Harness: Sharp Horses and Track Trends from August 3 - August 6

MOHAWK

8/6: 1w, + closers

8/4: 2w, + closers

8/3: 3w, + closers

ROCKIN IN HEAVEN –

Was 4^th over at the three quarters and stuck behind poor cover, finished boldly in the stretch to get up in the late stages with a :25 1/5 last quarter

RUNNING ACES

8/5: 4w, no bias

8/4: 1w, no bias

HAWTHORNE

8/5: 2w, + closers

8/4: 4w, no bias

8/3: 3w, no bias

HEARTLAND DESIRE –

Was 6^th at the quarter, rushed up to reach the leader at the half, pressed a :27 3/5 third quarter, was shaken off in the stretch but held okay with a :27 3/5 last quarter

NORTHFIELD

8/6: 7w, no bias

8/4: 8w, + speed

WILBUR’S Z TAM –

Left well and yielded, chased a hot pace, was shuffled way back on the final turn and was 8^th, moved out late on the turn and swung wide, finished willingly

THE RED MILE

8/4: 2w, no bias

HOOSIER

8/4: 4w, no bias

8/3: 1w, no bias

THE MEADOWS

8/6: 7w, + speed

8/5: 3w, no bias

PHILADELPHIA

8/5: 4w, no bias

8/3: 9w, + speed

WE THINK ALIKE –

Left sharply to the lead in :25 4/5, speeded up to force a tuck, went to the half in :52 4/5, took on pressure at the half, shook that one off, stole away to a four length lead on the final turn going 1:20 1/5, excusably tired and held okay losing by only three lengths

BLOW A CLOUD N –

Left from post 6 and was used hard before finding a tuck in the two hole at the three eighths in a very fast-paced race, was shuffled back to 6^th, angled out in the stretch and finished evenly along the inside

POCONO

8/6: 3w, no bias

8/5: 5w, no bias

8/4: 4w, no bias

CONSOLIDATOR –

Trotter left from post 7 and was parked the mile without cover, prompted the pace, was shaken off but held okay, only losing by three lengths

HURRICANE BEACH –

Left from post 6 and was used very hard parked past a :26 first quarter for the lead, went to the half in :52 3/5 setting a scorching pace, gave way but held the show

SEEL THE DEAL N –

Left from post 8 and tucked third, went first over and powered to the lead with a :26 1/5 third quarter move, was caught by the favorite late in a solid placing

BILBO HANOVER –

Was 7^th, fourth over at the half and stuck behind terrible cover, moved three wide on the final turn while trying to close into a :54 1/5 last half, had too much to do in a trip that was worse that was looks on paper

MEADOWLANDS

8/4: 5w, no bias, off track for races 1-2, fast track for races 3-16

8/3: 6w, no bias

SATIN DANCER –

Trotter left well from post 8 and was in the pocket early then was shuffled to 6^th in tight quarters, finished gamely in the stretch to get the place

GREENSHOE –

Trotter was on the gate at the start but this time broke after the start, recovered and was 10^th and twelve lengths back at the quarter, followed cover, made a strong three wide move off his cover on the final turn but flattened out in the final eighth

ATLANTA*** –

Trotting filly left strongly in her elimination but got away from the driver setting a brutal pace, held gamely for the place; in the Hambletonian Final, she left quickly, rated the pace under expert rating this time, accelerated on the final turn and was a sharp winner

SIX PACK*** –

Trotter left from post 9, was three wide most of the turn, tucked sixth off the turn, moved out approaching the half pushing the seven horse three wide, gradually made his way up to cover, looked like he was starting to edge three wide at the three quarters but his head hit driver Yannick Gingras who was driving You Know You Do, and Six Pack had to take up, then he got badly shuffled back to 7^th in a blindswitch, ducked inside for the drive, was finishing courageously when he hooked wheels with the three horse

WESTERN JOE –

Consistent 4yo left well and had the pocket trip, was shuffled along the pylons, angled out for clear in the final sixteenth and had a lot of pace left to win going away handily

GIRL CRAZY –

Saved ground, angled off the pylons in the stretch and was hopefully blocked while appearing to pace; potential price factor in exotics but may need a drop in class

J K PARLAY –

Left well and yielded off the first turn, was third after another lead change, pulled first over past the half, kept on grinding gamely to the wire and finished third in a fast-paced race that fell apart late with deep closers finishing first and second

EXOTIC MATTJESTY –

Was 10^th at the three quarters and fifth over, stacked very wide turning for home and finished well from a tough spot

MONTICELLO

8/6: 5w, + speed

TIOGA

8/5: 7w, + speed

8/4: 7w, + speed

YONKERS

8/6: 4w, no bias

8/5: 8w, + speed

8/4: 8w, + speed

8/3: 5w, + speed

LILY’S SWAN POND –

Trotter kept up well early from post 1, went first over and pushed the favorite in the mile and a quarter race, was shaken off in the stretch but only lost by two lengths

CAVIART REAGAN –

Left from post 8, was three wide on the first turn, was taken in hand off the turn and yanked back trying to tuck but never got to the pylons, grinded up on a long first over bid, paced a :27 2/5 third quarter, never reached the leader but held the show gamely

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