FIRST RACE – Mid 60s … SAMMY THE BULL N was reserved off the early fireworks, made one big sweeping move that carried him quickly from sixth to first down the backstretch, drew away. ROCK KING DEO was out in the three-wide path behind the winner, couldn’t stay with him, but looped tired horses to get to the pocket, second-best well ahead of the others. BAKLOUVA left a big gap behind the duel, had to back out 11/16 after the top two were drawing off, three-wide to two-wide far turn, next. DARK HORSE was out on the second turn, ducked in early backstretch but then was stuck behind tiring horses and shuffled, outside far turn, then in in the stretch, fair. GOLDEN GESTURE left and was hung out to dry in torrid fractions, tired but may have gotten some satisfaction that on the far turn he did get past the horse that hung him. IYQ YQR was that horse who hung him, as he quickly made the top and refused to yield under the pressure, fell way back in the last quarter, did return with “b.e.” REYS N A RUCKUS kept the pocket tight in the front-end fight, then backed off from the 5/8.
SECOND RACE – MALONE was strung-out like the rest past the half, moved uncovered 5/8 and kept on coming, caught a tiring leader. TALISMANO made the lead 3/16 and just continued to zing, held off all but one in a good mile. TNT BLUE CHIP was in front going to turn one, yielded for the pocket, loose in it, faded in the stretch. CHELIOS made a brief break early, then had to check behind a breaker 3/16, recovered a lot of ground. CHROME PACKAGE was looped and with cover when tucking past the 1/8 after a foe broke, struggled from past the 5/8. BAR COINS was in the early pocket when breaking past the 1/8, going to the infield. MATS PALEMA was gapping before making a break going into turn two. MYREANNA went offstride before the 3/16.
THIRD RACE – RACING LIBERTY was three-wide just past the 1/8 and in front just past the 3/16, rested in quarter two then picked it up sharply as a tough challenger came on, defeated that one after a long duel. WARRAWEE XTREME was on the move raw before the second turn, zoomed up while going 26.4 down the back to give the leader a spirited challenge, held ground late very well. JERSEY JUSTICE had some gate speed, moved out mid-final turn, third-best. BANDERAS HANOVER had a bit of belated pace. GO GO DIGGY SCHMO left between horses and wound up in the pocket, went loose as the pace picked up dramatically. BLAZING BLACK never got into the main picture. TWIN B MUMBLE moved outside 9/16 but was ineffective.
FOURTH RACE – STORM IS RAGING moved from fourth at the ¼, made the lead and went his middle half in :57, left these far behind late despite finishing in :30. RIVER OTTER was three-wide to the first turn, two-wide to the lead past the 1/8, pushed the winner a bit of quarter two before yielding, bottomed out some chasing the hot pace but did hold on to second. POSSESS THE STONE tipped three-wide off cover nearing headstretch and finished well. HOT SUMMER KNIGHT worked into a 3-tuck at the 1/8, pinned in far turn, to the Pocono Pike, fair. KEYSTONE THUNDER was on top into turn one, yielded, was one-geared the last half, and not quite a fast enough one. DUDELOOKSLIKELINDY was first-up on the second turn but never got close in the fast pace. HORNS FOR THREE was always far back. ALL RISE gapped out.
FIFTH RACE – SOMWHERENBROOKLN N left, got the pocket after an early challenger broke, pulled the pocket 11/16, went by late turn, had enough to hit the wire first. DL’S BIG ELVIS moved outside far turn, found his best strides a little too late. APP HANOVER gapped all the way around, stayed inside and out of trouble and got the distant third. JAMAICAN COWBOY got cover from the winner, left uncovered late turn, might have had a chance but broke early stretch, ran home. SHARK FANTASY was the first in the outer flow but never got close. SPIDER MAN HANOVER left well and was on top at the 1/8, was challenged approaching the ¾, gave way. LINEMAKER was away last, gapped a gapper. SOLARCTIC left between horses, was looped and was going forward when going offstride 3/16.
SIXTH RACE – All but the first three involved in a couple of breaking incidents on turn one … ELEGANT CHARM was away third then quarter-moved, in control with back fractions of 57.1 – 28.2 in a very fast maiden trot. MATTER OF TRUST went straight to the front, yielded for the two-hole, stayed close in a fine effort. RAVIOLI worked up into the early pocket, stayed connected most of the way, tired late but still far head of the rest. PRAIRIE TRINKET was very wide early and paused when another wide foe made a break at the 1/8, circled the inside trouble 3/16 and tucked fourth, never was really tight-up on the main three, held fourth. SUNSEEKER HANOVER was shoved wide by the second breaker, moved outside down the back, did not gain then fell back. BOINGALICIOUS was right behind the second breaker and suffered an “ix.” FASHION PRINCESS was midpack when going offstride at the 1/8. PRAY AND HUSTLE was leaving but was on the run soon after the start.
