Yonkers Raceway Race 3

Race 3

Stake: $33,169

VANDIEMEN BLUECHIP (6) ran fourth last start at this track over 1609m, beaten 16 metres. Capable of playing a major role so has to be respected. OPTICAL ILLUSION N (4) comes right into contention after scoring last start by 0.9 metres at this track over 1609m. RACING RAMPAGE (8) is worth another chance after a last-start eighth over 1609m at this track two weeks ago.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW15000L5

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Six Degrees (Fr1) 7445735155
Trainer: Andrew Adamczyk ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $342,060
Win / Place: 13% / 42%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: APOGEE HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

111: 15-14-18

Distance

111: 15-14-18

Trk/Dst

22: 2-3-1

Track

22: 2-3-1

Season

34: 5-4-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

All-Weather

111: 15-14-18

Best Mile

1:53.00

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 0.9 m by Sweethomealabama (1:53.30) in NW15000L5 on November 24 at $10.09. Before that, 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Mysweetboymax (1:54.30) in NW10000L5 on November 17 at $22.84.

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 6	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Yannick Gingras	1:53.30	1:53.30	0.33L	$10	7	NW15000L5	$33,069	$1,653	1. Sweethomealabama 2. Churchviewfrankl 3. Levine
5th of 8	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:54.30	1:54.30	2.53L	$23	14	NW10000L5	$29,588	$1,480	1. Mysweetboymax 2. Sweethomealabama 3. Inflation Proof
1st of 8	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Tyler Buter	1:54.40	1:54.40	1.12L	$2.82	7	NW7500L5	$26,107	$13,053	1. Six Degrees 2. Levine 3. Cupid Shuffle
5th of 7	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Tyler Buter	1:54.10	1:54.10	2.23L	$19	13	NW7500L5	$27,762	$1,389	1. Printville 2. Bitcoin Hanover 3. Pop It
3rd of 8	14/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Colin Kelly	1:54.20	1:54.20	0.86L	$2.72f	7	NW5000L5	$24,292	$2,915	1. Cellmate 2. Myultimatebaxter 3. Six Degrees
7th of 7	7/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Colin Kelly	1:51.40	1:51.40	10.59L	$15	7	NW10000L5	$33,119	-	1. Diego 2. Mind Hunter 3. T H Tyson

Peace Out Posse (Fr2) 1387657154
Trainer: Cory Stratton ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $667,469
Win / Place: 24% / 50%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CUSTARD THE DRAGON

Dam: ARTPRIZE

Rating

Stats

Career

104: 25-12-15

Distance

102: 25-12-15

Trk/Dst

89: 21-8-14

Track

91: 21-8-14

Season

33: 7-4-7

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

All-Weather

104: 25-12-15

Best Mile

1:50.40

Comments

Won three starts back at this track over 1609m NW7500L5 on November 11. Last start 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 1.5 m by Optical Illusion (1:55.00) in NW10000L5 on December 1 at $3.34.

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 8	1/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.56L	$3.34	13	NW10000L5	$29,679	$2,375	1. Optical Illusion 2. Quality Bud 3. Escape To America
5th of 8	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Stratton	1:52.40	1:52.40	6.69L	$31	7	NW10000L5	$29,588	$1,480	1. Pinny Tiger 2. Camara Moment 3. Night Hawk
1st of 8	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:54.40	1:54.40	1.12L	$1.37f	15	NW7500L5	$26,107	$13,053	1. Peace Out Posse 2. Pine Bush Italiano 3. Jimmy Connor B
7th of 7	27/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jordan Stratton	1:52.30	1:52.30	10.59L	$33	7	NW10410L5	$32,968	-	1. Santana Hanover 2. Churchviewfrankl 3. Boiling Oar
5th of 7	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Stratton	1:53.00	1:53.00	4.76L	$43	7	NW15000L5	$36,438	$1,822	1. Renaldo 2. Silky Choice 3. Southwind Celsius
6th of 7	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Stratton	1:54.10	1:54.10	6.99L	$28	7	NW20000L5	$43,379	-	1. American Dealer 2. Dancin Sancho 3. Royal Desire

