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The objective of this analysis is to identify harness racing horses with plus or minus evaluations that are not identifiable in the past performances. Horses whose races are accurately captured in the past performances are not captured here, regardless of how well or poorly they may have raced.
Consider all races without comment as WUSIWUG – an acronym for What U See (in past performances) Is What U Get. Some races may identify multiple horses that are scored, while other races are clearly defined in the past performances, and no horse is scored. These unscored horses all had clearance in the pivotal part of the stretch, or no undue exertion earlier in the race that was not captured in the past performances.
These scores do not indicate must-bet or must-toss the next time they race because other handicapping factors will come into play. But these scores give the bettor a huge edge in what is frequently the most important factor when making betting decisions and many scored horses have been coming in with generous payouts in their next races.
The highest $2 win payout was for VANDALISM who paid $188 for a $2 wager on 12-29 at The Meadowlands. He had been scored with “clear too late with some pace” in his previous start there. See the HARNESSLINK.COM article published on 12-29. That was the biggest price, but there have been many more long prices (including cold exactas, and even one cold trifecta with three scored horses ended up in the same race).
Do not assume scored horses will race the following week. Here is the best way to profit from this analysis. On the day you are wagering on races from either Freehold or The Meadowlands, go to the HARNESSLINK.COM site and click on my name at the bottom of any of my articles.
This will open up the list of all the articles. For horses that show lines that pique your interest. Find the article that analyzes the races for that day, then search for the horse. If the horse has a positive score, you know the horse is better than the pp line shows. Click on other weeks that the horse raced if the most recent race does not complete the story for you. This will give you access to all analysis.
If you want to track horses that “sneak out of town” save the scored horses in your virtual stable when they first show up in the analyses. Tracking shippers is not part of this analysis, but some will be identified on occasion.
This week’s winners that were identified in previous analysis
*Freehold 3-1 Race 1 MAYDAYMAVERICKHOPE $25.60 Scored in last race at Freehold
*Freehold 3-1 Race 1 TWO MORE DREAMS Get yer ice cold, heeyah. Also scored in last race at Freehold. Finished 2nd at 8-1. Completes $122 exacta.
Freehold 3-1 Race 9 DINGLE $ 5.20 Scored in last race at M’lands
M’lands 3-1 Race 4 ALLINDOTIME $ 6.20 Scored 2-9 at Freehold
M’lands 3-1 Race 6 CALL ME DANI $ 6.00 Scored +2 in last at M’lands
M’lands 3-2 Race 7 WARRAWEE TOTAL $ 7.60 Back to back wins since scored +2 on 2-17
M’lands 3-2 Race 9 IDEAL FEELING $12.00 Scored in last race at M’lands
M’lands 3-2 Race 12 AMERICAN DEALER N $ 4.00 Scored in qualifier, then +2 in next race, then just missed in last race
M’lands 3-2 Race 13 PRINCE MCARDLE N $ 6.00 Scored on 2-17
Meadowlands Qualifiers 3-2 *** raining and sloppy ***
Race Horse Score Analysis
2 3 GREEN PASTURE 2 Did not lose much on break, but very strong close when turned loose
2 5 DYLADMAR 1 Strong close when clear along the cones
4 4 SUPER GIRL 2 Closing best, then took bad steps, might have had issues with track condition
Meadowlands 3-1
Race Horse Score Analysis
2 1 LINCOLN BOULEVARD 1 Blocked with pace
2 4 VEL LARRY 1 Shut off
2 5 STONE COLD SAVAGE 1 Closed well in tight quarters
3 1 BINGO BRAIN 1 Behind dead cover, long 3-wide move
3 10 ARCHIBALD -1 Dream trip, hung badly
9 2 ABEL DE VIE 1 Clear too late with pace
12 9 SOUTHWIND DREDGE 2 No worse than second if flat, weaved
Meadowlands 3-2 *** raining and sloppy ***
Race Horse Score Analysis
1 6 BIONIC 1 Used before start to catch starting gate
2 7 POSH ON THE BEACH A 1 4-wide more than first eighth
4 4 LEON DAVID 1 Lost ground weaving widest, most pace late
5 X all ? Amateurs crashing into each other throughout race on sloppy track
9 5 CAVEMAN A 1 Accelerated when clear
11 5 AIR GUITAR 1 Caught in traffic on last turn, most pace when clear
13 6 SPORTS FAN 1 Most pace when clear on the far outside
Freehold 3-1
Race Horse Score Analysis
1 8 BYRDS THE WORD 1 Behind dead cover, long 3-wide, ok widest
2 8 ASHTINI 1 Behind gappers at half. Best last half.
5 6 SHEEZA SHARK N 2 Never clear with pace
5 8 ON THE WATERSEDGE 1 3-wide last quarter, ok in stretch
9 6 CLASSIC PAYNTER 1 Forced to check, and lost ground, before quarter
Freehold 3-2 *** raining and sloppy ***
Race Horse Score Analysis
3 1 LETSMAKEAWISH 1 More in the tank
3 6 KEEPAMERICAGREAT 2 4-wide entire quarter, and finished well
4 2 PROM KING 1 1ST time Izzy Estrada, improved 3 seconds on a sloppy track, expect a lot more.
5 2 GRAFENBERG 2 Easy open length winner in deep stretch, then amateur driver smacked horse with whip and he broke
6 7 CURBSIDE PICKUP 2 Lost ground wide on last turn, and most pace closing widest
7 3 SLING SHOCK 1 Used and pressed hard
7 5 HAGGARD 1 Interfered with, and taken out when moving
7 6 MARCUS SEELSTER 3 4-wide first turn, 3-wide to quarter, game to wire
7 8 A ROCKNROLL STAR 1 Multiple checks
10 6 FIZZING N 1 Weave to inside, check, clear too late
11 4 OUR CORELLI N 1 Out from quarter until 3q.
12 3 DEEDENUTO 1 Shuffled out, too far back before getting clear
by Gil Winston, for Harnesslink
