FIRST RACE – CAPTAIN MCKEE sat third and connected in the fast fractions for these until the far turn, then paced past the top two. CLOSING STATEMENT took his time working to the front early, set a very fast pace looking to bottom the field out, a strategy that worked for all but one. MAJOR OFFENSE quickly made the top, yielded for the pocket, got a little loose the last 1/8 but still far ahead of the rest. JAGGER ROCKS was far back in the second half of the field, went three-wide late turn and was next in line. DOGFIGHT stayed connected in fourth until the 5/8. DIVISION BELL retucked around a struggler, came out and tried to come on again but could not. NEWS WATCH was never close. R U MACHIN ME was already gapping before the ¼.
SECOND RACE – KAUAI KING cleared to the lead before the 3/16, yielded 3/8 for the pocket, stayed tight, came outside headstretch, inched by the pacesetting BEACH PARTY. The latter blasted off from the rail, yielded, moved 5/16 to 3/8 command, continued on at a fast clip with only the winner staying close, held on very gamely. BOLTMAN tucked third and kept the hole shut early, disconnected a little 5/8 but then continued on well to preserve third from SUCCESSION. The latter came outside 11/16, got a little steppy going into the turn, finished strongly. AMAZING BET did OK but could not threaten for major honors. MISTER DAVID C never entered the picture. CAPTAIN GOOGLE was wide early, gradually took back to last and then lost contact.
THIRD RACE – I’LLALWAYSBEBACK left well from the rail, saw his early challenger go offstride 3/16, rated the half, fought off the first-over, then found enough to fight off the two to his inside. BARKEEPER sat in, came up the deep Pocono Pike and had a surge that almost carried him to victory. KASEVILLE took over the pocket when a foe broke 3/16, to the Pike, not beaten by very much. ARTHUR BOY began a very long uncovered grind into turn two, put pressure on the leader, didn’t cede any ground until midstretch. FATHER OF IRELAND moved out behind cover far turn but didn’t get into the main picture. CREATE broke just past the start, caught the field, but broke again going into the far turn. VINCENTI was outside and challenging for supremacy when losing gait nearing the 3/16.
FOURTH RACE – EASYRUNNER HANOVER sat third until just before the ¾, then came up raw and ran down those in front of her. MAJOR HOULIHAN stayed in, angled behind the winner as she went by and finished crisply. MIKI THE CLOWN was on top at the 1/8, got no pressure until the far turn, still came up shy. BARDMIRY had the early lead then yielded to sit the two-hole, didn’t have gain in the Pocono Pike. ODDS ON CARLY took the inner route to the last check. TOUGH LITTLE BEACH came out 11/16, soon got cover, but couldn’t keep with it. BET ON CHRISSY could offer little. CHEEKIE BABE was already leaving a gap by the 3/8.
FIFTH RACE – NAZARIO was three-wide towards the first turn then tucked, gapped much of the middle half but hit a higher gear past the 5/8 and steadily went on to the lead, won eased up. FASHION ON A STAR moved out behind cover to the ¾, not catching the winner but not to be caught for second. TRAIN sat tight in the pocket, shuffled a little as the winner went by then backed outside, enough for third. F X HANOVER made up a lot of ground from far back. CARTIER BI wasn’t keeping up down the backstretch. ARMANI HANOVER went to the lead 3/16, had things his own way until late backstretch, then gave way. LAVANTE lost equipment coming off the first turn, fell far back. MASTER WALKER broke just past the start.
SIXTH RACE – MIGHTY SURF was three-wide leaving and on the point before the 3/16, rated the half, sped up to meet the bid of the first-over, shook that on off and drew away. ONE FANCY KID got the front into turn one, yielded to the 3/16 for the two-hole, stayed tight, outside stretch but couldn’t gain. NICE STUFF was uncovered into turn two and went a pretty big third quarter for this type, backed off the winner on the far turn but trotted on to the wire. SEVEN IRON lost gait at the start, recovered, gapped third-over, still caught the rest. LIONHEAD left and yielded, stayed in, gapped 11/16. FINAL DREAM had good second-over cover but couldn’t go enough to take advantage. EXUBERANCE looked to be struggling at the back when going to a run early on the far turn.
SEVENTH RACE – HIGHRTHANANEAGLE found an early tuck, moved out at the half then was three-wide 9/16 to loop a parked horse and get to first-over just past the 5/8, challenged, inherited a huge lead when the pacesetter broke and caused confusion, won by himself. BAY MEADOWS was last, steered between breakers on the far turn and had late pace for the distant second. DECLAN SEELSTER left but was hung out to dry, looped 5/8, got around most of the trouble while in the two-wide tier, couldn’t quite last for second though going on gamely. BARRAGE HANOVER defended the pocket, looked like he might clear the far turn breaker going inside him but clipped a wheel and also “ix”d. VELOCITY KOMODO was stuck behind two breakers on the far turn and made an “ix.” THEFREEDOMFIGHTERN was outside, suffered an “ix” in the general confusion far turn. A BETTOR BEACH went out to command and parked one foe, had the winner coming on when he went to a break midturn scattering most of the field, taken to the infield, suffered “b.e.”
