FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … BET EIGHTHIRTYONE left then yielded for the two-hole, backed out behind the brusher 11/16 and was left raw, attacked on the far turn and sustained his bid to get the decision. OCTAVE sat in, caught in far turn, couldn’t angle out until nearing midstretch then finished furiously. VARNEY was outside leaving, in gear at the 1/8 and worked to the lead, yielded to the brusher before the 11/16, but came back on in the Pocono Pike. JITTERBUG FLIP went raw at the half and paced in 27.2 with the wind down the back to clear midbackstretch, got tired nearing midstretch. ZEUS HANOVER never got into the main action. TSM TRISTAN T followed cover but gapped it throughout.
SECOND RACE – SHANE ADAM came at the ¼ from fifth and with a nice brush reached the top past the 3/8, challenged to his inside by MOVE THE LINE but held gamely. The latter made the top 3/16, yielded to the winenr past the 3/8 and stayed right with him, to the Pocono Pike, gained a little but not quite enough. ABSOLUTE INTENT kept a hole closed early, moved out before the 5/8 and moved to challenge, got to the leader’s wheel but no closer, held well. BARNABAS left but took back to get in fourth, gapped on the turn but picked up speed coming home. ROCK THREE TIMES pushed away from the rail to the 3/16, then stayed in until the far turn, couldn’t gain in the lane. RIPPLESONTHEBEACH gapped at the back. HALF A BILLION moved outside early but failed to reach late-developing cover.
THIRD RACE – BRICKHOUSE BABE went to the lead before the 1/8 and got her principal rival to tuck, slowed the half, then came home in 57.3 – 28.3 in hand. MAGIC CAN HAPPEN left and went in the two-hole, stayed close all the way to the wire as clearly second-best. TSM EMILIA T was connected to the top two until early backstretch, then stayed flat. WILD KAT G, a bit off the gate, broke nearing the 1/8, had recovered to about 8 lengths off the third horse when breaking again far turn. BETTER SINCE was offstride an 1/8 before the start.
FOURTH RACE – BJORNSSON went on to command before the 3/16, had CALIFORNIA GOLD trot up to him but couldn’t get by in the crucial stages. The latter moved out 9/16 and progressed steadily but had to settle for second-best. VICTORY YANKEE was next in the outer tier, a clear third. KENTUCKY GENTLEMAN gapped inside, no factor. PLAYER ONE was three-wide before the 1/8 then tucked third at the 3/16, little left for the last ¼. GAVINATOR and TSM PRINCE TRISTAN were always far back. DR TRUFFER yielded but kept the two-hole, couldn’t stay with the leader ¾, then galloped late in the turn and was taken to the centerfield. ZETTE FLAME broke early, caught the field by the half but broke again near the ¾.
FIFTH RACE—INFANTA DEO sat in until the far turn, moved out, moved wide in the stretch, and went by in the slowing last quarter. AMBERS CHAMPION tucked third behind the very-loose pocket horse, outside 11/16, briefly made the lead before midstretch, held for second. DREAM ZETTE was off to the races on a clear lead (despite a 31.2 second quarter) to late in the backstretch, couldn’t quite nurse her speed to the wire. PRAY AND HUSTLE got away second and left a big hole behind the leader which she gradually narrowed, but had little gain late in the Pocono Pike. FORTUNAPEDIA got around a gapper and got the last check. CALL MISS WENDY broke just before the start. CHARLIZE HANOVER couldn’t keep up at the 5/8. MOODY BLUE moved out second-over 11/16, was trying to find more when breaking past midturn. MATTER OF TRUST lapsed from gait before the start.
