FIRST RACE – GET LIT was three-wide headed to the 1/8 and needed past a fast quarter until the 5/16 to go from two-wide to the lead, yielded early on the backstretch to the big brusher but stayed tight, outside late turn and gradually reclaimed the lead. MCNEIL Z TAM got early position, angled outside headstretch, finished well to win the photo for second. MAKE IT COME TRUE went to the lead at the 1/8 and pushed the winner ... 

FIRST RACE – Warm day … POND JUMPER was wide leaving, to two-wide past the 1/8 and went on to take over 3/8, trotted away from these from before the ¾. JUST MAYBE THE ONE stayed in third, blocked on the far turn behind the fading pocketsitter, waited for the Pocono Pike and then came along as a clear second. BIG SMOOVE backed out to second-over, three-wide late turn, along for third. SHADY MCCOY tucked ... 

FIRST RACE – Temperature in the low 60s … Stretch tailwind early … In the stakes races, there are three-year-olds early in their campaigns, so you’ll see a LOT of fast back halves and quarters from these talented horses gearing up for their long year … KOMODO BEACH made the lead 3/16, rated the half, then stepped home in 55.1 – 27.1 to win safely as an example of what we just mentioned. MYSWEETBOYMAX yielded ... 

FIRST RACE – Low 70s; some stretch headwind, at varying strengths including not so much early … SPORTS TEEN was edging outside trying to flush cover early backstretch, did so 5/8 but then gapped and briefly went back inside, outside far turn and wide stretch, had the most late. VALIANT IVY pushed much of the ¼, yielded but soon was back on the retake, set a quick pace, trying to find more late while bobbing his head, held pretty well. ... 

FIRST RACE – Mid 50s, with stretch headwind … CASH IS KING left to command, yielded past the 3/16 and then gave the pocket 5/16 to give him a path for a move to the top, which he made past the half, clear the last 3/8. BUGGER BRUISER left outside the winner and tucked, inside and shuffled, in a blindswitch two- and three-wide far turn then could angle to four-wide early stretch, closed strongly. ALL ABOUT RUSTY was ... 

FIRST RACE – High 40s to mid 50s during the card … Stretch tailwind … LINDY’S BIG BANG was three-wide most of the quarter waiting for the front to settle, then went on to 3/8 command, put down a good clip and was much the best of these. NORTHERN SKYWAY did not get away well, moved out third-over ¾ and then spent of the last turn three-wide, solid closing effort. HARNESS AM was uncovered at the half, reached the ... 

FIRST RACE – A chilly 45 degrees on a dank “sloppy +1” night … BANK BOX TREASURE was three-wide leaving to the front 3/16, got stern pressure from MUSHANA from before the half until into the stretch, asserted himself late. The latter came out 3/8 raw and fought hard with the winner, having a small advantage at a couple of points, but got a bit tired midstretch. LIFE WELL LIVED yielded for the pocket, was off the ... 

FIRST RACE – A cool day (46^o) at Pocono, with a stretch tailwind starting early in the card … KEYSTONE STEAM moved uncovered into turn two, was between horses the length of the backstretch battling the pacesetter to his left and a sweeper to his right, edged past the leader midturn but in getting the advantage clipped that one causing massive interference, paced on gamely but was placed last for the violation. CLASS SIX originally ... 

FIRST RACE – Mid 60s most of the card, then dropping a bit at the end … CIRCUIT PARTY quarter-moved, set an even pace, seemed to be in charge even as DYNAMITE VOLO made up late ground. The latter went to the top and yielded at the ¼, vacated third-in on the turn and inched up the last ¼. CHERRY MASON gapped late backstretch, to the Pocono Pike, fair. MY SON TY HANOVER never entered the main picture. ... 

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … BETTER B ROLLING left, yielded, stayed in third, trapped headstretch but found room when the pacesetter bore out, came inside that one and was really rolling from midstretch to be just up. REGAL HOPE went on between horses to the pocket past the 1/8, inside in the stretch and had a clear advantage midstretch, but was outkicked late. CASH IS KING was three-wide just past the 1/8 and onward ...