Ken Warkentin Selections for Friday, July 25, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025

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Race 1

6-Wiggling Jenna – One for 18 this season, flattened out off cover in most recent, that was a nice narrow loss two starts back, but it’s tough to gauge her current form after missing 29 days

 

3-Baby Doll Jen – Switched to Todd McCarthy & miraculously went off as the 2-1 favorite, now she’s 0 for 21 this season, hasn’t raced in three weeks & I guess you have to go back her close second way back on May 30

 

1-EA Mushu – Go over this field 1,000 times & you simply can’t come up with anything solid, while it might look like this mare is on the decline, she moves inside & can trip out close to the pace

 

Race 2

2-Leading Lady – $110,000 Walner filly romped in her second baby race with a sharp :27.3 sprint & draws inside to debut for Team Takter

 

1-Sugar Packet – Six Pack filly shipped south to go all the way in Leg 1, then just missed last week & stands out on the rail again

 

3-Emmas Mystery CCL – $100k Muscle Hill filly really stepped up to take her career debut for Noel Daley & draws better with something positive to build on

 

Race 3

10-Cole On The Beach – Steady 9YO on the edges since the gallant score back on June 14, slammed with post ten, but might get there with the right pace set up

 

2-Stolen Art – 0 for 22 this season, returned from Vernon Downs & actually raced okay @ 85-1 last Saturday, knows The Big M well & draws inside an Ouiga Board field

 

5-Sergeant Walt – Showed little from post nine last Saturday, but note the narrow loss three starts back, which offers a glint of hope in a field that is a combined eight for 143 this season

 

Race 4

7-C Can Trot – She took a couple of starts here to acclimate, then romped with trot at both ends last week, tougher draw & class hike, but brimming with confidence

 

6-Saints Preserve Us – Brushed n crushed for a new mark of 1:56 as the heavy favorite two starts back & she returns to The Big M off a no-chance mile in PASS

 

5-Bank Box Treasure – Left sharply & rallied stoutly off a solid pace to score the upset, that was three weeks ago & now he steps up to TM 74

 

Race 5

5-Telitonthemountain – 3YO paid the price for another slow start & had to settle for third as the beaten favorite, just missed before that & moves to mid pack

 

2-Urban Renewal – Fired hard for an ideal trip & just missed with a late surge last week, draws post two again & still can’t fathom that post ten/mind boggling score three starts back

 

3-Knockin Out – Sports a mark of 1:52.4 here this season, returns off a decent third @ Harrah’s Philadelphia & draws inside a very weak MADC division

 

Race 6

1-Bacardi – 7YO tripped out to a new mark of 1:54.2 back on June 20 with Todd McCarthy & returns to The Big M with some class & post relief

 

10-Vinnie De Vie – Got off to a sharp start & chased an even money favorite to the wire last week, moves outside, but regaining form since the mid June sick scratch

 

4-Zappa – Finished well for the fourth dead heat @ 50-1 last week, just missed to Bacardi back on June 20, draws well & reunited with The Bionic Man

 

Race 7

1-Glam – Walner filly lands the rail fresh off a sharp debut for Team Svanstedt, nosed out by the heavy favorite Sugar Packet & trending skyward

 

4-Waldon Fashion – Fashion Farms bred Walner filly with a purple pedigree, unstressed picture perfect so far, unleashed an eye-catching :26.3 two weeks ago & draws better

 

2-Abbey Blue Chip – Bounced back from late miscue two starts back with a well-rated third last week, draws post two again & likely forwardly placed

 

Race 8

9-Artist Best – Shocked these with a ground-saving drive by The Mystery Man fresh off the claim, then just missed to Midnight Lightning, tougher draw, but the right set up makes him a price play

 

2-Iammrbrightside N – 15YO crushed these for two in a row in a season’s best 1:53.2, draws post two again & looks tough to stop in current form with another stalking trip

 

6-Whammer Jammer – The Jammer had dead aim, couldn’t get to Midnight Lightning & burned the chalk last Saturday, yet continues to trend right since the June 20 sick scratch

 

Race 9

5-Country Dancing – 3YO filly beat these with an aggressive effort from the rail three starts back & looms a mid pack stalking threat with some upside

 

6-Vintage Gal – Like the way she upset this kind with pace at both ends from post seven two starts back & she’s been freshened with three weeks off

 

4-Bluebird Crush – The Bluebird might be on the verge of an overdue win, commend her for a well-rated speed try last week & draws well in a wide-open affair

 

Race 10

3-Absolute Power – Returns to The Big M on a nice form spree, fresh off a wire-to-wire 1:50.4 blowout she fires from an inside post for a hot barn

 

7-Stonecoldtreachery – Sub-1:50 performer this season was blitzed by the sport’s top mares in the Dorothy Haughton & gets some class relief off that much-needed start

 

