FIRST RACE – SPORTS TEEN went on the lead at the 1/8, yielded just past the ¼, vacated third to the 5/8 and grinded after the fast half, to the lead midstretch, held off JANAID. The latter came out second-over, three-wide late turn, not quite enough. LOUD SPLASH was last, gapped inside on the turn, then came through a tight space in the lane with pace. NEEDLESS TO SAY moved going to the ¼, was briefly covered then pushed to clear nearing turn two in a fast half, had heat from the winner, couldn’t sustain. AMAZON looked to wanted to back off early between horses then decided to go frontward, made the lead past the ¼ then pushed before yielding into turn two, a bit rough in the pocket down the back, then not enough late. RUNHAPPY TEN was third-over, three-wide but didn’t tip wider, couldn’t gain in the lane.
SECOND RACE – BENSON BOYS N left between horses, tucked third 3/16, then grinded from off turn two, made the lead late turn, drew away while coming his own last half in 54.4 raw. DREAM OF LUCK left and defended the pocket, could slip out behind the winner as he cleared on the turn as the second-over was gapping, went on steadily. REGAL SON was three-wide into the first turn and tucked fourth past the 1/8, second-over but gapped, went along decently at one pace. SOHO CHELSEA A went right out to command, slowed the half, had the winner come to him 5/8, kept him out until late on the far turn then had no more to give. NEWBIE stayed in, was blocked 11/16 through the turn, to the Pocono Pike and with some pace. MUSCLE MACH A sat in, gapped from the 5/8. DO YA THINK tried to go three-wide around a dull third-over VASARI N, but neither made any inroads. TACT TATE N never featured.
THIRD RACE – BUSBOY HANOVER went out for it, was three-wide 3/16 to two-wide to the lead 5/16 in a quick half, kept pouring it on (nobody came off the rail until the 11/16), looked to be under a hold finishing. STELLAR BB left between horses to the lead 3/16, yielded 5/16, seemed to be going about all he could to stay with the winner but nonetheless put in a good race and far ahead of the others. BLACKLIGHT sat in, came out headstretch and paced past CLASS SIX for third. The latter was the innermost of the three leavers, yielded 3/16, gapped midturn. MISSISSIPPI RABBIT was not heard from. LIFEONTHEBEACH A moved out late backstretch but lost ground.
FOURTH RACE – DAYTONA DREAMIN considered quarter-moving but stayed in when a foe beat him to the punch, went first-over off the second turn, benefited from the fractions (56.2 out, 59 back) and the pacesetter breaking headstretch, went by at that point then just held off FASHIONWOODCHOPPER as tiring late. The latter gapped third-over until headstretch, then narrowed in (in a 29.4 last quarter). PROTOSTAR was second-over, trotted steadily behind the winner in the stretch. HALO ITS ME made the front to the first turn, yielded to the frontstretch brusher, was preparing to go to the Pocono Pike so not badly affected by the leader breaking, not quite enough. MANHATTANUP NO ICE was last, moved outside with the headstretch confusion and finished OK. LIFE WELL LIVED was three-wide to turn one, took the pocket 3/16, in, was significantly bothered in the headstretch confusion and never recovered. BLUEBIRD KEEPSAKE quarter-moved and went a fast half, had the pressure of the winner, still had the lead when breaking turning for home, was well-handled to keep straight and not veer while galloping.
FIFTH RACE – JUST MAYBE THE ONE, just maybe not the smoothest-going horse, grabbed the lead and forced a tuck, then pushed a rival to a 55.1 half before yielding, came back up the inside with gameness and wore that one down late. ROCK OF CASHEL was underway 5/16, went a 27 quarter to clear near the half, kept on rolling, just failed to last late in a good outing. MACMORRIS HANOVER was outleft, between horses then went up and got in the two-hole off the first bend, back out again midturn, just a bit shy. BURN NOTICE left and was three-wide to the 1/8, took back to last, moved again ¾ but couldn’t gain that much. PAPI HANOVER left, gave the pocket at the ¼, tired.
SIXTH RACE – TUXEDO BAY made two speed moves, got his own way to almost the half then was challenged the length of the backstretch, drew clear on the turn then just did have enough to defeat ALEX TYE. The latter got a great trip second-over, three-wide late turn, just got going a little too late. MELODIES MAJOR was between horses early then got in third before the 3/16, was caught in far turn and waited for the Pocono Pike, clearly third. RECORD MACHINE was underway 3/8 and reached the leader right at the half, challenged, tired on the turn. WINDEMERE FRANK was three-wide just past the 1/8 to command to the 3/16, yielded for the pocket, couldn’t stay with the winner the last 3/16. COLUMBO was third-over, four-wide headstretch but didn’t make a dent. ROCK IDOL gapped at the back. MISSILE SEELSTER never factored. FEELING CAM LUCKY was also always far back.
SEVENTH RACE – GLOBETROTTING went up steadily to the lead before the 3/8 and hung up fractions more appropriate to a winners-over trot than the second-bottom level, on her own in the stretch. STICK WITH ME KID moved second-over, uncovered on the turn, came on steadily. FOREVERHILLREIGN was well-placed early, circled a gapper the latter part of the backstretch and tucked in the pocket, held for a clear third. JACK RULES gapped in quarter two, moved outside but never reached. INAPERFECTWORLD didn’t show too much. TSM PHOTO BUGGER went to the early lead, forced the winner to work before yielding, fell back from the half onward. MUSHANA was trying to get into a tuck near the ¼ when miscuing.
