Yonkers Raceway Race 2

Race 2

Stake: $34,237

BACCHUS BLUE CHIP (1) made it two in a row last start when he got the cash by 2.25 metres over 1609m at Saratoga. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Meets a similar line up and he can take this out. ITS NEWS TO ME (4) was once again right in the mix last time out when runner-up over 1609m at Batavia Downs, beaten 2.25 metres. His recent form is good enough to win a race of this calibre. BABYLON BLUE CHIP (3) must be considered after he finished third over 1609m at Saratoga two-and-a-half weeks ago. BILLS MAFIA (5) is in the mix following a fourth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at Batavia Downs.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: showery
Surface: All Weather
Class: NY EX 2CGP

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Bacchus Blue Chip (Fr1) 3211
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $46,588
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: SUNNYNSEVENTYFIVE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 2-1-1

Distance

4: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

4: 2-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

4: 2-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Two-year-old colt is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at Saratoga and Monticello Raceway both over 1609m. Last start won by 2.25 m as favourite (Fr6) at Saratoga (1:55.40) beating Beach Playin in NY EXCEL on August 4 at $1.50. Hard to fault on recent form.

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	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brett Beckwith	1:55.40	1:55.40	0.86L	$1.50f	8	NY EXCEL	$34,237	$17,118	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. Twin B Wildfire
1st of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:55.10	1:55.10	2.53L	$3.07	8	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$17,417	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Rowdy Station
2nd of 8	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:53.30	1:53.30	0.56L	$3.73	7	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$8,708	1. Beach Bum Bluechip 2. Bacchus Blue Chip 3. Shadow Hill
3rd of 8	12/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Yannick Gingras	1:53.20	1:53.20	6.43L	$7.50	-	2YOCG	$27,866	$3,344	1. Primacy Station 2. Hascalovici 3. Bacchus Blue Chip

Igor (Fr2) 656
Trainer: Dan Daley ()
Driver: Jordan Stratton
Prize Money: $1,741
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: NATURAL WOMAN N

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 0-0-0

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

3: 0-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Well beaten last start by Bacchus Blue Chip, a rival who he faces again; when 50 metres sixth at Monticello Raceway over 1609m in a NY EXCEL race on July 27. Can't have on that basis.

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 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dan Daley	1:55.10	1:55.10	17.84L	$36	8	NY EXCEL	$34,834	-	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Twin B Wildfire 3. Rowdy Station
5th of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Dan Daley	1:54.20	1:54.20	10.33L	$21	11	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$1,741	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. Dream Hunter
6th of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Dan Daley	1:57.10	1:57.10	26.77L	$13	-	NY EXCEL	$34,834	-	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. You Gotta Gogogo
1st of 1	22/6/26	Vernon Downs	1609m			-	Dan Daley	1:56.40	1:56.40	0.22L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Igor 2. 3.

Babylon Blue Chip (Fr3) 11313
Trainer: Hunter Oakes ()
Driver: Todd McCarthy
Prize Money: $57,055
Win / Place: 60% / 100%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: ONASSIS BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 3-0-2

Distance

5: 3-0-2

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 3-0-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 3-0-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start game effort when 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at Saratoga beaten 30 m by Takes Courage (1:54.30) in NY EXCEL on August 4 at $1.31. Two runs back won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr2) at Monticello Raceway (1:56.20) beating Bills Mafia in NY EXCEL on July 27 at $1.79. Capable of another big 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
3rd of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:54.30	1:54.30	10.89L	$1.31f	8	NY EXCEL	$34,237	$4,109	1. Takes Courage 2. Hunt Me Down 3. Babylon Blue Chip
1st of 6	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jason Bartlett	1:56.20	1:56.20	0.56L	$1.79f	8	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$17,417	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. Bills Mafia 3. Free Agent
3rd of 8	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jason Bartlett	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.97L	$1.26f	11	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$4,180	1. Bills Mafia 2. Rowdy Station 3. Babylon Blue Chip
1st of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:57.10	1:57.10	2.23L	$1.20f	8	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$17,417	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. My Brothers Keeper 3. You Gotta Gogogo
1st of 8	30/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Tyler Buter	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.33L	$1.70f	-	2YOC	$27,866	$13,933	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. Celtic Wave 3. Lykens Valley
1st of 5	24/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Tyler Buter	1:57.00	1:57.00	1.12L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. Velvet Ditch 3. Riverranch Miki

Its News To Me (Fr4) 45212
Trainer: Chuck Connor (Jnr) ()
Driver: Leon Bailey
Prize Money: $47,222
Win / Place: 20% / 60%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: TAKE AIM

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-2-0

Distance

5: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 1-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 1-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start good run when 2nd (Fr7) over 1609m at Batavia Downs beaten 2.25 m by Takes Courage (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $7.69. Two runs back won by 10 m (Fr2) at Saratoga (1:55.40) beating Wardensville in NY EXCEL on August 4 at $2.04. Has the right credentials to take this out.

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 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Leon Bailey	1:55.40	1:55.40	0.86L	$7.69	8	NY EXCEL	$34,237	$8,560	1. Takes Courage 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
1st of 6	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Leon Bailey	1:55.40	1:55.40	3.90L	$2.04	8	NY EXCEL	$34,237	$17,118	1. Its News To Me 2. Wardensville 3. Amarillo
2nd of 5	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Leon Bailey	1:56.00	1:56.00	0.56L	$3.51	8	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$8,708	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
5th of 7	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Leon Bailey	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.09L	$71	11	NYSS	$104,848	$5,243	1. Beatle Blue Chip 2. Marie's Jet 3. Primacy Station
4th of 6	8/7/26	Buffalo Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Leon Bailey	1:55.40	1:55.40	5.58L	$10	-	NYSS	$94,920	$7,594	1. Bastonata Bluechip 2. Wardensville 3. Global Choice
1st of 5	27/6/26	Vernon Downs	1609m			-	Chuck Connor (Jnr)	1:59.30	1:59.30	16.45L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Its News To Me 2. American Summer 3. Cue The Confetti

Bills Mafia (Fr5) 64124
Trainer: Jared Bako ()
Driver: Tyler Buter
Prize Money: $31,093
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: SOUTHWIND SIREN

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-1-0

Distance

5: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 1-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 1-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Won three starts back at Vernon Downs over 1609m NY EXCEL on July 19. Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at Batavia Downs beaten 21 m by Takes Courage (1:55.40) in NY EXCEL on August 12 at $3.19. Hard to leave out.

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	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:55.40	1:55.40	8.10L	$3.19	16	NY EXCEL	$34,237	$2,738	1. Takes Courage 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
2nd of 6	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tyler Buter	1:56.20	1:56.20	0.56L	$2.10	8	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$8,708	1. Babylon Blue Chip 2. Bills Mafia 3. Free Agent
1st of 8	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Buter	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.12L	$8.29	12	NY EXCEL	$34,834	$17,417	1. Bills Mafia 2. Rowdy Station 3. Babylon Blue Chip
4th of 7	7/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Tyler Buter	1:55.40	1:55.40	5.32L	$2.20f	7	2YOC	$27,866	$2,230	1. Riverranch Miki 2. Takes Courage 3. Blackfoot Bluechip
6th of 7	30/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jared Bako	1:55.20	1:55.20	9.78L	$7.80	-	2YOC	$27,866	-	1. Primacy Station 2. Dapper Station 3. Gobstopper
2nd of 5	24/6/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Jared Bako	1:57.20	1:57.20	1.67L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Dapper Station 2. Bills Mafia 3. Keegan Hanover

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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