FIRST RACE – Warm, with a stretch tailwind … ALL CASHED OUT was second-over, left two-wide raw when his cover broke 11/16 and immediately went to a higher gear, easily went past RED OVERBACH. The latter wanted to cut the pace and did so, clear late in the backstretch and part of the turn, but no match when the winner challenged. TUIS SHADOW came out in the stretch and caught TEDDY BROSEVELT for third. The latter left, took the pocket before the 3/16, fought an ever-losing fight to stay tight the last 5/16. TRUEMASS VOLO stayed inside for the last check. KEYSTONE SERGEANT was never close, outside on the turn, couldn’t make up enough ground. NO NAME YANKEE was no factor. FAMOUS DAN was wide early, tucked 3/16, uncovered at the half but didn’t gain before breaking to the 11/16.
SECOND RACE – BUDDY EARL left between horses to take over at the 1/8, let the parked foe go to sit the two-hole past the 3/8, outside headstretch and went right on by. HEZA SCOUNDREL was outside-last at the 1/8 then got in gear and steadily progressed to take over past the 3/8, no match for the winner but not bad at all to hold second. TO MY CREDIT left and yielded, stayed in, evenly. PRAIRIE FAMOUS was away last from the rail, gapped down the back then picked it up and followed cover, wide headstretch and doing better late. FAWN DE SIGN tucked at the 1/8, not heard from again. LEAST WEASEL moved uncovered 5/8, gained late backstretch and early on the turn but then ran out of gas.
THIRD RACE – FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES made the front at the 1/8, accelerated into the backstretch to briefly get clear then saw others catch up late backstretch, but still kept in charge to the wire. LORD OF MISRULE tucked third, stayed in and went along well for place. HES REALLY KEEN yielded at the 1/8, got closer to the winner late backstretch then moved out ¾, got tired very late. INTRIGUED AGAIN and PACK YOUR BAGS both went around an early gapper; the former was outside on the turn and doing a little better at the finish than the latter, who stayed inside. APPLE VALLEY ART wanted a forward position but broke early; caught the field. UNICO LEGEND N could not keep up early, stayed at the back of the pack, then significantly faded in the last ¼.
FOURTH RACE – TRICKY DICK got away third but inherited the lead nearing the ¼ when the front two both went offstride, soon had a big advantage that he only widened the rest of the way. FRAC inherited the pocket, was loose of the winner before the 3/8, did hold on for the distant second. GREEK LEGEND broke 5/16 and went to the passing lane to settle down, caught the field, wide headstretch, and made a good recovery for third. PRAIRIE VIRTUE was caught in on the far turn, had some trot in the Pocono Pike, just caught for third. CASH EMPIRE moved outside on the far turn but didn’t have much to offer. CRITICAL MASS sat third, gapped the gapping pocket horse late backstretch, little. ASKMELATER HANOVER charged right to the lead, broke 3/16, caught and was on the move again outside when breaking at the half. HAMMER CREEK left, tucked in the pocket, independently broke just after the leader ran 3/16.
FIFTH RACE – TRAIN STATION left well to defend the early pocket, sat in third then moved behind the backstretch challenger, left uncovered ¾, grinded on and took the decision late. RODMAN was out most of the ¼ for the lead, yielded to the retaker but pulled again 5/8, to the lead in a quick (for these) 3/4s, not quite enough. YANKEE CLOUT stayed in, caught behind a tiring foe on the turn, moved out in a blindswitch then back inside once clear and finished with pace. HESTONATOR was out in a good flow but couldn’t quite keep up the last 3/16. PARK STREET BLUES went to two-wide, three-wide headstretch, not enough. SOLAR BOLT gapped early and never entered the picture. BARNEY HANOVER was quickly on top, yielded at the ¼ but reclaimed the lead past the 3/8, was challenged down the back and was passed ¾, faded.
SIXTH RACE—PERFECT PASSION moved out towards the 3/16 and grinded up to take over 3/8 while picking up the pace, firmly in charge the rest of the way. NINA HANOVER went up to the lead 3/16 in a slow opener, yielded to the winner for the two-hole, maintained second late over MEADOWBROOK ROSE. The latter had cover early, tucked late on the first turn, came out raw 5/8 and gained until midturn, then went on steadily. TSM EMILIA T relinquished the lead 3/16, in, not that much late. EVER HOPEFUL G advanced with cover late backstretch, evenly late. MELODRAMA was not a factor. ULURU tucked third, inside, gapped far turn, then broke going to the Pocono Pike. WAVERLY HANOVER was last at every call, fell back further in the lane.
SEVENTH RACE – SWEET HEART AS moved second-over past the 5/8, three-wide headstretch, just overhauled SAY YOU DO. The latter was looped and out most of the ¼ to get the top, yielded to the chalk to sit in the two-hole, outside early stretch, made the lead near deep stretch, just missed. DEE’S RED DELICIOUS was parked with cover most of the ¼, proceeded up to take the top 3/8, went a fairly quick ¾, didn’t have much at crunch time. GREAT MAGIC outleft everybody, yielded and sat third-in, had to wait for the Pocono Pike, even response once clear. JIVE NINETY FIVE was third-over and followed cover three-wide, fair. PADRE gapped in last, then found room between horses and gained a bit. ONE AFTER NINE was shuffled, didn’t look to be clear. CHUCKY DE VIE moved uncovered before the 5/8 but didn’t make much of an impact before tiring.
