Plainridge Racecourse Race 1

1609M

Stake: $26,201

SEAFOOD NEIGHNEIGH (2) resumes after finishing sixth at his latest appearance at this track on October 30. Has the benefit of a good draw. Has the ability to take this out. MCCUSKER (4) missed the placings for the third time in a row last start when 35 metres away in fifth over 1609m at Saratoga. Recent form includes a win at Monticello Raceway four starts back on January 22. Must raise the bar but he has the ability to test this field. SUNSATIONAL (3) ended last prep with a third at this track over 1609m. Capable of a forward showing while fresh. KILLING JOKE (5) last appeared when seventh over 1609m at Saratoga seven months ago. Expect a better effort to kick off this prep.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW4PMLT

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Boyd Bay (Fr1) 115125822x
Trainer: Eric Bickmore ()
Driver: Drew Monti
Prize Money: $82,456
Win / Place: 11% / 51%

Recent Trial Winner

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: JIMMY FREIGHT

Dam: BAY SKY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 3-8-3

Distance

27: 3-8-3

Trk/Dst

2: 0-2-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

27: 3-8-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Racing consistently with minor placings at his last two starts at this course. Placed last start 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 5 m by Like A King (1:56.30) on November 28 at $2.80. Before that 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 0.9 m by Outspoken Man (1:55.40) on November 21 at $6.20. Might find this 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
1st of 6	8/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m			-	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:57.40	1:57.40	3.35L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Boyd Bay 2. Kount Blaster 3. Smokin Molly
2nd of 8	28/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:56.30	1:56.30	1.97L	$2.80f	7	SA-TRK<70	$19,237	$4,810	1. Like A King 2. Boyd Bay 3. Flying Finn
2nd of 8	21/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:55.40	1:55.40	0.33L	$6.20	22	SA-TRK<67	$16,488	$4,122	1. Outspoken Man 2. Boyd Bay 3. Like A King
8th of 8	30/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	8	Trev Henry	1:54.30	1:54.30	7.55L	$16	17	-	$14,395	-	1. Vogue Blue Chip 2. Carsonsbuckngo 3. Strongman Hanover
5th of 10	13/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	5	Trev Henry	1:51.10	1:51.10	4.01L	$18	7	-	$14,395	$720	1. Wicked Express 2. Rustys Bett 3. Party It Up
2nd of 9	6/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	5	Trev Henry	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.67L	$4.70	10	-	$14,683	$3,671	1. Bettor On Ice 2. Boyd Bay 3. Rustys Bett

Seafood Neighneigh (Fr2) 546873266x
Trainer: Nicholas Vamvilis ()
Driver: Kevin Switzer (Jnr)
Prize Money: $131,219
Win / Place: 20% / 45%

Recent Trial Winner

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: SEAFOOD MISSY

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 4-3-2

Distance

20: 4-3-2

Trk/Dst

7: 0-1-1

Track

7: 0-1-1

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-2-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

20: 4-3-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.10

Driver Stats

Comments

First up. At the last run he 6th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 24 m by Rjs Red Devil (1:51.20) in MA STK R2 on October 30 at $86.70. Expect another strong first-up performance.

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	8/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m			-	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:57.20	1:57.20	0.11L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Seafood Neighneigh 2. Betterthanhope 3. Wainapedia
6th of 9	30/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:51.20	1:51.20	8.92L	$87	9	MA STK R2	$273,973	-	1. Rjs Red Devil 2. Southpaw 3. Digging For Gold
6th of 6	21/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Bruce Ranger	1:50.20	1:50.20	42.12L	$36	14	MASS STK	$82,192	-	1. Courageous Warrior 2. Jon I Love Dat 3. Rjs Red Devil
2nd of 6	7/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:52.00	1:52.00	4.46L	$2.10f	7	MASS STK	$82,568	$20,642	1. Rjs Red Devil 2. Seafood Neighneigh 3. Mccusker
3rd of 6	30/9/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Yannick Gingras	1:51.10	1:51.10	1.67L	$14	8	MASS STK	$82,568	$9,908	1. Courageous Warrior 2. Digging For Gold 3. Seafood Neighneigh
7th of 8	22/9/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Nicholas Graffam	1:51.30	1:51.30	7.55L	$64	13	W3-5PMLT	$36,697	-	1. Southpaw 2. Full Metal Jacket 3. Justcallmebuck

