FIRST RACE – Cool, with a strong stretch headwind … WHAT A DAME was looped, shunned a two-tuck to go on to the lead going to the 3/8, drew clear off turn two as the pocketsitter gave way, saw SPIT AND VINEGAR narrow in in the last quarter but held that one at bay. SPIT AND VINEGAR wound up uncovered down the back as a horse tucked into the vacant pocket, herself got a two-hole tuck ¾, gained some inside but had to settle for second. QUICKEST HANOVER was never close, outperformed the others. VINYASA pulled early backstretch to retuck in the two-hole, but then couldn’t keep up. CHOCOLATE MATTERS offered little. MASSIVE MATTER, not on the gate, broke in last at the half. TUFF TO BE LINDY left to the lead before turn one, yielded 5/16, started gapping out soon after the half then broke.
SECOND RACE – NUMBER ONE HIT went right to the lead, backed off the half, came home in 55.1 and needed to to defeat OHARE HANOVER. The latter used the rail to defend the pocket, stayed tight, went to the Pocono Pike and did very well. ALMANAC took back early to tuck fourth, moved second-over, three-wide before headstretch and found his best steps a little too late. BULLVILLE JONATHAN came first-over before the 5/8 and went 27.1 with the wind to challenge the leader, couldn’t sustain in the stretch. BOLTMAN moved third-over, didn’t have much so went back inside in front of a gapper, so-so late. THE REMAINING FOUR stayed in and had no influence on the outcome of this race.
THIRD RACE – BJORNSSON made the front into turn one, pushed the favorite most of the length of the frontstretch before yielding for the pocket, outside midturn and went by in a matter of steps, drew away. GOLDEN GLIDER moved out off the first turn, ranged up to command before the second turn, got a breather down the back, but had no answer for the winner, held second. DOWN THE PIKE MIKE moved outside ¾ and outfooted A ONE A for third. The latter had early speed, but then gapped most of the way from the ¼, so-so. MATS PALEMA was third-wide early, backed off to tuck third but then ran approaching the ¼. ZETTE FLAME miscued before turn two.
FOURTH RACE – SOME KINDA ANGEL moved just before the ¼ as an outside horse came up, went to the lead to the 3/8, went a hot third split trying to keep the first-over out but could not, but doggedly stayed on and caught that one late. PERFECT QUEEN came uncovered in a big hurry down the backstretch, went 26.4 all-out and cleared the winner before midturn, but the big move took its toll late. CHERISH HANOVER was out with cover off the top two when forced wide around the inside trouble, ducked to the inside and recovered well to be third ahead of SOUTHWIND MOLLY. The latter was outside down the back well off the front two, probably the least affected by the breaker, couldn’t quite get third. CAVIART LIZZIE and ALWAYS B SOMEWHERE were not in contention when having to go wide far turn. CHILLIN BY THE POOL was looped early and outside, briefly had cover from the winner nearing the ¼, broke 5/16, caught the back of the pack then was pushed wide. LIFELUVN YANKEE circled the field early, yielded to the winner in front of the stands, couldn’t keep up in the backstretch duel, broke ¾ and affected all but the leaders.
FIFTH RACE – SENNA moved from third just before the ¼ and got the lead, had an easy time of it. BIG BEN HANOVER had some gate jet, went along evenly until coming out midturn when the pocketsitter gapped, clear second. MR TEE followed along, just up for third over TSM PRINCE TRISTAN. The latter rushed past the field to the first turn, yielded for the pocket, stayed connected until the ¾. SURE BIRD gapped at the back of the main pack. KING KENNY lost his gait before the ¼.
SIXTH RACE – ALMOST KAREN was three-wide early, tucked third, quarter-moved to command just past the 3/8, drew away easily. KISSINYOUGOODBYE gave a good blast towards the first turn to take over control of the stick, yielded 3/8 for the pocket, didn’t gain in the lane but held second. BYGONE HANOVER moved uncovered off the second turn and grinded up, held well while far ahead of the others. SWEET HELLO had some early speed, no factor thereafter. HAZEL PARK moved early, got cover into the backstretch but gapped it at the other end of the backstraight; BETTE TINA was third-over in the two-wide lane but also couldn’t do enough. JAGGED LITTLE PILL was four-wide early, cleared down to two-wide and tucked before the ¼, not much in the last quarter. THE OTHER PAIR were off the main radar.
SEVENTH RACE – LITTLE PINK LIES yielded and was content to sit the pocket at 1-20, outside nearing headstretch and went by without being asked. BUTTERFLY FACE S left for command before the 3/16, rated the half then sprinted down the back, no match for the winner but better than the others. RUFFLE MY TRUFFLES sat third, gapped as the pace increased down the back, then got tighter then faded some in the lane. MONEY MATTERS was second-over behind non-progressing cover, wide and had some kick late. SAYONARA ANGEL stayed semi-connected and got the last payday. BANK BREAKS got a 4-tuck at the 1/8, moved again raw 5/8 but could make little headway. YOUNG MICHELLE never factored. TSM EMILIA S was well off the gate and never close. BETTER SINCE broke early in the race.
