Higher And Higher Recovers to Win Round Two of Overbid

Higher And Higher rebounded after two losing efforts to upset in the second leg of the Overbid. Tea Party Princess was second, Put On A Show was third and Rocklamation finished fourth.

Put On A Show left for the lead, with Chancey Lady in second and Ginger And Fred sat third. Put On A Show went by the quarter in :27.2. Tea Party Princess came first over from fifth at the three-eighths and cleared the front before the half. Put On A Show sat second and Chancey Lady came first over. Tea Party Princess lead at the half in :56.4 (:29.2).

Into the far turn, Chancey Lady challenged Tea Party Princess. Put On A Show was getting a pocket trip in third and Rocklamation was second over in fourth. Tea Party Princess controlled at three-quarters in 1:25.3 (:28.4).

Higher And Higher winning in 1:52.1

Tea Party Princess was losing momentum at the top of the stretch. Rocklamation fanned three wide and Royal Cee Cee N and Anndrovette were closing from the back with Higher And Higher. Put On A Show was riding the pylons to get past the leader. Heading down to the wire, it was a six horse lunge to the wire, but Higher And Higher shot like a cannon in the final sixteenth. She won by about 2 lengths at the wire. Tea Party Princess finished second, Put On A Show was third and Rocklamation finished fourth.

Higher And Higher is a five-year-old mare by Western Terror out of the mare Pro Bowl Best by Cambest. She is owned by Daryl Bier, Glenn Del Russo and Charles Dombeck and was trained and driven by Daryl Bier.

Symphony In Motion Sharp in Cape And Cutter

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ— Symphony In Motion defeated Daryl Bier’s chances on sweeping the series with Higher And Higher in the $63,750 Cape And Cutter final. The eight-year-old mare by Bettor’s Delight nipped Higher And Higher at the wire to return $7 in a 1:52.1 triumph.

Rock N Soul took the early lead and controlled the pace through a :26.2 opening quarter. Symphony In Motion sat in the pocket and Save My Shark was back in third. Higher And Higher was first over back in sixth. She would be wheel to wheel with Rock N Soul at the half in :54.3 (:28.1).

Into the far turn, Rock N Soul was under pressure. Bunny In The Bank fanned three wide from third over and Campbell brought Oceans Motion four wide from fourth over. Royal Cee Cee N was stuck behind traffic down the stretch.

Higher And Higher lead the way to the 1/16^th pole. Symphony In Motion split horses late to challenge her to the wire. Ginger And Fred was closing in third and Save My Shark was keeping up in fourth. It was a war to the wire and Symphony In Motion prevailed. Higher And Higher settled for second, Ginger And Fred was third and Save My Shark was fourth.

Symphony In Motion is by Bettor’s Delight out of the mare Malocchio by Albert Albert. She is owned by Joseph Jannuzelli and Carol Demarch. She is trained by Mark Harder and Ron Pierce was in the bike to win in 1:52.1. The Cape And Cutter made Symphony In Motion, harness racing’s newest millionaire.

Winter Action Continues at Meadowlands

On Friday, February 3, the Meadowlands featured the opening legs of the $72,000 Exit 16W and $70,000 Cape & Cutter.

Daryl Bier trained Higher And Higher took the first “Cutter” at the light of the wire in 1:52.1. The five-year-old mare did not race from the front as she did last week. She picked up cover from Modern Connection by the half. Oceans Motion got third over cover as Symphony In Motion controlled the pace. Modern Connection faltered into the stretch and Higher And Higher fanned three wide, giving Oceans Motion cover to come with her. Higher And Higher drifted inside after getting passed Modern Connection and John Campbell kicked into gear with Oceans Motion in the final 1/16. Daryl Bier had enough in his horse to hold off Oceans Motion. Save My Shark came up the pylons to finish third and Symphony In Motion faded fourth. Higher And Higher returned $3.60 to win.

The Burke Brigade sent out Ginger And Fred who won in 1:50.4. She made a backstretch brush from fifth and took the field around the rest of the oval. The only challenge came from stable mate Go On Bb, who couldn’t keep up with her around the far turn. Late pace came in the stretch from Royal Cee Cee N after she was shuffled back. She split horses and closed to finish second to Ginger And Fred. Go On Bb was a 25-1 third and Mud Pie Hanover was fourth at 9-1. Ginger And Fred returned $4 to win.

The first Exit 16W went to Whogoesfirst, returning $18.40. He came from far back and nailed Cam B Zipper at the wire. Nathan Feelsgood fanned three wide in the lane, but did not have enough to catch Whogoesfirst. Bolero Andrew faltered to fourth.

The second division was won by Fearless Diablo. He was second over into the turn and fanned three wide to chase down the leader Rhombus. Bettor’s Reward kept up with him down the stretch to finish second at 25-1. Sapphire City was shuffled back and split horses to finish third. Home Again Dragon was fourth. Fearless Diablo returned $20.80 to win.

The third division went to Sonic Dancer. He made a three wide move around the far turn as Risk Management gave way. Tyler Hanover was at the inside into the stretch. Sonic Dancer lead the way and Risk Management came three wide to chase. Upfront Ellijay Ed came from the backfield with Fall Bliss. Sonic Dancer and Risk Management dueled to the wire and Sonic Dancer was victorious. Risk Management was second, Upfront Ellijay Ed was third and Fall Bliss finished fourth. Sonic Dancer returned $5.80 to win.

The final division was the featured one, with the matchup of the Complex winner and Clyde Hirt winner. Itrustyou defeated Special T Rocks in a thrilling stretch battle. Special T Rocks was first over around the far turn, dueling with Itrustyou. Stonebridge Rocket was behind them into the stretch. Itrustyou lead the way and Special T Rocks did not have enough to catch him. Itrustyou returned $3.20 to win.