Ken Warkentin Selections for Friday, October 24, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Race 1

5-Miss You Joann – Just one for 25 this season, couldn’t make much headway in her last two @ Vernon Downs, but that nose loss from post nine three starts back is a standout line

9-Mare Of The City – Slammed with post nine with a lone win in 2025, yet has been capable of make late moves & being competitive at this bottom TM 68 level

6-Cheddar Shredder – Shredding dollars recently, did flash sharp speed in her comebacker & has license to step up in her second start off the bench for Team Tritton

Race 2

7-Mr Penner – Promising gelding from the first crop of Captain Corey, a close third in a 1:51.3 Bluegrass division, challenging post off another break & can rebound for Team Svanstedt

4-Neighver Punt – Draws well fresh off a nice bounce-back effort, just a neck shy with a sharp :26.4 sprint in a Red Mile Grand Circuit event for Team Melander

6-Practical Man – Tactical Landing colt from a productive family, rebounded with a close second here on September 12, then just missed in a Bluegrass division with a nifty :26.3

Race 3

1-Busy Miss Lissy S – Won her first four starts, including back-to-back divisions, strong rally for third in the Bluegrass, then just missed in 1:52.1 & stands out on the rail for Team Svanstedt

6-Flying Copper – NYSS winner rallied from a tough spot to be a close third in a division back on September 12 & returns to The Big M to complete a Team Svanstedt 1-2 punch

3-Kickan – $400,000 Walner filly failed to threaten at the Grand Circuit level in Kentucky, draws a better post back here & eligible to trip out in an opportunist role

Race 4

4-Fabulous Hanover – Team Takter-tuned Captaintreacherous sister to Early Action, 1:49.4 ($687,836), Champlain winner, third in the She’s Great Lady & chased standout Loua Dipa last out

6-Amira Hanover – Had been knocking on the door before she kicked it in with an eye-catching 1:51.2 career best in the Bluegrass & trending right for Team Bongiorno

3-Kissedbyastranger – Winless Tall Dark Stranger filly flashing some serious final quarters for minor spoils recently, draws inside & gives Team Burke a stalkers chance

Race 5

4-Lisa Lane – Tuned up by chasing the incomparable Twin B Joe Fresh in much-needed qualifier & returns to The Big M at a reduced level with an inside draw for Team Ryder

7-Prideful – Can a substantial class drop revive her current form? She’s dealing with a challenging post, but the switch to the mile track & her gate speed can put her play

2-Intricacy – Liking those back-to-back Pocono wins in late summer, now makes her second start off a sick scratch in a softer spot & with an inside post

Race 6

6-Magic Punk – Reeled off three in a row this past summer & this runner up in the Wellwood & Peter Haughton deserves top billing for Team Svanstedt

1-American Power – $300,000 Walner colt out of world champion Ariana G, caught fire in Lexington, romped in his last two there & draws inside the main concerns for Team Melander

8-Highball Hanover – Tripped out to upset a Kindergarten division here before getting nosed out in the Bluegrass, then finished a solid second with a :26.2 & gives Noel Daley a strong 1-2 punch

Race 7

4-Signal Caller – 1:51 Kindergarten division winner with a :25.2 last month, just two fifths off a world record with a 1:48.4 Bluegrass division & draws well in full rebound mode for Noel Daley

3-Bookie J – NJ Classic winner as the heavy favorite in 1:51.1, tuned up with a strong finish in the comebacker last Saturday & draws inside again for Team Ryder

7-Toast Of The Town – This Noel Daley trainee returns fresh off a new mark of 1:51.1 as the heavy favorite in a Kindergarten division, but how can you possibly gauge him after missing 42 days?

Race 8

5-Darlin’s Angel – Captaintreacherous filly out of the great Darlin’s Delight fired up her form with two straight @ Pocono before winning a lively Big M qualifier with an eye-catching :26.2

2-Prtynproud Hanover – Launching forward since the Team Bongiorno acquisition, won a 1:52.3 division first time Lasix, finished again to win her qualifier & draws inside again

6-JK Fierce Lady – Steady Captaintreacherous Team Takter trainee dominated her comebacker @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, strong second on September 12 & trending right as a fresh threat

Race 9

3-Loot – Cancelliere homebred ships in off a wire-to-wire career best of 1:53.2 @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, draws inside & could the one to catch in a wide-open field

6-Neil’s Diamond – Arrives on a form spree & fresh off a new mark of 1:52.3 @ Harrah’s Philadelphia, yet the month off may complicate your handicapping process

2-The Future Is Here – Lived up to the tote hype by airing it out in his first start off the barn change & draws inside again for the step up with plenty left in the tank

Race 10

1-Create Escape – Lightly-raced Gimpanzee 2YO, finished third in a Bluegrass division, then pace/trip compromised & now lands the rail in prime spot for Team Svanstedt

2-No Promises – Winless Tactical Landing filly freshened up by Team Burke, tripped out to win her Big M qualifier & draws inside a wide-open field with upwards mobility

9-Coach Calhoun – Walner 4YO third foal, first two were good ones (Warrawee Xenia & Warrawee Yang), settled down to win a Big M qualifier, then went all the way for his first win @ Plainridge

Race 11

4-Madam Cheval – Walner fourth foal from the well-decorated Shake It Cerry has been ramping it up for Team Takter & draws well fresh off a narrow loss @ The Red Mile

2-All Time Trot S – Just missed in a Kindergarten division here before almost going all the way @ Pocono & draws inside to continue her progress for Team Svanstedt

3-Duicinea Hanover – Winless Greenshoe filly in rebound mode off a late miscue, was hinting in her previous efforts, including a solid rally to just miss as the heavy favorite @ The Red Mile

Race 12

3-Almost Karen – Karen finished a gutsy second to heavily favored Rona Mae from post nine two starts back, then wasn’t heard from after missing 36 days & moves inside off that needed start

2-Sprout – Runner up in her last three, fresh off a lively second to a surprisingly good winner last week after missing 22 days & draws better while building on the comeback trail

1-Ladyzar – Took full advantage of a drop to the bottom TM 68 level with a decisive romp as the heavy favorite & rewarded with the rail to follow up

Race 13

8-Knight Angel – 9YO has sharpened his sword since the early September sick scratch & tackles post eight again off a game speed try for Team Orange Crush

4-Master Blue – 11YO who took his mark of 1:56 here this season was pace/trip compromised in a much-needed start after missing 32 days

3-Youmeandwhiskey – One for 31 this season, but his recent efforts @ Pocono are encouraging & draws inside to flaunt his speed

Race 14

7-Hold My Tiara – Stormed home to beat these TM 68 types two starts back, draws a tougher post, yet dips back to this rock bottom level for her second start in 36 days

1-Thaneeya – Tuned up with a lively comeback @ Rosecroft & this Big M lover rates contender status from the rail with trip potential in a wide-open TM 68 affair

5-Pull Me Through – Has toiled here @ the TM 71 level, returns off a decent third @ Pocono to face a highly beatable TM 68 group with a 1:53.1 Big M speed badge this season