FIRST RACE – Strong stretch headwind to start … PHILOSOPHIZER protected the pocket early, then quarter-moved, backed off the half into the wind, then took off and won easily. AMERICAN ZESTAR moved outside nearing the second turn to avoid an “accordion,” grinded up steadily, no threat to the winner but kept going for place. BET EIGHTTHIRTYONE had steady if not-rapidly-gaining cover, went on well late. HURRIKANEKINGCARLO got forward position, stayed in, pinned in on the far turn, to the Pocono Pike, not too bad late. HONALI was last, in very tight quarters nearing the line. JOINT ACCOUNT made the top 3/16, yielded, pocket, couldn’t keep up the last 3/16.
SECOND RACE – WATKINS made the lead then yielded to sit a very tight two-hole, to the Pocono Pike, found superior strides in the last 50 yards and was along. KATKIN AND COKE went to the lead past the 1/8, set the pace as he pleased, held the lead a long way into the stretch, just caught. O JONNIE was uncovered early on the backstretch, ducked into the 3-hole into the final turn, out again late turn, couldn’t make any further progress. BATTENBERG gapped most of the mile. POWERFUL YIELD moved out with cover but could not keep up. ANDOVERS TOUCH was no factor. HALLANET went offstride going to the first turn.
THIRD RACE – KAACHING KAACHING wanted the top but took the pocket at the 1/8, loose behind the leader until approaching the ¾, got closer and closer, went to the Pocono Pike and was along late. MANUKA took control from the pole and forced the winner to tuck, has a clear lead in the middle half, ran out of gas midstretch. SURE BUD gapped but stayed flat. TSM PRINCE TRISTAN broke 50 yards before the start, did well to catch the back of the field. AMADEUS gapped a gapper, outside late turn but broke.
FOURTH RACE – IMONABEACH HANOVER started raw on turn two, in gear 9/16 and paced the backstretch in a wind-aided 26.3 to clear 11/16, opened a big lead as a “wedge” formed, saw NUTTINBUTHEBEST shake clear headstretch and rapidly narrow in, but was too far ahead. The latter made the lead 3/16, kept a foe out until before the 3/16, stayed in, then was “wedged in” as the pocketsitter and first-over tired side-by-side, found inside room nearing headstretch as the pocketsitter bore out, finished with a sharp burst. BYGONE HANOVER couldn’t go with the cover of the winner and was left raw, best in a multihorse photo for third. SOME KINDA ANGEL gapped in last until before the half, widest in the lane with some forward foot. HESTON HONEY took her time getting to the top, got there before the 3/8, yielded 11/16, bore out headstretch. KISSIMMEE BEACH left, yielded 3/8, sat in, couldn’t get into contention.
FIFTH RACE – POUR MEA DOUBLE moved from last into turn two, picked up cover before the 5/8, lost the cover on the turn, tucked for a spell, then came out again in the stretch and won comfortably. ZETTE FLAME got the top before the 3/16, drew clear into the backstretch, saw a first-over come up and then go offstride, good to be second, far ahead of anybody else. BEETLEJUICE yielded for the two-hole, started to gap off the second turn, did stay flat for third. PERFECT TITAN went up belatedly and tucked third 3/16, uncovered from behind the gapping two-holer before the 5/8, outside the leader into the turn but ruined his chance with a break. PLAYER ONE was gapping when breaking 5/8.
SIXTH RACE — Wind backing off … LADY’S NITE K was looped, raced up into the pocket at the 1/8, waited for the stretch and moved outside, won easily. TSM EMILIA T made the front easily, got dawdling fractions, couldn’t stave off the winner but well clear for second. AMBERS CHAMPION was three-wide to the 1/8, tucked 3/16, backed outside on the turn and then went three-wide, won a photo for third over PRAIRIE TRINKET. The latter came first-over 5/8, gained some until into the turn, then flattened out. DIVINE MOONSHINE offered little. FASHION PRINCESS went offstride at the 3/8. TICKET TAB, in the back throughout, lost significant ground in the last ¼.
SEVENTH RACE – SEVEYOND was immediately on top, hung a foe just past the ¼ and yielded to sit in the pocket, moved out behind the first-over before midturn, wide and trotted away late. COOL MISS WENDY finally settled in fifth near the ¼, gained from the ¾ through the turn while staying inside, Pocono Pike, decisioned the rest. FORTUNAPEDIA gapped much of the middle part of the race, finished in a higher gear. NONNA BELLA was uncovered past the 5/8, had the lead on the turn but couldn’t cross over, gave way. IDA SHAPIRO was outside until just past the ¼ for the top, was challenged at the ¾, had little left late. OK SUNNY was at the back of the main pack when miscuing late turn. WILD KAT G broke past the half. PRAIRIE GINGER jumped just before the start.
EIGHTH RACE – SHADOWS DANCERS was looped, went on with it three-wide to the 1/8 then two-wide before grabbing command 3/16, pushed a challenger a ways before yielding for the pocket, waited for the Pocono Pike then proved the strongest of a threesome late. BETTE TINA looped everybody from the outside post, saw two go by, moved outside to challenge before the 11/16, never ahead of pacesetting LIGHTNING LEIA until two steps before the wire, after the winner had gone by. The latter was double-looped while remaining outside to the first turn, went up to challenge and after being pushed almost to the 3/8 made the top, didn’t quite have enough but far ahead of the rest. CANDY PAINT stayed connected to the front three until the 11/16, when she unplugged. INHERENT RESOLVE, far back behind gappers, got around the rest for a check. THE OTHERS never menaced.
NINTH RACE – Stretch headwind has picked back up … PUERTO RICO yielded at the quarter to sit in the two-hole, used the Pocono Pike and was an easy winner. NAMJE moved uncovered from last in the main pack 5/8, grinded on and won a three-way photo for second. ALLY WAY CAST was outside to the ¼ for the lead, rated the half, couldn’t sustain her advantage to the wire, nipped for place. SUM FOR ALL tucked fourth at the 1/8, backed out to follow cover 11/16, ducked inside in the stretch, came up a bit shy. SPEED IT broke at the start, was taken wide and ran the first quarter, settled and caught the field, couldn’t gain, placed for violation of the breaking rule. BALLET BARRE was gapping on the far turn when breaking and going to the infield.
TENTH RACE – CLASSIC VENTURE was looped, made the lead at the quick quarter, went on, got pressure 5/8 home but held together very gamely at $78.20. HASHTAGMADEYALOOK was looped and wide to the 1/8, settled in fourth, moved out at the half then was tight on cover when he got it 5/8, badgaited far turn and gapped, then had a resurgence late to just miss. CHRISTOPHER CRAZO had a forward spot, was able to go up into the pocket past the 5/8 when the two-holer pulled, Pocono Pike, not far off. NICE STUFF got a good inside trip, clear in the stretch, evenly. KEYSTONE THUNDER never factored. GERARD outleft everybody, let the winner go at the ¼, vacated the pocket 5/8 and challenged, tired. SMALLTOWNTHROWDOWN wound up third-over, three-wide mid-far turn, folded. KEYSTONE SERGEANT was last when breaking past the ¼.