Yonkers Raceway Race 3

Race 3

Stake: $41,284

AYE AYE CAPTAIN (3) scored at this track three runs ago. Returned to something like that form last time out when third over 1609m at this track, beaten 15 metres. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw. Good enough to win a race of this calibre. WHICHWAYTOTHEBEACH (1) got the job done in emphatic style last start to score by 15 metres at Buffalo Raceway over 1609m, that run following a sixth two starts back at Mohawk Park. Likely to get all the favours from this nice draw. Steps up a level but he is up to the task. NIGHT HAWK (5) is on the radar after his last-start fourth over 1609m at this track a week ago. SHAKESPEARE (4) is worth plenty of thought off a last-start win by 12 metres at this track over 1609m.

Distance: 1609m
Track: FAST
Weather: SHOWERY
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW20000L5

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Whichwaytothebeach (Fr1) 1578442361
Trainer: Garry Merner (Jnr) ()
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $498,061
Win / Place: 17% / 42%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: SWINGING BEAUTY

Rating

Stats

Career

75: 13-12-7

Distance

74: 13-12-7

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-0

Track

6: 1-0-0

Season

18: 3-3-2

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-1

All-Weather

75: 13-12-7

Best Mile

1:48.40

Comments

Last start won by 15 m as favourite (Fr6) at Buffalo Raceway (1:52.30) beating Melanion in OPEN on July 5 at $1.85.

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	5/7/25	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Morrill (Jnr)	1:52.30	1:52.30	5.58L	$1.85f	7	OPEN	$26,422	$13,211	1. Whichwaytothebeach 2. Melanion 3. Lyons Surfing
6th of 8	28/6/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	4	Tra Henry	1:49.20	1:49.20	1.86L	$14	5	-	$29,189	-	1. Pacino Hanover 2. Madden Oaks 3. Fortify
3rd of 7	23/6/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	1	Tra Henry	1:49.30	1:49.30	1.30L	$3.90	9	-	$24,325	$2,919	1. Pacino Hanover 2. Southside Eddy 3. Whichwaytothebeach
2nd of 9	14/6/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	8	Tra Henry	1:49.40	1:49.40	0.56L	$11	7	-	$24,325	$6,081	1. Write Me A Rose 2. Whichwaytothebeach 3. Nautical Hanover
4th of 9	7/6/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	5	Tra Henry	1:49.00	1:49.00	0.67L	$18	7	-	$29,189	$2,335	1. Captain Fear Not 2. Storm Shadow 3. Jabberwocky
4th of 10	31/5/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	3	Tra Henry	1:50.20	1:50.20	1.23L	$15	7	HCP	$29,289	$2,343	1. Dragononthebeach 2. Codename Cigar Box 3. Jabberwocky

Hp Momentum (Fr2) 6297916151
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $228,820
Win / Place: 18% / 42%

6 yo BLU/Roan Gelding

Sire: CONTROL THE MOMENT (USA)

Dam: AMENABLE HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 10-6-7

Distance

54: 10-6-7

Trk/Dst

3: 2-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-0

Season

12: 3-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

54: 10-6-7

Best Mile

1:48.40

Comments

Last start won by 1.5 m (Fr3) at this track (1:52.30) beating Copperfield in NW15000L5 on July 7 at $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 7	7/7/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.56L	$35	19	NW15000L5	$34,679	$17,339	1. Hp Momentum 2. Copperfield 3. Hazeville
5th of 7	18/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:52.40	1:52.40	4.20L	$17	12	NW7500L5	$26,874	$1,344	1. Family Recipe 2. Taipo 3. Stag Party
1st of 6	6/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.86L	$1.45f	9	NW5000L5	$23,515	$11,757	1. Hp Momentum 2. Jett Star 3. Movin' On Up
6th of 8	28/5/25	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Austin Hanners	1:49.40	1:49.40	8.92L	$23	14	HGNW5500L4	$16,875	-	1. El's Rocker 2. Boundtobefearless 3. Folsom Prison
1st of 10	14/5/25	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Austin Hanners	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.56L	$9.70	23	HGNW3750L4	$13,500	$6,750	1. Hp Momentum 2. Outlaw Aceofspades 3. Whiskeyontherocks
9th of 10	21/4/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Austin Hanners	1:53.00	1:53.00	10.33L	$22	21	NW3251L4	$23,290	-	1. Blazen River 2. Pet Sur Roc 3. Stroke Of Midnight

