@HilltopHelper The Yonkers New York Hilltop Helper “This sheet is prepared by the Standardbred Owners Association of New York, which is solely responsible for its content and selections Empire City at Yonkers Raceway has no connection with the preparation of this sheet, and its selections are handicapping aids only” EMPIRECITYBETS.COM 3 WINNERS ON TOP 2 COLD EXACTAS EXACTA BOX Expert Raceway Selections Prepared by the Standardbred Owners Association of New York UP TO 8% REWARDS Betting Instructions on Reverse Side EARLY PICK 4 PLAY (RACES 3-6) - $2 9&10 WITH 3&5 WITH 2&4 WITH 5&7 = $32 ***PICK 5 PLAY (RACES 5-9) - 50¢ 2&4 WITH 5&7 WITH 2&4 WITH 1&7 WITH 2&5 = $12*** LATE PICK 4 PLAY (RACES 7-10) - $2 2&4 WITH 1&7 WITH 2&5 WITH 1&4 = $32 Sunday, November 16, 2014 – POST TIME – 11 AM – FREE BREAKFAST – 10 AM Race 1: N/W $25,750 L6 – TROT – 1¼ MILE 1 – FORT VALLEY AS – Drops out of Open; easy winner on front end last 2 vs. high condition types; down the road; BEST BET 6 – TAKE MY PICTURE – Wired field from 7 hole one notch down 12 – BENTLEY KARAN – Continues to draw poorly; late trot Race 2: N/W $8,000 L6 – EARLY PICK 3 (2-4) – TROT – 1¼ MILE 10 – ORANGE BIGI – Takes major drop and should be close enough to the action to launch a big late rally; Sears’ pick over #5 1 – GRAIN OF TRUTH – Driver has been known to gently coax speed out of his stock; should get clutter-free trip 11 – STORMONT LANCELOT – Tough trips in last two; fits here Race 3: N/W $18,000 L6 – EARLY PICK 4 (3-6) – TROT – 1¼ MILE 10 – ALTERNAT THURSDAYS – Flat tire in last; drops to level of win 9/12 at 11/16 distance 9 – SON OF NORDIC – Made huge middle move in last; only 1-26 on year, but he should get a trip here; 12-1 ML 6 – HERE COMES NUMBERS – Twice a winner one notch down with early speed; expect similar tactics here; 8-1 ML 8 – BANCO SOLO – Has been racing well for Burke in PA; purchased for $37K and Allard takes over; does have useful speed Race 4: N/W $12,000 L6 – MIDDLE PICK 3 (4-6) – TROT – 1¼ MILE 5 – SEAGRAM – Drops again off failed speed try; has won at higher levels; can blast to top from here; 7-1 ML 3 – B L CLASS ACT – Has been solid out of town, but no recent wins; interesting fresh face if he can manufacture trip 1 – BINGO QUEEN – Back class, but is in need of a form turnaround Race 5: N/W $8,000 L6/$20,000 CLAIMERS/3&4 YO N/W 8 PM – PICK 5 (5-9) – TROT – 1¼ MILE 2 – POINTE OF HONOUR – Tired in last; gets major post relief & should make the top easily against softer group than last 4 – TAG UP AND GO – On board last 3; can show speed for Dube 1 – JUSTICE BOY – Gets major post relief from last seven tries; 3 YO is the wild card here Race 6: OPEN HDP – TROT 5 – SOMEBODY AS – Huge effort in last; can make his way to top like he did when he won Open 10/10 7 – LORENZO DREAM – Owns 8 hole Open win; solid; 10-1 ML 4 – THERAPUTIC – Another who put in monster mile in last; steps up Race 7: N/W $5,000 L6 – LATE PICK 4 (7-10) 4 – ROCKIN ROBERT – No shot in either YR return tries; this may be exactly the spot he needs; back class; Stratton opts for #2 2 – COLD BATH – Shown ability since arriving from Northfield th 1 – THESEYESRCRYING – 0-22; but in good spot in 4 off layoff Race 8: 2&3 YO F&M N/W 2 PM OR $23,000 LT – LATE PICK 3 (8-10) 7 – BOOM BOOM SHABOOM – Has won 4 straight, including st YR debut from 8 hole this level in 1 PM start; 13 wins 1 – WITHMEWITHOUTME – First win at Philly in last after drawing poorly five straight here 2 – H-ANDNHARLEYTHEJET – Condition re-write allows an important drop; late on the scene 3 – SCIROCCO SARAH – Fresh face has shown modest ability at Pocono & has 3 lifetime wins Race 9: 2&3 YO F&M N/W 4 PM OR $40,000 LT 2 – FRESH SQUEEZED – Lacks speed, but arrives off late win; does have six wins to her credit 5 – THE BEACH NEXTDOOR – In from Philly and has speed to make presence felt early; just 2-26 1 – VILLAGE JESSICA – Has been disappointing, but can last for share vs. these Race 10: 2&3 YO F&M N/W 6 PM OR $60,000 LT 4 – CARLOTA BLUE CHIP – Failed in both Hilltop tries; expect more aggressive try; now or never 1 – DON’T STARE – Third start off layoff & was bet heavily in last; only one exacta finish in 15 2014 tries; 10-1 ML 3 – ROCKNROLL MEG – 2 late rallies for nose wins at Hilltop 2 – FASTER FASTER – Off scratch sick, but has done well from inside this level Race 11: N/W $8,000 L6 1 – CODE WORD – In extremely light and efforts two & three back were very good; Bongiorno replaces Sears 5 – FASTLANELUKE – Had success at higher levels in the past; Sears aboard today 3 – HIGH OCTANE N – Drops again & is tough if he gets trip Race 12: N/W $8,000 L6 5 – BE PACIFIC – Gets post and class relief; good third two notches higher two back; owns best “A” game in field 1 – ATLAS ALLIANCE N – Second when dropped to this level in last; likely pocket sitter 2 – WESTERN COLE – Mostly battling $25K claimers; two 7 holes & two 8 holes in last 4; 20-1 ML 3 – WINTER BLUES – Third when dropped to this level in last OR BET YOUR FAVORITE NUMBERS