Gil Winston: Meadowlands and Freehold analysis

The objective of this analysis is to identify horses with plus or minus evaluations that are not identifiable in the racing program. Any horse whose performance is accurately captured in the past performances is not captured here, regardless of how good 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, etc.) and you will want to go back to the last line that appeared clean on the program.

Here are horses previously flagged for giving players an edge with a positive score, that found their way to the winner’s circle this weekend.

Weekend winners previously flagged
Important note: Fifteen of the winners at The Meadowlands this weekend raced at other tracks in their previous starts. Evaluation of shippers will be covered in future articles.

M’lands  11-18  CAPTAIN LUKE                   $5.00

Freehold 11-17 GRAFENBERG                     $5.30

Freehold 11-17 LINCOLN’S GIRL N             $4.20

Freehold 11-11 ALWAYS RUTHLESS           $8.80

Freehold 11-18 MY BOY JACK                     $9.80 and PROM KING $30 exacta

Meadowlands Qualifiers 11-18

Fastest Meadowlands qualifier was Tattoo Artist. Fastest last quarter of :26 by: Twin B Joe Fresh

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

2             7 It’s Academic                  1             Held snugly through stretch

5             1 Boudoir Hanover           2             Blocked with plenty

Meadowlands 11-17
Races 1,5 and 7 featured amateur drivers.

Fastest race 1:51 by Good Deal. Fastest last quarter at 26:2 shared by Good Deal and My Hungry girl

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

5             8 Camalachie Chrome     2             Lost a lot of ground coming off last turn, strong finish

5             10 Meet The Creeper      1             Very wide most of first quarter

6             8 Congress Hill Eva           1             Accelerated when clear

8             8 Heza Real Diamond      3             3-wide most of 1^st quarter, parked long, pressed

9             9 Lindy’s Irish Cream       3             Wide most of 1q, dull over, moved wide, checked stretch

10           3 Corsini A                          1             Shut off with pace in stretch

10           8 Illusion Seelster             2             Moving 3-wide before break, big recovery

12           5 Carbon Cider                  1             Shut off in deep stretch

Meadowlands 11-18

Fastest last quarter at 25:4 Abuckabett Hanover

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

3             3 Pisco Sour                       1             Blocked with trot (same as previous week)

3             4 Honey’s Sweet               1             Blocked with trot

4             3 Captain’s Luke               1             Strong when clear

6             7 Booming Economy        2             3-wide and checked through 1q, best finish widest

7             1 Camerican                      1             Clearance too late on outside

7             4 Sarasota Hanover          1             Blocked

8             5 Bright Star                      1             Never clear with trot

9             9 Dragononthebeach       1             Checked, before long brush to top

12           2 Gazoo                            1             Clear too late, some pace

13           3 Control Heaven             -1           Followed second place finisher, no gain

14           9 Tito Rocks                       1             Parked wide and long, game in stretch

Freehold  11-17

Fastest last quarter at :28 by Phelgon; Fastest last race 1:56:2 Don’t Trip

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

1             7 Life’s Illusion                   2             Behind gapper at 5/8, came a long way

2             7 Eden Paige N                 1             Clear too late with pace, widest

3             6 Trophy Bride                  1             Blindswitch, best of rest in lane when clear

6             7 Phelgon                           2             Long 3-wide brush last turn, fastest last quarter on card

8             2 Mighty Surf                     1             Never clear

9             3 Whydontukissthis          1             Shuffled out of race

9             8 Whata Twist                   -1           Benefitted from rail trip

10           5 Panty Line                       2             3-wide most of 1q, then parked 1 over

Freehold  11-18

Fastest last quarter at 28:3 Gratian Hanover; Fastest time 1:55 Saranac Blue Chip and Lyons Steel

1             7 Getaway                          1             Behind gapper at 5/8, long move, then stayed even

2             6 Believe in Spirit              1             Tight on cones

2             8 Gaius Crastinus              1             Blindswitch, taken out

4             1 Bourbons Courage        1             Shuffled out of the race

5             8 Darling’s Dragon            2             Blocked with pace

by Gil Winston, for Harnesslink