Rev Me Up (Jason Bartlett, post 3) is the early choice. The daughter of Park Place won her lone series start in 1:57.4, then went back across the river for a second-place effort in the $61,000 final of the Tender Loving Care. Ron Burke trains for co-owners Earl Smith and Frank Baldachino.

Dragon Princess (Cat Manzi, post 2) also won her only series try, going first-up last week in 1:57. The Dragon Again miss, a spiffy 6-for-9 in her career, had his the board in all of one of her lifetime efforts. Darren Cassar trains for owner Barry Charles.

The field, with declared drivers and morning line odds...1-Isthmus of Panama (Ray Schnittker, 10-1); 2-Dragon Princess (Manzi, 3-1); 3-Rev Me Up (Bartlett, 7-5); 4-O Lucky Me (Jeff Gregory, 8-1); 5-Brightest Star (Tyler Buter, 8-1); 6-SS Admiral (Jim Meittinis, 12-1); 7-Briefly (Steve Smith, 10-1); 8-Angelino (Jordan Stratton, 15-1).

Saturday night, the $49,700 final of the Hopeful for soph colts and geldings (10th race) finds Pan Grad (Bartlett, post 4) accorded the role of morning-line favorite.

The son of The Panderosa, co-owned by (trainer) Dylan Davis and Michael Casalino Jr, had a win, a second and a third in preliminary competition. Fox Valley Valkari (Gregory, post 1), Joey the Czar (Meittinis, post 2) and Vintage Fenom (John Sheehan, post 3) all enter after sharp series victories a week ago

That field, with declared drivers and morning line odds...1-Fox Valley Valkari (Gregory, 5-1); 2-Joey the Czar (Meittinis, 5-1); 3-Vintage Fenom (Sheehan, 6-1); 4-Pan Grad (Bartlett, 3-1); 5-Big Mystery (Greg Grismore, 10-1); 6-No Monkeys Allowed (Driver TBA, 8-1); 7-Hank's Kid (Mike Forte, 12-1); 8-Raging Cam (Stephane Bouchard, 12-1).

Yonkers' regular five-night-per-week schedule (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) remains n effect. First post for all racing programs is 7:10 PM. Evening simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting available around the NYRA schedule.

Please note that the Raceway now offers five superfectas nightly (races 3,5,7,10 & 12), provided there are a sufficient number of wagering interests in each scheduled superfecta race.

Frank DRUCKER