Ken Warkentin Selections for Thursday, December 18 – Saturday, December 20, 2025

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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Race 1

6-Pack Your Bags – Avoided a final turn breaker & rallied stoutly to just miss with a much-improved effort last Friday, might be one of the biggest closing threats in here & he’s overdue

 

5-Cole On The Beach – Suddenly tried speed & settled for third last Friday, 1:53.3 winner @ The Big M this season could alter tactics & stalk from midpack with the white hot Brett Beckwith

 

4-Stolen Art – 0 for 36 this season & one for his last 72, but I’ll give points for his solid third last Friday off a sick scratch & draws inside again

 

Race 2

6-Sunburnt Silverado – Shipped here into the Chris Height stable with 10 wins this season, added Lasix & finished a commendable fourth against tougher & needed that acclimating mile

 

2-Nice Guy Eddie – Arrived here after winning two of his last three @ Plainridge with trotting hopples added & encountered an impossible trip, draws better & knows how to win here

 

8-Champa Bay Hall – Was on a form spree before the recent sick scratch, got parked in the comebacker & deserves strong consideration despite a tougher post

 

Race 3

5-Louisa Hanover – Promising Captaintreacherous filly certainly lived up to the hype with a relentless late surge to nail She Stings & has had a couple of weeks to build momentum for Team Alagna

 

1-She Stings – She just missed to Louisa Hanover in Leg 1, then took no prisoners in a decisive wire-to-wire, lands the rail & sports that 1:51.4 mark @ The Red Mile

 

3-Abby’s Dance – After fading on the lead as the beaten favorite in Leg 1 she bounced back with a strong second to She Stings & draws inside again as a serious stalking threat

 

Race 4

6-Poker Play – Lived up to sudden tote support with a game grind & solid second last out & that gives him something positive to build on in a handicapper’s headscratcher

 

4-Hunters Gal – Her three for 40 record is a legitimate knock, but she’s been putting in some decent efforts on the edges & draws well to play stalk n pop in a wide-open field

 

2-Fashion Forever – One for 30 this season, yet he did hit the board back-to-back last month & has a chance to get aggressive with another inside draw

 

Race 5

4-Benny J – Beaten chalk gave it a good try when he stretched it out on the lead from the second tier & draws inside while revving up on the comeback trail for Team Alagna

 

3-Clear For Landing – Wheeled right back to repeat in dominant fashion from post nine & continues to rise off that career best from a much better post for the raging Per Engblom

 

7-Bourbonista S – Almost went all the way in Leg 1, then romped for a new mark of 1:54 with trot at both ends & this mare keeps surging in a positive direction for Noel Daley

 

Race 6

4-Big Ego – Has caught fire with two straight wins in this series, his latest a sizzling 1:52.2 career best after switching barns again & draws better with upside

 

6-Rider Hanover – After romping in his debut he was used pretty hard from post eight & settled for second to Big Ego as the beaten chalk & he’s got a world of potential

 

8-Doctor Arroganto – Moves outside, yet remains on a form spree, just missed to Big Ego as the beaten favorite in Leg 1, skipped last week & expecting a fresh blastoff

 

Race 7

5-Ourmomentntime – Beaten favorite left alertly, got stuffed inside, forced to check behind a fading leader & still gained third in a much-needed Per Engblom debut after a long layoff

 

6-Vanguard – One for 35 this season, yet he came charging out of the pocket only to get gunned down late, tougher draw, but carries good form into a wide-open affair

 

4-Chasing Crystals – Shifted his act to Harrah’s Philadelphia & paid off the chalk with his first win of the season & draws nicely back here for his fourth start on the comeback trail

 

Race 8

1-Massive Matter – Rallied to upset N/W $7,500 types @ Harrah’s Philadelphia three starts back, continues down the condition ladder & draws an improved post

 

6-Rock My Universe – Has a big chance to rebound off a rare early miscue, dominant winner at this level before that & owns a mark of 1:53.1 here this season

 

4-Aardies Peak N – Finally stayed flat & grinded gamely for the mild upset last week & lands post four again off that confidence-booster for the raging Per Engblom