Hazeville (Fr3) 3175652528
Trainer: Tom Fanning ()
Driver: Austin Siegelman
Prize Money: $623,154
Win / Place: 20% / 55%

6 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: ADMIRALS CHANCE

Rating

Stats

Career

92: 19-21-11

Distance

92: 19-21-11

Trk/Dst

71: 9-14-10

Track

71: 9-14-10

Season

33: 4-6-6

1st Up

3: 0-1-2

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

3: 3-0-0

All-Weather

92: 19-21-11

Best Mile

1:47.40

Comments

Last start 8th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 45 m by Pinny Tiger (1:53.20) in NW15000L5 on November 25 at $56.30. Two runs back 2nd (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 1.5 m by Levine (1:53.20) in NW15000L5 on November 18 at $1.66.

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
8th of 8	25/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Pat Lachance	1:53.20	1:53.20	17.29L	$56	7	NW15000L5	$33,069	-	1. Pinny Tiger 2. Blue Lou 3. Fifth And Five
2nd of 8	18/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brent Holland	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.56L	$1.66f	7	NW15000L5	$33,069	$8,267	1. Levine 2. Hazeville 3. Benhope Rulz
5th of 8	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Brent Holland	1:53.00	1:53.00	12.83L	$27	14	NW15001L5	$33,069	$1,653	1. Hemsworth 2. Always B Elite 3. Vandiemen Bluechip
2nd of 7	28/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:51.40	1:51.40	2.23L	$21	7	NW20000L5	$43,379	$10,845	1. Diego 2. Hazeville 3. Fearful Intent
5th of 8	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.09L	$5.44	8	NW20000L5	$43,379	$2,169	1. The Greek Freak 2. Hellabalou 3. Rockin Jukebox
6th of 7	13/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Stratton	1:52.00	1:52.00	7.25L	$20	7	NW30000L5	$52,055	-	1. Redwood Hanover 2. Joemikiyoursofine 3. Endofstory

Optical Illusion N (Fr4) 2343423761
Trainer: Paul Stafford (CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY)
Driver: Brent Holland
Prize Money: $671,170
Win / Place: 18% / 53%

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: HES WATCHING (USA)

Dam: PURE OCTANE (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

151: 28-30-23

Distance

129: 24-27-19

Trk/Dst

55: 7-11-7

Track

55: 7-11-7

Season

36: 4-7-5

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

151: 28-30-23

Best Mile

1:51.40

Comments

Last start won by a 0.9 m as favourite (Fr3) at this track (1:55.00) beating Quality Bud in NW10000L5 on December 1 at $3.01.

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	1/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brent Holland	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.33L	$3.01f	14	NW10000L5	$29,679	$14,839	1. Optical Illusion 2. Quality Bud 3. Escape To America
6th of 7	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brent Holland	1:52.10	1:52.10	7.81L	$51	7	NW15641L5	$33,069	-	1. Hemsworth 2. Himself 3. Thong Control
7th of 8	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brent Holland	1:53.20	1:53.20	4.76L	$33	13	NW15651L5	$33,069	-	1. Whichwaytothebeach 2. Curly James 3. Mysweetboymax
3rd of 7	28/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brent Holland	1:53.00	1:53.00	2.23L	$20	7	NW15000L5	$36,438	$4,373	1. Mac's Marvel 2. Renaldo 3. Optical Illusion
2nd of 7	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.33L	$5.62	7	NW15000L5	$36,438	$9,110	1. None Bettor 2. Optical Illusion 3. Mac's Marvel
4th of 8	14/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brent Holland	1:52.30	1:52.30	4.76L	$76	7	NW20000L5	$43,379	$3,470	1. Bourbon County 2. Ammo 3. Odds On Wildfire

