FIRST RACE – Mid 60s most of the card, then dropping a bit at the end … CIRCUIT PARTY quarter-moved, set an even pace, seemed to be in charge even as DYNAMITE VOLO made up late ground. The latter went to the top and yielded at the ¼, vacated third-in on the turn and inched up the last ¼. CHERRY MASON gapped late backstretch, to the Pocono Pike, fair. MY SON TY HANOVER never entered the main picture. TUFF TO BE LINDY was out to the quarter to make the front, yielded for the pocket, couldn’t find any more on the turn and broke, went inside the course and ran home, placed. CARTIER BI broke way before the start, recovered ground. DONATELLO FASHION got a slow start and was gapping significantly by the ¼. GOTCHA HANOVER lost gait just before the start.
SECOND RACE – SPELLCHECK HANOVER was ahead of the quarter trouble and brushed to the lead, in charge the last 5/16 despite bearing out a little. SPICY COVINA went to command before the 1/8, yielded at the ¼, came back out past the 5/8, lost some ground far turn but stayed to task and came back to grab second late. CAPTAINANDTELLY was three-wide to the 1/8 and got the top coming off the first turn, yielded to the brusher for the two-hole, to the Pocono Pike, so-so. DIXIE CHICK made a small break at the ¼, recovered, made a small break at the ½, recovered, next. EMORI HANOVER was first on top then yielded, stayed in, not that much late. HILDA BE MINE was behind trouble at the ¼, then fell back steadily the last half. CHANEL BEACH saw the horse in front of her break near the ¼ then made a break coming off the first turn, which caused ADELIA HANOVER behind her to run up on her and go to a knee; both were pulled up. An inquiry into the action near the quarter gave no reason for any placing.
THIRD RACE – Stretch headwind picking up … PLAY THERAPY finally committed to moving outside 5/8, left uncovered 11/16 and gained steadily once raw (in a slowing last quarter) to charge away from these. SHIP WRECK BEACH K made very little progress despite coming first-over into turn two, retucked third 11/16, then outside at a distance behind the winner on the turn, finally showed some speed late to grab second. YOUR HONOR headed right down the road, went a fast (for these) 3/4s, but out of gas late. DANCING TINA raced up into the pocket, stayed close to the ¾, then retreated. SOMEWHEREINAMERICA tucked third before the 3/16, couldn’t keep up down the back. LUST IDEAL was away last and lost contact with the group through the last half.
FOURTH RACE – THISISSHE raced up to take over coming off the first turn, set the pace without much pressure, again an easy winner. TYSON left well and yielded for the two-hole, Pocono Pike, couldn’t gain but held on to the deuce. CLARION HALL got forward position early, outside late turn and wide in the lane, finished well. BROADWAY BRUISER was away last from the rail, went second-over but gapped and ducked back in, fair late. EXPLOSIVE MAGIC went 28.1 the third quarter raw but didn’t reach the leader, backed off. FINAL DREAM was never a presence. ST JAMES GATE was outside midpack when jumping at the ¼.
FIFTH RACE – KOKOMO got in gear just past the 5/8, advanced bit-by-bit, then went by a tiring CAN DO IT ALL in hand. The latter was in front from the 1/8 and set a slow pace, opened up a clear lead on the far turn, but was defenseless against the winner. PAINT BY NUMBERS tucked third, was shuffled when the pocketsitter fell back, then moved outside and did well to wear down PRAIRIE TRINKET for third. The latter moved outside behind the winner ¾, had reached third but couldn’t quite preserve it late. SUNSHINEINTHERAIN sat a pocket trip, came up empty ¾ despite the slow tempo. SIMPLYME HANOVER fell far back in the last half. AMBERS CHAMPION made a mistake just before the ¼. TWO PIECE TANLINES was leaving but broke.
SIXTH RACE – TSM PRINCESS LADY left around early trouble, got to the pocket 3/16, waited until the stretch then caught the leader and went clear. QUICK SIX picked her way through late first turn trouble, advanced up the inside down the back, came on late. BROKEN was behind the breaker to the 3/16 and checked, gapped to the half, moved out down the back but did not gain, then found pace in the last quarter and was coming on the lane after a troubled trip. SIGNIFICANT OTHER headed down the road, rated the half, didn’t have enough in the latter stages. RAINBOW RISING suffered an “ix” before the quarter, went to the infield, got straightened away and came back for the last check. TWIN B BEACHDREAMS was last, made an “ix” in the chain-reaction interference. HAZEL PARK jumped nearing the 3/16 causing wholesale confusion.