 

Race 9

4-The Will To Play – Has absolutely jogged to three straight wins, price bumps up slightly fresh off a claim & draws inside to face a camera-shy bunch

 

1-Fredneck – Signaled something positive with a wide rally for second two starts back, then got parked from post nine, moves inside & long overdue

 

6-Ilikemebettor A – Might be gaining momentum since the October 18 sick scratch, dips in claiming price & figures to have an ample speed target to shoot at

 

Race 10

6-Hey Porter – 3YO has caught fire since switching to Team Pollack, fresh off a new mark of 1:52.4 with sharp trot @ both ends with Brett Beckwith & tough to go against

 

5-A Real Legend – Made a sharp transition from Indiana with a career best of 1:53.4 as the heavy favorite, then bumped into a sparkling Hey Porter & tries to turn the tables

 

3-Top Mast – Shipped from Mohawk trying to find his form, got parked chasing Hey Porter in a beneficial acclimating mile, draws inside again & has license to step up for a dangerous barn

 

Race 11

2-Bizy’s Beatle – Strong runner up to the streaking A Will To Play last week, gets another shot at this soft bottom claimer, draws inside again for his fourth start on the comeback trail

 

6-Our Corelli N – Fresh off a better result with a smooth second over trip, so maybe his form is poised to cycle forward as he dips in claiming price

 

1-Loorrim Lake A – Just one for 29 this season, but finally showed some signs of life with that out-of-the-blue rally for third last week & could be a stalking factor

 

Race 12

5-Flying Tiger – Squandered an ideal second over trip two weeks ago, was on a three-race form spree before that & that might work in a finale full of question marks

 

2-Colt Fourty One – Finished a more aggressive third two starts back, then had no chance from post eight & now moves inside to play a stalking game to snap a long losing skid

 

6-Somesurfsomewhere – One for 24 this season, has been noticeably better on the fringes in his last two & lands in a real soft spot where he could possibly make some noise

 

Friday, December 19 Selections

Race 1

5-Baby Doll Jen – Her lone tally in 36 starts this season came when she tripped out back on November 21, so a similar trip could yield something positive from a mid pack launch

 

3-Knives Out – Two for 37 this season, transitioned from Monticello to finishing a distant third from post seven, then had no chance from post ten, so she figures to be put in play with a better draw

 

7-Cutting Humor – Took advantage of the rail, left alertly, got locked in late & faded to fifth last week, with an 0 for 26 record this year she tackles a more challenging post

 

Race 2

6-Rock The Captain N – This Captain catapulted off a hot pace to trounce these first time Lasix, then got a severe parking ticket from post ten & has a big chance to rebound for Joe Lee

 

4-Marshall Zhokov – Hoosier Park claim back in mid-November has finished on edges fourth in both starts here, now fully acclimated he draws better, while sporting a bit of back class

 

5-Graceful Gala – 4YO mare just two for 37 this season, overmatched against $20,000 claimers @ Yonkers in her last two, yet she was on a nice roll here before that

 

Race 3

1-Bulvillkidunotedna – 3YO has been knocking on the door recently, she moves inside off a tough trip from post seven & we all remember what stablemate Bulvilhighonmaggie did last Thursday

 

2-Mo Mo – Just two for 38 this season, has landed on the fringes in both starts here, yet lands post two again while fully acclimated & has a chance to trip out in a camera-shy field

 

7-Always Be An Angel – Beaten favorite gave it an aggressive try in her Big M debut for a new barn & tackles post seven again with a one for 42 record

 

Race 4

5-Princess America – 3YO filly has caught fire for Bruce Lauer, merits the class hike fresh off a wire-to-wire 1:54.4 & finished a close second to Sunburnt before that

 

4-Staycation – 3YO filly only two for 30, but just missed by a head with a two-move effort before the sick scratch & draws much better, while making her second start after missing a month

 

6-Sunburnt – Only two for 39 this season, yet she has thrived since switching to the mile track here, comes off a no-chance trip from post ten

 

