MEET STATS: 13 - 62 / $69.40 (-$54.60) BEST BETS: 2 - 6 / $9.20 (-$2.80) SPOT PLAYS: 0 - 6 / $0.00 (-$12.00) BEST BET - VENTURESOME ARDEN N (5th) SPOT PLAY - COTTON ON N (4th) Race 1 - NW20000L5/Winners in the Last Start of the Base Class NW15000L5/NW10 PM Races LT/NW15000L5 Drawn Inside Pace (7) SHINE A LIGHT moves back outside on the gate this week but was a solid third to two tough foes a week ago and meets up with a softer group here. (4) BOILING OAR trailed from post eight last Tuesday but finished out his mile with pace and drew much better tonight. (6) LOU'S SWEETREVENGE turned in a dull performance last week but was second at this level prior to that. [DRF HARNESS: Get Harness Eye PPs for this card] Race 2 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 50000CLM Pace (3) LOOKATMYART is hiking up from the $25,000 claiming level tonight but does show a win in this class back in mid-November and has a barn change to Edwin Quevedo off a claim on 1-30. She also switches pilots to Jason Bartlett. (1) CHUPPAH ON makes her second start back after a layoff tonight and has the pole. I will look for her to be sharper than she was last Tuesday. (2) PINK RUBY gained spots and ground in the final quarter of her effort a week ago and moves in a couple of notches on the gate. [DRF BETS: Wager on tonight's Yonkers card at DRF Bets.com!] Race 3 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 50000CLM Pace (3) YS SENSATIONALCITY finds what I think is a softer class than what she's been in lately. She's hit the board in her last four outings and makes her second start on Lasix. (4) IDEALINFUN has her best post since back in early December and will need a good performance tonight after missing leg one of this series. She's also got the Bartlett/Engblom driver/trainer duo in her corner. (5) BETTERB CHEVRON N was second to a heavy favorite in the first round of this event a week ago and trainer Lance Hudson has started to heat up. Race 4 - NW2/25000LT Pace (5) COTTON ON N qualified well at Yonkers in a mile that went in a fast time, and I like that he won eight times and missed the board just once in Australia. I'll give him a shot. (1) STATESIDE DEUCE GB looms as a big favorite after finishing third in a tougher class last Tuesday. He was Bartlett's choice in here. (4) FANTOME EN JOIE went nine-for-15 in Ontario and Quebec last year and had a good final quarter in his local qualifier on February 1. He also adds Lasix for trainer/driver Pat Lachance. Race 5 - Winners of 3 but not more than 5 PM Races or 60000LT Pace (4) VENTURESOME ARDEN N tallied nicely in this class last week and I also liked his victory over at the Meadowlands back in late December. (1) MR MATT MAJOR N qualified well twice at Yonkers for his U.S. debut and has Bartlett and post one. (3) CAPTAIN MAX HENRY was revved up in the pocket a week ago and tired. He had hit the board in all five of his efforts prior to that (including three victories). I'll look for him to bounce back and include. Race 6 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 50000CLM Pace (3) LA BELLA VITA N got a check in the top class at Yonkers in her 2024 debut on 2-2. She lands in a much softer spot tonight, and any improvement with that start under her belt should make her a major contender. (2) LINE EM UP picked up a couple spots in the final quarter after trailing from post eight a week ago. She slides all the way inside to the two-hole here and gets reunited with Joe Bongiorno. (5) TERACITA was favored in her division of this series last Tuesday but had to settle for third. She did have to do the first-over work, so perhaps a smoother journey would increase her chances. Race 7 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 20000CLM Pace (3) ALMOST KAREN invades from Freehold with two straight victories and meets up with a beatable group tonight. She was also Bartlett's pick. (1) EVAS SPORTS CZECH lost Bartlett here but rallied to finish third last Tuesday and has the pole position in this contest. Matt Kakaley picked up the drive. (5) TUAPEKA JESSIE N saw her run of on-the-board results end a week ago but does have a pair of recent wins in this class and debuts for trainer Chris Height off a claim. Race 8 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 20000CLM Pace (6) JAVA moves over to this series after facing NW2's and NW4's lately. She's capable of showing sharp early speed like she did mostly recently on 1-24, and hopefully the class change puts her in contention. (4) ITTY BITTY drops out of the $50,000 claiming version of this event and maybe that will result in a more aggressive approach. (2) BRONZE OVER N drew inside again here and was second to a huge favorite in her division last Tuesday. Race 9 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 20000CLM Pace (1) AINTNOHOLLABACKGRL advanced from seventh to third in the final quarter of her division last Tuesday and goes for high-percentage connections tonight after being claimed. (2) NUTTINBUTHEBEST has had success at Yonkers before for trainer Travis Alexander and is back in his barn tonight as she ships in from Northfield. (7) PRINCESS ARONA is another Bartlett/Engblom horse on the program and is dropping out of tougher classes. Race 10 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 50000CLM Pace (3) CALLMEQUEENBEE A rallied from seventh to third in this series last Tuesday. She gets a bit of post relief tonight and also gets reunited with Joe Bongiorno. (4) ONEDERFULBEACH led the way and won her division a week ago and gives the Bartlett/Engblom duo another chance to find the winner's circle. (1) PARADISE ROCK L showed her form against $20,000 and $25,000 claimers was for real as she charged from seventh to third in the final quarter of her split last week. She moves in from the seven-hole to the pole position. [DRF HARNESS: Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter] Race 11 - Stake Your Claim Series F&M 20000CLM Pace (4) PLEASURE SEEKER comes into this contest with back-to-back runner-up finishes, and I believe she's facing a softer group tonight than she has been. (3) PHELGON just missed by a head in a solid second-place finish last Tuesday. She has Brett Beckwith in to steer her again. (7) LARJON LEAH shows a third-place result against $25,000 claimers two starts back and has a driver switch to George Brennan. Race 12 - NW10000L5/Winners in Last Start of the Base Class NW7500L5 Pace (3) MIND HUNTER drops out of the NW15000L5 class and gets to move in a couple of notches on the starting gate for Bartlett and Engblom. He won the last time he raced at this level back on December 12. (8) KIMBLE A drew outside again but slides down from the NW15000L5's. This horse is a former Group 1 race winner in Australia and is making his third start in the U.S. tonight. (2) LYRICAL GENIUS A retreated from the pocket on 1-29 but hit the board against NW15000L5's prior to that.