FIRST RACE – Above 60 degrees for the entire card, and eight new lifetime marks taken … STICK WITH CRAMER was urged while four-wide early, three-wide to the 3/16 then two-wide to the lead 5/16, repulsed two challenges in breakneck fractions for this kind, most impressive in victory. INDIGO ART left well and yielded 3/16, gapped the top two from the 3/16 to the half, came out raw 5/8 and pressed the leader from the 11/16 around the turn, left behind there but still a clear second. BIG BOY FRAZIER passed a lot of horses in the last quarter for third, good race. TODDLER TANTRUM made the point 3/16, yielded 5/16, came out of the pocket 9/16 but quickly went back in, left behind before the ¾. HERE COMES SWIFTY went evenly after an inside trip. LUZIANA left a big gap early, never in the main picture. MR MCDREAMY gapped out down the back. BETTOR B ROLLING was always far back. SPICEBOMB left three-wide, took back to tuck fourth, but then lost gait past the 1/8.
SECOND RACE – THISISSHE left and yielded but was out to retake at the ¼, had an easy time of it. O JONNIE was four-wide leaving, raced up to the lead 3/16, yielded for the two-hole, stayed close until late on the far turn, showed determination in withstanding KEYSTONE SERGEANT for second. The latter spotted third, had a shot at second up the Pocono Pike but couldn’t quite get there. SPOILER ALERT and LIONBACKER KIDD were both hindered by being behind dull cover, came on well late. ANDOVERS TOUCH got early position, started raw at the half, never reached the leader before tiring. KOW GIRL gapped down the backstretch. CRITICAL MASS was far back throughout. MOSCONI HANOVER moved second-over but soon was gapping that cover.
THIRD RACE – DON’TCALLMEFRANCIS left strongly to get the front before the ¼, rated the half then stepped it up bigtime to keep the first-over outside down the back, powered off late. AMERICA FIRST was forwardly-placed, moved raw towards turn two and went in 26.4 down the back with urging trying to clear but could not, retreated to the pocket mid-far turn, held second. GRAVE DANCER stayed in, was behind a gapper 5/8 to near headstretch, to the Pocono Pike and gained late. HUGH HEFNER N stayed in and gapped most of the back half. RED DIRT ROCKNROLL sped away, yielded to the winner, didn’t have anything left for the latter stages. SKYWAY BILLY was never prominent although missing second by only two lengths. LUCKY LEVIS could offer little from second-over. ALL ABOUT RUSTY was never a contender.
FOURTH RACE – The race changed complexion immediately as 1-5* RICH N MISERABLE broke while looking like he was trying to leave … SYLVESTERAMERICAIT took the two-hole early and remained up on the bit, to the Pocono Pike and overhauled WILBERFORCE easily. The latter headed down the road at a good clip, couldn’t stall the pocket rocket but best of the others. LINDY’S BIG BANG gapped the top two until past the half, uncovered 11/16, was doing a little better in the stretch. VALLEY OF SIN got in gear at the ¾, ducked back in after a foe broke, came on well between horses. GINGER TREE SKYR was outside past the 5/8, got cover, evenly. HASHTAGMADEYALOOK never made his presence felt. CONSUS VICTORY was inside, looking for more far turn when making a break and going to the infield. And RICH AND MISERABLE suffered the misfortune described above.
FIFTH RACE – NEEDLESS TO SAY went to the front then saw the outside leavers go by, moved at the half with cover then soon lost it, got to the lead before the 3/4 and opened a big margin, more than enough to deal with SPRINGBRIDGE PROUD. The latter was four-wide through the final turn, looked better than recently in closing determinedly. BB’S HARLEY had some early foot, got out in a blindswitch 5/8 that soon left him first-over, one-geared home for the very distant third. SHARKNADO was shuffled, angled very wide and finished well. I’M A GIFT sat in, was shuffled, evenly along the inside late. DURANT was four-wide early and three-wide to the lead near the 3/16, yielded, retook at the half but couldn’t keep the winner out 11/16 and faded. SEE YOU FRIDAY was never heard from. HES GONE BADDER moved outside, wound up three-wide past the 5/8 and stalled in that lane. BOBBIES POWER PLAY was three-wide early, looped, pressed on two-wide to the lead 3/8, yielded off turn two and fell back.