Race 5

4-Samsun Of A Beach – $4,000 claim @ Vernon Downs got parked in his Big M debut, then rallied stoutly from tenth/last to hit the board last week & now draws better for The Judge

 

6-Artist Best – Only two for 33 in 2025, yet repeatedly trip compromised recently & this 1:51 winner @ The Big M this season has a chance to launch his one big move with the right set up

 

9-Seize Control – Has paid the price for slow starts, particularly in his last two, flashed some decent late pace last week & now he’s a fresh claim consideration despite post nine

 

Race 6

3-Twin B Sunkissed – Team Burke trainee with a mark of 1:50.2 stormed home from post ten to grab the deuce at long odds two weeks ago, moves inside & might be on the verge

 

6-Take Your Pick – 11-time winner this season with a mark of 1:50.2 here, ships back to The Big M after almost going all the way @ Harrah’s Philadelphia & on a long form spree

 

4-Tennis Queen – Deserves the step up in class on a nice roll recently, rallied with a wide trip & just missed to Remy Brown last week & sets up her big late kick from post four again

 

Race 7

7-Le Bec Fin – One for 30 in 2025 & three for 64 lifetime, but this mare added Lasix & towered up from tenth/last to hit the board & makes her third start off a sick scratch

 

4-Parklane Terror – Draws much better fresh off a big wake up rally from post ten & this Big M lover lands in a prime spot to set up a stalk n pop trip in a soft MADC division

 

6-Hunt For Cash – One for 32 this season, however this gelding has been sharpening his sword with back-to-back on-the-board finishes & owns a mark of 1:50.4 here taken last year

 

Race 8

5-Outside The Fire – Looking to rebound off a late miscue @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, strong runner up against better here before that & holds a class edge for his key third start off the bench

 

2-Super Duper Cooper – Cooper is capping another productive campaign for Team Pollack & draws inside after hitting the board in both tries @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, while flaunting versatility

 

3-Sainthood – Rallied from a tough spot for the upset here two starts back, parlayed that into a dominant repeat @ Harrah’s Philadelphia & draws inside with strong number in the win column

 

Race 9

4-National Love AS – Sharp Saratoga shipper arrives on a form spree & fresh off a narrow loss despite being pace/trip compromised & draws well in a wide-open affair

 

9-Crazy Supersport – Ramping up his form in three starts on the comeback form here, slammed with post nine, but just needs the right pace/trip set up

 

7-Roger Rabbit – Shipped here, tried speed & just missed with an energetic effort last week, now his post is tougher, but this classy gelding has something positive to build on

 

Race 10

5-Dream Pillar – One for 18 this season, but she has made a couple of sharp late moves for the deuce in her last two & launches mid pack for her third try after a long layoff

 

2-Giovona By The Sea – Has been a new horse since her big comeback upset, equaled that mark of 1:54.4 with another sterling rally two starts back & gets class/post relief

 

4-Almost Karen – Added Braxten Boyd, took full advantage of a drop to the bottom TM 68 level & suddenly went all the way as the heavy favorite last week & draws well to be a repeat threat

 

Race 11

4-Dryden Hanover – Steady 4YO finished a distant second to a runaway favorite Tom Swifty in a solid Big M acclimating mile & draws a bit better with strong numbers on view

 

7-Interview Fra A – A Noel Daley-tuned horse for the course returns from a five-month layoff with a demanding post, but his two Big M qualifiers were more than adequate

 

6-Spending Crazy – Lightly-raced 5YO more than lived up to the heavy tote support with an easy romp in his Big M debut fresh off the bench & has license to show more

 

Race 12

4-Bar Keep De Vie – Two for 32 in 2025, shipped from Plainridge, grinded gamely & just missed to a well-rated favorite in a sharp Big M debut, so that logically makes him a serious player here

 

1-Perron – One for 28 this season & two for his last 64, but has been competitive in his last three, while acclimating here & the rail gives him a chance to employ his effective stalking style

 

7-Masster Blue – Finished a solid third behind Bar Keep De Vie with a smooth ride from the rail last week, now the task is tougher, while we’re looking at a two for 33 this season

 

