2. Escape To America 3. Flash Move
5th of 8	8/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.40	1:51.40	15.0m	$20	93	NW9700L4	$22,070	$1,103	1. Hellabalou 2. Da Delightful 3. Jilliby Dynamite
93 Day Spell
3rd of 6	26/2/25	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Anthony Napolitano	1:54.10	1:54.10	6.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Carabao 2. Tip Top Cat 3. Escape To America

Luckbewithalex (Fr3) 12518x6757
Trainer: Lance Hudson ()
Driver: Jim Marohn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $368,555
Win / Place: 22% / 44%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: LUCK BE WITHYOU (USA)

Dam: AVE ULRICA

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 16-7-9

Distance

72: 16-7-9

Trk/Dst

35: 9-2-3

Track

35: 9-2-3

Season

4: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-2

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

All-Weather

72: 16-7-9

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 25 m by Fearful Intent (1:54.40) in NW15000L5 on April 8 at $53.25. Before that, 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at Pocono Downs, beaten 25 m by Virgo (1:49.20) in NW13000L4 on March 29 at $43.70.

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	8/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:54.40	1:54.40	26.3m	$53	10	NW15000L5	$36,901	-	1. Fearful Intent 2. Hazeville 3. Escape To America
5th of 8	29/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Anthony Napolitano	1:49.20	1:49.20	27.0m	$44	14	NW13000L4	$25,277	$1,264	1. Virgo 2. A Rocknroll Star 3. Fearful Intent
7th of 8	15/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dan Rawlings	1:50.10	1:50.10	27.0m	$28	7	NW12900L4	$25,601	-	1. Saulsbrook Victor 2. Virgo 3. Layton Hanover
6th of 8	8/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Anthony Napolitano	1:51.20	1:51.20	16.5m	$30	110	NW17500L4	$29,134	-	1. Bondi Lockdown 2. Primary Colors 3. Saulsbrook Victor
110 Day Spell
1st of 4	26/2/25	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Anthony Napolitano	1:59.10	1:59.10	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Luckbewithalex 2. Machlicious 3. Readyfortheladys
3rd of 7	19/2/25	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Anthony Napolitano	1:55.00	1:55.00	9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Shoobee Doo 2. Tam Major 3. Luckbewithalex

Vici (Fr4) 3744654241
Trainer: Joe Bongiorno ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $472,581
Win / Place: 16% / 55%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: LAZARUS N

Dam: TRIPLE V HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 11-12-13

Distance

65: 11-12-13

Trk/Dst

35: 7-8-9

Track

35: 7-8-9

Season

9: 1-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

65: 11-12-13

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Hard to fault of late. Last start won by 3 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:54.40) beating Why Tomorrow Ray in NW7500L5 on April 8 at $2.

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	8/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Yannick Gingras	1:54.40	1:54.40	3.0m	$2.00f	8	NW7500L5	$28,115	$14,058	1. Vici 2. Why Tomorrow Ray 3. Twin B Risenshine
4th of 7	31/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Joe Bongiorno	1:54.00	1:54.00	1.5m	$2.95f	10	NW7500L5	$27,893	$2,232	1. Taipo 2. Escape To America 3. Missed The Truth
2nd of 7	21/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.3m	$1.35f	6	NW5261L5	$20,919	$5,229	1. Ameritric 2. Vici 3. Bechers Brook
4th of 7	15/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:51.20	1:51.20	6.8m	$5.90	25	NW6400L4	$19,423	$1,554	1. Tip Top Cat 2. Escape To America 3. Flash Move
5th of 8	18/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	George Brennan	1:55.00	1:55.00	12.0m	$8.20	8	NW10061L5	$30,113	$1,506	1. Twin B Deluxe 2. Covered Bridge 3. Benhope Rulz
6th of 7	10/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Joe Bongiorno	1:54.10	1:54.10	14.3m	$10	7	NW15000L5	$33,656	-	1. Nandolo 2. Ultimaroca 3. Venturesome Arden

