FIRST RACE – A stretch headwind … CLARION HALL pulled from the pocket off the first turn and went to the lead, had a very easy time of it. MAGIC VACATION put foes in behind in taking the early lead, yielded to the winner, clearly second-best. CIMERONKEN slid in third at the 1/8, gapped far turn, third. WATKINS was off slowly and left a bigger gap the further they went. ELO HANOVER broke at the ¼.
SECOND RACE – NEW LEGACY had cover to the 1/8, went on to 5/16 command, drew off on his own. VICTORY YANKEE avoided a breaker going to the quarter, stayed close in third, outside midturn as the winner drew clear, took over second just past midstretch. CHERRY MASON was in front at the 1/8, yielded at the 5/16 for the pocket, close most of the way but tiring in the lane. GAVINATOR and TSM PRINCE TRISTAN had their own battle for fourth in the last quarter, with the former winning. MY SON TY HANOVER was in back of a breaker at the ¼, closed in the gap in quarter two, got very rough late turn while fading and was inside the course, placed for the pylons violation. MANUKA yielded at the 1/8, still in the pocket when breaking before the ¼. ENDYMION tucked midpack, broke off the first turn. BLAZIN POLITICS was near the back when going offstride late on turn one.
THIRD RACE – Two-year-olds! … FORREST BLU left between horses, tucked past the 1/8, vacated third 11/16 and advanced rapidly, was pushed wide when the leader broke midturn but emerged with the lead, easy winner. ALL THE CHAOS was three-wide to the 1/8 then two-wide to the ¼ in pursuit of the top, yielded nearing turn two, suffered an “ix” when the leader broke far turn, recovered, a bit rough, then went on to be a clear second. ETBAUER left as the innermost of three quick starters, yielded for the pocket at the ¼ then moved 3/8 to the lead, went on, coming under pressure when making a break past midturn, made a good comeback to cross the wire a distant third, then had an inquiry against him for the break that showed no reason for placing. TWIN B MUMBLE was a bit rough early, gapped in the second quarter, came through the far turn inside and intact, but couldn’t get third. ZEUS HANOVER was behind nonflowing cover, briefly three-wide then two-wide when his cover went inside, broke in the stretch. FLIP MY CHIP couldn’t offer much at all.
FOURTH RACE – PRASIOLITE moved from second at the 3/16 to the lead at the ¼, set the pace as she pleased and had no problems. HEART MATTERS went right to the front, yielded to the favorite, showed gameness to take second after a good late fight with RHEIA ROSE. The latter tucked leaving, sat in, came up the Pocono Pike and just failed to get the deuce. TSM EMILIA T gapped a little from the 3/8. BLUE TESLA jumped soon after the start.
FIFTH RACE – 19YO Cody Schadel gets his first pari-mutuel driving victory behind CHEESY HANOVER, who left and induced tucks, rated the half then sped up into the backstretch and left the others far behind. LOYAL LYNNLY sat third, gapped a gapper down the back, had just moved outside on the turn when the pocket horse broke, enough for second over AMBERS CHAMPION. The latter had cover early then tucked fourth at the 1/8, avoided the breaker near headstretch, evenly late. BLING IM A WINNER moved outside into turn two but never got close. LILYBET took the pocket at the 1/8, was gapping early in the backstretch, was fighting to stay second when making a break near headstretch and went to the infield. TWO PIECE TANLINES was away last from the rail then broke just past the ¼.
SIXTH RACE – MY BOY CHRISTIAN was uncovered off turn two, moved up and got cover to the 11/16, gapped cover on the turn then wide and outfinished BIG MONEY HONEY in a 30.2 kicker. The latter tucked third, came out 11/16 to battle with the leader, was passed by the Pocono Pike horse, fought on to get the lead past midstretch, just got caught late. CHOCOTURE yielded and gapped in the pocket from before the ¼ to after the fast ¾, to the Pike, got the lead, but didn’t have much power left. GRAN PARAISO stayed connected though gapping, evenly late. CHUCKY DE VIE was on top quickly, had an open lead most of the way to the stretch, but tired and bore out some. THE OTHER THREE never got into the main action.
SEVENTH RACE – ARTIST BEST was on top at the 1/8, yielded after a little pushing to past the 3/8, outside ¾ and went right on by, drew clear easily with the trouble in behind. SIR LOVEALOT BC gapped the top two early, narrowed in then continued on outside to the lead before turn two, was passed easily far turn, far back in second ahead of horses all of whom had trouble. MOM’S LITTLE WORLD gapped a bit inside, went inside the pylons to avoid the mixup past midturn, regained the course and was third; an inquiry to see if he committed any pylon violation resulted in no placing. LOST MY LIGHT yielded for the early pocket, sat in, gapping a bit inside of the first-over when those two became entangled far turn. CAPTAIN EMOTION moved outside 5/8, gained some, then started to fade before making a break and bothering others. DOWNTHEROAD Z TAM made his first break just before the start.
