FIRST RACE – Fairly strong stretch headwind … JAGGER ROCKS was three-wide towards the first turn, then two-wide and got the lead 3/16, rolled on the engine and was the dominant force here at 23-1. HOW ARE YEE JOHN forced the 1/8 and yielded, inherited the pocket near the ¼, was loose in it at several points, went on for the place. DOGFIGHT went up the inside down the back, evenly late. WAY TO CLOSE tightened in in quarter two, uncovered 5/8, couldn’t sustain any forward gain. ABSOLUTE INTENT was second-over, three-wide headstretch, even response. ALL ABOUT HEAVEN struggled at the back. JK MUSICMAN left between horses to 1/8 command, yielded 3/16, then went to a break.
SECOND RACE – SVF CASH DEPOSIT stayed connected early, outside late in the backstretch, briefly ducked in behind the leader then moved out early stretch and went right on by. SPLITSVILLE gapped in the fast early pace, moved behind the winner, couldn’t stay with that one far turn, then gained as the tempo slowed. CELEBRITY ROLEX took controlled from the pole, parked a challenger and then opened up a big backstretch lead in fast fractions, but paid the price in the stretch. WHOUCALLNCRAZY gained a bit late. TROTTING Z TAM left, went into the pocket past the 1/8 and kept the hole closed in the second quarter, then started gapping the leader before the 5/8. GAAREAT GAZOO and LIGHTS COME ON never entered the picture. BREEZING PRAYER was three-wide to curve one, briefly had cover then was left out in the air, couldn’t get the top in the fast pace, faded.
THIRD RACE – Few things help make for a multi-horse win photo better as a slowing last quarter … BLESSINGSANDFAVOR came uncovered at the half and went raw in 29 with the wind down the back, showed just a bit more late grit than the others. FINLANDIA was the innermost of the leavers, forced tucks and rolled, got pressure from the 11/16, scrapping to the finish. PAINT BY NUMBERS left between horses and took the pocket to the 3/16, to the Pocono Pike, photoed out. BLING IM A WINNER was three-wide to the 1/8, backed off to a 3-tuck 3/16, picked it up on the far turn, narrowed in. A MILLION CHUCKLES took the inner path to the last check. ONDA SONORA gapped. MISS MAYTRIX gapped badly. CUSTOMARILY gapped off turn two, broke trying to regain ground before the ¾.
FOURTH RACE – BEACH TOWN BOY sat just off fast fractions then pulled ¾, lead early stretch and went clear. HIS BEATS HANOVER gapped in quarter two, sat in down the back then moved outside far turn, wide and finished nicely. CYRUS PEAK went uncovered 5/8, gained but couldn’t reach cover when it came ¾, outkicked for second. CANDYS IMAGE ROCKS got the lead right away, yielded to the brusher for the pocket, backed out behind the winner to headstretch, so-so. AQUAMAN HANOVER took the early pocket then quarter-moved, took over and kept going quickly, couldn’t hold on to the lead. MCNEILL Z TAM stayed in, not prominent. AMAZON took a while to settle back last, then never improved.
FIFTH RACE – SWEET BOUQUETS was on the move from second before the ¼ to get the front, rated the half then sprinted off to a clear lead, tiring some late but with too big an advantage to overcome. SPIT AND VINEGAR got out second-over, three-wide late turn and finished very nicely. CANTABSLEADINGLADY was in front before turn one, yielded off that turn to sit the two-hole, gapped the winner most of the second half, came back on some late. BLESS YOUR HEART sat in and gapped a gapper, not that much. HIP HOP GRACIE was not prominent. MYREANNA started uncovered on turn two, gained a couple of positions but never threatened before tiring. BILLIE CLAIRE moved outside but went back in when gapping cover, not much.
SIXTH RACE – AMAZING BET was looped, took the pocket at the 1/8 then went to the lead in front of the stands, dictated the tempo and won comfortably. CAPTAIN GOOGLE was out raw before the 5/8, kept on coming gamely, had to settle for second. MAJOR SHOW was third-over, didn’t hit a high gear until going four-wide headstretch, had good late pace. CHAMP CHARBEL was under encouragement early and went three-wide to the lead at the 1/8, yielded for the two-hole, had difficulty keeping close from the 11/16. HERE COMES RED moved second-over, went three-wide, evenly. YER SO BAD did not factor. MICHAEL’S MONSTER was last at every call.
SEVENTH RACE – TRAIN let a foe go then moved in front of a parked horse to the lead, retained control of the stick and drew away. LAVANTE made the top, yielded to the winner, started to get loose 11/16, just held second over CARTIER BI. The latter took a while to settle back, then moved outside far turn and wide off of it, closed very nicely. VINCENTI decided to take the 3-hole 3/16 after the winner made the regaining move, stayed in until the far turn, fell back some. FATHER OF IRELAND was never in the hunt. GAVINATOR made a break going to the ¼. ARTHUR BOY moved uncovered before the 5/8, gained some but then broke towards the ¾.
