FIRST RACE – Mid 80s … “Fast +0” for the first five; then rain and “sloppy,” with “+2” for race six and “+1” thereafter … Stretch headwind … KEEGAN HO went right to the top, pushed then yielded 3/8 to sit the pocket, shuffled a little late turn then got to the Pocono Pike and finished strongest of all. JUSTIFY went uncovered 5/8 and got cover a 1/16 later, finished steadily. WHAT A DAME was forwardly-placed, uncovered 11/16, got the lead but not to the inside on the turn, gave way. SUM FOR ALL wound up third-over, came on decently between horses late. GLIDE IN THE WIND was looped, three-wide past the 1/8, onward after a quick quarter to command 3/8, held a brusher out midturn before giving way. BRIGITTE BI never was in the picture. CHOCOTURE was looped and took back to tuck, gapped, faded.
SECOND RACE – SPORTSMANSHIP went to command then yielded towards the 3/16 to sit in the two-holer, backed out behind the first-over past midturn, swing wide and just caught that one late. BEVANS CULLEN N came out of third 11/16 to challenge, went by headstretch, almost held the advantage to the wire. HOPETOBEFIRST sat in, moved out and wide in the stretch, finished ahead of the others. LUZIANA gapped in fourth late backstretch. REYS N A RUCKUS was in front to the 3/16, set the pace, no response when challenged. DARK HORSE was wide early, decided to take back, then was hampered by dull cover, never got rolling. ALWAYS THE SUN gapped near the back. SOCIAL THEORIES moved outside but never made progress.
THIRD RACE – LIFE ITSELF went to the lead and forced tucks, got away with a 1:01.4 middle half, then accelerated on the turn and finished in 28.3 by herself. OLD MAGIC took the early pocket, stayed close until past midturn, still was clearly the best of the others. GUIDING STAR got a tuck 3/16, stayed in, very distant third. MOMMAS A DIVA moved out of third 11/16, a bit rough, challenged on the turn then fell back. TIPSY MONI broke early, caught the field by the half, recovered for the last check. HALEY HILL moved 5/8 and soon got cover but couldn’t go enough. CHEROKEE JOY was off the gate, moved outside but broke far turn.
FOURTH RACE – TAKE MY NAME was content to sit third to midturn, then edged out and wide, didn’t kick in until midstretch but proved to have enough. DINKY WINKY left and got a two-hole ride, outside early on the far turn, got the lead early stretch, not that far off the winner. ONE HUNDRED POOF came off the rail to the ¾ but didn’t get close enough to keep two pylonsitters inside on the turn, finished with trot. CIVIL UNION set all the pace, lost the lead headstretch, returned back with “b.e.” LOOKINTOGETLUCKY left a small gap midfield much of the way. JD MAGIC MOON didn’t enter the picture; also came back with “b.e.” F SCOTT’S MUSE looked to leave but broke early.
FIFTH RACE – A downpour before the race, which gradually lightened during the contest … BET EIGHTTHIRTYONE tucked third and stayed in, to the deep Pocono Pike and closed strongly. RIPPLESONTHEBEACH had a fine trip second-over, wide and steadily. STORMY BEACH was a bit loose in the pocket most of the way, inside the pacesetter stretch, took third. LETMECALLYOUBACK tucked fourth at the 1/8, started uncovered to the half, put in a good challenge, held well. MISTER DAVID C was a fast quarter and had an open-length lead almost to the ¾, then got pressure, couldn’t hold on. CARRYTHETORCHMAN was near the back throughout. RENO DINERO moved outside but couldn’t get involved.
SIXTH RACE – The rain resulted in the “sloppy” condition of the track … SAINT TRIXIE went out for the pocket, on her own behind the pacesetter, then in gear midturn and worked by fairly easily late. ANDOVER JESS got a slow pace even in the glop, second-best. FAWN DE DON’T tucked third at the 1/8, stayed pretty well connected. IN YOUR DREAMS DEO disconnected in the last quarter. ARDELLA stayed flat and got the last check. LOHAN’S LINDY wanted to go outside at the half but quickly changed that decision, broke far turn. DON’T CRY DENA was off the gate and then broke upon reaching the START point. WILDER DAYS broke just before the start.
SEVENTH RACE – THEWINNERTAKEITALL was looped and briefly three-wide, then went on two-wide to command 5/16, let a foe go before the second turn to sit in the two-hole, outside headstretch and finished very strongly. RED LIGHT LADY was four-wide early, dropped down behind cover to the 3/16, left uncovered 5/16 and was used to clear to the lead going into the second curve, set the pace, couldn’t handle the pocket rocket but well ahead of the others. ZAPPA moved out 11/16, along for third. TELENOVELA followed the late-developing cover, evenly. STORYBOOK ENDING had belated finishing trot. SOUTHERN AUTUMN left to the top, saw two go by in quarter two, empty in the last 1/8. MIDNIGHT ICE went outside but gapped.