EIGHTH RACE – ROCK THE DEVIL moved at the half and gained while going his third quarter in 26.4, challenged hard, had a short lead turning for home, briefly drew clear, then was safe of SOMEBEACH BARON at the finish with a 27 last quarter. The latter was well-placed second-over, didn’t accelerate as quickly as the winner into the stretch, but kept coming on. MYKINDACHIP was in front before the 1/8, yielded 3/16 for the pocket, got right to the Pocono Pike, evenly. CAPTAIN MULZAC appeared all-out keeping up third-over, had a bit of pace at the end. ROBBIE BURNS N yielded and sat in third, to the deep Pike, OK, possibly in tight quarters. THE GREEK FREAK was three-wide to the first bend ten to the point 3/16, rated the half, but didn’t have enough late speed. CAPTAIN CASH was inside, had a call in front of him but wasn’t right on them. LYONS AMUSEMENTS brought up the rear.
NINTH RACE – ZOOMING went first-over 5/8, challenged, trotted away in the lane with little problem. CLASSIC VENTURE was quarter-mover #1 (and saw QM #2 break), got to the top 5/16, had the winner come to him, couldn’t withstand that one, certainly best of the rest. DYNAMIC EDGE was very wide leaving to make the front, yielded for the two-hole, kept up well until the stretch. FINAL DREAM was second-over before the 5/8, couldn’t quite stay with the winner’s cover. ARCH CREDIT was o factor. CHRISTOPHER CRAZO didn’t have too much. MUSHANA was out to be quarter-mover #2 but broke while behind cover shortly after the ¼.
TENTH RACE – SOMBODYITREASURE got the front before the ¼, held out a challenger during a fast third split, opened enough distance early stretch that PATERNITY SUIT A couldn’t reach. The latter went away hard to defend the two-hole, a trifle loose in the fast third quarter, outside stretch, gaining but not really threatening. COVERED BRIDGE tucked fourth at the 1/8, moved second-over but gapped and went back in late backstretch, out late turn and three-wide headstretch, gained OK. BILLY BADGER N gapped most of the way, with ROCK THE TOWN behind him. BLAZEN RIVER N went in third at the 1/8, uncovered at the half and challenged in 26.2 the third quarter, tired.
ELEVENTH RACE – BENJI’S BEST was not involved early, then went to the live outer tier, three-wide towards the 5/8 around horses who had moved outside to escape being shuffled, gained steadily, ducked down to two-wide late turn as the “new” pocket horse came out, trailed the top two in the lane, then was wide and found a good late burst to be along right on the money. BABES DIG ME was three-wide with cover early, went in at the ¼, second-over, left uncovered to the ¾, tucked in the two-hole then back out again late turn, battled with the leader, may never have been ahead but kept on trying hard. SUGARTOWN was three-wide to the 3/16 then backed off to tuck fourth, came with a rush raw at the half, cleared before the ¾ and briefly had an open lead, soon had company, battled very hard to the line. SWEET N FAST N moved outside, gapped and was blindswitched by the winner, swung wide far turn, best of the others. WAR-N-MUNN took back and gapped off the cavalry charge to turn one, four-wide in the lane and paced on for the last check. SHANE ADAM left, forced fast early fractions then was in the pocket, briefly shuffled then out in a blindswitch late backstretch, not much left to give. INDIGO ART just did keep the pocket in the fast early action, not a late factor. BELL I NO was between horses with cover early, tucked, not heard from again. NOTABADGAME left between horses, pressed on to the lead just past the 3/8 while going at a good clip, powerless when challenged to the ¾.
TWELFTH RACE – FASHION CREDITOR was parked past the 3/16 to gain the lead, but he had smooth sailing from there. THE LIONKING AS showed alert gate jet then yielded, neither gained nor lost ground late. HOT SUMMER KNIGHT gained along the inside midbackstretch, next in line. TRUEMASS VOLO gapped early backstretch then tightened inside, evenly. BLENHEIM was second-over, three-wide midturn as his cover gave way, finished decently. GEMOLOGIST never featured. BANK BOX TREASURE was uncovered 9/16 but didn’t do much before backing off. ARCHIBALD got early position, then got rammy in the hole and jumped to the 3/16.
THIRTEENTH RACE – ATTA BOY DAN tucked third, then was quarter-mover #2, uncovered from the 5/16 to nearing the second turn, shook off a challenger and won nicely – for the 80th time in his career – and giving George Nap seven on the day. HUDSEN A was second-over, no threat but beat out a bunch for second. MOTIVE HANOVER was uncovered off turn two, made a good challenge but couldn’t quite sustain it. CAVIART ROCKLAND was three-wide early then two-wide to the front 3/16, saw two go by in quarter two, stuck behind a fader far turn, to the Pocono Pike and had a decent rally. AMERICAN CHROME was three-wide from the 11/16, kept on coming from a tough spot. ROCKIN INTHE HILLS was last, split horses in the stretch, hard to tell if having full clearance. JK MUSICMAN made two speed moves then yielded nearing turn two, empty the last ¼. P L MUNSON gapped third-over.
FOURTEENTH RACE – CHIN CHIN HALL left, took the pocket past the 1/8 then quarter-moved, came home in 27.2 in a dominant performance. SCIROCCO ROB gapped at points in third, uncovered 11/16, steadily late. RICH AND MISERABLE also gapped early, moved second-over but fell back on the turn, then surprised again by coming on well to get third. CUPID HANOVER left, yielded for the pocket, couldn’t keep up in the last 1/8. KING ALPHONSO stayed in, was not heard from; nor was MYSTICAL WYNN.