Harness Racing: Sharp Horses and Track Trends for March 6 to 9

DOVER DOWNS

3/9: 4w, no bias

3/6: 7w, + speed

MANHATTAN RUSTY N*** -

Left from post 7 and was parked to the lead in :27, controlled the pace while shaking off pressure and drew off powerfully

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EVIL FIGHT*** -

6th at the half behind dull cover, roared wide at the three quarters quickly taking command with a sharp brush and drew off full of pace

FIRST OF ITSKIND -

Had post 7 and was 4th over, paced a strong final quarter of :27 2/5 to just miss

BETTERTHANLYNX -

Left from post 6 and tucked, went first over into a :28 2/5 third quarter and didn’t tire that badly in a fine effort

NORTHWESTERNDREAMS -

Left well from the rail, yielded then pulled first over pushing a sharp front runner, tired but it was a tough trip

CAL EXPO

3/8: 3w, no bias

3/7: 0w, + closers

ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE -

Was 7th early, grinded first over a long way and finished well for the place

SCARBORO HANOVER -

6th at the half, paced a :27 2/5 third quarter first over and held okay

VAN DONK -

Left from post 8 and was parked to the lead in :27 2/5, set a fast clip over a tiring track and only lost by 2 lengths

NORTHFIELD

3/6: 5w, + speed

LF KILOWATT TIME -

Was first over a long way and held okay

RIVERDANCER*** -

Had post 7, was 6th at the quarter, rushed up approaching the half, paced a big middle-half to wear down the 4-5 favorite and won gamely

THE MEADOWS

3/7: 7w, + speed

FREEHOLD

3/8: 4w, no bias

3/7: 4w, no bias

3/6: 5w, + speed

HIS EMINENCE -

Left from post 8 and was parked the mile without cover, forced a fast pace, tough trip

MCNICKELS MCDIMES -

Had post 7, followed weak cover, rallied wide around the final turn and finished well for the show, home in :29 4/5

MEADOWLANDS

3/8: 6w, + speed, mild headwinds

3/7: 1w, + closers

3/6: 1w, no bias

VLOS -

Showed some early speed and tucked in third on the first turn, was shuffled, looked for room in the stretch, cleared late and finished quickly

E STREET PLAN -

Left and was used hard to the lead in :26 3/5, yielded grudgingly at the three quarters and held the show gamely in his first start back off a layoff

ART IDEAL*** -

Left well and yielded, sat in and was shuffled back to 5th while under a stranglehold, tried to come up the inside in the stretch but was shut off, deftly maneuvered out to find a clear lane and finished full of pace for the win

PANESTHETIC -

Blasted from the gate, wide into the turn, swooped to the lead late on the turn, hit the quarter in :26, set a torrid pace under stiff pressure through the final quarter while relinquishing the lead but not the rail; came back on late to prevail in a huge effort

ALLSTAR LEGEND -

Left well and yielded, pulled out of the hole at the 5/8's and went after Panesthetic with everything he had, appeared to have the race won but weakened late to miss by a nose but he might have been hard to steer because it looked like Yannick may have had some trouble keeping him from bearing in and that may have cost him in deep stretch

SOUTHWESTERN DREAM-

Left and took the lead late first turn, yielded, quarter-moved and got hung out on a long first over bid, battled gamely to the wire like the classy horse he is

VILLAGE BEAT -

Left and took the lead on the first turn, yielded and was shuffled out of contention, swung out behind a wall of horses in the stretch and was not abused late while in a bad spot

STALLONE BLUE CHIP -

Followed cover 4th over, swung very wide late on the final turn and finished gamely

BANKER VOLO -

Trotter left and tucked 5th, grinded first over into a stepped-up final half and just missed

MONTICELLO

3/6: 2w, no bias

YONKERS

3/8: 5w, + speed, leavers did well this week

3/7: 5w, + speed

3/6: 5w, + speed

JOHNNY Z -

Third over from post 7, finished strongly to just miss

STORMUNN -

Had post 6, left and tucked third, was shuffled back to 6th, finished gamely

CLASSY LANE ROSE -

Had post 7 and poor cover, finished with solid pace

CUTTY SHARK -

Grinded first over from a tough spot, put away the pacesetter but was out-kicked by the pocket-rocket odds-on winner in a game placing

ARTS BLAZE -

Third over behind weak cover, finished fast in the stretch to just miss

COCOA BEACH -

Had post 7, followed cover third over and finished strongly for the show

DREAMLANDS ART -

Left from post 7 in a mile and a sixteenth race and worked his way to the lead on the second turn past a :26 3/5 opener, set the pace under second-half pressure, held okay

GLASS PRINCE -

Grinded first over into a fast last half and held well with a :54 3/5 last half

DIAMOND COWBOY -

Followed cover third over, angled between horses turning for home and finished with pace in close quarters