EIGHTH RACE — DIVINE RIGHT moved uncovered 5/8 and went up quickly to challenge the leader, pulled away in the lane with twin 28.1s coming home. ADAYONTHEBAY moved outside 3/16 to the lead before the 3/8 and rated the half, pulled away from all but the winner on the far turn, tired but did hold second. ROPE THAT MOON was away well, yielded before the 3/8 for the pocket, didn’t stay with the top two on the turn, evenly inside stretch and almost second. CAVIART RICHMOND gapped at a few points, had some late pace. HURRIKANEKINGCARLO left and took the early pocket into the first turn, inside, urged but couldn’t respond. DARIO HANOVER had no say in this.
NINTH RACE – BY A HOFF HANOVER took command early, rated the half then sprinted down the back to a huge lead that he only added to late. COMEONOVER HANOVER tucked third past the 1/8, moved out far turn after the winner had gotten away, up for second. SPUNKIN’SROCKETMAN was far back, wide in the stretch and finished willingly. FATHER OF IRELAND stayed inside, didn’t have much. COMMAND THE MARKET moved outside far turn but didn’t gain. MR BLUMETTI charged through and defended the pocket, lost ground to the leader throughout the last half. JOE EXOTIC broke early and then bothered a foe, caught the field but couldn’t get into the main action, placed. KAACHING KAACHING broke next to the other breaker, then was further bothered.
TENTH RACE – CAPTAIN ROMANCE was last, outside to the ¾, hit high gear after his cover broke midturn, angled wide and picked up embattled foes. BIPBOPNALLIE defended the pocket until the 3/8 then saw the parked horse get in, retucked around a gapper, himself gapped around the far turn, to the Pocono Pike, got the lead midstretch, but involvement in the wild fractions caught up to him. MIKIBYTHESEASIDE laid off the cutthroat half, was first to move down the backstretch and retucked in the pocket, outside midturn but couldn’t go forward much. ACTOR HANOVER set sail from the rail, parked a foe, kept on marching in hot fractions, tired. ROLLIN IN NEW YORK was outside then left uncovered while far back ¾, broke trying to gain more. MANKAT left, had to stay out in the air until getting the two-hole past the 3/8 in speedy numbers, faded down the backstretch.
ELEVENTH RACE – ONE AFTER NINE slid in fourth past the 1/8 behind the early battlers, then quarter-moved to control the throttle, proved much the best in here. LOVE THIS BAR was three-wide to the 1/8, pressed on to gain the lead past a fast quarter then yielded to the winner, not in that one’s league but a clear second. PRACTICAL CAT had early speed, came back uncovered before the 5/8, third-best in a decent outing. HALL IT OFF was two-wide to the 1/8 to the lead, yielded past the ¼, sat in then backed out to second-over before the ¾ but didn’t gain. WORLDSSTONECOLD AS was shuffled, three-wide around the far turn and was along for the last check. GROSSETO AS and STORM BRINGER were two-wide to no effect. PAINT BY NUMBERS was always far back. HURRIKANE WILLIE G left well but was caught four-wide towards turn one, wrangled back to tuck before the 3/8, inside, broke on the far turn.
TWELFTH RACE — NUTTINBUTHEBEST went straight to the front, rated the second quarter, then paced home in 56 – 27.4 as much the best. AILEY HANOVER kept up pretty well in the pocket and was far ahead of the others. CHEEKIE BABE slid in fourth at the 3/16, came out early stretch and just caught TSM PRINCESS LEXI for show. The latter was well-placed but didn’t have too much late. BEACH BALLSY was three-wide early, wrestled to a midpack tuck late on the first turn, on the move again raw 3/8, got to the rump of the pocket horse but no closer. IMONABEACH HANOVER did not have dynamic cover while second-over, three-wide far turn, didn’t enter into it. MAKE A SCENE was off the gate and gapped at the back. HURRIKANEMYSHANNON was a bit rank when moved third-over, fell back considerably in the stretch.
THIRTEENTH RACE – BIG NUDGE came out to follow the parked horse past the 3/8, three-wide soon off the second turn to get to two-wide and quickly to the lead 11/16, ran away and hid. SO LONG HANOVER got a forward spot, stayed in past the 3/8 and was badly shuffled, had to wait for the Pocono Pike long after the winner was gone, along for second. DAGON HANOVER followed the cover of the winner, left uncovered before the 3/4 after trotting in about 27 down the back, flattened a little. TRICKY DICK was three-wide late backstretch well off the lead, picked up the rest. AP HALL OF TRIX was never prominent. WORTHY OF HONOR got to the lead past the 1/8, had constant pressure, fell back in the stretch. BANG BANG BOINGA was looped early, went up to challenge but could not clear and was outside, looped 11/16. RED REDEMPTION yielded to sit the pocket, appeared to be contemplating backing outside on the turn but ran, to the infield. DIVINE SPIRIT miscued early.
FOURTEENTH RACE – PHILOSOPHIZER moved uncovered just before the half then picked up cover, gapped it down the back but then got closer, wide in the stretch and had the most late for the sixth win of the day for driver Tyler Buter. COUNTER OFFER yielded for the pocket, to the Pocono Pike, never had the lead but was along for second. BETTORS AUTHORITY went in fourth past the 1/8, raw at the half and challenged, held OK. MESSIER SEELSTER got to the front, rated the half, then came under pressure, couldn’t sustain the advantage. ROSA’S REBEL was third-over, wide in the lane, didn’t gain. SEND IT IN JEROME was shuffled to last, widest and moving well at the wire. MY BOY JACK sat in third, could offer little late. OCTAVE never was heard from.