FIRST RACE – High 70s; intermittent stretch headwind … KASEVILLE made two speed moves, slowed the half, then remained in control the rest of the way. CHUCKY DE VIE was briefly three-wide early then went on two-wide to the lead at the ¼, yielded for the pocket, held second while not threatening the winner. DYLAN THE GREAT showed some early foot, moved out from third nearing the ¾, didn’t have enough late. CELEBRITY ROLEX slipped out to the ¾, evenly. ZLATAN stayed inside and got the last check. HOT SUMMER KNIGHT was stuck behind nonadvancing cover. PRIMO PADRE moved out into turn two, got an excess of cover and went back in, no factor. PREACHER MAN went uncovered down the back but didn’t make a dent.
SECOND RACE – TIN ROOF RAIDER A went to the lead 3/16, would not let a challenger go in fast fractions, drew off late. BIG BAD BILL moved out at the half, reached the parked horse 5/8 and soon afterwards went three-wide, was three-deep the rest of the way, steadily for the distant second. HEARTBEAT HILL took back to tuck fourth 3/16, sat in, blocked on the far turn, got access to the Pocono Pike and was making up ground late. CLASSY HILL pushed the winner early, yielded and kept the pocket closed, faded in the lane. MISSISSIPPI RABBIT slipped in third past the 1/8, came uncovered early trying to make the lead but was left out to dry, didn’t fade too badly. LEAVE AND ROLL gapped cover. THE OTHER DUO did not enter the main picture.
THIRD RACE – OLD MAGIC was briefly wide then went on to 3/16 command, yielded just past the 3/8 to sit in the two-hole, tightened in down the back, outside headstretch, trotted right on by late. PLANTER’S PUNCH was underway just as the winner was clearing, made the lead 3/8, opened a big lead off turn two then saw the others narrow in, couldn’t handle the late burst of the winner. MOMMAS A DIVA left and got a good forward spot, gapped far turn but still a clear third. CHEROKEE JOY moved outside, three-wide far turn as cover faltered, next in line. ANDOVER JESS tucked early, to the Pocono Pike but couldn’t summon much. EXCUSE MY BEAUTY moved out 5/8 but didn’t gain much before flattening. DON’T CRY DENA lost contact in the third quarter. FAWN DE DON’T broke past the start.
FOURTH RACE – FULSOME made the lead 3/16, had a parked foe just outside him from the 3/8 on, finally got rid of that pesky one and withstood pocketsitting STORMY BEACH. The latter went to the lead to the first turn then yielded for the pocket and stayed close the rest of the way. FRANK DEFORD was outside with cover to the ¼, then was out without cover, pressed the leader from the 3/8, held remarkably well. RIPPLESONTHEBEACH joined the two-wide tier on the first turn, fell back in the lane. AMAZON angled into the 3-hole past the 1/8, inside, was going to the Pocono Pike but broke, quickly caught on, placed behind the two lapped-on horses for a violation of the breaking rules. WIN PLACE’N SHOW wound up seventh early, gapped cover third-over. LATEST ATTRACTION did not enter contention. ALL CHEDDAR started slowly and was already disconnected by the 3/8.
FIFTH RACE – AVA MARIE moved uncovered 5/8 and gradually gained, proved the best in the stretch. TIPSY MONI was three-wide into the first turn, two-wide to the lead 3/16, slowed quarter two, still couldn’t ward off the winner. KEYSTONE SWEETPEA got the front into turn one then yielded 3/16, sat in the two-hole, Pocono Pike, evenly. SWEET TACTICS came outside at the half, reached the cover of the winner, didn’t have much to offer late. HALEY HILL was out with cover early, tucked third after a foe broke 3/16, not too much late. GUIDING STAR was going evenly when making a break nearing the wire. LOHAN’S LINDY was sitting third when going offstride 3/16, to the inside to get out of the way.
SIXTH RACE — A horse fell going to the first turn, losing his driver and causing another horse to do the same; the race was declared no contest. Both loose horses were caught and walked off under their own power.
SEVENTH RACE – SNOWMAN HANOVER moved outside late backstretch, left raw midturn, outfooted F SCOTT’S MUSE in the war of attrition. The latter went into the pocket 3/16, saw the two horses in front of him midturn make a break and go to either side, held second. FULL SCALE looked a bit green but at least stayed flat. TACTICAL FLAME broke before the ¼, caught the back of the field but then fell well back; was not placed after an inquiry. BULLSEYE HANOVER showed good early step for the top, set a slow pace, was passed just past the ¾ and made a break, going to the infield. KINGPIN HANOVER sat third, outside past the 5/8 and swept right by near the ¾, had a couple of lengths when making a break past midturn and going wide. PRAIRIE FAMOUS broke w-a-y before the start.