Sunsational (Fr3) 653345833x
Trainer: Randy Bickmore ()
Driver: Brett Beckwith
Prize Money: $101,363
Win / Place: 5.56% / 52%

Recent Trial Winner

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SUNSHINE BEACH (USA)

Dam: WELL PONDERED

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 2-6-11

Distance

36: 2-6-11

Trk/Dst

27: 2-3-7

Track

27: 2-3-7

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-2

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

36: 2-6-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.30

Driver Stats

Comments

First up. At the last run he solid effort when 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 11 m by Th Kay C Crunch (1:54.20) in NW3PMLT on November 26 at $11.10. Looks set for a bright start to the campaign.

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	8/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m			-	Wallace Watson	1:58.30	1:58.30	0.56L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sunsational 2. Major Makover 3. Third Power
3rd of 5	26/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.20	1:54.20	4.20L	$11	6	NW3PMLT	$32,062	$3,847	1. Th Kay C Crunch 2. Gracies Tough Guy 3. Sunsational
3rd of 7	20/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Nicholas Graffam	1:50.30	1:50.30	7.81L	$33	20	W2-5PMLT	$32,062	$3,847	1. Wunderkindbluechip 2. Liam's Ace 3. Sunsational
8th of 8	31/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.30	1:54.30	30.41L	$42	8	NW2PMLT	$27,397	-	1. No Guts No Glory 2. Scrappy Ideal 3. Exceptionalism
5th of 7	23/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.10	1:54.10	12.01L	$12	9	NW2PMLT	$27,397	$1,370	1. Scrappy Ideal 2. Gracies Tough Guy 3. Bobby White Socks
4th of 8	14/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.79L	$15	6	NW2PMLT	$31,963	$2,557	1. Triple Sevens 2. Hey Jude Hanover 3. Concealed

Mccusker (Fr4) 1587311875
Trainer: Michael Mancini ()
Driver: Bruce Ranger
Prize Money: $350,209
Win / Place: 14% / 32%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CATTLEWASH (USA)

Dam: ROBOCALL HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 5-1-5

Distance

34: 5-1-5

Trk/Dst

13: 2-0-3

Track

13: 2-0-3

Season

6: 2-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

34: 5-1-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Capable of better than we have seen lately. Last start 5th (Fr7) over 1609m at Saratoga, beaten 35 m by Jms Best Bet (1:55.20) in WO2-5PMCD on February 28 at $38.71. The run before 7th (Fr2) over 1609m at Saratoga, beaten 11 m by Joey Joe (1:57.10) in WO2-5PMCD on February 21 at $18.91. Watch for a far better effort this time.

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 5	6/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m			-	Bruce Ranger	1:56.20	1:56.20	6.69L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Er Griffin 2. Quentin Quarantino 3. P A Piper
5th of 7	28/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Crawford	1:55.20	1:55.20	12.57L	$39	7	WO2-5PMCD	$18,118	-	1. Jms Best Bet 2. Beanzy Fresh 3. Whimsical Journey
7th of 8	21/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Crawford	1:57.10	1:57.10	4.20L	$19	7	WO2-5PMCD	$18,402	-	1. Joey Joe 2. Dark Hour 3. Who'zzz This Sky
8th of 8	14/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Swift	1:56.20	1:56.20	11.15L	$8.73	23	WO2-5PMCD	$18,402	-	1. Devil's Wish 2. I'm A Papi Hanover 3. Lyons Dukey
1st of 7	22/1/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Michael Merton	1:57.40	1:57.40	1.41L	$1.50f	7	WO3-5PMLT	$10,404	$5,202	1. Mccusker 2. This Dudes Perfect 3. Rj Wine Chip
1st of 8	15/1/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Michael Merton	1:58.30	1:58.30	3.90L	$1.19f	7	WO1-3PMLT	$9,328	$4,663	1. Mccusker 2. Rucker Park 3. Choice Is Yours