Aye Aye Captain (Fr3) 1121124143
Trainer: Ricky Bucci (CLEVEDON)
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $193,179
Win / Place: 26% / 52%

Track / Distance Specialist

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: PRISCILLA SHARD (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 9-8-1

Distance

14: 6-2-1

Trk/Dst

11: 6-2-1

Track

11: 6-2-1

Season

12: 6-2-1

1st Up

4: 1-2-0

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-0

Mobile

20: 3-4-0

Standing

3: 0-2-0

All-Weather

34: 9-8-1

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Two back was well beaten into fourth behind All Class at this track over 1609m in a NW23731L5 on June 30 at $4.95. Then a handy effort when well beaten into third behind Mullinax at this track over 1609m in a NW20000L5 on July 7 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
3rd of 7	7/7/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brent Holland	1:51.20	1:51.20	5.58L	$2.00f	7	NW20000L5	$41,284	$4,954	1. Mullinax 2. Twin B Powerball 3. Aye Aye Captain
4th of 7	30/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brent Holland	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.90L	$4.95	13	NW23731L5	$41,990	$3,359	1. All Class 2. Lou's World 3. Carabao
1st of 7	17/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:52.20	1:52.20	5.32L	$8.90	14	NW20000L5	$41,990	$20,995	1. Aye Aye Captain 2. No Control 3. Trendy Teen
4th of 8	3/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Austin Siegelman	1:52.20	1:52.20	4.46L	$4.70	14	NW20000L5	$41,990	$3,359	1. Lucapelo 2. Trendy Teen 3. Boiling Oar
2nd of 7	20/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jason Bartlett	1:53.20	1:53.20	1.97L	$1.20f	7	NW20000L5	$42,187	$10,547	1. Surfside Beach 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Shazam Blue Chip
1st of 8	13/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jason Bartlett	1:53.00	1:53.00	1.97L	$1.30f	7	NW15000L5	$35,437	$17,718	1. Aye Aye Captain 2. Shazam Blue Chip 3. Family Recipe

Shakespeare (Fr4) 5675271141
Trainer: Jared Bako ()
Driver: George Brennan
Prize Money: $603,364
Win / Place: 17% / 49%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: GET A CLUE

Rating

Stats

Career

125: 22-22-18

Distance

125: 22-22-18

Trk/Dst

83: 19-10-10

Track

83: 19-10-10

Season

19: 3-3-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

All-Weather

125: 22-22-18

Best Mile

1:50.30

Comments

Racing consistently. Last start won a big 12 m win (Fr3) at this track (1:52.30) beating Six Degrees in 40000CLM on July 7 at $5.80.

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
1st of 7	7/7/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:52.30	1:52.30	4.46L	$5.80	19	40000CLM	$33,027	$16,514	1. Shakespeare 2. Six Degrees 3. Lyrical Genius
4th of 8	18/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Scott Zeron	1:54.30	1:54.30	2.79L	$23	20	40000CLM	$33,592	$2,687	1. Scribblers 2. Walkinshaw 3. Italian Lad
1st of 8	29/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:52.20	1:52.20	1.67L	$2.30	9	NW8121L5	$27,000	$13,500	1. Shakespeare 2. Printville 3. Quality Bud
1st of 7	20/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Scott Zeron	1:54.00	1:54.00	2.53L	$4.50	9	NW5000L5	$23,625	$11,813	1. Shakespeare 2. Dealers Turn 3. Dance It Out
7th of 7	11/5/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Anthony Napolitano	1:49.40	1:49.40	12.83L	$19	7	NW4600L4	$14,343	-	1. Rockin Jukebox 2. Captain Batboy 3. Semi Tough
2nd of 7	4/5/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Anthony Napolitano	1:53.10	1:53.10	0.86L	$4.70	6	NW6400L4	$18,563	$4,641	1. Aflame Hanover 2. Shakespeare 3. Rifleman

