Harness: Sharp Horses and Track Trends from January 4 - January 7

MOHAWK

1/7: 2w, + closers, off track

1/5: 2w, + closers, off track

HEY SWEETIE –

Left and tucked, went first over, put away the leader in the stretch, faltered late but held the show with a :28 2/5 last quarter over a tiring off track

PAPARAZZI –

Left sharply from post 8 to the lead in :26 3/5, yielded and chased a quick pace, weakened late but may be worth a price in exotics

MAKE SOME LUCK –

Left from post 8 and was parked to the lead in :27 2/5, yielded past the half, was shuffled to 6^th, rallied gamely for the show

CAL EXPO

1/7: 2w, + closers, off track

1/6: 4w, no bias, sloppy track

1/5: 0w, ++ closers, tiring track

NORTHFIELD

1/7: 6w, no bias, off track

1/5: 5w, no bias

1/4: 5w, no bias

OFFICIAL KISSER –

Left from post 6 and was parked the mile without cover, pressed the pace, held okay

ROCK POWER –

Hustled up to challenge approaching the half, pressed a :28 2/5 third quarter and battled gamely to the wire to finish third, beaten by less than a length

MAXIMUS DEO –

Had post 6 and was first over a long way, reached the leader and favorite at the half, prompted the pace from there and was a game second

PRAIRIE JAGUAR –

Left from post 6 and was parked the mile without cover, prompted the pace, held okay

MIAMI VALLEY

1/7: 4w, no bias

1/6: 6w, no bias, hard to call it a bias but much different than the prior night, a nice balance here as two horses rallied to win from 8^th, one rallied to win from 9^th

1/5: 9w, + speed

1/4: 6w, no bias, off track, track rated slow

VELOCITY SMOKE*** -

Left from post 7 and was used hard parked to the lead in :26 4/5, rattled off a quick pace while opening up a four length lead, held well to be second best behind the favorite

COAL HANOVER –

Left to the lead in :27, rated the half then paced a :27 third quarter and drew off with a :27 4/5 last quarter in a sharp win

SHAGNWITHTHEDRAGON –

Went first over against a tough front runner in a fast-paced race, paced a :26 4/5 third quarter and held well for the show

DELCO PAPA BEAR –

Left from post 8 and was parked to the lead in :27, set a pressured pace, weakened late but only lost by two lengths

MY BUDDY NINKSTER –

Had post 1, paced a :26 1/5 first quarter holding position, was shuffled to 4^th behind a tiring horse, rallied for the show

BIG BAD JANE*** –

Left sharply from post 6 to the lead in :26 3/5, set a fast pace under pressure until yielding to the winner at the three quarters, held well for the show

DOVER

1/7: 4w, no bias

THE MEADOWS

1/7: 6w, no bias

1/4: 0w, ++ closers, very tiring track, two 2/5 shots faltered on the lead and several well rated front runners gave way badly

CRANKIN’ IT UP*** -

Quarter-moved to the lead past a :27 2/5 first quarter, set a lively pace over a tiring track and was a game second

FREEHOLD

1/5: 3w, no bias, sloppy track

1/4: 5w, no bias

MEADOWLANDS

1/5: 2w, + closers, sloppy track

1/4: 3w, no bias

NORTHERN SWIFT –

Had post 9 and was on the move early, had to brush three wide down the backstretch to clear a 140-1 shot, prompted the pace first over and held okay in an improved effort

PARKLANE EAGLE –

Had post 8, was on the move before the quarter, followed the flow then lost cover and went after the strong winner while pacing a :27 1/5 third quarter, held the show

VEGAS ROCKS –

Left from post 8 and tucked 4^th only two lengths off the leader in a race that had a quick pace, went first over against the winner and held okay

OLDE BROADSIDE -

Was 8^th at the half, followed poor cover, went three wide at the three quarters and finished gamely for the show from a tough spot

BEACHCHIP HANOVER –

Left well from post 9 to the lead in :27, yielded, was shuffled and bottled up in traffic along the pylons, cleared late with willing pace

MONTICELLO

1/7: 3w, no bias

MEDIA QUEEN N –

Left from post 7 and tucked 5^th, rushed up to challenge the 1/2 favorite approaching the half, opened up a big lead with a :28 2/5 third quarter and held her advantage handily

YONKERS

1/7: 7w, + speed