SEVENTH RACE – RED REDEMPTION went a fast quarter from the pole to put everybody in behind, slowed the half. got pressure most of the rest of the way, was being asked to hold on to the lead when going to a run midstretch, went to the Pocono Pike and ran home, placed from first to fifth. SOOT HANOVER came uncovered at the 3/8 and was an ominous presence outside the leader from the half, still scrapping when the leader broke and got the big check after a big mile. BY A HOFF HANOVER spotted, left a slight gap down the backstretch, outside headstretch, finished pretty well. MADDYS LEADING MAN raced in the pocket, evenly through the stretch. WINGMAN HANOVER never entered the picture. WILLIS THE MAN moved out second-over 5/8 but couldn’t reach his cover, galloped midturn. THAT’S ALL FOLKS was out of it when breaking in the stretch. MATH WIZARD left and was moving up steadily on the outside when making a break nearing the ¼.
EIGHTH RACE – QUEEN TILE NO stayed in fourth until the 11/16, came up with a big last quarter raw to defeat R SPEED OF LIGHT. The latter was on top from PP8 before the first turn and put up quick fractions, had a clear lead the third quarter, just got grinded down late while holding off the others. SECRET EDGE gained places coming up the rail, angled out far turn and finished steadily. LIMOGES was shuffled to last and was three-wide the last quarter, really closed well the last 1/16. A BLUE BLOOD went to the lead, yielded, stayed in third, blocked through the lane. FLAME AWAY was looped and raced up into the pocket 3/16, stayed connected but didn’t have much to offer late. ONE TRIX PONY never entered the picture. BABYILOVEYOURWAY moved outside down the back but never contended.
NINTH RACE – MOVE THE LINE was uncovered not much past the ½ and went his third panel in 27 to challenge the pacesetter, had the lead ¾ but couldn’t clear on the turn, only got a big margin late. BARRYWHITE HANOVER was looped, tucked third, then quarter-moved, fought with the winner as those two drew well clear of the field, stayed close to the winner until midstretch, then fell back a bit. THE BIG PICTURE was outside early backstretch but one-geared it well off the front fight, along for a distant third. DILLINGER got the early pocket, not a late factor. BIG IDEA left quickly for command, yielded, stayed close until the 11/16, then retreated. OCTAVE was last at every call.
TENTH RACE – STOP RESISTIN moved 5/16 in front of the parked horse, made the lead and kept the parked one out, drew away in the last ¼. ADAGIO DE LA TOUR yielded for the pocket 3/16, pinned in on the final turn behind a tiring pocketsitter as the winner drew off, Pocono Pike and got second. DARTY was outside 3/16 to make the lead, yielded to the winner, couldn’t stay with him by the 5/8. HARNESS AM gained some inside, so-so late. TRY TRY AGAIN was outside the duration, only briefly with cover, could not make the lead and fell back. TRIUMPHANT’S CHIP had bad traffic woes then cleared headstretch, didn’t gain. GOLDEN SON came out behind the parked horse, moved three-wide 11/16 but just clogged that tier.
ELEVENTH RACE – MAJOR SHOW was content to sit in the two-hole, came out midturn and by in a matter of steps, won comfortably. HURRIKANEKINGCARLO was uncovered before 5/8, never reached the leader, did stay game and won a four-horse photo for second. CHEESEHEAD stayed in, in tight quarters upper stretch then found a seam and had pace. RIPPLESONTHEBEACH stayed in until the far turn, came inside the drifting first-over very late and finished as quickly as anybody. SHAKEALEG HANOVER had things his own way on the front end, still had little late. LOST MY LIGHT got a forward spot, clear in the Pocono Pike but had nothing left. SWEET SHUNEY MOON was last when breaking late far turn.
TWELFTH RACE – URSIS DES CAILLONS tucked fourth past the 1/8, moved second-over, initially gapped and went back in then out again ¾, wide late turn, had the most in the 30.2 last quarter. PUERTO RICO stung a foe to a hot quarter then yielded for the pocket, got a short lead midstretch but couldn’t hang on. ALEXANDER HANOVER sat in, came up the deep Pike with steady trot (in the slowing fraction). DON was last, angled to the path behind the winner, not clear until past midstretch and had trot once in gear. CAMPBELLINI was outside most of a hard opening split, rated the half, but gave way. CIMERONKEN tucked third at the 1/8, came uncovered past the half, never got to the leader’s wheel, faded in the lane. POND JUMPER couldn’t make up significant ground.