EIGHTH RACE – ONION GUM was looped leaving, methodically made his way to the lead 3/8, opened up a big lead before the ¾ and won all by himself. HOW DOO YOO GOO was third-over behind very dull cover, got into a better gear when that one finally tucked back inside, wide off the turn and well belatedly for second. FOX HOLE was forwardly-placed, boxed as the winner got away, to the Pocono Pike and had some finishing kick. CIVIL UNION was uncovered into the second turn, never headed the pocket horse until that one tired far turn. WARRAWEE YIMA got the last check. KNUT PALEMA was three-wide to the 1/8 then behind cover until tucking near the ¼, pulled second-over at the half but had nothing and went back in down the back. ANDOVERTHEWINNER went on to the top before the 3/16, yielded to the winner, gradually unplugged from just before the 5/8. PRAIRIE NUGGET showed very little.
NINTH RACE – NEWBIE was on the move early, was able to quickly work up to second-over and then the three-hole as the pocketsitter faded, inside in the stretch and paced away. DARK HORSE left well, tucked third at the 3/16, moved out going to the 5/8 and was able to tuck back into the pocket, outside late turn, good mile for second. REYS N A RUCKUS made the front 3/16 and put on a speed show, couldn’t quite carry it to the wire. LUZIANA stayed in, was shuffled then got out only to retuck in front of the fader, evenly along the inside late. HOPETOBEFIRST joined the outer tier, left uncovered at a distance before mid-far turn, OK. BEVANS CULLEN N stayed in, gained as the pace slowed late. TOWNLINE FLIGHT folded badly. SKYWAY BILLY pushed most of a good opening quarter before yielding, unplugged from the pocket from the half.
TENTH RACE – MISSION VOYAGE used the rail to maximum advantage and set wind-appropriate fractions, much the best. MEADOWBRANCH RICKY had to come a long way uncovered, wrested second late from BEYOND ORDINARY. The latter took the pocket, didn’t stay tight on the winner ¾, just missed for second. CREDIT CON went evenly inside. SMART AS HILL got the final payday. SVF CASH DEPOSIT came up second-over but gapped on the turn. NICE STUFF tucked fourth past the 1/8, started gapping off the second turn. PAPI HANOVER never featured.
ELEVENTH RACE – CAPTAIN’S STAR made the lead at the 1/8, looked in charge throughout. ONE EYED WANDA made the lead briefly then yielded, sat in the two-hole, couldn’t stay tight the last ¼ but held off the rest. I FORBID YOU came uncovered past the half, went up and got to the flank of the winner, but was tired in the stretch. PRINCESS DAYNA was way back with stragglers 5/8, made up good ground. PJS FANCY DANCER never factored. LADY ELECTRA started outside towards turn two, got cover, gapped it ¾. MADELYNN SOPHIA was always far back. LET ME BE ME gapped throughout.
TWELFTH RACE – QUICK BET got to the top in good order, really slowed the half, then remained in control of the situation. CHAMPAGNE HANOVER backed out to second-over 5/8, three-wide midturn, made up good ground. STORYBOOK FEELING closed a gap after the first turn breaker, inside, to the Pocono Pike and just missed second. SOUTHERN AUTUMN left and yielded for the pocket, couldn’t keep up the last ¼. RHEIA ROSE was three-wide early, got a tuck when a foe broke, not a factor afterwards. QUINNPATRICKSHEA came uncovered on the second turn, didn’t reach the leader before giving way. YOU’RE DEAD TO ME was third to the 3/16 when breaking. COOL MISS WENDY was near the back of the pack, returned with “b.e.”
THIRTEENTH RACE – DRAGON ROARS AGAIN roared four-wide to the first turn to the lead 3/16, yielded 5/16 but quick on the retake, went a fast third quarter to open some distance, then had enough to the last to the line. A STUD NAMED SAM was forwardly-placed, outside stretch and was making up ground on the winner. FROMASHESTOASHES N was three-wide and looped to the 1/8, soon two-wide and worked on to the top 5/16, yielded to sit in the two-hole, couldn’t stay tight but didn’t fade badly. MCNEIL Z TAM sat in, angled out early stretch and gained. SEE YA WRITE N was third-over behind bad cover, finally could swing wide far turn, made up some ground. BASS PLAYER was too far back. BELIEVEINTHESPIRIT moved out raw soon after the retake and was first-over, couldn’t gain not much past the 5/16. BARNABAS was second-over, moved three-wide but went backwards.
FOURTEENTH RACE – THE LAST CHAPTER left and was three-wide, backed off to third at the 1/8, came out raw ¾ and advanced to challenge, proved the strongest from midstretch. GRAPPLE HANOVER had to work to clear the pole horse to the 3/16, slowed the half then accelerated, not enough at the end but well ahead of the rest. LIVING PROOF I AM went away strongly, yielded to sit in the two-hole, a bit loose from down the back, then faded the last 1/8, still third. KEEGAN HO went evenly. JUSTIFY passed WHAT A DAME for the last check. SPRING IN PARIS trailed throughout.