EIGHTH RACE – VELVET STYLE gapped early even before a horse made a break near the ¼, tightened in in the slow quarter two, uncovered 11/16 and trotted right up to the leader, proved the best. DONZEL HANOVER came out late backstretch, not tight on the winner on the turn, but nabbed second very late. BAR COINS had the early lead, yielded past the 3/8 for the pocket, went to the Pocono Pike, had second briefly late but couldn’t hold on to it. MUSCLE DAN was three-wide early, took the pocket and was on the bit in the hole, moved 3/8 right to the lead, couldn’t quite come home enough. GINGER TREE BRAD was leaving and was actually a head ahead when breaking to the first turn, made a decent recovery. KENTUCKY GENTLEMAN ran at the ¼.
NINTH RACE – LIGHTNING LEIA had cover early then proceeded up to the lead just past the ¼, set the pace, extended late in warding off TWENTY GRAND. The latter left between horses and tucked third, came out 11/16 but didn’t gain until midstretch, then was narrowing in late. SHE’S MAGICAL was three-wide to just past the 1/8 for the lead, yielded for the two-hole, eased outside early stretch, had a little gain late. SHE’S NEVER WRONG moved uncovered 5/8, got cover 11/16, moved inside the place horse in the stretch, OK. AT MY PEAK showed some speed, evenly thereafter. GINGER TREE NINA and TEEN DREAM could not keep up.
TENTH RACE – GHOSTINTHESHELL S left with intensity and grabbed the lead at the 1/8 en route to a 26.4 quarter, moderated the half then picked it up, had to withstood a solid late bid by JUST MAYBE THE ONE. The latter left hard and defended the pocket, went to the Pocono Pike and gave the winner a good challenge. SYLVESTERAMERICA IT left, eased in third 3/16, didn’t have the late steps to go with the top duo. DON’T SASS ME swung wide headstretch and had some late speed. POND JUMPER moved out on the far turn but could make no headway. RECIPROCALBLUECHIP broke coming off turn one.
ELEVENTH RACE – ODDS ON BAD BUNNY made a quarter-move, set the pace, got pressure late on the backstretch but shook it off and won handily. DEEDEE DIDIT was three-wide leaving, made the pocket at the 1/8, pulled uncovered 5/8 and reached the leader 11/16, couldn’t go with that one the last 1/8 but held second. SANTAFE’S MJ moved with cover 11/16, ducked in for the stretch drive and finished steadily. BRUSH N CRUSH didn’t get inside until just past the ¼, then moved uncovered off the second turn, gained little by little until getting cover late backstretch, wide stretch, good outing. HAZEL PARK sat in, gapped inside down the back, made a brief break midturn but got right back onstride and recovered for the last check. BETTER BID HANOVER was away quickly to take the racetrack, yielded to the winner, came up empty in the last 1/8. THE LAST THREE were always the last three.
TWELFTH RACE – MYSTICAL WYNN was three-wide to the 1/8, saw the horse outside him break, went to the lead 5/16, went another fast quarter down the back and won in speedy time. SVF BLUSHINGBRIDE was two-wide then settled in the early two-hole, came back out to the 5/8 and retucked in the pocket to the ¾, far ahead of the others. O JONNIE was last of the main pack most of the way, swung wide and showed late speed to edge HOT SUMMER KNIGHT for third. The latter stayed in, was blocked midturn as a horse faded, to the Pocono Pike, so-so. STOP RESISTIN moved out trying to follow cover but gapped it. TRICKY DICK led past the 26.4 opener before yielding, started gapping in the pocket at the 5/8. BLENHEIM left four-wide and was just about ready to cross over in front of the horses in the two- and three-path but broke nearing the 3/16.
THIRTEENTH RACE – CAPTAIN MULZAC quarter-moved from second, strung out the field and drew clear from before the ¾. ROCKIN INTHE HILLS was three-wide to the 1/8, backed into a midpack tuck, then was second-over behind nonadvancing cover, three-wide midturn, best of the others. SWEET N FAST N settled in past the 1/8, back raw to the 5/8, one-geared home OK. DOCTOR BUTCH swung wide on the far turn and made up some ground. ROCK THREE TIMES was looped and spotted third, backed up far turn as the pocketsitter faded, made up some ground in the Pocono Pike although sacrificing some momentum. BOURBONS COURAGE showed little. BIG BAD BILL had the most speed, yielded, left behind in this fast mile. POP’S ROMEO moved outside but never gained.