Wednesday, August 26, 2026
BEST BET: RACE 10 SOME DEAL HANOVER
VALUE PLAY: RACE 5 SOUTHWIND BANSHEE
RACE 1
6-BROWNIE POINTS keeps succeeding and winning, has 7 wins on the year, two wins in last two starts
2-MIKE THE KNIGHT drops in class, has raced well against SHE’S SPICY
4-MUSKINGUM last 3 starts had the 6, 7, and 8 post, four races back won in 158.4
6-4-2-5
RACE 2
2-ESA three and four races back was very good, last two races bad, which horse shows up?
8-GO MR JOHNNY has raced respectably in last 4 races, weak field
4-CRUISE HANOVER 6 times in the money, wide open race
2-8-4-5
RACE 3
3-ACKLES HANOVER has 4 wins and 13 times in the money at this level, Aldrich is driving him who has driven him well before
5-MUCHO MACHO finished second to She’s Spicy in last race, competes at this level
2-PROMISE FOR LIFE finished 3 lengths behind MUCHO MACHO, can surprise
3-5-2-6
RACE 4
1-ATLANTIS raced first over and still only lost by 2 lengths, has 5 wins on the year, rail
6-TOTALLY TOXIC 14 times in the money, 5 wins on the year
2-CHANTEE good 2nd in the slop, has chance to win
1-6-2-3
RACE 5
6-SOUTHWIND BANSHEE has winning mile at Goshen in 156.2, lots of unknowns, how good?
5-REEL EM IN was gaining on LITTLE TOWN ROAD in the stretch, LITTLE TOWN ROAD draws the 8 post
8-LITTLE TOWN ROAD strong wire to wire win, has 8 post?
6-5-8-2
RACE 6
6-HURRIKANE CAT FIVE has been knocking on the door, 11 times in the money, strong second 3 races back
2-LONGVIEW on the shelve since late June, may need a race, had okay q race at Tioga
1-GET BACK TO WORK had some good miles at a fast track, Vernon Downs
6-2-1-3
RACE 7
1-SMOKIN HOT DUDE was first over for over half the race, has 9 wins on the year, has won $49,000 this year
4-GREAT BET returns from Batavia for the Petrelli barn, was hot before he left with a win from 8 post in 154.4
2-FORZA had cover of SMOKIN HOT DUDE and finished in a dead hit with him for 4th place
1-4-2-3
RACE 8
3-CAPTAIN DEE TEE big win in the slop from 8 post going away, moves inside
4-THIS DUDES PERFECT good first over third losing by less than a length, consistently right there
2-OVER HILL N DELLE rough trip in last race, has win here in 156.4
3-4-2-5
RACE 9
8-HIGH LIGHTING best horse in the race, but always races first over and tires, needs to get a good trip or found cover to win
5-GOLD STAR MAZIKEEN has battled with HIGH LIGHTING several times, has beat him and lost to him, post advantage today
4-EVERLY GRACE third to GOLD STAR MAZIKEEN in rail trip, 16 times in the money
8-5-4-1
RACE 10
1-SOME DEAL HANOVER form getting better in last three races, stepped up in class and loss by less than a length, has rail and control of the race
8-PARKLANE prior to last two races had some big miles at a higher class level, post 8?
2-SAMMY B HAPPY has winning mile here in 157.2
1-8-2-4
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: The top 3 driving pct. at Monticello with more than 300 drives is Gregory Merton at 26.5, Michael Merton at 23.4, at third is Ralph Silvestri III at 14.8
