Harness Racing: Sharp Horses and Track Trends for October 7 - October 9
BALMORAL
10/9: 4w, no bias
FOX VALLEY ISABELA -
Followed cover 4th over and finished quickly for the place
HARRINGTON
10/9: 7w, + speed
10/8: 7w, + speed
10/7: 8w, ++ speed
BELIEVE THIS ROMEO -
Left and was parked the mile without cover forcing a hot pace, never cleared and excusably tired; price factor in exotics and automatic bet with a top catch driver
MEDOLAND J T*** -
Left from post 6 and was following Believe This Romeo then gunned three wide approaching the quarter but was hung out and unable to clear, took back to follow cover second over and was badly shuffled in a blindswitch the final quarter, brutal trip
DELAWARE HANOVER*** -
Had post 8, followed weak cover, rallied wide on the final turn and finished solidly against the speed bias to miss by a narrow margin, home in :28 1/5
LLOYD'S LADY -
Had post 8, stormed wide around the final turn and finished gamely against the bias
NORTHFIELD
10/9: 9w, ++ speed
10/8: 4w, no bias
10/7: 7w, + speed
ALL SHUTTLE -
10 year old left strongly from post 8, set a quick pace on an open lead and jogged
PHILADELPHIA
10/9: 4w, no bias
POCONO DOWNS
10/9: 7w, + speed
10/8: 5w, + speed
COURAGEOUS CAT -
8th at the half third over behind a flow stalled by a dull first over horse, circled wide around the final turn and finished solidly to draw clear
HALL HARBOUR -
Left from post 8 but was looped leaving by the 9, was parked the mile without cover in a speed duel with the 9, held okay
THE MEADOWS
10/9: 5w, no bias
10/8: 8w, + speed
10/7: 1w, + closers
STRINGTOWNER -
Was parked the mile without cover from post 8 and held well for the show
SHUCKED -
Left well from post 8 and was parked to the lead in :27, yielded to the 2-5 winner, chased a fast pace and tired; in deceptively good form, price factor in exotics
MONTICELLO
10/9: 5w, no bias
10/8: 6w, + speed, slight edge to speed
10/7: 5w, no bias
MACHS LITTLE FILLY -
Had post 8, was third over behind weak cover, stormed wide into and around the final turn, swept to the lead and drew clear full of pace
ONE MORE HUG -
Left from post 7 and was parked the mile without cover
PERUVIAN STAR*** -
Had post 8 and was third over behind horrible cover, stormed wide around the final turn and finished strongly for the show
SARATOGA
10/9: 8w, ++ speed
YONKERS
10/8: 5w, + speed
10/7: 6w, + speed, off track
OUTRAGEOUS ART -
Dropped in class, left from post 6, was used hard to get the lead, set a blazing pace over a sloppy track and excusably tired; should be tough at that level with better trip
SHORTSTACKED -
Had post 8, followed cover down the back and finished well; may be coming around now
FOREVER GOOD -
Left and got caught in a speed duel with the winner, forced a fast pace and excusably tired while only losing by a length in a game tough trip effort
BEAU JOE -
Trotter left from post 8 but was caught behind a sluggish leaver, rushed up and took the lead at the half, yielded to pressure at the three quarters and excusably tired
ER ROOM*** -
Left from post 7 outside of two leavers including the 6 horse and was parked the mile without cover pushing a quick pace, held gamely considering
CC RACY -
Moved up in class and drew post 6 but also got a key driver change to Sears, followed poor cover third over and finished fast in the stretch to win going away full of pace
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