Harness racing: Sharp Horses and Track Trends for July 16-18, 2012

BALMORAL

7/18: 3w, no bias

FOX VALLEY CADBURY – Finished well from post 10

MONTICELLO

7/18: 9w, ++ speed

7/17: 9w, ++ speed

7/16: 4w, no bias

FOREVER LIBBY – Second over behind dull cover, surged wide and drew clear full of pace

DYNAMIC PREACHER – Trotter left and was parked the mile without cover, held well

ART GLASS – Left from post 7 and was used hard to get the lead, set the pace and drew clear easily

LADY RIVIERA – Two-year-old filly trotter won easily from off the pace over a speed favoring track

JUSTA REBEL – Trotter had weak cover, brushed wide into the final turn and challenged for the lead, drew clear to a sharp win against the bias

NORTHFIELD PARK

7/17: 5w, + speed

7/16: 6w, + speed

DATE NIGHT K – Was parked the mile without cover from post 7 and held well

WILDATTHEBEACH – Had post 7, made up good ground through the middle-half, rallied wide and finished well

HARRAH’S PHILADELHIA

7/18: 8w. ++ speed

SMILE A LITTLE*** - Parked from the start, brushed three wide around a tiring horse approaching the half, paced a :27 third quarter first over and drew clear strongly in this $12,500 claimer

NORTHERN IDEAL – Was first over a long way, pushed a :27 3/5 third quarter and held okay

POCONO

7/18: 3w, no bias

7/17: 7w, + speed

BREAKHEART PASS – Had post 8 and was used hard to get he lead past the quarter, yielded, chased a fast pace and finished gamely for the win

MEADOWS

7/18: 5w, + speed, mostly leavers and first over winners

7/17: 7w, + speed

7/16: 7w, + speed

VOCAL HANOVER – Was used hard to clear the lead from post 7, set a fast pace until yielding to pressure past the three quarters and held okay

SABINE’S DRAGON – Made a strong backstretch brush to clear a tiring horse and continued gamely to the wire

LADYSTAR – Was parked the mile without cover pushing a quick pace and held gamely for the place

BLACK CAT – Shot to the lead from post 9, set a fast pace under pressure and held well

MARTY’S CHARM – Paced a :54 4/5 middle-half on a tough first over trip and held well

                                                  SARATOGA         

7/18: 8w, ++ speed

YONKERS

7/17: 9w, ++ speed, appeared even more speed favoring than Monday, very speed favoring the first two nights of the week

7/16: 9w, ++ speed

ANDY BARAN – Paced a :27 2/5 third quarter first over from a tough spot, held well

COURSER HANOVER – Rallied wide from second over and went evenly against a strong inside speed bias in first start off the claim by Cad Gregory

ARTIC STRETCH – Had post 6, left and took an early tuck in front of a gapper, went first over and won strongly over a track that heavily favored front runners

LYONS ELITE – Followed weak cover and finished fast against the bias to get the place

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