EIGHTH RACE – BLOW A CLOUD N was three-wide to the first turn, in front before the 3/16, looked to have good control of this throughout. TOPVILLE OLYMPIAN moved from next-to-last to be second-over, gapped down the back then closer on the turn, wide and steadily for the deuce. BETTOR’S WESTERN left between horses and settled in third, to the Pocono Pike and OK. CHEYENNE REIJANE left to defend the pocket, urged ¾ but couldn’t keep tight. PERKINS rode on the outside the first half then hit a higher gear, went 27.1 down the back to be the closest challenger, held well after the long journey. BLACKLIGHT never featured; nor did BLOOD BROTHER. MISTER DAYTONA N was outside but didn’t have enough.
NINTH RACE – I CANT REFUSE was three-wide to the 3/16 to the top just before the ¼, got a soft middle half, opened up a big lead midturn and coasted home with a nice 28.3 kick. BABY TAKE A VOW was innermost of three leavers, sat the pocket trip, saw the winner get away from midturn to early stretch, then found her best kick and narrowed back in well. U GURL was second-over early backstretch, three-wide past the ¾ and along for a distant third. RAVIOLI took the inner route until nearing headstretch, angled wide the first half of the stretch, OK late. TSM LOYAL T got underway uncovered off turn two and gained into the moderate third quarter, couldn’t keep gaining when the pace accelerated. MISCHIEVOUS G was between horses until tucking third 3/16, not all that much left late. CHAPTER TRAX gapped early backstretch, tighter and third-over, three-wide with cover on the turn, fell back. MISS HALL trailed, made a stretch break.
TENTH RACE – P L NOTSONICE moved before the ¼ to get the lead and strung out the field with quick fractions, drew away. DAGON HANOVER went to the top at the 1/8, yielded for the pocket, stayed close to the stretch, well ahead of the others. MARION GONDOLIER came off the rail with cover late backstretch, fair late for third. FIREINSIDEMYVEINS left, tucked fourth past the 1/8, outside 11/16, gained a little, then was tiring very late. KASEVILLE took back and sat third, left a gap much of the last ½. GRAPPLE HANOVER was far back. CHOCO CHARLIE gapped much of the way. DROP THE MIC was right up against the gate when breaking before the start.
ELEVENTH RACE – LINEMUP KNOCKMBACK raced with cover early then proceeded on to the lead 5/16, received little pressure and won handily. MIKI B MOUSE moved uncovered 5/8, one-geared and was good to be second. MORE PLEASE was out most of the ¼ to get command, yielded, pocket, couldn’t keep going the last 1/8. EAZY HUNTING was second-over, evenly. LADY’S CHOICE K pushed a rival to the ¼ and yielded, inside, not much late. BIRDIE THREE did not factor. IDEAL ALEXA moved early, wound up third-over but gapped past the 5/8. LURKINGINTHESHADOWS was last at every call.
TWELFTH RACE – FINEST MOMENT was outleft and wide early, went to the pocket at the 1/8, then moved at the ¼ to get the lead soon afterward, kept the first-over at then dug in and withstood KOBE B on the line. The latter was second=over before the 5/8, three-wide past midturn, gained but just missed. CS EXPLOSIVE CHIP tucked third, gapped in the second quarter then in one-gear mode and came raw down the back, held his ground well. PAUC HANOVER quickly outleft everybody, yielded, stayed close in the two-hole but didn’t have much late. ACTION SHOT was caught in on the far turn, so-so late. PRAIRIE NUGGET was never prominent. DANCEHALL KING moved out but soon broke late backstretch. F SCOTT’S MUSE broke at the half.
THIRTEENTH RACE – UPALLNIGHTBLUECHIP had to be steered around the breaker on turn two, was way back but made up a lot of ground in Q3, outside far turn, got cover then three-wide before the top of the lane, drew away. I’M A BIG SHOT went into the pocket to the first turn, stayed close to the leader, outside midturn, outkicked but steady and second. CLEVELAND B MIKI also had to dodge the breaker, slower to make up ground than the winner but finished well to take third on the line. VORACIOUS got in third at the 1/8 then left a big gap for the next 5/8 of a mile, evenly in the last ¼. PAULS BANDIT was bothered but never recovered much. CRÈME DE LOU CRÈME was away quickly, set the pace with only the pocket horse close, gave it up in the last 1/8. ON DAVID was behind a gapper then became a gapper 3/8, broke entering turn two.
FOURTEENTH RACE – CAPTAIN CASH was very wide early, wide to the 1/8, then two-wide to 3/16 command, slowed quarter two then took off down the back, not pressured. VARNEY moved uncovered at the half, stayed at his task steadily though not threatening. ROCK THREE TIMES stayed in until the far turn, was moving well at the line. GOOD DEAL was three-wide early to make the lead at the 1/8, tiring in the stretch. PHANTOM SHADOW was first to go outside, gapped second-over. OHARE HANOVER was behind gappers. LUZIANA offered little. LATEST ATTRACTION left but was taken way back to tuck in his own hole, gapped out 5/8.