Night Hawk (Fr5) 2841532464
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $697,477
Win / Place: 16% / 52%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: BETTING LINE (USA)

Dam: NIGHT MUSIC

Rating

Stats

Career

75: 12-15-12

Distance

75: 12-15-12

Trk/Dst

47: 8-10-7

Track

47: 8-10-7

Season

12: 1-3-1

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-4-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-0

All-Weather

75: 12-15-12

Best Mile

1:48.40

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Typhoon Banner (1:53.20) in NW20000L5 on July 7 at $21. Before that, 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 23 m by All Class (1:52.20) in NW23731L5 on June 30 at $10.20.

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	7/7/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:53.20	1:53.20	2.79L	$21	7	NW20000L5	$41,284	$3,303	1. Typhoon Banner 2. Vici 3. The Ideal Dancer
6th of 7	30/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:52.20	1:52.20	8.66L	$10	13	NW23731L5	$41,990	-	1. All Class 2. Lou's World 3. Carabao
4th of 7	17/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:52.20	1:52.20	8.36L	$3.90	14	NW20000L5	$41,990	$3,359	1. Aye Aye Captain 2. No Control 3. Trendy Teen
2nd of 8	3/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.33L	$3.95	7	NW15461L5	$35,272	$8,818	1. Racing Rampage 2. Night Hawk 3. Euphoria
3rd of 6	27/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Yannick Gingras	1:53.10	1:53.10	0.86L	$3.35	7	NW20000L5	$42,187	$5,063	1. Deetzy 2. Boiling Oar 3. Night Hawk
5th of 8	20/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Yannick Gingras	1:53.00	1:53.00	2.53L	$3.20	8	NW15071L5	$35,437	$1,772	1. Funatthebeach 2. Boiling Oar 3. Leonidas

Hickfromfrenchlick (Fr6) 4216142687
Trainer: Ray Schnittker ()
Driver: Daniel Dube
Prize Money: $401,246
Win / Place: 14% / 46%

9 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SO SURREAL

Dam: MY GIRL'S A STAR

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 11-12-13

Distance

78: 11-12-13

Trk/Dst

72: 11-11-13

Track

72: 11-11-13

Season

17: 2-3-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

78: 11-12-13

Best Mile

1:51.10

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 15 m by All Class (1:51.10) in NW34251L5 on July 7 at $52.50. At his previous start 8th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 35 m by Heza Charttopper (1:51.20) in NW30000L5 on June 30 at $46.50.

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
7th of 8	7/7/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Mark MacDonald	1:51.10	1:51.10	5.87L	$53	7	NW34251L5	$49,542	-	1. All Class 2. Himself 3. Endofstory
8th of 8	30/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Pat Lachance	1:51.20	1:51.20	12.83L	$47	14	NW30000L5	$50,388	-	1. Heza Charttopper 2. My Ultimate Byron 3. Racing Rampage
6th of 8	16/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Mark MacDonald	1:52.20	1:52.20	8.92L	$46	7	NW31901L5	$50,388	-	1. Diego 2. Racing Rampage 3. Stellar Yankee
2nd of 8	9/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Mark MacDonald	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.11L	$38	7	NW30000L5	$50,388	$12,597	1. Himself 2. Hickfromfrenchlick 3. Why Not Now
4th of 8	2/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Mark MacDonald	1:51.30	1:51.30	5.32L	$29	7	NW30101L5	$50,388	$4,032	1. Street Hawk 2. The Ideal Dancer 3. Carabao
1st of 7	26/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Mark MacDonald	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.11L	$24	7	NW20000L5	$42,187	$21,093	1. Hickfromfrenchlick 2. The Ideal Dancer 3. Twin B Deluxe