Killing Joke (Fr5) 263153517x
Trainer: Chuck Connor (Jnr) ()
Driver: Chuck Connor (Jnr)
Prize Money: $75,260
Win / Place: 22% / 55%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: Q T PIE HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 2-1-2

Distance

9: 2-1-2

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

9: 2-1-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Resuming after seven months off the scene. Finished off last preparation when well beaten into seventh behind Southwind Iron at Saratoga over 1609m in a NY EXCEL-F on September 9 at $52.96. Genuine chance.

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	9/9/25	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:54.30	1:54.30	22.60L	$53	8	NY EXCEL-F	$183,486	-	1. Southwind Iron 2. Shakeitonthebeach 3. American Pastime
1st of 5	1/9/25	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Chuck Connor (Jnr)	1:56.40	1:56.40	0.86L	$2.80	8	NW1PMLTCD	$16,513	$8,257	1. Killing Joke 2. Rookie J 3. Bobby White Socks
5th of 6	24/8/25	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ridge Warren	1:56.10	1:56.10	9.78L	$7.10	8	NY EXCEL	$37,210	$1,860	1. River Ranch Dawson 2. Magic Journey 3. Shakeitonthebeach
3rd of 5	16/8/25	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:55.20	1:55.20	3.09L	$3.20	9	NY EXCEL	$37,210	$4,465	1. Jericho Johnny 2. American Pastime 3. Killing Joke
5th of 6	7/8/25	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:57.30	1:57.30	3.64L	$2.50f	10	NY EXCEL	$37,210	$1,860	1. Johnny Wiggles 2. Jericho Johnny 3. American Pastime
1st of 8	28/7/25	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:55.30	1:55.30	2.23L	$7.60	9	NY EXCEL	$36,697	$18,349	1. Killing Joke 2. Jericho Johnny 3. Johnny Wiggles

Wyatt Earp (Fr6) 343837316x
Trainer: Conor Brewer ()
Driver: Matthew Athearn
Prize Money: $188,519
Win / Place: 10% / 47%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CLASSIC CARD SHARK

Dam: ROCKN RUBY N

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 4-3-11

Distance

38: 4-3-11

Trk/Dst

20: 2-1-6

Track

20: 2-1-6

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

38: 4-3-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Returns from the paddock. At the latest first-up run 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at Dover Downs, beaten 25 m by Primo Maschio (1:54.40) in 3YODSBF LC on March 20 2025 at $27.80. Might be better for this run.

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	25/3/26	Dover Downs	1609m			-	Cody Poliseno	1:57.10	1:57.10	4.18L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Hey Jude Hanover 2. Heartfelt Hanover 3. Hes Rockin Ralphie
6th of 8	18/12/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Anthony Morgan	1:52.30	1:52.30	7.55L	$22	7	DSBF FINAL	$202,144	-	1. Primo Maschio 2. Lew Not Lou 3. Shore Not Beach
1st of 4	11/12/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Anthony Morgan	1:55.20	1:55.20	0.22L	$1.00	7	DSBF ELIM	$36,754	$18,377	1. Wyatt Earp 2. Lew Not Lou 3. Shore Not Beach
3rd of 4	4/12/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Anthony Morgan	1:53.20	1:53.20	6.43L	$1.00	20	DSBF ELIM	$36,754	$4,410	1. Primo Maschio 2. Lew Not Lou 3. Wyatt Earp
7th of 7	14/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.20	1:53.20	22.04L	$18	8	W2-5PMLT	$32,062	-	1. No Guts No Glory 2. Liam's Ace 3. Scrappy Ideal
3rd of 6	6/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Nicholas Graffam	1:53.30	1:53.30	2.23L	$23	7	W2-5PMLT	$32,062	$3,847	1. Courageous Warrior 2. Liam's Ace 3. Wyatt Earp

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: 3 back on the inside, two horses behind the leader, 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: driver asking horse for extra effort

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