FIRST RACE – Strong stretch headwind … POND JUMPER tucked fourth at the 1/8, came out behind the parked horse at the half and soon started a sweep which would carry him to the lead past the 5/8, strong in a fast mile for this kind. DON’T SASS ME tailed the winner the entire way, got in the pocket ¾, made a very good try in the lane. MAGIC VACATION took the early pocket and kept it closed, was shuffled 5/8 then backed out, couldn’t go at all with cover, uncovered ¾, very distant third. CIMERONKEN left but was hung out to dry, actually got a head up on the pacesetter to the 5/8 before the sweepers came, then cleared the leader but the rest were going by. SIR JOHN F broke at the start. CAMPBELLINI refused to yield on the lead, all done 5/8. LE REVEUR N broke just past the start, recovered and caught the back but broke again.
SECOND RACE – AWESOMENESS spotted third, came out late backstretch but didn’t gain, ducked to the rail and the pocket when the two-holer came out, up the Pocono Pike and took the three-way picture. BEGINNER’S LUCK went to the top at the 1/8, rated the half then sped up, held to the final steps. JANAID was on top to turn one and released for the pocket, outside before the ¾, fell back a little early stretch but was resurgent late. ROCK THREE TIMES moved outside but never got into the main action. MUSCLE MACH A was not close throughout. POP’S ROMEO was off the gate, gapped early, moved outside towards turn two but went back in as having no gain. WILDCAT HILTON was no factor in here.
THIRD RACE – EXTRA FANCY was second-over, gapped slightly down the back then tighter ¾, three-wide to headstretch, bore out a bit late but still had the trot to go by. PAINT BY NUMBERS made the front to turn one then yielded, back uncovered 9/16 and challenged, never was ahead and just grabbed second nearing the wire. CHEESY HANOVER was parked 3/16 for command, yielded before the 3/8 for the pocket, went up the Pocono Pike and got the lead midstretch, but didn’t have quite enough to complete the victory. MISS MAYTRIX got away in the back, swung four-wide headstretch and was gobbling up the ground late. SECRET EDGE raced with cover to the 3/16 then went forward to take over the racetrack before the 3/8, didn’t have all that harsh a pace but still tired. AMBERS CHAMPION went evenly after an inside trip. TWO PIECE TANLINES was forwardly-placed, not a late factor. LILYBET was three-wide to the 1/8 and was hard to settle back in a hole, moved third-over but couldn’t keep up in the last 1/8. KRISTIELEIGH was last at every call.
FOURTH RACE – TUFF TO BE LINDY pushed the yielded to sit the two-hole, came out midturn, was handled as confidently as you’ll ever see an 0-for-34 horse winning by a neck be handled. CHERRY MASON was three-wide to the first bend then two-deep to command past the 1/8, not pushed in the middle, tried hard but came up second. MANUKA was between horses early and took third at the 1/8, looked all-out to keep up late backstretch and on the turn, Pocono Pike, stayed close but not quite enough. ENDYMION broke at the ¼, passed no-factor foes BLAZIN POLITICS and GAVINATOR.
FIFTH RACE – BALI BEACH made two speed moves to control the throttle, clear much of the backstretch, saw a challenger break headstretch and had a big lead, saw the big lead getting eaten into but had enough. FLIGHT ONEFORTYSIX was last until the 5/8, moved outside and still far back ¾, three-wide midturn, closed steadily (own last half 55.2). SUCCESSION spotted fourth, gapped then moved outside on the turn to avoid a shuffle, just outkicked for second as closing inside of the place horse. MOM’S LITTLE WORLD never featured. EDITORIAL went to the top 3/16 then yielded to the winner, couldn’t keep up before the 5/8. BLAZING LIGHT offered little. JAM THAT GUITAR had speed, moved uncovered 11/16 to go around the faltering pocketsitter, did not duck inside but continued to make progress, then broke headstretch and was pulled up.
SIXTH RACE – SYLVESTERAMERICAIT made the front at the 1/8 and just poured it on, won by half a block. LIBERO HANOVER yielded for the pocket, began to struggle before the 5/8 but still stayed ahead of the rest. MARLEY’S GUY landed third early, gapped at the half, got a little closer on the backstretch, but could gain no more. SUM FOR ALL passed PUERTO RICO and CELEBRITY MASERATI, both of whom didn’t have that speed for this mile. GRAN PARAISO broke an 1/8 before the start; I’LLALWAYSBEBACK broke 50 yards before the start.
