Gil Winston's Meadowlands analysis

The objective of this analysis is to identify harness racing horses via plus or minus scores 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, and no uncharted exertion earlier.

Scores do not indicate must-bet or must-toss the next time they race as other handicapping factors 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. (HARNESSLINK.COM article published 12-29) That was the biggest price, but there have been many long prices. There have been a number of cold exactas, and two cold trifectas when three scored horses ended up in the same race.

You cannot 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, and see Freehold or Meadowlands in the past performances, click here. This will open up the list of all 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.

Tracking shippers is not part of this analysis, but out-of-town winners are identified on occasion.

This week’s winners that were identified in previous analyses

M’lands                5-31 Race 6         LIFE ON THE BLUF            $ 5.00    Scored +2 when he qualified. Broke in last.

M’lands                6-1 Race 5           WAY TO CLOSE                 $ 5.20    Scored +3 on 5-17, then finished second on 5-25 after setting torrid pace.

M’lands                6-1 Race 11         PINEBUSHDRAGONROLL $ 3.60  Fifth M’lands win since being scored at M’lands in March

M’lands                6-1 Race 13         VANDALISM                      $ 7.40    No recent score as he has been out of town for a few months. But we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge his return after his previous win for us at $188 here in December.

Philly                     6-2 Race 6           GRACEFUL DESIGN          $ 3.80    Scored in last at M’lands

Tioga                    6-2 Race 1           TARRIFFIC                           $ 2.50    Scored on 5-17 at M’lands

Meadowlands Qualifiers 6-1      

It’s June and 2yos have started to qualify. Young horses will be shipping everywhere. Worth tracking. Mostly WUSIWUG qualifiers, today, with small fields.

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

2             1 MANOLETE                     1             Looked strong for a June 1 2yo

7             1 WINNER’S BET               2             Impressed by easily going by IT’S ACADEMIC

Meadowlands Racing 5-31        

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

2             5 ZLATAN                            1             Clear too late, winner after wire

4             7 SASSY ZAZA                     1             Good recovery

4             8 BIKINI MODEL                2             3-wide most of quarter, pressed, then lost interest with a big lead late in the race

BIKINI MODEL REPLAY

8             7 MACHLICIOUS                1             Blocked with plenty. No match for winner when loose, but drew away from the rest of the field.

10           6 WATERFALL                    1             Most trot in stretch – besides Karl

Meadowlands Racing 6-1

Race      Horse                                   Score     Analysis

1             10 ATTA BOY DAN            1             Disregard race, completely. Flew to catch gate, then very wide before taken back

6             6 EL YERNO                        1             Blocked until too late, tight quarters late

8             5 STONE HANOVER          1             Blocked

11           2 AIR GUITAR                     1             Most pace when clear

11           4 T’S RAIDER II                  1             Blocked with pace

12           9 ABSOLUTE POWER       2             Fast out of the gate, blocked with pace along cones

ABSOLUTE POWER REPLAY

by Gil Winston, for Harnesslink