SIXTH RACE – CAVIART CARMEL left well for the lead, yielded for the pocket, came out of same midturn, went by the leader, then could hold off IMONABEACH HANOVER. The latter got in fourth 3/16, moved out ¾ and soon got cover, finished well. AILEY HANOVER left well, stayed close, got the pocket on the turn and went to the Pocono Pike, but had no late gain. SYMPHONY GIRL moved from third at the quarter and secured the top, strung the field out to the far turn, tired. LIGHTNING LEIA gapped at a couple of points in the first half, then gradually got closer. SOME KINDA ANGEL and SOUTHWIND MOLLY were always well off the pace. ADELIA HANOVER was gapping out by the half. ASHLEE’S SUPREME was off the gate, well behind the rest when making a break near the ¼.
SEVENTH RACE – NUTCRACKER SWEET made the lead at the 1/8 in a fast quarter, slowed the half, had the field pretty much strung out to the far turn, then held off the late charge of ELWELL with encouragement. The latter kept up pretty well in the pocket, outside stretch, narrowed in late. MOTIVE HANOVER started uncovered 11/16, kept picking up ground in the last ¼. REYS N A RUCKUS struggled to keep close most of the mile; same with GONNAHAVEONEMORE. DIVISION BELL moved outside but never advanced. URBAN RENEWAL was never close then faded even more.
EIGHTH RACE – SEVEN IRON was wide to turn one then went behind cover to the 3/16, lost cover and took over before the 3/8, got a breather to the half, then held off a whole host of horses charging at him in the lane. NICE STUFF was first-over off the second curve, applied pressure, never went away, just missed. OOH RAH took over at the 3/16, yielded to the 3/8 for a two-hole trip, had his chance in the Pocono Pike, couldn’t quite make it. HOT SUMMER KNIGHT had fine cover second-over, three-wide late turn, didn’t miss by very much. CELEBRITY SERENA gapped inside much of the last half, then showed steady foot while surrounded by horses to the wire. DARTY left, yielded, sat in, not too much left late. O JONNIE was last at every call.
NINTH RACE – FINAL DREAM was looped and between horses early, tucked 3/16, then had fine second-over cover, wide to headstretch and powered off. POND JUMPER was looped, three-wide to the 3/16, then was strung out before taking over past the 3/8, kept going at a fast clip, held well. BROADWAY BRUISER was looped and grabbed the early pocket, stayed in, to the deep Pocono Pike and had some gain. FRAC was third-over but slow to reach cover, briefly blindswitched late turn, did well while one-paced. LIBERO HANOVER easily outleft everybody, pushed a foe before finally surrendering the lead for the pocket, kept close, to the Pike, nothing to offer late. MONEY MAVEN came uncovered 9/16 and fought with the leader from just before the ¾ through the turn and into the stretch, then gave way. CHECKMATE HILL gapped then got closer ¾, wide on the turn, couldn’t reach. TW LAUXMONT was never prominent in last.
TENTH RACE – GREAT MAGIC was outleft, found no hole so pressed on to 3/8 command, left these in the dust to the wire. BANK BOX TREASURE started uncovered off the second turn, got in the pocket on the turn then came out again in the stretch, bore out but had enough to retain place. BANZAI AS moved second-over and gradually got close to cover, went inside his cover in the lane as that one drifted out, fair. DYNAMIC EDGE went around everybody early, extended the winner to the 3/8 then yielded for the pocket, couldn’t stay tight late backstretch, not too much in the Pocono Pike. CREWS HILLTOPPER raced up to the early pocket, sat in, was shuffled, went wide, so-so. SIMPLY VOLO lost gait before the start.
ELEVENTH RACE – DAYTONA DREAMIN was looped early, patiently worked his way to command at the 3/8, no anxious moments here. KEYSTONE THUNDER stayed attached to the front ones, outside on the turn, clearly second. CHRISTOPHER CRAZO went out swiftly to 1/8 command, yielded 3/8 for the pocket, could not respond when asked for more in the stretch. CELEBRITY MASERATI stayed in then backed out to follow cover mid-far turn, best of the rest. MOSCONI HANOVER went uncovered from far back, evenly. LANDONFITZ had trouble keeping up much of the way. LAKEVIEW TAMMY had little to offer here. ANDOVERS TOUCH broke nearing headstretch.