Race 13

3-Going Away – 1:51.3 performer @ The Big M this season paid the price for a really slow start from post eight last week & moves inside with a keen stretch kick in her arsenal

 

6-Blood Moon A – Capitalized on the drop, tried speed from post ten & came up just a buck shy, now 10-time winner this season draws better & gets another shot at this reduced level

 

5-Tricky Wicky – 3YO filly added Braxten Boyd & perked up with a new mark of 1:52 two weeks ago, sets up her stalking game from mid pack & appears to measure up to these

 

Race 14

1-Sacagawea – Forced wide & faltered two weeks ago, distant runner up to a big favorite before that, tripped out to beat these back on November 6 & lands the rail to rebound

 

3-Rosey Time – Almost blew up the toteboard in an eye-catching Big M debut, then had zero chance from post nine again & now she’s getting class & post relief with 11 wins this season

 

2-Brighten Your Life – Has been hinting of an overdue win recently, just missed three starts back, shuffled third last Thursday & draws inside again to present a stalking threat

 

Saturday, December 20 

Race 1

4-Bobby G – Got totally blitzed in an extra salty Exit 16W Pop Up Series division, drops back down to the TM 71 level of his career best repeat & this lightly-raced 3YO with upside draws better

 

3-Ithaca Hanover – Rejuvenated winning two of three since the switch to Team Ginsberg, fresh off a post nine upset against TM 68 types, he figures to be able to handle the step up with a better draw

 

6-Uncle Ted – Added Lasix & promptly perked up by almost going all the way @ Harrah’s Philadelphia & now he gets a mid pack launch for his mile track transition

 

Race 2

6-Storm The Court – Sports a 1:50.1 mark here this season, has struggled against much tougher recently, yet not sure if the class drop is enough to revive his form

 

1-Ourmatemenko N – Gave Brett Beckwith his seventh win on that card with a decisive career best & has a big chance to step up with another ideal trip from the rail in a tricky puzzle

 

2-Wattsup Sunshine A – 8YO has tumbled down the condition ladder @ Yonkers, just missed in his last two there & continues to regain momentum with an inside draw here

 

Race 3

3-In The Moonlight – 3YO charged home in a sharp :27.3 to hit the board last week, finally draws inside to employ a closer to the pace stalking style & seems on the verge for Team Cancelliere

 

2-Beat Cop – You had to like his Big M debut when he rallied off a hot pace to get nosed out by the favorite Barbossa Hanover & he eligible to step up with an improved post

 

1-Captivated – Lightly-raced 3YO bumped up to TM 80.5 off an even fourth, crushed in a career best 1:51.4 from the rail back on November 6 & reasonable to expect another aggressive effort

 

Race 4

8-Belmont Major N – Classy 9YO & eight-time winner this season has maintained his consistency since the early November claim & comes off a solid second from post nine last week

 

7-Peter Petrify N – Twice beaten favorite got nosed out off the recent claim, then got used early in the snow last week, draws post seven again, but remains a sharp item

 

6-Acapulco Sunburn – Fresh off a decisive post eight repeat here he just missed with a wide rally back @ Saratoga & returns on his toes for a similar claiming tag

 

Race 5

3-Captain Bazinga – Detained the paddock for a shoe repair, then had no chance from post eight last week, now this 1:50.4 winner here this season moves inside to show us what he’s really made of

 

10-Momas Son Byrne – Not sure what was more intriguing, his 5-2 morning line or the way he trounced TM 80.5 types in a dazzling Big M debut for Per Engblom after missing 35 days, so show us more from post ten

 

5-Building Boost – Transitioned from Pocono, came charging home to hit the board two weeks ago & will be one to watch for if the pace is at least honest in this handicapper’s headscratcher

 

Race 6

6-Caviart Camden – Ships in from Hoosier Park into a new barn fresh off an overdue win, sick scratch & 22-day layoff, consistent closer with a big late kick could acclimate quickly

 

9-Caviart Lotus – Fresh off another claim he stormed home from a tough spot to just miss with a strong :55 back half & banks on the right set up from post nine with no standouts in here

