FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind; hot twilight weather … BLENHEIM was three-wide past the 1/8 before taking back, got in fifth past the ¼, then on the roll raw again before the half, worked up with a 27.1 third split to go right to the lead and leave these in the dust. DARTY was first to show, pushed a foe most of the quarter then yielded, inside, waited then came out with cover, ducked back in in the stretch and was along for second. ... 

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind, strong at times, as generally reflected in the fractions … Speed didn’t last to the wire until the 10^th race … BABES DIG ME got the pocket at the 1/8, gapped in the 25.4(!) third quarter, but gradually reeled the pacesetting CURIOUS CORTEZ in. The latter went right to the top, tried to steal the race in the third quarter (odd quarters = 52.2), almost lasted to the end. WHITE HAIR ... 

FIRST RACE – Moisture early in the card stopped, but has left the track “sloppy +1” all day … DOUBLEOFFTHEWALL left and yielded, committed to third-over, three-wide soon past the ¾, kept on coming with tenacity and was along over EXTRILLA HANOVER. The latter started uncovered from sixth 3/8, had reached the leader before the 5/8 and fought long and hard with that one, unlucky to be caught after a big mile. MORROCKIN K ... 

FIRST RACE – A stretch headwind … CLARION HALL pulled from the pocket off the first turn and went to the lead, had a very easy time of it. MAGIC VACATION put foes in behind in taking the early lead, yielded to the winner, clearly second-best. CIMERONKEN slid in third at the 1/8, gapped far turn, third. WATKINS was off slowly and left a bigger gap the further they went. ELO HANOVER broke at the ¼.

SECOND RACE – NEW LEGACY had cover to the 1/8, ... 

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … CASH IS KING let the two outside horses go at it, and when they resolved their positions moved outside and grabbed the lead, dominated from the 5/8 on. T’S ELECTRIC went out to the lead and forced a tuck in a 26.2 quarter, yielded to the chalk past the ¼, gradually unplugged from the 5/8 but still held for the distant second. NORTHBROOK RON had an excess of cover, three-wide midturn ... 

FIRST RACE – Warm day with a stretch headwind … BUSBOY HANOVER let outside foes go by at the 1/8, moved uncovered to the half and with a 26.1 third quarter went to the lead 11/16, an easy winner. CLASS SIX was three-wide just past the 1/8 then two-wide to the lead past the 5/16, didn’t have enough to keep the winner outside, but the only one who could be remotely close. BAMSKI had some speed, sat in and was trapped ... 

FIRST RACE – FOLLOW YOUR NOSE came out past the 3/8, three-wide for a couple steps early turn two as a foe pulled then settled right behind cover and was carried up well, three-wide late turn and shot to the lead quickly in the lane, then withstood DEJA VROOM. The latter tailed the winner the entire way and paced steadily in being well-clear of the rest. SWEETONTHEBEACH fired away to command, rated Q2 then had a very ... 

FIRST RACE – Strong stretch headwind … POND JUMPER tucked fourth at the 1/8, came out behind the parked horse at the half and soon started a sweep which would carry him to the lead past the 5/8, strong in a fast mile for this kind. DON’T SASS ME tailed the winner the entire way, got in the pocket ¾, made a very good try in the lane. MAGIC VACATION took the early pocket and kept it closed, was shuffled 5/8 then backed ... 

FIRST RACE – The American Harness Drivers Club provides us with an exciting last half in the opener … INAPERFECTWORLD got the lead, yielded before the 3/16, came out off turn two and was briefly three-wide as the pocketsitter pulled, then to first-over and went to the lead ¾, held off all of the opposition. ZOOMING moved off turn two, briefly four-wide past the 9/16 then settled behind cover, lost cover ¾ and went on to challenge, ... 

FIRST RACE – Many impressive winners – but also a few horses in heretofore good form finishing well off the winner … WAR-N-MUNN made two speed moves to control the pace, went 27.1 down the back and then left everybody far behind. BLOW A CLOUD N sat third, waited for the Pocono Pike then came home for the distant second. URBAN RENEWAL stayed in, moved out in the lane and had a little gain. ROYAL HEART ...