Texas Holdem (Fr5) 445x273155
Trainer: Ray Schnittker ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $190,918
Win / Place: 17% / 50%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: THAT'S HOW WE ROLL

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 5-6-3

Distance

28: 5-6-3

Trk/Dst

15: 2-1-3

Track

15: 2-1-3

Season

6: 1-1-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-1

All-Weather

28: 5-6-3

Best Mile

1:52.30

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 20 m by Ultimaroca (1:53.40) in NW10000L5 on April 7 at $20.60. Before that, 5th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 18 m by Transparency (1:53.20) in NW11041L5 on March 25 at $13.70.

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 7	7/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Stratton	1:53.40	1:53.40	20.3m	$21	13	NW10000L5	$33,386	$1,670	1. Ultimaroca 2. Tickertape Hanover 3. Caviart Sargent
5th of 7	25/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:53.20	1:53.20	18.0m	$14	7	NW11041L5	$29,635	$1,482	1. Transparency 2. Spirit Of Stlouis 3. Gentle Giant
1st of 7	18/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:54.10	1:54.10	3.0m	$5.90	7	HGNW2BN4PM	$30,016	$15,008	1. Texas Holdem 2. Ayr Corleon 3. Sweethomealabama
3rd of 8	11/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brent Holland	1:54.10	1:54.10	9.8m	$56	14	HGNW2BN4PM	$30,016	$3,601	1. Sweethomealabama 2. Ayr Corleon 3. Texas Holdem
7th of 8	25/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Brent Holland	1:53.40	1:53.40	38.3m	$69	14	HGNW2BN4PM	$30,113	-	1. Rhyds Superfly 2. Cupid Shuffle 3. Ayr Corleon
2nd of 7	11/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brent Holland	1:54.20	1:54.20	4.5m	$31	112	HGNW2BN4PM	$30,113	$7,528	1. Rhyds Superfly 2. Texas Holdem 3. Cupid Shuffle
112 Day Spell

Trendy Teen (Fr6) 43x68x6231
Trainer: Per Engblom ()
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $283,449
Win / Place: 26% / 63%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: POSEY TINA

100

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 10-8-6

Distance

38: 10-8-6

Trk/Dst

9: 6-2-1

Track

9: 6-2-1

Season

4: 1-1-1

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

All-Weather

38: 10-8-6

Best Mile

1:50.20

Comments

Last start won by a 0.9 m as favourite (Fr6) at this track (1:55.30) beating Optical Illusion in NW7701L5 on April 8 at $2.35.

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	8/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:55.30	1:55.30	0.9m	$2.35f	17	NW7701L5	$28,115	$14,058	1. Trendy Teen 2. Optical Illusion 3. Twin B Deluxe
3rd of 10	22/3/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Braxten Boyd	1:51.00	1:51.00	5.3m	$2.30f	7	NW7500L4CD	$21,791	$2,615	1. Stonebridge Reef 2. Belmont Royale 3. Trendy Teen
2nd of 10	15/3/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Braxten Boyd	1:51.00	1:51.00	3.0m	$7.80	7	NW7500L4CD	$30,899	$7,724	1. Write Me A Rose 2. Trendy Teen 3. Ignatius
6th of 10	8/3/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Scott Zeron	1:52.00	1:52.00	12.8m	$50	216	NW12500L4	$30,899	-	1. Southwind Gendry 2. Sporty M Three 3. Dance Partner
216 Day Spell
2nd of 6	22/2/25	Meadowlands	1609m			-	Scott Zeron	1:51.10	1:51.10	27m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Act Fast 2. Trendy Teen 3. Remember The Alamo
8th of 8	4/8/24	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Rikard Skoglund	1:48.30	1:48.30	33.0m	$58	21	NW15000 L5	$21,966	-	1. Hellabalou 2. Lyons Steel 3. Captain Crusader

