FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … GET LIT was four-wide to the first turn and three-wide to the 1/8, went into the pocket at the ¼, moved to the Pocono Pike, took the lead midstretch and proved best. WALTER MITTY had some early speed, uncovered before the 5/8, never had the lead but kept on going steadily. LEAR SEELSTER was three-wide to turn one, went on to command and forced a tuck in a fast quarter, set the pace, couldn’t make the lead stand up. WAY TO CLOSE was second-over, evenly. BLUEBERRY HEAVEN had excess cover third-over, angled inside in the stretch, OK. BEACH FIRE K went wide from last but couldn’t reach. JERRYTONE looked to leave but backed off, struggled the last 3/16.
SECOND RACE – CLARION HALL was widest as the 5-7-8-9 all left, put in fourth at the 3/16, started uncovered 5/8, challenged, had an advantage on the turn but not the rail, drew clear. MAGIC VACATION tucked behind the two early fighters than had the pocket as the outside battler broke, backed out behind the winner to the ¾, second-best. ELO HANOVER was off the front group, had some trot late for third. SIR JOHN F gapped at a couple of points. CIMERONKEN was determined to hold onto the lead and saw an outside rival break before the 27 quarter, rated the half, met with pressure late backstretch and around the turn, appeared to lose his left headpole, gave way. ONE FANCY KID was never a factor. IF I MUST was always well back, as was SCARLETT RAIDER. CAMPBELLINI went away strongly and was challenging for command when breaking 3/16.
THIRD RACE – F X HANOVER was looped, raced up into the pocket, a bit loose until late backstretch, to the Pocono Pike, had a little more than IDENTITY POLICE late. The latter made a brief skip just before the start but soon righted, grinded from far back from before the half, good recovery though decisioned out. TSM PRINCE TRISTAN was soon to the front and strung the field (except for the place horse) out to late backstretch, couldn’t maintain the advantage to the wire. GAVINATOR spotted, backed outside past the ¾ then went back in later on the turn, evenly. FOX VALLEY COLBY never got going. KENTUCKY GENTLEMAN misbehaved going to turn one. U BAKE THE CAKE was already gapping when running 3/16.
FOURTH RACE – IZNOGOUD AM tucked midpack, moved 5/16 to the lead before the second turn and was clear from there to the ¾ when a challenger came, looked to still be in control but then broke before midstretch, ran home as there was nowhere to safely take him with contenders nearby, placed back for the break. CREATE was forwardly-placed, moved out before the ¾ and made a solid bid to get close to the leader on the far turn, lost ground straightening away, kept on going OK and was placed first. FASHION ON A STAR was three-wide leaving, worked up two-wide to the front past the ¼, yielded at the other end of the frontstretch, gapped the third quarter, to the Pocono Pike, was handled cautiously as watching what the galloper might do. CHERRY MASON was in control to the 1/8, yielded past the ¼, backed outside far turn but didn’t keep up into the stretch, evenly late. MANUKA and FRENCH HOPS never featured. FATHER PATS SECRET broke past the start.
FIFTH RACE – GLOBAL PANDEMIC tucked into turn one, came out uncovered 9/16 and grinded up to the leader from before the ¾, around the turn and in the stretch, then proved superior although the last quarter wasn’t much for these. BIG BEN HANOVER was on top at the 1/8, saw a challenger make a break before the 3/8, got a clear lead at the half that he kept until the winner came up, kept that one from passing until early stretch, clear of the others. A ONE A yielded at the 1/8, gapped, came back a little late for third. BEER CHEESE made a pretty substantial move from way back to get to third headstretch, but then tired. CRAFT BREW LINDY offered little. BETTERINPINEHURST was three-wide early then two-wide, stuck out in the air until breaking past the 5/16, caught back quickly but was eased back to trail, not a factor thereafter.
