FIRST RACE – Warm; stretch tailwind to start but it calmed down early … CLASSIFIEDMATERIAL was the innermost of three leavers, forced the middle one to tuck then let the outside one go off the first turn, sat the pocket, outside stretch and right by. SOUTHPORT BEACH had an excess of cover, had to come five-wide headstretch and closed very strongly to get second in a photo. LADYFORD DOLLAR GB showed no spark along the inside until the stretch, then gained some in the Pocono Pike but still was edged for second. ARTIFACT HANOVER had to go four-wide nearing the stretch from third-over, OK. WON LAST FEELING came uncovered off turn two then got cover 5/8, three-wide late turn, outkicked. CAPTAIN T HANOVER was three-wide leaving, pressed on two-wide to take over just past a 26.1 opener, kept up a good clip on the lead, little left late. YUPPER was badly shuffled behind a far turn gapper, had to weave for clearance, finished with pace. THANOS left between horses, tucked in, back out raw 5/8, folded in the lane.
SECOND RACE – CONTROL HEAVEN took control from the pole, parked a rival from the 3/8 to the ¾, then just drew away from everybody. BULLVILLE FRANK was wide early, raced into the 3-hole 3/16 but didn’t stay there long as out and moving again at the ¼ but given the cold shoulder, left behind as the winner powered off in the last ¼ but persevered very gamely. A STUD NAMED SAM was second-over, wide early stretch and won a photo for third over ADAM CROCKER A. The latter left and rode in the two-hole, urged before the ¾ but couldn’t stay with the winner, tired some. CALYPSO ROCK N stayed inside, so-so. MCNEIL Z TAM gapped 5/8 and never got close. LUC ROCKS gapped in last much of the way. GOOD DEAL moved third-over early second turn, didn’t keep with the backstretch flow.
THIRD RACE – LEXUS RANGER left, yielded 3/16, moved 5/16 to regain 3/8, had a long, hard fight with FRANK THE ELDER but held that one off gamely. The latter was also game, moving uncovered before the 5/8 and dueling hard with the winner the last ¼, just shy. CANTSTOP YANKEE was three-wide to the 1/8, to the lead 3/16, yielded 3/8 for the two-hole, to the Pocono Pike, close but not quite. AP HALL OF TRIX stayed in, OK+ in the deep Pike. HEART MATTERS stayed connected throughout (though looking all-out to do so) until the late going. BULLY BOY HILL left between horses, was looking to tuck third when galloping 1/8. HAND DOVER DAN was a little off the gate, broke nearing the 1/8.
FOURTH RACE – SIMPLE KINDA MAN was three-wide leaving and got the lead at the 1/8, didn’t have much pressure cutting the pace until ROLLINWITHAMBITION came to him late, held him off. The latter left well and preserved the pocket, stayed behind the winner until almost midstretch, then edged out but couldn’t quite reach, still a good race for the 25-1 shot. A BETTOR BEACH backed out at the half behind stagnant cover, three-wide at the ¾, along for third over GONNAHAVEONEMORE. The latter was urged early, went into the three-hole, came out uncovered past the 5/8, held evenly. COWBOY COOL pulled into the lower turn but had too many two-wide in front of him so ducked back in, never close. BLOW A CLOUD N spotted midpack past the 1/8, gapped the last ¼, came back with “b.e.” FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES was uncovered on turn two but didn’t advance, got cover 5/8 but soon gapped it..
FIFTH RACE – CODE CRACKER was out most of the quarter for the front, kept a challenger parked, then was in firm control the last ¼. FRISKIE ALL NITE was buried inside, swung out nearing headstretch and wider early stretch, closed well to take second. HORSE was fastest away, yielded near the ¼ and stayed tight in the pocket until the ¾. SHVAIKO stayed inside, couldn’t quite make second. BENJI’S BEST was four-wide early and three-deep to the 1/8, in fifth at the ¼, back out behind the parked horse to turn two, three-wide 5/8 to uncovered two-wide midturn, had a reason to be tired late considering all the ground he had to cover. AFLAME HANOVER moved out in a non-flow and went back in, not prominent. URBAN RENEWAL was outside but gapped. PARMESAN N was wide early, had cover to the ¼ then left raw, couldn’t clear, backed up from before the ¾.
SIXTH RACE – BEE TWO BEE moved out 3/8, was rightlined three-wide at the half and got to first-over early backstretch, gradually speedgrinded up to the rampaging leader, took over headstretch and drew clear in a big race. MR PROFETA sat in until the far turn, swung wide and did well to be best of the rest – the third straight race where a fancied horse won and a big longshot was second. KASHED UP A sped away then yielded for the two-hole, stayed close then backed out behind the winner midturn, did well. DIRT ON MY BOOTS moved up late turn and swung very wide, closed in. SHNEONUCRZYDIAMND A (that’s hard to spell) was last, blocked through the stretch. TERRY A HANOVER closed a hole 3/16, stayed in, to the Pocono Pike but didn’t gain. CIGAR SMOKING TONY made the lead past the 1/8 and continued to put up eyepopping fractions, was challenged far turn and paid the price for the fast pace late. STONEBRIDGE KARIS was three-wide early, then was doomed to the long raw route, faded.
SEVENTH RACE – DEWEY ARNOLD shot right out to the front, yielded but then quarter-moved, set the pace, had to be very game to just hold off the inside move of KENZIESKY HANOVER. The latter was three-wide early, proceeded up two-wide to 3/16 command, yielded for the pocket and stayed tight, went to the Pocono Pike, tough race to lose. SPEED AWAY left a gap in third most of the way to the ¾, moved out on the turn, raced well an acre ahead of the rest. BLENHEIM and DAGON HANOVER just could not keep up. EUROBOND moved out at the half but jumped it off early backstretch.