Quality Bud (Fr5) 5786481762
Trainer: Michael Forte ()
Driver: Jim Marohn (Jnr)
Prize Money: $508,797
Win / Place: 9.02% / 36%

12 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: QUALITY WESTERN

Dam: ROSEBUD HEATHER

Rating

Stats

Career

133: 12-20-17

Distance

130: 12-19-17

Trk/Dst

130: 12-19-17

Track

133: 12-20-17

Season

37: 3-3-6

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

All-Weather

133: 12-20-17

Best Mile

1:52.20

Comments

12-year-old gelding showed improvement last time. 2nd (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 0.9 m by Optical Illusion (1:55.00) in NW10000L5 on December 1 at $24.15. The run before was not as impressive when well beaten into sixth behind Imtheblackflash at this track over 1609m in a NW10000L5 on November 24 at $47.64.

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	1/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.33L	$24	7	NW10000L5	$29,679	$7,419	1. Optical Illusion 2. Quality Bud 3. Escape To America
6th of 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:54.00	1:54.00	4.46L	$48	14	NW10000L5	$29,588	-	1. Imtheblackflash 2. Ten Tothe Dozen, The Ideal Dancer 3.
7th of 8	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:56.20	1:56.20	8.92L	$5.16	10	NW7500L5	$26,107	-	1. Smooth Lou 2. Twin B Deluxe 3. Rolling With Sam
1st of 8	31/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jim Marohn (Jnr)	1:55.20	1:55.20	0.22L	$2.66f	10	NW5041L5	$24,292	$12,146	1. Quality Bud 2. Ozone Blue Chip 3. Foxhunt
8th of 8	21/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Tyler Buter	1:53.20	1:53.20	13.38L	$24	11	NW5000L5	$24,292	-	1. Hickfromfrenchlick 2. Outlaw Man 3. Marlbank Road
4th of 8	10/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Tyler Buter	1:54.00	1:54.00	4.20L	$8.53	10	NW5211L5	$24,292	$1,944	1. Deetzy 2. Rolling With Sam 3. Jones Beach De Vie

Vandiemen Bluechip (Fr6) 5226547134
Trainer: Cameron Capone ()
Driver: Jason Bartlett
Prize Money: $611,237
Win / Place: 18% / 57%

4 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: PEPPERMINT PATTI

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 9-10-9

Distance

49: 9-10-9

Trk/Dst

8: 3-0-3

Track

8: 3-0-3

Season

22: 4-3-3

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-2-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

All-Weather

49: 9-10-9

Best Mile

1:49.30

Comments

Last start was well beaten into fourth behind Pinny Tiger at this track over 1609m in a NW15000L5 on November 25 at $5.54. Raced better the start before that with a game effort when 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 0.6 m by Hemsworth (1:53.00) in NW15001L5 on November 11 at $2.83.

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 8	25/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Colin Kelly	1:53.20	1:53.20	6.13L	$5.54	14	NW15000L5	$33,069	$2,646	1. Pinny Tiger 2. Blue Lou 3. Fifth And Five
3rd of 8	11/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Colin Kelly	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.22L	$2.83f	7	NW15001L5	$33,069	$3,968	1. Hemsworth 2. Always B Elite 3. Vandiemen Bluechip
1st of 8	4/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Colin Kelly	1:52.00	1:52.00	1.41L	$2.44	10	NW10000L5	$29,588	$14,794	1. Vandiemen Bluechip 2. Pinny Tiger 3. Boiling Oar
7th of 10	25/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	2	D McNair	1:48.00	1:48.00	1.60L	$7.35	7	-	$32,322	-	1. Century Komodo 2. Blue Hunt 3. Rochester Flash
4th of 10	18/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	8	D McNair	1:48.20	1:48.20	0.74L	$16	7	OPEN	$37,295	$2,983	1. Remember The Alamo 2. Dublin Dasher 3. Miraculous Desbi
5th of 9	11/10/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	9	Tra Henry	1:49.20	1:49.20	1.60L	$48	62	OPEN	$49,728	$2,486	1. Calicojack Hanover 2. Dublin Dasher 3. Remember The Alamo
62 Day Spell