 

8-Boston Bound – Came roaring back from an injury scratch with a strong Big M qualifier last week, draws a challenging post & could make an immediate impression in field ripe for the taking

 

Race 7

2-Marcus Seelster – Marcus is getting the class & post relief combo off a no-chance trip from post ten & upset TM 77.5 foes from post nine three starts back

 

3-Dreamlandcappucino – Added Lasix & revived with a hard-charging third last week, draws inside again & this 3YO now has something positive to build on

 

4-Sporty Bob – Rebounded substantially with a much more aggressive score in the snow last week, draws well again & hikes up one more notch off the best mile of his season

 

Race 8

2-South Beach Star – Beaten chalk just missed with a more energetic effort two weeks ago, draws post two again & has a chance to show his class once again

 

7-Twiggs Pub – Disappointed with his effort last week, he’s simply better than that, perhaps it’s his three for 42 record this season, slow starts have hurt him, yet class relief can help

 

9-Build the Wall – Flashed some late life in his long-awaited comebacker @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, post nine hurts, but gets the class drop & has a determined nose for the winner’s circle

 

Race 9

1-Mac’s Delight – Go back to that close second in 1:49 with a :26.2 on October 25, gets another serious shot at this level & draws inside the main concerns

 

10-Don’t Drop The Ball – 3YO has been on a long form spree, rallied for a new mark of 1:51 two weeks ago & looms large again despite post 10

 

6-Stellar Yankee – Sparked his current streak with an easy win at the bottom condition last month, paid off the chalk with a hard-charging career best last week & rates highly

 

Race 10

1-Mad Max Hanover – Mighty Max turned in his usual gutsy effort & was right there in the photo last week, moves inside, capping a stellar season & has a big chance to stalk the speed

 

5-Go Go Grasshopper – Beaten favorite overcame post ten with a well-driven effort off the speed & just missed with another brilliant sprint, scored with a :26.1 before that & moves to mid pack

 

4-Odds On Wildfire – Added Lasix & really turned the corner with a take no prisoners 1:49.3 eye-popping upset last week & draws post four again to prove that was no fluke

 

Race 11

2-Da Delightful – Classy 9YO has elevated his game in his last three, solid runner up to the heavy chalk Captain Crusader A last week & logically looms large with another inside draw

 

4-Ten Tothe Dozen A – Zipped out there & finished a strong third to an uncatchable Laser Speed last week, bumps back up to TM 86 & draws well in top form

 

8-Pack A Punch – Rebound off a rare early miscue with a sharp narrow loss to heavy favorite Don’t Drop The Ball two weeks ago, faces a tougher draw, but gets a bit of class relief

 

Race 12

2-Skyway Masterpiece – Caught fire @ Plainridge, then broke as the beaten favorite in his Big M debut, yet has a big chance to rebound with an inside draw as fresh claim by Per Engblom

 

4-Over The Horizon – Ships in a form spree @ Yonkers, draws well fresh off a nose loss there for this price, game winner before that can stalk from close to the pace

 

8-LMC Peanuts Watchn – Has been severely trip compromised in his last two, capped November with two in a row & deserves a long look despite his third straight post eight

 

Race 13

4-Sono Confuso – Capitalized on the class drop with an aggressive score from post seven as the even money favorite & draws better in a very soft TM 74.5

 

2-Where’s Drogon – Solid runner up to a decisive Sporty Bob at long odds last week, that was a huge turnaround & he draws inside again to follow up

 

1-Mansertive – That was some rally & upset from post eight off a sick scratch, no factor from post ten last week, moves inside & gets another shot at this TM 74.5 level

 

Race 14

5-Spindoctor Hanover – Showing some positive signs recently, plummets to the rock bottom condition & launches mid pack for the red-hot Per Engblom

 

3-Black Edition N – Only one for 37 this season, tough trip here two starts back, gets class & post relief in a wide open finale & expected to be involved in the speed equation

 

10-Jahan Hanover – Clearly got much more involved, setting the pace for the deuce in his second start for Team Bongiorno, stuck outside, but this is a true test for the handicapper