Harness: Sharp Horses and Track Trends from December 20 - December 23

MOHAWK

12/23: 1w, ++ closers, off track, appeared tiring

12/21: 4w, no bias

12/20: 5w, no bias

ROYAL WITCH –

Trotter power-brushed to the lead at the half and drew off over a tiring off track

STOLEN ART –

Left from post 6 and was used hard parked to the half for the lead, held the place

REAL WILLEY –

Gunned to the lead in :26, set a blistering pace going to the half in :53 3/5, gave way late on the final turn and excusably tired

LISBURN –

Left from post 7 and was parked to the lead in :26, set a quick pace and finished third but only lost by two necks with a respectable :28 4/5 final quarter

DAYTON

12/23: 3w, no bias, off track

12/21: 7w, + speed

12/20: 3w, no bias

PUTNAM’S ATTACK*** –

Left from post 8 and was parked the mile without cover, battled gamely to the wire to finished a neck behind the 2/5 winner

DEBT MOTIVATED –

Was 7^th at the half and fourth over, stormed three wide at the three quarters and drew off

NORTHFIELD

12/23: 10w, + speed

12/22: 5w, no bias

12/21: 5w, no bias

BOURBON AND BARLEY –

Left from post 7 and was used hard to the lead in :26 4/5, set a quick clip and held on for a game win

LOVE FORBIDDEN –

Had post 7, was 9^th at the half, followed weak cover, swung three wide on the final turn making up good ground and came home in :28 1/5 to draw clear late in a sharp win

ROLL’EM UP –

On this list last week, drew post 7 on a night when speed was dominant, was 8^th at the three quarters behind cover, rallied three wide and finished gamely to win at 17-1 as the only off the pace winner of the night

FREEHOLD

12/21: 7w, + speed

12/20: 3w, no bias

IDEAL ONE A –

Was 7^th at the half and stuck behind poor cover and a slow first half, stormed three wide at the three quarters making up ground quickly to engage the leader, couldn’t get by him losing by a neck in a solid placing

MEADOWLANDS

12/21: 2w, + closers, track seemed tiring and seemed to get even more tiring as the night when on and the temperature dropped

12/20: 2w, no bias

BUSHWACKER –

Left from post 10 and was parked to the lead in 27 1/5, set the pace against the bias under second-half pressure, finished third but only lost by two heads in an improved effort

ONE LUCKY DRAGON –

Left and was parked the mile, prompted the pace from the half and held gamely

P L LEEROY –

Gunned to the lead in :26 3/5, set a quick clip and held well for the show

DECOY –

Left and tucked pacing a :27 3/5 first quarter, went first over and paced a :27 1/5 third quarter prompting the pace, held well for the show

SPORTS COLUMN –

Was 8^th at the half, followed cover, followed cover three wide at the three quarters and finished strongly to miss by a head with a :26 3/5 last quarter

SAN DOMINO A –

Had post 9, floated out and tucked 6^th, followed cover and was three wide around the final turn, stacked five wide for the drive, finished sharply in :25 4/5 for the win

LYONS STEEL –

Was 9th at the half, followed cover, stacked wide late on the final turn and finished fast

SAVING GRACE N –

Had an odd trip as he tried to squeeze through along the inside when the leader drifted out at the half then was taken under a hard hold as that horse came back in; might have an excuse there and may be worth a price with a drop in class

OLDE BROADSIDE –

Had been stymied by outside posts in recent starts at Saratoga, left alertly from post 5 and yielded, got the old Meadowlands shuffle to 7^th, swung out in a blindswitch late on the final turn, angled to the outside for clearance and rallied determinedly for a game win

RENAISSANCE LADY K –

Left and was parked to the half for the lead, took on pressure from there and held well

MONTICELLO

12/23: 4w, no bias