Harness: Sharp Horses and Track Trends from March 1 - March 4

MOHAWK

3/4: 1w, + closers

3/2: 2w, + closers

3/1: 1w, + closers

MERCENARY –

Left alertly to the early lead and yielded, was badly shuffled to 6^th, found room in the stretch and finished gamely to miss by two necks in a blanket finish

FLYING ISA N –

Was 8^th behind a slow pace, followed cover, followed cover three wide at the three quarters and finished quickly for the show

AMERICAN VIRGIN –

Was used to a :27 3/5 opener over a tiring track, yielded to the sharp winner, chased the pace, held okay

COUSIN MARY –

Had post 9, made up a lot of ground in the last half, followed cover and finished quickly for the show to miss by two necks in a blanket finish

SOS BAMBIE –

Left from post 6 and was used hard in a three way early pace duel, took the lead past a :27 quarter, set the pace against the bias, yielded on the final turn, excusably weakened

OUR VACATION –

Left, yielded, regained the lead before the half, drew clear nicely as the only wire to wire winner of the night

CAL EXPO

3/2: 4w, no bias, off track

3/1: 2w, + closers

PINK LADY –

Had post 8, followed the odds-on favorite and made up eight lengths in the second quarter, lost cover approaching the half, brushed to the lead and drew clear

NORTHFIELD

3/4: 8w, + speed

3/3: 6w, no bias

3/2: 7w, + speed

MAYABELLE –

Had post 8, followed cover off a modest pace and finished with solid late pace in the stretch to secure the show spot

MAN CAN HE SKOOT*** –

Left from post 8 and tucked 4^th, went first over into a stepped-up last half, prompted the pace against the bias-aided 6/5 winner and held well for the show

MIAMI VALLEY

3/4: 6w, no bias, 18 degrees at post time, times on the slow side

3/3: 4w, no bias, off track, track continues to play fairly, closers do pretty well here, stalkers in the pocket do well, it’s not an easy track to go wire to wire

3/2: 3w, no bias

3/1: 3w, no bias, leavers did well

PRIDECREST –

Left and yielded and was third after lead changes, went first over and held okay

HEZABLUECHIPBOY N –

Left and was used hard parked past a quick half for the lead while pacing a :26 3/5 first quarter, had pressure once he got the lead and weakened late but held the show gamely

COOL LIKE THAT –

Left and was used hard to the lead in :26 3/5, yielded to the sharp favorite, chased a fast pace and held the show

CINNAMACK –

Left from post 6 and was used hard parked to the lead in :26 3/5, set a quick clip and held the show

DOVER

3/4: 3w, no bias

THE MEADOWS

3/3: 5w, no bias, off track, snow

3/1: 3w, no bias

FREEHOLD

3/2: 4w, no bias

3/1: 5w, no bias

JOHNNY DISCO A –

Left from post 7 and tucked 5^th, followed cover and finished strongly to win clear

MEADOWLANDS

3/2: 5w, no bias

3/1: 3w, no bias

CLOUSEAU HANOVER –

Left from post 10, tucked 4^th, rushed up to challenge at the half, pressed the pace hard through the last half, never cleared but was right there until weakening very late

SHAMBALLA –

Was 2^nd off a layoff, got bet down to 1/2, went first over, looked like a winner in midstretch but hung late and lost by two necks, may have been overconfidently driven

TALENT SOUP –

Was 4^th over in a late developing flow, fanned wide turning for home and finished well

MONTICELLO

3/4: 6w, + speed

YONKERS

3/4: 1w, + closers, six pocket winners, track did seem more tiring than usual

3/1: 9w, + speed

RUN ONEOVER N –

Left hard from post 6 to the lead in :26 4/5, rated the half then tacked on a :27 4/5 third quarter over a track that seemed tiring, weakened late and lost by two lengths