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A friendly reminder from Yonkers Raceway that Thursday evening’s (Apr. 4th) Pick 5 wager starts with a carryover of $7,967.88 and a $20,000 guaranteed pool. The guarantee is in conjunction with the U.S. Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.

The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager comprising races 7 through 11 Thursday night. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners (as was the case Tuesday night), the entire pool (minus takeout) moves to the next racing program.

Thursday’s Pick 5 program pages accompany this release.

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Gatsas Stable and R.A. Hill Stable’s Vekoma has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 entered Wednesday for Saturday’s 95^th running of the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G2).

The 1 1/8-mile main track test serves as a major steppingstone for the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) to be run May 4 at Churchill Downs.

The Toyota Blue Grass offers 170 points toward qualification for this year’s Derby with 100 points going to the winner, 40 to the runner-up, 20 to third place and 10 points to fourth. The Derby is limited to the top 20 point earners that pass the entry box and currently the cut line is 28 points, a figure none of Saturday’s entrants has attained.

The Toyota Blue Grass will go as the 10^th race on Saturday’s 11-race program with a 6:23 p.m. ET post time. First post time Saturday is 1:05 p.m.

NBC Sports Network will have a live national broadcast of the Toyota Blue Grass, along with the Wood Memorial (G2) from Aqueduct and the Santa Anita Derby (G1), from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Trained by George Weaver, Vekoma has won two of three starts and finished third in the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth (G2) in his 2019 debut. Javier Castellano has the mount for the Toyota Blue Grass and will break from post position two.

Second choice on the morning line at 7-2 is Live Oak Plantation’s Win Win Win, who picked up his 10 Derby points with a third-place finish in the March 9 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2).

Trained by Mike Trombetta, Win Win Win opened 2019 with a track-record performance in winning the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Irad Ortiz Jr. will have the mount Saturday and break from post position eight.

Tommie Lewis, Steve Crabtree, Dean Demaree, David Bernsen, Jim Chambers and Magdalena...

Today’s “Lock” is at Western Fair on race 9 with the #5-Little Quick: In top form and looks to win tonight for driver Bradley Harris.

Last “Lock” ran 2nd. Record now stands at: 373 of 603 wins with 116 seconds and 30 thirds.

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Penn National Race Course has a special early first post time at 1:00pm ET tomorrow, Wednesday, April 3^rd.

Below are the individual race post times for tomorrows race card.

Penn National Race Course – Wednesday, April 3

Race 1 – 1:00pm ET

Race 2 – 1:25

Race 3 – 1:51

Race 4 – 2:18

Race 5 – 2:46

Race 6 – 3:13

Race 7 – 3:44

Race 8 – 4:12

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Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:

1ST RACE – (7) ART’S DELIGHT returns here for first try since August of ‘15, one of many speedsters. We’re suckers for perceived value, so demand some.

4TH RACE – (3) CHASIN’ DREAMS is nothing if not low-hangin’ fruit here in second gang of Bonus Trot Series. Has been keeping better local company, gaze.

6TH RACE – (1) IC A FREE SPIRIT tries it off the claim, winning draw and bumping up ladder. ‘Peeked’ to see if he’s a legit ’20,’ though we could be wrong.

8TH RACE – (4) IN MY DREAMS arrives from OH/PA, winning two starts ago at Northfield. Has proven he can get out of gate, expect leaves from this locale.

9TH RACE – (4) SWING CITY did break seasonal schneid upstate, returning at reduced level. Had opposed some local toughies recent tries, no such issues here.

10TH RACE – (2) TIDQUIST sees the inner half of gate for first time in last five tries. Third try off class reprieve, surmise workable from this finale getaway.

$2 +/- (thru Sat., March 30) – 57 wins ($364.70)
from 340 ($680) selex (-$315.30, mock silently)

highest-priced winner – MALNIFICENT ($24)
lowest-priced winner – SEASWIFT JOY N ($2.50)

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