Gil Winston’s analysis of Meadowlands and Freehold

The objective of this analysis is to identify horses with plus or minus evaluations that are not identifiable in the harness racing program.

Horses whose performances are accurately captured in the past performances are not captured here, regardless of how well or poorly they may have raced. These scores do not indicate must bet or must toss the next time they race because other handicapping factors will come in to play. But it does give the bettor a huge edge in what is frequently the most important factor when making betting decisions.

We recommend saving this data as other factors may cause a horse to have one or more issues (e.g., interference, layoffs, breaks, off track, driver change) and you will want to go back to the last line that appeared clean on the program. 

However, many flagged horses have been coming in with generous payouts. Please note that horses that ship in are not tracked in the Meadowlands/Freehold analysis and win many races, but horses that ship between M1 and Freehold have produced some of the bigger payouts. In addition, do not expect to see many favorites on the winners list. They frequently show their abilities in the past performances, and are less likely to be given a score. 

You may want to track flagged horses shipping to other tracks.  

This weekend’s winners that were identified in previous analyses 

Freehold 1-12 Race 6 SKYWAY PROFESSOR $ 3.40 Flagged as a +2 in last start at M’lands 

Freehold 1-13 Race 11 ARI ALLSTAR $13.60 Flagged in last start 

M’lands   1-12 Race 1 SUNSHINES’S FINEST $49.40 Flagged in last two starts, on top of $260+ exacta, $1,500+ trifecta, and kicked off a $450 pick-5, the next three winners were even money and last leg was…. 

M’lands    1-12 *Race 5 GLIDE IN THE WIND $11.00 Flagged in last, final leg of $465 pick-5 started with SUNSHINES FINEST. 

M’lands    1-12 *Race 5 CHAKE $135 completes exacta, flagged in last 

M’lands    1-12 Race 13 HIGH BALLER $ 6.60 Flagged in last 

M’lands   1-13 Race 5   LITTLE EXPENSIVE $ 3.80 Scored a +2 in last 

M’lands   1-13 *Race 8 LOORIM LAKE A $16.60 Scored +3, two starts back, in too tough in last  

M’lands   1-13 *Race 8 REVOLVER N $99 completes exacta flagged in last  

M’lands   1-13 Race 9 MY PAL JOE $ 4.60 Flagged in last 

Meadowlands Qualifiers 1-13

*** Strong winds – fast second quarters, slow fourth quarters ***  

Race Horse Score Analysis 

2 2 RICH AND MISERABLE 1 Under hold through stretch 

3 5 FOX VALLEY PATRIOT 1 Strong close while under hold 

4 3 KICKUPYAHEELS N 2 Had issues (equipment?) very wide last 5/8, finished strong 

6 5 LAURIE LEE 2 Under strong hold, fastest qualifier of the day 

 Meadowlands 1-12 

Race Horse Score Analysis 

1 3 MERITO HANOVER 1 Lost momentum with stretch weave, then closed 

4 5 CONCUR 1 Blocked between 

4 7 RACING MONEY 2 Plenty left despite rough trip 

5 2 VALLORIA N 2 Shut off, then good when free 

9 3 PATTYCAKE MOOSS 1 Never clear 

10 5 EUROBOND 1 3-wide most of first quarter, pressed and game 

11 9 WARRAWEE TOTAL 1 Weaving with pace 

12 9 LANDIA 1 Race long over before he got clearance, finished well 

 Meadowlands 1-13 

*** Strong winds – fast second quarters, slow fourth quarters ***  

Race Horse Score Analysis 

1 10 AS ALWAYS 3 Behind dead cover, much the best  

4 2 FLASHY DUDE 1 Clear too late with some pace 

5 7 MON AMOUR 1 Left, parked, then hard used to get back to last 

6 6 THIRD PILLAR 2 Many taken out (charted) by breaker, but big recovery by this horse 

14 9 BUCKEYE EMERY 2 3-wide most of first quarter, checked, then parked 

14 10 ITS SHOWTIME 3 Wide and struggled to get back to last in first eighth, 3 and 4-wide last turn, finished best 

 Freehold  1-12 

Race Horse Score Analysis 

1 2 LIFE’S ILLUSION -1 All out after perfect trip 

1 5 EATAAMS TRAUMA 2 4-wide most of 1st turn, hard used quarter, then pressed 

3 4 T H MRS MCMURRY 2 Winner if flat, jerked off her feet in the lane 

7 7 TORKIL 1 Too far back before free, good trot 

8 5 SHEEZA SHARK N 1 Clear too late, some pace between 

9 4 BAZILLIONAIRE 1 Most trot when clear 

11 2 SANTAFE’S MJ 2 Looked full of pace when cut off and taken out 

11 7 MADAYMAVERICKHOPE1 Blocked with some pace

Freehold  1-13 *** OFF TRACK *** 

Race Horse Score Analysis 

5 6 HAMMER CREEK 1 3-wide from before clubhouse turn until into last turn 

5 8 LIONSHEAD 1 4-wide entire first turn 

6 8 VASARI N 1 Behind bad cover, fastest in stretch 

8 4 NOWHERE CREEK A 1 Interference in stretch, taken out 

8 7 DELESTON 2 3-wide first and last quarters while parked entire mile 

9 5 LYONS STEEL 1 Stretch interference 

10 7 R CAPTAIN HANOVER 1 Weave under hold in stretch

by Gil Winston, for Harnesslink