4-Blue Point – Rallied to equal her lifetime mark of 1:51.3 here two starts back, draws well & returns to The Big M off a game narrow loss for Team Cullipher

 

Race 11

2-Skillful Tactics – Modestly priced Tactical Landing colt jogged all the way in both morning trials, draws inside for his unveiling & could be anything for Team Takter

 

10-Diabolic Hill – Ultra impressive two-for-two with a vicious kick, $300,000 Muscle Hill colt stuck outside a competitive field & will seek to latch onto live cover

 

6-I’m Kronos S – Walner brother to Hambo contender Gap Kronos S scored both baby races before chasing Diabolic Hill with crisp late trot & Svanstedt has a rising star

 

Race 12

6-Rockabilly Charm – Left in the wake off a 1:51.1 runaway in the comebacker, now drops to the rock bottom TM 68 & primed for his second try off the bench

 

2-Warrawee Xceed – One for 21 this season, yet has all the makings of one that is knocking on the door & draws better off another solid effort for the deuce last Saturday

 

5-Camlachie Chrome – Had the misfortune of getting parked in his first start for Geovany Hernandez & has license to rebound from mid pack

 

Race 13

8-Helpmeimonfire – From the Indiana fairs this improving 3YO ships into the Bongiorno barn fresh off back-to-back confidence-boosting blowouts & he’s worth a long look despite post eight

 

6-Fashion Forever – Fashioned his usual rally to get a show dead heat last week, working on a one for 20 season, but the kind that could luck into a winning trip in a wide-open affair

 

1-Hunters Gal – One for 21 this season, but been productive in the amateur series @ Pocono & the rail ensures a smooth trip in a camera-shy field

 

Race 14

7-Odds On Sara Sara – Sara certainly didn’t disappoint as she took off with a sharp 1:52.1 tally for Brett Beckwith last week & has repeat written all over her

 

6-Tesla Power – That was some gutsy upset here three starts back, returns to The Big M at a reduced TM 71 & looks like she’s at the top of her game

 

5-Pull Me Through – She’s been on a roll recently, stepped up to this TM 71 & took a new mark of 1:53.1 two starts back & drops back down off a no-chance trip from post ten

 

 

Saturday Selections

Race 1

4-Waffle Blue Chip – Lightly-raced Pelling-tuned 3YO just made a smashing Big M debut, stormed home in :26.2 for a new mark of 1:50.1 & draws better off that excellent acclimating mile

 

7-Captain Crusader A – This Captain has consistently been closing stoutly from near impossible spots, :25 + change in his last three & banks on a hot pace

 

3-Joemikiyoursofine – Exits a 1:48.2 sizzler last week, pacing a :53.4 back half, this sub 1:50 Big M lover draws inside again & switches to Hot Toddy

 

Race 2

5-Smooth Dream – NJSS champion returns after 18 days off with an eight-for-eight season on the line under Noel Daley no telling how good he really is

 

2-Manolete – Productive season so far, just missed in the NJSS Final, third in the Messenger, didn’t appear to fire his best in the Pace & draws better to be more assertive

 

6-Beach Club Monty – Pelling trainee sports a mark of 1:50.2 here in the slop this season & was freshened with a crisp qualifier against the highly talented Twisted Destiny

 

Race 3

5-Elista Hanover – Talented mare with a nose for the circle on a positive trend, just missed from post ten in the Graduate Final, then dominated the Hambo Maturity with a stakes record

 

4-Bravo Angel S – Wow, what a rebound mile when she gunned home in :26.1 & almost shocked Call Me Goo, lands post four again & poses a stalking threat for Bartlett

 

1-Dial Square S – Came out a flying three-for-three to start her season, including the Armbro Flight, clearly wasn’t herself as the Six Pack beaten favorite & has now missed a month

 

Race 4

7-Sabonis – Fresh off his dazzling 1:47.3 upset in the Graduate Final he was right there in a Haughton division despite the second tier & figures to be part of the speed equation

 

9-Maximus Miki – Bounced back off a disappointing Brower division by equaling his lifetime mark in the Haughton, stuck outside, yet we may get a blastoff attempt

 

5-Voukefalas – Got stung from post ten in the Haughton off a scintillating effort in his Brower division, moves to mid pack & has a chance to rebound

 

Race 5

2-Sugar Man – Lightly-raced Pelling trainee on a nice roll, switched to off-the-pace tactics, exploded home for a new mark of 1:49.3 & draws better

 

5-Captain Optimistic – Knocking heads with the top glamor boys picking up checks in the NA Cup & Pace, got parked in the Pace & can bounce back with stalking strategy

 

6-Twin Fury – Has found his best stride winning two of his last three here, fresh off a wire-to-wire career best from post eight & deserves a shot at stepping up further

 