SEVENTH RACE – RAZOR’S EDGE was outside behind cover early, tucked fourth 3/16, then on the move again towards the second turn, gained steadily and went past the leader at the ¾, won easily. MCNEIL Z TAM was towed up very nicely second-over, uncovered on the turn, second-best. YS DO IT RIGHT got good forward positioning then turned not so good when the inner tier collapsed, had to wait to come out into a blindswitch late turn, clear and good in recovery. WILDFIRE FLASHER joined the flowing outer tier but couldn’t quite stay with it. SPECTRUM was out just past the 1/8 before hitting the top, yielded for the pocket, was going loose 5/8, then was shuffled late turn as the former leader backed up, Pocono Pike, not a sharp late response once free. LUZIANA didn’t get into the main picture. HEARTBEAT HILL quarter-moved from third, was challenged hard down the back and was tired ¾.
EIGHTH RACE – FAMOUS DAN wound up in the pocket after an early breaker, stayed well-placed, to the Pocono Pike, up in the last couple steps. THE BOSS MAN had just yielded when inheriting the lead at the 1/8, really slowed the half then picked it up as a challenger made a protracted hard bid, saw that foe break, couldn’t quite resist the winner to his left. ROJO MAN slightly gapped second-over, found a better gear late. CREDARENA stayed in then backed outside, had to check to avoid the stretch breaker and lost whatever chance he had left. COMELETUSADOREHIM stayed in, wasn’t prominent. CS EXPLOSIVE CHIP was gapping in front of the stands. KNIGHTS GUARD was uncovered before the second turn, quickly went up to challenge and grinded away in a headbob situation on the far turn, still in contention when breaking into the lane. SUNBERRY HANOVER was well off the gate then broke early.
NINTH RACE – BETTE TINA was away second then improved that positioning by one just past the ¼, rated the half, stayed clear of her opposition to the wire. SWEET KATIE BUG went out to command then yielded to the winner for the two-hole, safely second. TEEN DREAM got underway during the second quarter slowdown, charged up in 27.1 down the back but never headed the pocket horse, remained on gamely to be third. JAGGED LITTLE PILL sat in, Pocono Pike, couldn’t gain. ASHLEE’S SUPREME backed out to second-over before the 5/8, wide late turn, evenly. SWEET GADGETS swung widest in the lane and had a little pace nearing the wire. TOODLES HANOVER had never been in contention when breaking headstretch. MISSBEHAVING was away last from the rail and had lost contact before the half.
TENTH RACE – KASEVILLE went right to the lead, slowed the half, increased the speed to meet the fist-over challenger, drew away the last 1/8. FLANAGAN DESTINY was uncovered off turn two and reached the leader by the 5/8, pressed that one until past midturn, gave a little ground but went on gamely for the place. BY A HOFF HANOVER took the pocket 3/16, a little bit loose the last 3/8, just did hold third over MUSCLE DYNASTY. The latter broke right at the start, caught the field, came on pretty well in the stretch. THE OTHER DUO stayed inside, gapper, and were not major players.
ELEVENTH RACE – SEVEN HUNDRED tucked in the middle of a gaggle of leavers, moved before the half and made the lead at that juncture, stayed in control from there. HE’S A SNOB backed out to follow cover past the 5/8, just up for second in the final steps. FRANK DEFORD followed the winner’s cover then was left raw just past the half, battled on well, just nipped for the deuce. MELANIE’S NICK left well from the rail, yielded and stayed in, to the Pocono Pike, best of the rest. WAR OF WILL was four-wide to the first turn, was out most of the 26.3 opener to make the lead, yielded at the half, not much left late. CHEESEHEAD and GRATEFUL KISS raced off the main group. BORN TO BE COUNTRY was wide leaving and took way back, moved out third-over but had little, was tucked back inside, far back.
TWELFTH RACE – HIGH ST CORRIDOR moved uncovered at the half and raced at the leader, put that one away 11/16, came home in 27.4 as much the best. BULLVILLE TERROR got cover from the winner and was able to tuck in the pocket well ahead of the rest, tried hard to the finish. TULLOW N was in the cover flow, had the horse in front of him not able to keep up, three-wide late turn, along for third. DEPENDLEBURY A was in the good outer flow but couldn’t keep up towards the ¾. MUSCLE MACH A was badly shuffled to last, had a bit of pace in recovery. LINCOLNJAMES settled into the pocket just past the 1/8, was totally shuffled out of it when the leader gave way. DREAMS ARE TRUE went right out to the lead, couldn’t resist the winner’s pressure 11/16 and faded significantly.
THIRTEENTH RACE – DARTY raced out quickly to the top, got a breather in split two then picked up the pace, went head-to-head with VIC’S WINNER the last 5/16 and gamely maintained his advantage. The latter moved out raw not far into the backstretch, reached the leader 11/16, had a good fight with that one, came out second-best this afternoon. BANG BANG BOINGA defended the pocket and stayed close, Pocono Pike, a step shy. NICE STUFF took a tuck third, stayed semiconnected most of the last half. LAZER JET never factored. PRAIRIE VIRTUE put in bad steps early, never could recover. MISS MUSCLE was away slowly and never factored.