Twin B Deluxe (Fr7) 4566622745
Trainer: Jared Bako ()
Driver: Todd McCarthy
Prize Money: $628,622
Win / Place: 18% / 51%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: JK ISN'TSHELOVELY

Rating

Stats

Career

98: 18-17-15

Distance

98: 18-17-15

Trk/Dst

80: 15-14-11

Track

80: 15-14-11

Season

37: 8-6-5

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

All-Weather

98: 18-17-15

Best Mile

1:51.40

Comments

Didn't do much at the last run, 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 3 m by Optical Illusion (1:55.00) in NW10000L5 on December 1 at $14.36. Before that 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by Imtheblackflash (1:54.00) in NW10000L5 on November 24 at $16.95.

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	1/12/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	George Brennan	1:55.00	1:55.00	1.12L	$14	7	NW10000L5	$29,679	$1,484	1. Optical Illusion 2. Quality Bud 3. Escape To America
4th of 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	George Brennan	1:54.00	1:54.00	2.53L	$17	7	NW10000L5	$29,588	$2,367	1. Imtheblackflash 2. Ten Tothe Dozen, The Ideal Dancer 3.
7th of 8	17/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:53.40	1:53.40	4.46L	$11	7	NW8001L5	$26,107	-	1. Ten Tothe Dozen 2. Brutallyhandsome 3. This Is The Plan
2nd of 8	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	George Brennan	1:56.20	1:56.20	3.35L	$3.73	7	NW7500L5	$26,107	$6,527	1. Smooth Lou 2. Twin B Deluxe 3. Rolling With Sam
2nd of 8	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	George Brennan	1:55.00	1:55.00	2.53L	$3.12f	14	NW10000L5	$29,588	$7,397	1. Save Me A Dance 2. Twin B Deluxe 3. Royal Desire
6th of 8	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	George Brennan	1:53.20	1:53.20	12.27L	$3.43	7	NW10000L5	$32,968	-	1. Nandolo 2. Thong Control 3. Smiffy's Terror

Racing Rampage (Fr8) 6134145658
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $815,649
Win / Place: 26% / 55%

Track / Distance Specialist

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: RACING HILL (CAN)

Dam: SEBRING BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

63: 17-11-7

Distance

62: 17-11-7

Trk/Dst

32: 11-3-4

Track

33: 11-3-4

Season

26: 5-1-4

1st Up

4: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

All-Weather

63: 17-11-7

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

Last start 8th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Soho Firestone (1:50.40) in MGM GP L1 on November 24 at $98.14. Before that, 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 4.5 m by Copperfield (1:54.20) in NW30000L5 on November 10 at $67.21.

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
8th of 8	24/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Ridge Warren	1:50.40	1:50.40	11.15L	$98	14	MGM GP L1	$87,023	-	1. Soho Firestone 2. Calicojack Hanover 3. Redwood Hanover
5th of 7	10/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matt Kakaley	1:54.20	1:54.20	1.67L	$67	7	NW30000L5	$46,992	$2,350	1. Copperfield 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Joemikiyoursofine
6th of 6	3/11/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:51.30	1:51.30	7.81L	$21	14	NW30051L5	$46,992	-	1. Huntinthelastdolar 2. Always A Thrill 3. My Ultimate Byron
5th of 7	20/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:51.20	1:51.20	5.02L	$17	14	3-6 YO OPN	$67,672	$3,384	1. Catalpa Rescue 2. Endofstory 3. Aye Aye Captain
4th of 6	6/10/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:51.00	1:51.00	2.23L	$19	7	3-6 YO OPN	$67,982	$5,439	1. Verdun 2. Aye Aye Captain 3. Catalpa Rescue
1st of 8	29/9/25	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.22L	$4.28	9	NW30000L5	$52,294	$26,147	1. Racing Rampage 2. Vicious 3. Hemsworth

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's getting stuck in

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