Hawthorne Harness: Sunday 6/17 Analysis
Best Bet (4 - 8 / $18.80): MOLINA (8th)
Spot Play: FOX VALLEY JALAN (5th)
Race 8 - $30,000 Guaranteed Pick Four Pool
Race 1
(3) LONGLIVE ROCKNROLL owns a win against similar and should offer a decent price. (5) NOVEMBER RAIN has been a consistent cash burner; use caution. (7) OVER SPEEDING has some excuses in his last few. The pacer just needs a smooth trip to hit the ticket.
Race 2
(3) NOTNANGEL closed nicely in her qualifying debut. (1) HEIDI HIGH filly has yet to taste defeat in both works on paper; short price. (6) COUNT ON IT gets sent out for capable connections against a field of first time starters.
Race 3
(1) FOX VALLEY PICASO was tremendous in the qualifier and picks up the top driver. (7) FOXVALLEYSRUSHHOUR showed a nice last quarter in the qualifier but will need more to upset his stablemate. (2) CAPTAINBLACKSPAROW was full of trot once the 2-year-old shook free in his debut.
Race 4
In a wide-open field of first time 2-year-old starters, (8) ENCANTADO stayed flat in both qualifiers and gets sent out for a capable barn. (3) LOUS MISTRESS picks up the top driver with a good starting post. (2) PUDDIN CHEEKS filly showed a big burst of speed in his first career effort.
Race 5
(8) FOX VALLEY JALAN sophomore pacer appears to have a ton of ability if he can mind his manners. (2) YOUMAKEMYHEARTSING three-year-old was tremendous in his debut and has lots of room to improve. (3) MIGHTY OAK MICHAEL showed some good gate speed last out and will offer a monster price.
Race 6
(4) TRAIL BLAZER will look to make it two straight wins at this level. (6) DONTWASTEOURTIME three-year-old has room to improve second start out for a new barn. (1) DANDY'S PHOENIX should be in line for a great trip up close.
Race 7
(2) LILAC LAUREY just missed last week from an almost impossible spot. (3) LISTENTOYOURHEART showed good improvement last week holding on for the win. (5) WISHIN IWAS RICH has hit the board in four of five starts.
Race 8
(6) MOLINA has been racing gamely and finds a soft spot to get a victory. (3) GOCUBSGO lightly raced 3-year-old is one of few contenders in the race. (9) FRONTIER FRANK picks up a huge driver change dropping in class.
Race 9
(3) BETZIESBOOKINIT had tons of late pace in the qualifier and now picks up the top driver. (5) FOX VALLEY MIRANDA just missed after being used multiple times last out from a tough post. (6) SUSAN SAGE gets sent out for a low percentage pilot but has flashed some ability.
Race 10
(7) UNIMAGINEABLE rarely wins but has been knocking on the door at this level. (4) HERECOMESMAGOTTA takes a huge dropdown against weaker. (1) STELIOS the effort three back would be good enough against this group; threat.
Race 11
(1) BELLE OF THE BEACH is a high risk high reward play. The mare is very fast but inconsistent from week to week. (5) SHOOTING COOL filly showed a good closing burst last week getting up late. (8) PRETTYFACEUGLYWAYS is probably the horse to beat but will be heavily bet and is 0 for 15 on the year.
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