Harness: Sharp Horses and Track Trends from Feb. 23 - Feb. 26

CAL EXPO

2/24: 0w, + closers

2/23: 3w, no bias

DIRECTING TRAFFIC –

Had post 7, picked up terrible cover and finished quickly for the show from a tough spot

NORTHFIELD

2/26: 9w, + speed

2/24: 8w, + closers, off track, tricky call, but I have to call this a closers track, especially compared to the way it normally plays, although speed did well with 8 wire to wire winners on the 15 race card, six horses rallied to win from off the pace including two that were sitting eighth, and five longshot bombs won from off the pace including a $71.40 winner from post 6, a $45.40 winner from post 6, and a $61.20 winner from post 7

MIAMI VALLEY

2/26: 3w, no bias

2/25: 5w, no bias

2/24: 6w, no bias, sloppy track

2/23: 6w, no bias

LANCASTER PARK –

Left from post 8 and was parked the mile, followed cover to the quarter then was left uncovered, pressed the pace, wore down the 4/5 leader to take the lead but was out-kicked on the wire to lose by a nose in a game effort

IMAGE OF FELICIA –

Left and was parked the mile without cover, pressed the quick pace and excusably tired

HERLIN –

Left and was parked the mile without cover, pressed the pace against the favorite, was shaken off but only lost by two lengths

PRESCOTTS HOPE*** –

Left from post 8, was parked the mile without cover pressing a fast pace, held well

CITIZEN KANE –

Left and was used hard in a four way early pace battle, took the lead past the quarter, set a hot clip and held the show

TWIN B HONOUR –

Was third over behind weak cover, rallied three wide on the final turn and finished gamely for the place

A J CORBELLI –

Left and was used hard in a pace duel, battled throughout while parked and held well

ER ROCK MY WORLD –

Had post 9, was last and then moved closer to the pace along the inside through the middle-half, was 7^th approaching the final turn, slipped out in a blindswitch and made up ground steadily in traffic two wide on the final turn, weaved his way to the outside turning for home and finished gamely for the win, a cagey drive by Tyler Smith

DOVER DOWNS

2/26: 5w, no bias

JET BLUE MIRACLE*** -

Left from post 8 and was used hard to the lead in :27, set a quick pace under hounding pressure from the winner, a pp line that will look like a pocket trip on paper, and only lost by two lengths

THE MEADOWS

2/24: 3w, no bias, sloppy track

2/23: 3w, no bias, off track

FREEHOLD

2/24: 4w, no bias, off track

2/23: 3w, no bias

MEADOWLANDS

2/24: 1w,

2/23: 2w, + closers, sloppy track

SCIROCCO JAKOB –

Left from post 9 and was used hard to take the lead at the half, set the pace against the bias and held okay for the show

COWBOY TERRIER –

Left from post 7, followed cover, lost cover at the quarter, prompted a hot pace while parked the mile, held well for the show

DURANT –

Was 9^th and on the move behind cover down the backstretch, ended up third over behind a weak flow at the half, swung three wide at the three quarters and finished sharply

I’M SOME GRADUATE –

Classy sort left from post 10 and tucked third, brushed to the lead at the half, maintained a quick pace over the wet track and held on for a game win

AWESOMENESS –

Left this time and worked his way to the lead at the three eighths, set a quick pace under hounding pressure while breaking his headpole at the half, drew clear late in a sharp win

PEPPER GUY –

Broke leaving, recovered pretty quickly but it cost him position as he was 7^th at 2/5 odds, followed cover third over, followed cover three wide at three quarters as the flow stalled, finished stoutly down the stretch and surged late to get up on the wire for his 7^th straight

YONKERS

2/26: 5w, no bias

2/25: 4w, no bias, sloppy track

2/24: 6w, no bias, sloppy track

2/23: 4w, + speed, sloppy track, leavers and first over horses won all the races except one and that winner was close up

THE LUNCH PAIL –

Left sharply and yielded to a quick opener, was shuffled a bit and slipped out in a blindswitch on the final turn, found room in midstretch and finished gamely

GO COLLECT N –

Left and tucked third on turn one, quarter-moved and was used hard to clear midway on the second turn, set a pressured pace and gave way grudgingly late in another game effort

DUEL IN THE SUN –

Left sharply from post 6, yielded, was shuffled to 5^th and finished gamely late

PRETTY BOY SWAG –

Followed cover second over at the half, looked locked and loaded, Stratton gunned him approaching the three quarters in an old-school three wide backstretch blitz, swooped to command entering the final turn and drew off full of pace under confident handling

SOUTHWIND MONTY –

Had post 6, was third over behind a modest pace, swung three wide mid-final turn and finished strongly down the outside

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