FIRST RACE – Mid to upper 60s; stretch headwind … TONY TOO TALL made two speed moves in controlling the pace, drew away in the last 1/8 looking sharp. BIG BOSS HILL was between horses leaving and tucked third past the 1/8, shuffled some later on the turn and had to await the Pocono Pike, good once clear along the inside for place. JK MUSICMAN moved outside 11/16 but didn’t gain. CAVIART MAX moved out on the turn and went wide early stretch, finished with speed. TRAY SURREAL went uncovered at the half, finally got cover 11/16, couldn’t rally. SOMEBODYITREASURE was three-high past the 1/8, then two-wide to the lead 3/16, yielded and sat in the two-hole, unplugged far turn. CLOUSEAU HANOVER never entered the main picture. LUZIANA was inside, gapped from the ¾.
SECOND RACE – SLY ELEANOR N backed off early, kept a hole closed in the frontstretch to keep a horse parked, slipped out far turn and went right on to the lead and the victory. SHADOW ONE had the rail against two leavers, yielded to one then kept the pocket tight to keep the other parked, did not pull out far turn, took the Pocono Pike and was a clear second. HEAVENISSOFARAWAY stayed inside, moved out into a blindswitch approaching headstretch, was searching for room and had to check in close quarters midstretch, then gained once fully clear. ABBY ROSE was underway two-wide before the half, three-wide just before the ¾ through the turn, steadily. BROOKDALE JESSIE was far back along the inside, gained then seemed to take a bad step going to the deep Pike and never regained any momentum. SUMMER RAE was between horses just beyond the 3/16 to get the lead in a fast ¼, had to keep up the fast pace with an outside challenger, tired. TALL POPPY N was three-wide just past the 3/16 then to two-wide uncovered, had to spend life on the rim, fell back some nearing the ¾ but stayed on one-geared and was actually blocked at the wire. RIGGINSWIND gapped at the end.
THIRD RACE – LENDA HAND MAN went away for the pocket, was able to back out behind the new leader far turn, wide and enough to get the decision. STATE SENATOR tucked in third just past the 1/8, came uncovered 5/8, got the lead but not the inside far turn, caught after a good mile. FLIGHT ONEFORTYSIX hugged the inside and was gaining in the Pocono Pike. BULLVILLE FRANK never got going until too late. ZEUS HANOVER moved outside but gapped, on the far turn just enough to let the winner get out. HUNTED HOUSE showed good speed from the rail, picked up a pesky challenge late backstretch, came up empty in the stretch.
FOURTH RACE – SO SUPREME took back early and stayed in third, could have gone up to the pocket as the two-holer pulled late turn but elected to swing out and wide, went to the lead late. QUEEN LOSTRIS N was three-wide to turn one then two-wide to 3/16 command, yielded to a brusher for the pocket, moved outside late turn, took over early stretch and had the stretch lead a long way. CULINARY ARTIST sat in, had room to gain along the inside in the last 1/8 and did so to be third. GREENHILL HANOVER was first to move out on turn two but soon got cover, wide on the far turn, evenly as the pace slowed. SO DELIGHTFUL was wide early then tucked fourth past the 1/8, started raw at the half, one-geared along not threatening the top ones but also holding on fairly well. BEACH PASSAGE left, yielded, quarter-moved to take over 3/8, set the pace, gave way. ALLMYLOVIN HANOVER never factored. ALWAYS CURIOUS lost contact the last half.
FIFTH RACE – FRESHGROUNDPEPPER was three-deep to turn one then on top past the 1/8, slowed the half then turned up the speed, drew away from these nicely. P L PANDORA sat third-in until the ¾, was just up for second in the closing steps over HONORABLE LADY. The latter left then yielded to sit the two-hole, not enough late sprint and just nabbed for the deuce. SANTA MONICA AS came outside with cover to the far turn, found her best steps a mite too late. SOUTHWIND DESI stayed in, Pocono Pike, got the last check. TSM LOYAL T never factored. COWBOY CRUISIN moved out from last early backstretch, gained, got cover ¾, gapped it late far turn then miscued.
SIXTH RACE – IMPRINCESSGEMMA A was three-deep to turn one then took over past the 1/8 in a quick opening number, withstood the first-over, was tired late but so was the rest of her opposition. SHES A SASSY BEACH secured the pocket early, gapped a bit far turn, OK along the inside late to get second. JB’S STAR DANCER moved behind cover but gapped it, evenly late. HURRIKANEMYSHANNON left a gap the first half, then found a better gear and went up to challenge, couldn’t sustain the move. ANOTHER BEACH DAY sat in, spent most of the stretch angling wide to find a path, some response once clear. GRANT ME THIS gapped a gapper as third-over, widest in the stretch, so-so. NARINA HANOVER gapped at the back.
SEVENTH RACE – NO NAME YANKEE left well to the top, yielded to the brushing favorite to sit in the two-hole, left a gap on the turn then did better and gradually wore the leader down. CIRCLE OF LIFE AS was away second then improved that position by one with an early move, had a clear lead on the turn but tired gradually and was caught. CARAMEL MACCHIATO tucked fourth at the 1/8, moved uncovered past the 5/8, next in line. SCIROCCO BIG JOHN moved outside early backstretch then got cover but gapped it, finished with a good surge on the extreme outside. FASHION WINNER sat third, started unplugging 5/8. PHANTOM RUSTY never factored; nor did BAZAAR BAZAAR. GREEK LEGEND moved outside before the half but never got close.
