Harness: Sharp Horses and Track Trends from Jan. 19 - Jan. 22

CAL EXPO

1/20: 2w, no bias

1/19: 3w, no bias

ALLMYX’SLIVENTEXAS –

Left from post 7 and was parked to the lead in :27 3/5, rated the half, took on pressure in the second half and miss by a neck with a solid :27 3/5 last quarter

SCARY HARRY –

Was 7^th at the quarter, hustled up first over, reached the leader at the half, paced a strong middle-half pressing the pace, was shaken off but held okay considering

CORDEES FANTASY –

Was 10^th at the quarter, fourteen lengths behind, followed cover 4^th over and finished sharply to miss by a length in an improved effort

HAWTHORNE

1/21: 1w, + closers

1/20: 4w, no bias

1/19: 7w, no bias

NORTHFIELD

1/22: 7w, + speed, sloppy track

1/20: 7w, no bias

MIAMI VALLEY

1/22: 8w, + speed, off track, 11 of the 14 races were won by horses that were first or second at the quarter

1/21: 3w, no bias, off track

1/20: 5w, no bias

1/19: 4w, no bias, off track

BOOMING GENIUS –

Left strongly in :26 4/5 forcing tucks, set a pressured pace and was wore down late by the 6/5 favorite missing narrowly in an improved effort

FULL ON ROCKNROLL –

Left and was parked to a :26 2/5 first quarter, couldn’t clear and raced parked the mile without cover, pressed the pace and held well for the show

DOVER DOWNS

1/22: 7w, no bias

KHALEESI FONTAINE –

Left from post 8 and tucked 4^th, went first over into a stepped-up second half and held well for the show in an improved effort

BLACK IS BACK –

Left from post 5 and tucked third pacing a :27 1/5 first quarter, went first over pressing a :27 1/5 third quarter and battled gamely to the wire to miss by a neck

THE MEADOWS

1/22: 3w, no bias, off track races 1-5, fast track races 6-12

1/19: 5w, + speed, off track

V I P BAYAMA*** –

Left slowly from post 8, was three wide part of the first turn, raced uncovered while well off the leader, was asked for more down the backstretch, finally reached the leader at the three quarters and drew clear gamely in a big effort

FREEHOLD

1/19: 3w, no bias

MEADOWLANDS

1/20: 4w, no bias

1/19: 2w, + closers

NORTHERN ASSASSIN A –

Left and was parked in a grueling three-way speed duel, forced a fast pace and didn’t tire that badly

DURANT –

Left and was three wide in a wicked three-way speed duel, was still only a length behind at the three quarter pole and then excusably tired, tough trip

CASA MIASA –

Left from post 5 and was used hard to the lead in :26 4/5, set the pace against the bias and was a solid second

REAL DJ HANOVER –

Floated out leaving slow from post 9, dawdled on the rim but gradually ranged into contention, never reached the runaway winner on a long uncovered grind, held okay

TWO HIP DIP –

Broke leaving from post 7, recovered quickly and was 9^th, followed cover third over at the half, went three deep at the three quarters and four wide late on the final turn, finished gamely for the show

SOUTHERN PURSUIT –

Left from post 10 and was used hard to the lead past a :27 opener, yielded, swung out behind horses in the stretch, lacked a rally but held okay only losing by three lengths

MISQUED –

Was 9^th early, saved ground, found room in midstretch and was moving well at the wire

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL –

Was 4^th over behind a weak cover flow, went three wide and then five wide late on the turn and finished quickly for the place

IDEAL SHADOW*** -

Left hard from the rail in :26 4/5, yielded and was third, pulled first over at the half, took the lead at the three quarters and excusably weakened in the final sixteenth

BETTORHAVEANOTHER –

Saved ground and was 10^th on the pylons, angled out in stretch and found room in midstretch, finished quickly for the place, last quarter in :26 2/5

MONTICELLO

1/22: 3w, no bias, foggy, off track

1/19: 4w, no bias

YONKERS

1/22: 7w, + speed

1/21: 5w, no bias

1/20: 5w, no bias

1/19: 6w, no bias

RUN AND TELL PAP –

Trotter had the rail, kept up well early forcing the first quarter pace in the mile and a quarter race, pulled first over, forced a :28 third quarter and held well for the show

ROCK ABSORBER –

Left from post 8 and tucked third, went first over, paced a :28 2/5 third quarter and held well for the show

DEMOCRACY N –

Had post 7, was 4^th over at the half behind a weak flow, rallied three wide on the final turn and finished gamely for the show from a tough spot

TRUTH AND LIBERTY –

Was 5^th at the quarter, hustled up first over on a long grind, prompted the pace from the half, was shaken off in the stretch but lost by less than two lengths in a good effort

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