EIGHTH RACE – RAPUNZEL BLUE CHIP got command into turn one, saw two go by, vacated third raw 11/16, grinded and was along in the last steps. SO NICE HANOVER made the lead 3/16, pushed a foe to the 3/8 then yielded for the pocket, to the Pocono Pike, not a strong late move though perhaps getting a head ahead past midstretch, caught. UPTOWN HANOVER drifted out, couldn’t find a tuck so was set down and worked to the lead 3/8, held on gamely. SUNRISE HANOVER moved outside before the ¾ but could not reach the main threesome battling. MORROCKIN N stayed close early, stayed in, not all that much. THE OTHER PAIR never improved from the last two spots.
NINTH RACE – AUTUMN DEO made the lead just past the 1/8 and had an open lead the last ¾, winning in fast time. SPIT AND VINEGAR was outside down the back, ducked in and used the Pocono Pike in getting the distant second. BLESS YOUR HEART left and yielded for the pocket, loose in same most of the way. THE QUEEN B got an early spot, came out past the 5/8 to try to circle the gapping two-holer but could not. WHAT A DAME was out in a nonflow, ducked in and got the last check. FINLANDIA could make up no ground. EXTRA FANCY was last most of the way. PAINT BY NUMBERS was three-wide to the 1/8 then took back to fifth 3/16, not heard from again.
TENTH RACE – RED POWER spotted, attacked uncovered 5/8 and came his own last fractions in 54.3 – 27.1 in going by on the turn and winning comfortably – one to watch. IM A GIGOLO N followed the winner, uncovered mid-far turn, summoned enough to keep off CIGAR SMOKING TONY for second. The latter left strongly from the rail and defended the pocket, backed out late turn as the outer tier was going by the pacesetter, ducked in for the drive and made up ground well. MANKAT left strongly to take the lead, slowed the half, but was found wanting in the last ¼. SOUTHWIND DREDGE never entered the main picture. BETTOR AT HIGHTIDE gapped third-over. CAVIART VAL gapped much of the way.
ELEVENTH RACE – BAY BRUTE was right on top, pushed a foe past the 5/16 then yielded but was quick on the retake, set good fractions, won handily. BULLVILLE JONATHAN was far back and four-wide headstretch, closed very sharply. YER SO BAD was third-over, gapped some, then in gear three-wide far turn, just outclosed for second. AIR GUITAR was between horses early and took back, sat in, was weaving through the stretch to find clearance and kept on gaining. THE BIG PICTURE got forward position, went uncovered towards turn two, never got to the winner and dropped into the pocket ¾, faded. BEACH FORECAST was second-over, left uncovered ¾, little to offer late. BALI BEACH was three-wide most of the 3/16 and finally made the led 5/16, yielded to the winner, started to gap out past the 5/8. HIGH ST CORRIDOR broke just past the start.
TWELFTH RACE – KEYSTONE BARRACUDA left and got the pocket as the rail horse broke, on the move 5/16 to go to the lead, opened up down the back and reached the ¾ in fast time, won by herself. DAGON HANOVER was wide leaving, tucked third after the early breaker, sat in, to the Pocono Pike and was finishing willingly. TUFF TO BE LINDY took over early, yielded 3/8 for the pocket, couldn’t keep up 5/8, couldn’t quite save place. REBEL GIRL gapped early, moved uncovered at the half but did not get close. SERRANO VOLO sat in, angled out early stretch, finished decently. BOUNTIFUL BRITNEY struggled inside. SHEER MUSCLE was off the gate and never a factor. NANCY BAR joined the two-wide tier but never made progress. PADRE was leaving but lost gait going to turn one.
THIRTEENTH RACE – HULOU was three-wide to the 1/8 en route to taking over 3/16, yielded to the brusher and stayed tight, then popped out ¾, went by the leading RHETT SEELSTER but couldn’t quite clear to the inside on the turn, saw that one resurgent up the inside but found enough for the quick victory. The latter pushed the 1/8, yielded, quarter-moved and kept up a fast pace leaving all but the winner behind, wouldn’t let that on cross to the inside on the turn, then went to the Pocono Pike, tried hard but couldn’t quite get the job done. BEACH TOWN BOY had dull cover, closed nicely. ILLBEWATCHINGU sat in, Pocono Pike, evenly. AQUAMAN HANOVER, a bit off the gate, gapped in quarter two, went uncovered 9/16 but made little headway. MCNEIL Z TAM left between horses to 1/8 command, yielded for the two-hole, tired ¾. KYUQUOT was last at every call.
FOURTEENTH RACE – ANGEL NATION was five-wide early, crossed down to two-wide and then to the lead just past the 3/16 in a fast quarter, set the pace, shook off the first-over headstretch, then withstood a serious late bid by BALDAQUIN. The latter was away last in the main group, saw no profit in the outer tiers so stayed in, got room in the Pocono Pike and closed furiously in the last 1/16. CAN’T SAY NO was four- then three-wide early, then with cover, got a tuck just past the ¼, sat in, got to move outside when the second-over gapped and broke, did well. SVF BLUSHINGBRIDE was between horses early, couldn’t make the pocket so tucked third near the ¼, looked to be coming out on the second turn but without anyone coming could until the 5/8 could wait until then, challenged the winner, couldn’t quite go enough late then bore out through the stretch. ABOVE THE CLOUDS was behind dull cover, three-wide to headstretch then steered inside a drifting horse, OK. ROSE RUN VINCENT left strongly and had the outside leavers stacked up, relinquished for the pocket, tired 11/16. ALTUS HANOVER and BANZAI AS both broke right after the start. AP HALL OF TRIX was outside early, didn’t get cover until the 5/8 then couldn’t keep with it, then broke midturn.