Race 6

2-Emoticon Legacy – Rated #4 in the Hambo Top Ten, crushed the Goodtimes in a Mohawk track record, cruised in the Zweig, fresh threat draws inside & Luc Blais has been there done that

 

4-Monserrate – Rated #5 in the Hambo Top Ten this week, just finished a rock solid second to top gun Super Chapter in the Dancer & draws well on the rise for Andrew Harris

 

6-Mr Mouton – Salute to Team Svanstedt for getting this gelding to this point after only four career starts, fresh off a dominant/confidence-building score here he has plenty of upside

 

Race 7

7-Lady Landia – Breeders Crown champion was a hard-charging second to Yo Tillie after a slow start in the Del Miller, post seven again, but that 3YO debut sets her up well for Team Svanstedt

 

1-R Dutchess – Has done absolutely nothing wrong in four starts this season, finally moves inside off a game second in the Del Miller & just missed in the Reynolds with a :26.2

 

3-Champagne Problems – Dan Patch Award winner faltered ninth in the Del Miller after a distant second to Yo Tillie from post nine in the Reynolds & has license to rebound with an inside draw

 

Race 8

4-Super Chapter – Well deserving of #1 status in the Hambo Top Ten with his four-for-four season, including the EBC & Yonkers Trot & wasn’t stressed to take a new mark of 1:50.3 in the Dancer

 

3-Gap Kronos S – Served notice with strong second in the Goodtimes Final, then equaled his mark of 1:51.4 in the Reynolds & draws better off a less than stellar Dancer division

 

6-Onajetplane – Got his own way & had to dig in to hold on in a career best 1:52.1 last week, liked his place dead heat rally in the NJSS Final, yet does he have another gear?

 

Race 9

6-What a Bid Hanover – Avenged her previous two losses with a career best 1:51.4 in the Del Miller & this lightly-raced Team Svanstedt-tuned filly owns a wicked late kick

 

5-Miss Belmar – Her dominant NJSS consolation sparked her form, moves to mid pack fresh off an easy romp & new mark of 1:52.1 from post eight in the Tompkins Geers

 

4-Walpea – This Walner filly has found her best stride recently, rallied from a tough spot to hit the board chasing Yo Tillie, romped to a new mark of 1:53.3 before that & draws much better

 

Race 10

3-Go Dog Go – Moved up to #2 in the Hambo Top Ten last week, three-for-three in 2025, outsprinted Maryland in a career best 1:50.4 in the Dancer, draws inside again & peaking perfectly

 

7-Maryland – Dan Patch Award winner & Winterbook #1 now rated #3 has been a steady runner up in three starts in 2025, draws outside, yet poised for a rematch with Go Dog Go

 

1-Nordic Catcher S – This Team Svanstedt colt continues his positive trend, proved he belonged in his last two & figures to be forwardly placed again from the rail

 

Race 11

1-Conversano – NJSS champion paid the price for a slow start from post ten in the Del Miller & now stands out on the rail with five wins in seven starts in a breakout season

 

5-R Charm – Comes off her best effort to date with a second to division terror Yo Tillie last week, can stalk from mid pack & ramp it up further for Team Toscano

 

2-Dearly Beloved – Ships in on a three-race winning streak in PA, her latest a career best 1:53.1 in PASS & draws inside to measure her potential on a major stage

 

Race 12

6-Miki And Minnie – Dan Patch Award winner added Lasix, exploded from the second tier in the Jerry Silverman & she’s impossible to go against off that performance

 

5-Three Times Bettor – Kicked off her season three-for-three, then left in the wake of Miki And Mini devastation & gets a chance to stalk that rival from mid pack

 

11-Rodeo Drive Deo – Just missed with a wicked rally in the Fan Hanover, aggressively handled & faded to seventh in the Silverman & at the mercy of the pace/trip from second tier city

 

Race 13

3-Winter Soldier – Signaled a turnaround with that sharp/sudden brush to the top @ 34-1 & back half in :54.4 last week & draws inside still fresh off the bench in a real, I mean, real suspect field

 

9-Security Protected – Was a steady customer in the Graduate Series, rallied for third in the Hambo Maturity, moves outside here & can outkick most of these with the right set up

 

1-Celebrity Bambino – Classy $900k winner has struggled to make a serious impression this season, early miscue was costly last week, yet the rail gives him a chance to rebound & trip out

 

Race 14

3-Fendi Hanover – Trounced these TM 80.5 types wire-to-wire back on June 21, no chance @ Yonkers in his last two & draws inside with a strong number in the win column

 

7-Midnight Nation – The Nation rejoiced with a classic drop n pop in a rejuvenating 1:51.4 as the heavy favorite, so look for him fire hard with a big mile to build on

 

4-Spindoctor Hanover – Regaining form since the early June sick scratch, fresh off an energetic narrow loss @ Yonkers, draws well & gets our top pilot