SIXTH RACE – THESUNRISESAGAIN was on top at the 1/8, rated the half, was well in control of these. PAINT BY NUMBERS came through at the start to the front, yielded at the 1/8, had no gain in the lane. BLING IM A WINNER was uncovered past the 9/16, ranged up and almost got to joint-second, evenly late. BARNUM seemed to be struggling to stay close in the last ¼. AMBER’S CHAMPION (who took back early) and KRISTIELEIGH never appeared on the radar. RUNINOUTOFRSNTORUN started outside to the half but soon was on the run.
SEVENTH RACE – REGENCY HANOVER was three-wide and looped early, tucked third past the 3/16, moved out behind cover midturn and wider early stretch, finished with more than enough. LIFEGUARD kept the pocket but gapped the leader through most of the middle half, narrowed in and outside to challenge midturn, never ahead but kept digging in. MASK ON MASK OFF left very well from the outside, set a not-fast pace on a big lead the middle half, tired in the stretch, did salvage third over POWER RANKINGS. The latter was way in the back, gained, then really gained in the last 1/8. PRAIRIE HANDSOME sat in, then moved into space late on the far turn, coming home with pace between horses late. SMOKESTACK gapped from the half. TSM TRISTAN T was looped and three-wide early, then outside midpack, got a tuck 9/16 but faded. BACK IN MY DAY was never prominent.
EIGHTH RACE – MOON BRIDGE was away third and sat in, could come out past midturn when the first-over backed off, won going away. SVF BLUSHINGBRIDE was looped at the 1/8 and tucked fourth at the 3/16, came out behind the winner near headstretch and continued on for second. NEXTROUNDSONME saved tons of ground advancing along the inside, angled to a clear path midstretch and finished well to grab third in the last step. SYLVESTERAMERICAIT was quickly in front, yielded at the ¼ for the pocket, to the Pocono Pike, lacked the needed response. EVA DAIRPET FR was three-wide to the 1/8 then two-wide to the ¼ in pursuit of command, rolled along, tired. EXPLOSIVEBREAKAWAY never factored. CLASSICALITY had poor cover. POND JUMPER was second-over, gapped floundering cover. TRIUMPHANT’S CHIP was first-over into turn two but never got close to the lead before falling back.
NINTH RACE – CAVIART LUCIA went to the top at the 1/8, slowed the half, met the challenge of the first-over, was under a hold while clear. SINGLE SOURCE picked her way around gappers and gained well. DEEDEE DIDIT sat the pocket, not enough in the last 3/16. KATES WAY was gapping early, never in the hunt. TSM PRINCESS REBECCA gapped most of the way. IMONABEACH HANOVER was rough going to the start and broke just after it, recovered but broke into turn two, then was bothered when way back on the turn. HILDA BE MINE was gapping by the 3/8, then also was in the far turn confusion. TOUGH LITTLE BEACH slotted third 3/16, uncovered before the 5/8 and gained, but broke on the far turn.
TENTH RACE – KEG STAND waited until the 11/16 to move, then powered right on by. S I P was on top 3/16, yielded early on turn two to sit the pocket, to the Pocono Pike, never got the stretch lead but went on steadily. WHISKEY HANOVER was away third, moved 5/16 and cleared to the top early on turn two, didn’t have enough to last to the wire. RAMSES made up a little ground from far back. COMELETUSADOREHIM wasn’t keeping up. BAR COINS broke well before the start, caught the field but couldn’t get into the main action. BIG MILES went to the lead, yielded 3/16, broke while still fairly close on the far turn. PUB HOPPING broke well before the start.
ELEVENTH RACE – WISENHEIMER made two speed moves, went 27.2 down the back to leave the rest well behind, perhaps a bit tired at the end but half-a-block ahead of the others. BIG MONEY HONEY was uncovered from midpack 5/8, one-geared for second. SHEER MUSCLE followed that cover, wide in the lane and gained. LANDONFITZ was behind a gapping pocketsitter, didn’t seem to have that much late. FRAC also was stuck inside, Pocono Pike, got the last check. KATKIN AND COKE gapped at the back. KEYSTONE THUNDER could do little from third-over. EVANNA got the top past the 3/16, yielded to the winner, fell back further and further until the stretch, then made a break.