SEVENTH RACE – MYSTICAL WYNN was three-wide to the 1/8, tucked second before the 3/16 to sit the two-hole, outside late turn and was the strongest late. FOREVERHILLREIGN left between horses, tucked third at the 1/8, came up the Pocono Pike, second-best. BRONZE YANKEE was in control of the pace while under a hold, mildly asked down the back and kept a clear lead, but then didn’t have enough in the last 1/8. KEYSTONE SERGEANT tucked fourth, moved outside midturn but couldn’t reach. ICINGON DE CUPCAKE was struggling to keep up 5/8. CELEBRITY SERENA offered little. FINAL DREAM jumped it off an 1/8 before the start. TW LAUXMONT looked to leave but soon broke.
EIGHTH RACE – HASHTAGMADEYALOOK joined the outer tier 5/8 after the sweeper broke, followed cover three-wide on the turn and wider headstretch, came a tremendously long way (in a 30.1 kicker) and got there in time. DARTY was quickly to the top, yielded and sat the pocket behind the duelers, got the lead midstretch as the pacesetter drifted out, caught by the closer. HOT SUMMER KNIGHT got a forward spot, sat in, had room on the inside late, OK but not quite enough. DESWANSLITTLELORIE was looped leaving, went on to get the top nearing the ¼, was pressured by the parked horse from the 3/8, tired and bore out. NATURAL KEMP stayed out of trouble and got the last check. TRICKY DICK left, had cover to the ¼ then had to go on raw, at the leader from the 3/8 onward, actually held pretty well. SEVEN IRON struggled outside behind the parked horse, three-wide midturn but with little. PRESIDENT was third-over then swung wide to the 5/8 but soon went offstride.
NINTH RACE – CHAPEL BEACH was underway before the ¼ to the front 3/8, drew clear ¾ and won easily. CAVIART LUCIA had speed and got the top, pushed the winner to the 3/8 then yielded for the pocket, couldn’t stay close to that one but well ahead of the rest. KATES WAY spotted third past the 1/8, locked in far turn, found room between horses midstretch and gained to take third from DEEDEE DIDIT. The latter tucked midpack, came uncovered 5/8 but never headed the pocket horse, evenly late. SANTAFE’S MJ got a slow start, was far behind the main pack to the ¾, then showed some last quarter speed. BETTER BID HANOVER protected the pocket leaving, stayed close, to the Pocono Pike but had no response. TEMPTATION EYES never factored. SPEEDI PEARL broke an 1/8 before the start but caught the field just after the start, then never entered contention. KATHY’S CHAMP gapped, pulled to attempt to follow cover but gapped that too.
TENTH RACE – THISISSHE tucked third at the 1/8, gapped past the half until almost headstretch, then swung wide and showed grit after the hot pace to charge past the front ones. CLARION HALL left and yielded, may’ve been bottomed out some chasing the hot numbers, outside midturn, never ahead but OK for second. JUST MAYBE THE ONE got command at the 1/8, set fast fractions while occasionally rough-going, tired the last half of the stretch. MIAMI lost contact but stayed out of trouble. GUILTY DESIRE was never close to the gate and was distanced. STOP RESISTIN resisted being taken back and ran from the 3/16 to the wire.
ELEVENTH RACE – SPANISH ART was fourth-in on the turn and looked buried, might’ve tried for the deep Pocono Pike but saw the leader bear out some and split the seam between him and the Pocono Pike horse, the fourth and last horse to have the lead from midstretch. NATIONAL SPORT took a tuck early, uncovered 5/8 and grinded, did make the lead late but was caught to his inside. WALTER MITTY left quickly, got a few to tuck then yielded to the one who persisted 3/8, to the Pocono Pike and made the lead just past midstretch, couldn’t sustain it to the line. FEELING CAM LUCKY was looped, pressed on to make the lead at the 3/8 and went on quickly, held on until midstretch. CAVIART ROCKLAND got the early pocket 3/16, raced third-in, came out in front of a gapper late turn and swung wide, steadily late. RAGS TO RICHES gapped cover, found a better gear nearing the finish. NOME HANOVER left then took back and got in fifth, not heard from thereafter. ROCK IDOL was already disconnecting by the half.