Gingras Beach (Fr7) 6656123467
Trainer: Ricky Bucci ()
Driver: Scott Zeron
Prize Money: $314,731
Win / Place: 9.57% / 34%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: GINGER SHARK

Rating

Stats

Career

115: 11-17-12

Distance

114: 11-17-12

Trk/Dst

105: 11-13-12

Track

106: 11-13-12

Season

10: 1-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

115: 11-17-12

Best Mile

1:51.00

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 7th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 20 m by Cadillac Bayama (1:53.30) in NW15000L5 on March 31 at $20.70. Before that 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Rhyds Superfly (1:53.30) in NW15000L5 on March 24 at $41.

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	31/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:53.30	1:53.30	20.3m	$21	7	NW15000L5	$36,609	-	1. Cadillac Bayama 2. Surfside Beach 3. Shazam Blue Chip
6th of 8	24/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Scott Zeron	1:53.30	1:53.30	12.0m	$41	7	NW15000L5	$33,122	-	1. Rhyds Superfly 2. Rock The Belles 3. Yorokobi
4th of 8	17/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Yannick Gingras	1:55.00	1:55.00	10.5m	$8.60	7	NW15000L5	$33,548	$2,684	1. Covered Bridge 2. Wattsup Sunshine 3. Rock The Belles
3rd of 8	10/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:52.40	1:52.40	6.0m	$20	11	NW10201L5	$30,016	$3,601	1. Lyrical Genius 2. Pop It 3. Gingras Beach
2nd of 8	27/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:55.10	1:55.10	0.6m	$3.05	9	NW7616L5	$24,798	$6,200	1. Brutallyhandsome 2. Gingras Beach 3. Bechers Brook
1st of 8	18/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:57.00	1:57.00	0.3m	$2.75f	7	NW5000L5	$21,256	$10,628	1. Gingras Beach 2. Gamblingterror 3. Alex Tye

Euphoria (Fr8) 2743642254
Trainer: Shaun Vallee ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $520,841
Win / Place: 18% / 55%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: BLISS (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

138: 25-36-15

Distance

76: 12-16-9

Trk/Dst

48: 7-11-3

Track

48: 7-11-3

Season

8: 0-2-1

1st Up

7: 2-2-1

2nd Up

7: 2-1-1

3rd Up

6: 1-1-0

Mobile

63: 13-20-6

All-Weather

138: 25-36-15

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at Meadowlands beaten 11 m by Write Me A Rose (1:51.00) in NW7500L4CD on March 15 at $24.40. Two runs back 5th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, beaten 4.5 m by Gentle Giant (1:54.40) in NW7751L5 on March 10 at $17.80.

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 10	15/3/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:51.00	1:51.00	11.3m	$24	5	NW7500L4CD	$30,899	$2,472	1. Write Me A Rose 2. Trendy Teen 3. Ignatius
5th of 8	10/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Yannick Gingras	1:54.40	1:54.40	4.5m	$18	6	NW7751L5	$24,719	$1,236	1. Gentle Giant, Windsun Ricky 2. 3. Kingsville
2nd of 8	4/3/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:53.40	1:53.40	0.9m	$3.35	7	NW7581L5	$24,719	$6,180	1. Marlbank Road 2. Euphoria 3. Hickfromfrenchlick
2nd of 8	25/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:54.00	1:54.00	9.8m	$1.65f	7	NW5000L5	$21,256	$5,314	1. Marlbank Road 2. Euphoria 3. C Bet Hanover
4th of 8	18/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Austin Siegelman	1:57.00	1:57.00	6.8m	$20	8	NW5000L5	$21,256	$1,701	1. Gingras Beach 2. Gamblingterror 3. Alex Tye
6th of 8	10/2/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Austin Siegelman	1:55.00	1:55.00	12.8m	$29	10	NW7500L5	$24,798	-	1. Strengthfromabove 2. Real Peace 3. Quality Bud

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