EIGHTH RACE – PAULAS BET HANOVER was away second, moved 3/16 to take over just past the ¼, yielded and sat in the two-hole, outside late turn and just got by BETTE TINA late. The latter moved behind the winner then went on to take command before the 3/8, set the pace, just failed to last to the wire. ROCKNROLL NELLA outleft everybody, saw two go by, went evenly late. TWENTY GRAND stayed in, went to the Pocono Pike but did not gain. HIT ME UP made a break early, recovered and sat last, came outside towards turn two then got cover 5/8, three-wide ¾, made up some territory in the 30 kicker. SHE’S MAGICAL and STARZZNSTRIPES didn’t do much here. ASHLEE’S DELIGHT moved raw 5/8, didn’t advance very much, then retreated.
NINTH RACE – CAPTAIN SOLO was on top at the 1/8, yielded for the pocket and stayed close, to the Pocono Pike, got the lead midstretch and hung on to it tenaciously in a blanket finish. LET’S GOT ROCKED sat in then backed out to third-over past the 5/8, swung wide, looked a little steppy but made up a lot of ground late. BET ON ZETTE stayed third-in, went to the deep Pike and was right there at the finish. STORM THE COURT was three-wide to the 1/8 then went on to take over just past the ¼, got a slow second quarter then had to really step it up to meet the huge charge of the first-over, kept that one outside, stayed fighting right to the end. JERSEY JUSTICE was near the back, had some room along the inside and did OK. EXCURSION went uncovered before the half, hit a very high gear in going 26.4 down the back to challenge for the lead, did have a small advantage but couldn’t cross over, tired midstretch. TSM TRISTAN T was second-over, gapped, then didn’t have a clear path late. DEL MAR DOUG gapped early and lost contact down the back.
TENTH RACE – Stretch headiwnd / backstretch tailwind is very strong now, helping to explain the fast third quarters in this race and the one previous … STONEBRIDGE KARIS went right to the lead, slowed the half then had to rev up quickly in the face of a serious first-over challenge, kept that one out and drew clear in the stretch. COWBOY COOL came out 5/8 and hustled to get close to cover, three-wide late turn, finished solidly. LIFETIME EXPERIENCE had the pocket before the 1/8, gapped in it during the 26.4 third quarter and beyond, just enough to get third over CODYS KNAPSACK. The latter vacated third at the half and went his own third quarter in 26.2 to fight hard with the leader, but was rebuffed. COUNTER OFFER was last at every call.
ELEVENTH RACE – UPTOWN HANOVER went up behind great cover, gapped it slightly far turn, but then picked up the pace and drew clear of the two battlers. ALWAYS B FIRST was uncovered from the 3/8, one-geared up raw to reach the leader before the ¾, fought with that one the rest of the way, did get the better of her late but the winner outpaced both. JIVE DANCING A was three-wide to the 1/8 and out to a 26.3 opener, didn’t have a challenger until nearing the ¾ but still went on very quickly, gave ground only grudgingly and almost held for second. THE STUNNING NUN N was in the lively outer flow, stayed in the path behind the winner in the stretch. MAJOR BATTLE sat in, then backed out to follow good cover, wide, OK. APRIL AVA made the lead at the 1/8, yielded at the ¼, started to gap when the pace picked up down the backstretch. JUXTA COWGIRL made the lead and yielded, gapped. HP XANADU was not in the main picture.
TWELFTH RACE – TORRONE was in front at the 1/8, set the pace, kept to urging late. BY A HOFF HANOVER tucked early, vacated third 11/16 and kept coming on in a good race. CHAMPAGNE HANOVER had the pocket, started to gap off the second turn but popped the earplugs 9/16 and narrowed back in, then couldn’t keep pace from before the ¾, just held third. ARGENTO was inside the stretch breaker and gained some at the end. MATTER OF TRUST never featured. SCOTTISH gapped during the third quarter then was a bit closer and outside on the turn, searching for more trot when offstride midstretch. MEDLEY looked rank going to the start, wide leaving and broke at the 1/8.
THIRTEENTH RACE — MIKI MINAJ started raw into the second bend, hit a high gear 5/8 and went up to battle the leader, had a short advantage around the turn, then went on to defeat the railshooting ROGERTHAT BLUECHIP. The latter took over 3/16, yielded to a brusher for the pocket, was stuck behind the tiring leader at a very crucial juncture headstretch until getting to the Pocono Pike, then was eating up the ground late in an unlucky loss. DIVISION BELL left, yielded, backed out 11/16, tightened in on his cover on the turn, fair late. FRONTIER ROLLO couldn’t go with the winner’s brush down the back and let a foe out, so-so. HOW ARE YEE JOHN left some, inside, gapped. ROCK THREE TIMES never entered the picture. AMERICA’S GUEST came hustling out of fourth 3/16 and went to the lead 5/16, got pressure from the winner, tired through the stretch.
FOURTEENTH RACE – OAKWOODNITOWNIT IT was three-wide leaving to take over early, relinquished command to sit the pocket, had room in the Pocono Pike and was along easily. HEZA REAL DIAMOND was wide three-wide to the 1/8 then backed off to tuck fourth, uncovered into turn two, grinded, was outsped to his left but very game to hold second. CAPTAIN CASH was looped between horses early, pressed on to the lead past the ¼, slowed the half then sped up, not quite enough at crunch time. VANILLA MALTED was third-over, made a big three-wide move 11/16 to loom midturn, flattened a bit. PALOMAR was second-over, blindswitched, fair between horses. I’VE GOT HOOTSPA stayed in, had pace in tight quarters late. GET LIT left some, stayed in, not that much late. DIVINE RIGHT was out behind the sweeper far turn but never was onto the main radar.