SIXTH RACE – HALL IT OFF got a great second-over trip, three-wide late turn, took over past midstretch and outtrotted DIVINE SPIRIT to the wire. The latter tailed the winner, came four-wide off the final bend, ran out of racetrack. INAPERFECTWORLD was uncovered at the 3/8 and had reached the leader by the half, fought fiercely with that one the rest of the way, may have had a brief midstretch lead but was caught by the nearest two cover horses. PUERTO RICO got the lead at the 1/8, yielded for the two-hole, a bit loose from the 5/8, evenly in the Pocono Pike late. CHRISTOPHER CRAZO left quickest of all, yielded, stayed in, blocked on the far turn, to the deep Pike but couldn’t summon a rally. NOBLE PRIZE did not factor. SOUTHWIND BLIZZARD gapped fourth-over. CHUCKY DE VIE moved at the 1/8 to get the lead, slowed the half then had to step it up under hard pressure, gave way through the lane.
SEVENTH RACE — CLOUSEAU HANOVER was in front at the 1/8, went fast-slow-fast-fast and won handily. BLOOD BROTHER yielded for the pocket, kept up pretty well until mid-far turn, second-best. BARGAIN SHOPPER was urged early, went up to the 3-tuck, outside stretch but couldn’t get to second. RANCOUSY worked his way into the 4-hole nearing the ¼, sat in, so-so. CENTURY ENFORCER was second-over but gapped much of the rest of the way. MY DELIGHT was parked with cover leaving, waited until the cover found inside spots then moved up in the slow second quarter, never reached the leader then backed off. AMRCANBOOTSCOOTA A never entered the picture. BRACKLEY BEACH and GOLDEN GESTURE did not benefit from gapping cover.
EIGHTH RACE – I GOT THE LOOKS left, was reluctant to go in the pocket but finally did so at the ¼, came out late turn and trotted off in the last 1/16. DARTY was quickly on top, forced the winner to tuck, rated quarter two, held pretty well until nearing midstretch then lost ground. MARION GONDOLIER tucked in fourth past the 1/8, was second-over then slid inside when his cover broke last backstretch, fair late. OUR WHITE KNIGHT got into the outer flow, left uncovered to the ¾, fair. SCHNICKEL FRITZ didn’t enter the picture. MYSTICAL WYNN and MAJESTIC MISTRESS never made their presence felt. GRAPPLE HANOVER got a forward spot, moved raw 5/8 and gained but broke 11/16.
NINTH RACE – TRUSSED UP TRUDY was three-wide going away, tucked, made a “hidden quarter-move” then pushed ENGLISH ROSE N before yielding before the half to sit the two-hole, moved outside past early stretch and along in the last step. The latter got in third, came out past the quarter but needed to the length of the frontstretch to clear, came under attack early backstretch and fought the first-over through the turn, just missed in the last step in a brave mile. TYRONBETTORSELLA A stayed in then moved out mid-far turn, finished solidly. SUDDEN CHANGE N was four-wide early, sped up to take over past the 1/8, saw two go by in quarter two, gapped the front ones from the 11/16, so-so late. SOMTHNGABOUTMARY N moved outside down the back but couldn’t get close. MORE MORE MORE came up energetically first-over before the half, pressed the leader until late on the turn, then tired. THE OTHERS were always near the back.