EIGHTH RACE – SO NICE HANOVER made sure one of two outside foes backed off before letting the other one go at the ¼, came back to reclaim the top just past the 3/8 in a slow second quarter, came home in 27.4 into the wind in firm control. IN LOU OF MONEY left three-wide, had her head in front past the 1/8 but track geometry dictated she back off to the 3-hole to the ¼, steadily for third inside. WIGGLE DELIGHT laid off the fighting top three most of the first half, moved raw before the 5/8 and gained, but stopped gaining midturn. SUNRISE HANOVER came off cover but didn’t have much late. THE OTHER DUO gapped at the back.
NINTH RACE – BEACH PARTY was three-wide early to the front at the 1/8, clear from the ¼ and opened a tremendous lead with a 26.4 third quarter, had the hoofbeats of SHORE OF HIMSELF coming the last 3/16 and was mildly roused most of the stretch, had the margin measured off late. SHORE OF HIMSELF came to the gate slowly but started quickly, had the pocket, looser and looser in same the middle half then in a better gear, narrowed in but couldn’t quite make it. HIGH BALLER was very far back, moved uncovered before the 5/8 and closed a large amount of ground. BOLTMAN left between horses and took back, gapped a gapper the middle half, another getting closer late. LINDYSALWAYSTHINKN couldn’t keep up early backstretch. THE OTHER TWO were far back and unlike the others didn’t make up ground the last ¼.
TENTH RACE – BELMONT MAJOR N was the innermost quick starter and showed first, yielded, shuffled to last with the third quarter outer flow, outside far turn and widest stretch, the only horse with a powerful gear in the later stages. TELL THEM LOU was uncovered going to the second turn, went 26.4 with the wind and cleared past the 5/8, couldn’t make the lead stand up. IM A GIGOLO N had good cover but couldn’t stay with it 11/16 and was left raw, OK. CIGAR SMOKING TONY was three-wide to the 1/8 then two-wide to the fast ¼ to get the top, yielded and was shuffled badly, cleared midstretch and was going forward late. SOUTHWIND DREDGE backed out to third-over but couldn’t keep pace. EXAMINER HANOVER was between horses early, went to the top 3/16, yielded, went to the Pocono Pike but didn’t get back into the fight. COALITION HANOVER was looped and with cover past the ¼, on to the lead 3/8, yielded 5/8 and tired.
ELEVENTH RACE – MAJOR HOULIHAN left for the early pocket, sat third-in and connected, wide headstretch and had the most late speed. BARDMIRY left briskly to the top before turn one, yielded to the brusher 3/8, edged half-out early stretch as looking to get cover as long as possible, came clear after the winner went by and passed SOUTHWIND XENA late. The latter gapped early, tighter and moved 5/16 to the lead 3/8, strung out the field, came up shy in the drive to the wire. ODDS ON CARLY took a long time to settle inside, out again 11/16, picked up the others well off the top three. SNUF ENUF HANOVER was never prominent. CAVIART LUCIA left and tucked third, all done ¾. MIKI THE CLOWN sat in, was in the Pocono Pike when breaking to midstretch. SPEEDI PEARL was away slowly then broke at the half.
TWELFTH RACE – BALDAQUIN was looped early and had cover, lost it past the 1/8 and went in the two-hole, outside headstretch and went right by, finished with trot in reserve. SVF BLUSHINGBRIDE left, was battling with a foe when that one jumped, set a slow second quarter, rebuffed the first-over, couldn’t do much about the winner but was good for second. ALTUS HANOVER gapped significantly second-over, three-wide past midturn and along for the distant third. CAVIART EMMA didn’t have all that much inside. JACK FIRE came first-over past the 3/8, went up in 27.2 to challenge the leader, began to regress to midturn. AP HALL OF TRIX was three-wide leaving, got to two-wide and was challenging for command past the 1/8 when losing gait.
THIRTEENTH RACE – RHETT SEELSTER left, yielded, moved off turn two and was used to clear 11/16 while pacing his third quarter in 27, held off the resurgent DOUBLE METAL. The latter left between horses to the front past the 1/8, would not yield to the parked foe, tried to go with the winner down the back but gave up the lead 11/16, stayed close, out again headstretch, narrowed in gamely. WHITE BELLY sat in, to the Pocono Pike and a very distant third. BAY BRUTE was three-wide just past the 1/8 then two-wide, couldn’t get the lead so settled for the pocket just past the ¼, tired in the stretch. STELLAR YANKEE never was prominent; nor was HAGGARD. KAUAI KING was always far back.
FOURTEENTH RACE – KEYSTONE BARRACUDA was outleft, patiently made her way to the lead 3/8, got a breather to the half then sped up, drew clear. DAGON HANOVER sat in, found room between horses before midstretch, had some late trot. TUFF TO BE LINDY was away with a sharp burst in a quick quarter, eventually yielded for the pocket, gradually went loose, did retain third. MAGIC CAPE was outside with cover before tucking fifth before the ¼, outside again down the back but gapped. CHING CHING LUCKY never featured. SERRANO VOLO came uncovered near the half, didn’t have much in the last ¼. ISLAND LILY made a break just past the ½.