EIGHTH RACE – SNOWMAN HANOVER was left alone on the lead and won as he pleased. FOX HOLE had the pocket, stayed pretty close most of the way, second. WARRAWEE YIMA looked to leave but broke, caught quickly, moved on the second turn, retucked third and made up ground down the back, OK recovery. CHEVAL NOIR was never close. HESPOOKSHESCORES was away last from the rail, never in it. FULL SCALE tucked fourth past the 1/8, fell back. ANDOVERTHEWINNER was third early, left an ever-widening gap the second quarter before running.
NINTH RACE – BANUS HILL was wide then went behind cover early, tucked fifth 3/16, second-over then three-wide not much past the 5/8 to two-wide on the turn, challenged then paced away. MADELYNN SOPHIA was kept outside in a 26.3 opener in the slop before getting the lead, set the pace, just lasted for second over KILEE ROCKS. The latter pushed the ¼ then sat in the two-hole, backed out behind the winner headstretch, almost reached second. PRINCESS DAYNA was three-wide past midbackstretch, couldn’t stay with the winner but continued on very nicely. PJS FANCY DANCER was shuffled some on the far turn, but not too much once clear late. JAGGED LITTLE PILL was in a two-wide blindswitch, wasn’t a factor. AMERICAN BEACHBABE was very wide early, tucked third, gapped most of the second quarter, came out into the backstretch, couldn’t sustain the move to the ¾. LET ME BE ME fell way back.
TENTH RACE – NO DRAMA PLEASE left and yielded, quarter-moved and made the lead before the second turn, won easily. WILLIE B WORTHY made a big uncovered move down the back and raced into the pocket ¾, clearly second-best. MUSCLES JARED got to the lead at the 1/8, kept a foe out to the 3/8, came out of third 11/16 forcing SMART AS HILL wide, photoed out that one but then after an inquiry placed behind that one for interference when coming out. SMART AS HILL backed out, pushed three-wide 11/16 and stayed wide much of the far turn, edged for third but placed up to that spot. NICE STUFF gapped early, in, shuffled, some recovery in the Pocono Pike. SWEET HEART AS took a long time settling back, finished well on the extreme outside. LADY’S IMAGE was wide then behind cover, was kept out until near the 3/8 before getting the front then yielded to the winner, unplugged 5/8. WHAT THAT IS showed very little.
ELEVENTH RACE – HEZA REAL DIAMOND was three-wide early and took the pocket, then moved in front of the stands to the lead, drew more and more clear from the 5/8 on, going in 1:50.3 in the bottom class, noteworthy over a “fast” track much less this sloppy one. MCNEIL Z TAM was underway from last, three-wide far turn to circle the rest. AMAZON took back at the 1/8, was stuck inside on the far turn, found an escape hatch and got third. LEAVE AND ROLL passed tired horses. CLASSY HILL moved outside to try to gain but couldn’t make a dent. MISSISSIPPI RABBIT was four-wide to the first turn, made the lead 3/16 before a 26.2 opener, yielded to the winner and steadily fell back the last 3/8. CAVIART STETSON stayed in, gapped behind the struggling pocket horse.
TWELFTH RACE – SYLVESTERAMERICAIT sat second behind a sprightly clip, to the Pocono Pike and overpowered DYLAN THE GREAT. The latter set all the pace while stringing out the field, tired late and just did hold second over CUPID HANOVER. The latter gapped early, was closer by the half, moved out ¾, steadily. SUNDANCEDIAMOND gapped throughout, whether inside or outside. CHOCOLATE MATTERS struggled. SVF CASH DEPOSIT took back to last, moved outside but never improved position.
THIRTEENTH RACE – MUFASA AS was away between horses, took back, started uncovered soon off the second turn, speed-grinded up to challenge, had a very tough foe to conquer in PAPI HANOVER but did work by late. The latter made two speed moves, fought very hard against the winner and held admirably. LIVING PROOF I AM gapped outside, pushed wide by a breaker late turn, salvaged the distant third. CELEBRITY ROLEX went to the front 3/16, yielded, began gapping in the pocket down the back, not affected by the breaker but still couldn’t hold on to third. SPIT AND VINEGAR sat in and gapped, went to the infield to avoid the trouble. PRIMO PADRE couldn’t keep up second-over, then was knocked offstride by GIVEM THE GOO. The latter was gapping when making a break far turn, scattering many horses.