TENTH RACE – ROGERTHAT BLUECHIP tucked third then was underway before the quarter to get the top, rated the half then came home in 55.2 as much the best. CAVIART VAL got to second-over nearing the half but gapped badly during the fast third split, finally found a better gear midstretch and was along for a non-factor second. TRAY SURREAL went to the lead, yielded, uncovered at the half and paced his own third quarter in 26.3 to put high heat on the winner, held his ground admirably. ESAI HANOVER got to the lead just past the 1/8, yielded for the two-hole and stayed connected, but didn’t have much punch late. FULL VIEW was behind the gapping cover of the place horse, three-wide 11/16, another who picked up his game late. BULLVILLE TERROR never featured. TSM BATMAN didn’t show much along the inside. MCNEIL Z TAM was near the back throughout, widest in the lane and had a bit under the wire.
ELEVENTH RACE – LYONS AMUSEMENTS was away for early position, came right out into turn two and streaked by 5/8, opened a big lead before the ¾ and was not threatened. POLAK A had the lead at the 1/8, yielded going to the fast quarter, stayed in when the winner went by, to the Pocono Pike and had enough for second over IMA TRAGEDY N. The latter stayed in, was shuffled then backed out on the turn and swung wide headstretch, closed strongly. THOUGHTYOUDLIKEIT was looped and pressed on to the 26.4 quarter for the lead, got a breather but then could not do nothing about the winner’s move, so-so late. SPANISH ART tucked fourth 3/16, followed the winner outside but gapped and soon was left raw, couldn’t get close. THE OTHERS did not mount a real threat here.
TWELFTH RACE – GREAT UNKNOWN took back early, moved outside into turn two, gapped cover then got tighter on new cover 11/16, ducked inside before midturn then edged out headstretch, just up in the last step-and-a-half. P L NOTSONICE started raw to the 3/8 and trotted her third quarter in 27.2 to clear to the lead, held until the shadow of the wire, tough loss. KING ALPHONSO was four-wide leaving and three-wide to the 3/16, up to the lead at the ¼, yielded, backed out behind the new leader 5/8 and retucked in the pocket ¾, to the Pocono Pike, just shy. RAINBOWINTHEWEST was in the middle of a pack of five early, made the lead 3/16, yielded, shuffled then outside late turn, bore out very wide through the stretch. TRY TRY AGAIN gradually made his way forward, ducked inside the drifter in the stretch, got the last check. ITSONLYMONEYHONEY was no factor. SVF BLUSHINGBRIDE was innermost of the five leavers and yielded, not heard from again. MOON BRIDGE was outermost of the five leavers, still four-wide at the 1/8 then went behind cover, raw from the ¼ to the lead 3/8, yielded down the back and fell back. CAVILL HANOVER was launching a mild rally on the far turn when going offstride.
THIRTEENTH RACE – PEGGY J was three-wide midpack early then to two-wide, out to the 3/8 to make the lead, was able to maintain the advantage to the finish. NARINA HANOVER was third-over behind a dull one, three-wide 11/16 to two-wide covered ¾, wide early stretch and just won a three-way picture for second. WINNING WORDS took the pocket to the ¼, in and blocked on the far turn, edged out in the stretch and found clearance between horses, perhaps a little too late to get second. SURE R LOOKIN GOOD put everybody in behind except the winner, yielded to that one 3/8, sat a great trip, but came up empty in the Pocono Pike. THANEEYA stayed in, blocked on the far turn, evenly late. SIGSBEE, three-wide early, ducked in third past the 1/8, then moved uncovered nearing turn two, challenged, tired. RHYME N ROLL was second-over but gapped soon after pulling out. EMORI HANOVER was never a factor in here.
FOURTEENTH RACE – SURREAL FEELING left rapidly, yielded past the ¼ but was immediately on the retake, kept going in fast numbers then had a 27.2 last quarter to bury the competition. DELISHKA N pressed on to command off the first turn, yielded for the two-hole, was game to defeat MAGICAL MISTRESS for the distant second. The latter kept a hole closed on the first turn, pulled from third before the 5/8 and went up towards the winner, wasn’t in that one’s league but almost got second. LADY LONDON came out on the far turn, OK late. ROYALTYWESTHO sat in, gapped on the far turn, then was gaining late before being shut off near the wire. PRECIOUS ALEXIS gapped cover. THE OTHER TRIO were way back.