Funatthebeach (Fr7) 5746164176
Trainer: Mark Ford (Menangle Park)
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $1,631,467
Win / Place: 26% / 49%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: MINNIE MOOSE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

143: 38-15-18

Distance

113: 29-12-14

Trk/Dst

88: 25-8-8

Track

89: 25-8-8

Season

19: 4-2-2

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

Mobile

26: 7-2-4

Standing

7: 3-1-2

All-Weather

140: 36-15-18

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

3: 2-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.20

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 19 m by Heza Charttopper (1:51.20) in NW30000L5 on June 30 at $38.25. Two runs back 7th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 30 m by Diego (1:52.20) in NW31901L5 on June 16 at $12.90.

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 8	30/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Scott Zeron	1:51.20	1:51.20	7.25L	$38	14	NW30000L5	$50,388	-	1. Heza Charttopper 2. My Ultimate Byron 3. Racing Rampage
7th of 8	16/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Scott Zeron	1:52.20	1:52.20	10.89L	$13	27	NW31901L5	$50,388	-	1. Diego 2. Racing Rampage 3. Stellar Yankee
1st of 8	20/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Scott Zeron	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.56L	$16	7	NW15071L5	$35,437	$17,718	1. Funatthebeach 2. Boiling Oar 3. Leonidas
4th of 8	13/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Scott Zeron	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.64L	$3.80	7	NW15000L5	$35,437	$2,835	1. Aye Aye Captain 2. Shazam Blue Chip 3. Family Recipe
6th of 7	6/5/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Scott Zeron	1:52.10	1:52.10	8.66L	$8.70	7	NW15451L5	$35,437	-	1. Aye Aye Captain 2. Yorokobi 3. Cadillac Bayama
1st of 7	29/4/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Scott Zeron	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.33L	$6.90	7	NW15000L5	$36,230	$18,115	1. Funatthebeach 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Yorokobi

Sweethomealabama (Fr8) 1388371331
Trainer: Cory Stratton (BURNHAM)
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $157,288
Win / Place: 32% / 71%

Track / Distance Specialist

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: ZENA MAC (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 9-2-9

Distance

23: 7-2-8

Trk/Dst

14: 6-1-4

Track

14: 6-1-4

Season

17: 5-1-6

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

Mobile

5: 1-1-1

Standing

2: 1-0-1

All-Weather

27: 9-2-8

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-0-1

Best Mile

1:50.10

Comments

In good form last start. Won by a 0.6 m (Fr5) at Pocono Downs (1:50.10) beating Its Saturday Night in W5-8PM CG on July 5 at $4.80. Two runs back 3rd (Fr2) over 1609m at Pocono Downs beaten 6 m by Rio (1:49.00) in W5-9PM CG on June 28 at $15.

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	5/7/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Anthony Napolitano	1:50.10	1:50.10	0.22L	$4.80	7	W5-8PM CG	$28,074	$14,037	1. Sweethomealabama 2. Its Saturday Night 3. Steely Knife
3rd of 6	28/6/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Anthony Napolitano	1:49.00	1:49.00	2.53L	$15	10	W5-9PM CG	$28,554	$3,427	1. Rio 2. Lou's Starr 3. Sweethomealabama
3rd of 7	18/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jordan Stratton	1:53.10	1:53.10	1.12L	$4.60	15	NW7500L5	$26,874	$3,225	1. Mind Hunter 2. Kimble 3. Sweethomealabama
1st of 8	3/6/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Stratton	1:54.40	1:54.40	1.67L	$1.95f	17	NW5000L5	$23,515	$11,757	1. Sweethomealabama 2. My Carbon Copy 3. Saranac Blue Chip
7th of 8	17/5/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Andrew McCarthy	1:50.20	1:50.20	13.12L	$35	7	6U W4-NW8	$33,750	-	1. Build The Wall 2. Fallout 3. Zeppole Hanover
3rd of 7	10/5/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Andrew McCarthy	1:49.20	1:49.20	5.32L	$33	14	6U W4-NW8	$33,750	$4,050	1. Taranaki 2. Build The Wall 3. Sweethomealabama

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