EIGHTH RACE – A FEARSOME HANOVER was far back early while gapping, moved out while still gapping a fairly-quick pace 5/8, in gear three-wide to circle a dull two-wider ¾, back to three-wide headstretch, had the most late. DEALT A WINNER was wide early, settled fourth 3/16, uncovered at the half and made a sharp move down the back to fight the leader, couldn’t stall the closing winner but hung in there tough to take the photo for second. PLAY THE FIELD went to the front at the 1/8 and rolled along, got pressure from the place horse from past the 5/8 and side-by-side with him most of the last quarter, just edged for the deuce. TERRITORY yielded and sat the pocket, Pocono Pike, step-and-a-half shy. MARINER SEELSTER stayed in, to the deep Pike, fair. GOTAFOOLISHDESIRE sat in, outside headstretch but not much to offer. MIDNIGHT DAY sat in then backed outside but didn’t gain.
NINTH RACE – DELICIOUSSTONE DK went on top 3/16, set a good pace, was able to rebuff the late move of COLLEGE TUITION. The latter yielded to sit the pocket, gapped a bit towards midturn, then gradually narrowed in to take a good second. ZETTE FLAME sat third the whole way. ARCHERY SEELSTER stayed in, Pocono Pike, almost third. ILBENEEDINSTITCHES followed what turned out to be not-so-good cover, wide late turn, made up ground late. SOUTHWIND ARTURO was uncovered off the second turn, subpar today. SNOWMAN HANOVER was off the gate and lost contact in the last half.
TENTH RACE – Stretch tailwind picking up again … BETTORS DONTTELL was wide early, tucked fourth 3/16, uncovered off the second turn and went up in 26.4 down the back although not reaching the leader until almost headstretch, continued on to a very big victory. PAT MCGARRY A was third-over, not wide off cover until early stretch, finally found his best strides late and decisioned CASUAL COOL for place. The latter went to the top then saw two go by in short order, inside, came out on the turn then ducked in for stretch clearance, may’ve lost second to a horse with momentum. HEZA KINGSLAYER A was second-over, not quite enough. LUCKBEWITHALEX tucked third, came out at the ¼ to get the lead and set very speedy fractions, still ahead late turn, but tired. SPORT SECRET had little chance after being buried inside. ROCKAPELO left, moved 3/16 to get the lead then in turn yielded, went loose ¾. BRANQUINHO lost contact at the back in the last half.
ELEVENTH RACE – TUGGIN ON MY HEART darted right out to the lead, yielded and sat contently in the two-hole, then responded when shown the Pocono Pike and took a good victory. I’M BENICIO A tucked, moved outside 11/16 to challenge, battled courageously to the wire. PARK OFFICIAL was looped early, settled fourth towards the ¼, sat in, edged out before midstretch and was gaining at the finish. VOYAGER moved 3/16 in front of a parked horse and took over the top, set the pace, couldn’t sustain to the wire. MODERN ROCK gapped second-over, came on a little late. MAKE SOME WAVES was way back early, followed cover, fair late. THE OTHER PAIR did not feature.
TWELFTH RACE – YANKS DUGOUT was looped, raced up to the two-hole to the 3/16, a bit loose of the leader on the turn, outside early stretch and surged just enough to be the last winner of “Allard/Burke Day.” SPECIAL PROSECUTOR left very sharply, rated the half, opened up a little on the turn, just nabbed in the shadow of the wire. BRECKENRIDGE backed out to third-over 11/16, three-wide ¾, circled a gapper and went back to two-wide midturn, wide again in the lane and win a three-horse picture for third. SHARE THE WEALTH stayed third-inside, evenly. SEVENTIER was slightly off the gate, moved uncovered on turn two, advanced in quarter three but couldn’t sustain the advance. KINDA LUCKY LINDY was second-over, gapped before the ¾ and went back to the pylons. SAY YOU DO broke off the second bend.
THIRTEENTH RACE – ELWELL was three-wide to the first turn, got the lead 3/16, didn’t really have pressure, was kept after to keep SHORE OF HIMSELF safe in the 55.1 back half. The latter went to command early, yielded for the two-hole and stayed plugged-in, came up the Pocono Pike and good but had to settle for second. INDIGO ART sat third-in, couldn’t keep up ¾. THE DARK SHADOW was second-over 3/8, didn’t tip wide from behind declining cover until late on the turn, came on some. ODDS ON DELRAY came out raw from second-last 3/8 and made a god midrace move, but he couldn’t sustain it. ROUGH ODDS gapped before the 5/8.
FOURTEENTH RACE – HAZEVILLE left, yielded, regained, accelerated to meet the stiff backstretch challenge of the first-over as those two separated from the field, drew off by himself late. SPORTY M THREE was three-wide early, looped and took back to fourth, came uncovered and went head-to-head with the winner while going his own third split in 26.1, couldn’t clear, went in behind the winner headstretch, held second in a good outing. BUILDING BOOST was third-over, behind gapping cover down the back, four-wide headstretch and was finishing strongly. DRAGONONTHEBEACH left, took back to tuck, stuck behind a gapping horse from the backstretch around the turn, found room between horses before midstretch, OK late. OUTWIT OUTRUN was outpaced as second-over in the fast third quarter, closer on the turn then three-wide, fair. ERINWOOD YVES was near the back, had stretch clearance but didn’t gain. OAKWOOD VEGAS IR was four-wide but cleared other leaving rivals, yielded to the winner, started to go loose before the 5/8. LOUKES PERRY, a bit off the gate, trailed.