Connors’ Comments for Saturday, October 24, 2020

2020-10-31

FIRST RACE – “Good +1” tracks races 1-5; “fast + 0” thereafter … Temperatures in low 50s … Stretch tailwind at the start … JUST N ACE was under tap urging early and maintained control of the pace, fought off the first-over, a good winner. LOUD SPLASH gapped in last much of the last half, then swung from one- to five-wide into the stretch, still seventh past the start of the pond but flew in the last 1/16. WHATS INTHE ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, October 20, 2020

2020-10-27

FIRST RACECROSSFIT got forward position, then moved just past the quarter to the lead 3/8 and backed off the half, didn’t have much pressure and won easily. MR HOUDINI wanted the early lead, yielded to the brushing favorite for the pocket, held position OK late. MIGHTY SURF was three-wide to the 1/8, then to the early pocket past the 3/16, stayed in, outside late turn but couldn’t go forward. NICE STUFF ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Sunday, October 18, 2020

2020-10-23

FIRST RACEREDHOT ROMEO moved into turn two and had excellent cover from the parked horse, left uncovered midturn when that one did clear to the lead, drew safely clear. XPERT BAYAMA was fourth-over, wide headstretch and gained a lot of ground to be a clear second. ASCARYONE HANOVER left and ducked in then kept a hole closed, caught in when the leader tired and was shuffled, to the two-path but didn’t clear, then ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Saturday, October 17, 2020

2020-10-20

FIRST RACE – Low to mid 50s … JUST N ACE made the top early, fought off two separate challenges down the back and through the turn, then held off POLAK A up the inside late. The latter defended the pocket, had his shot up the inside in the stretch, good but second-best. KEYSTONE STEAM was three-wide leaving then to two-wide, backed off and settled third off the first turn, stayed in, evenly late. ROCKNROLL CHARM ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, October 13, 2020

2020-10-18

FIRST RACE – Temperature in the high 50s and a “good +1” track … MIGHTY SURF drifted outside early then took the three-hole 3/16, moved uncovered 5/8 and went right by the pacesetter early on the turn, drew away. WINNERESS moved with cover, lost it on the turn, just held onto second over MAYFAIR WELL. The latter was third-over, had some belated trot. STRIKING ENCORE sat the pocket, was stuck in ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Sunday, October 11, 2020

2020-10-15

FIRST RACEASCARYONE HANOVER was three-wide leaving and two-wide to the 1/8, yielded 5/16 but was right back on the retake and strung the field out in fast time. GUNSLINGER HILL was four-wide leaving to three-wide to the 1/8 to two-wide to the lead 5/16, yielded for the pocket, neither gained nor lost ground late. CATCH MY SHADOW got around the pole horse by the 1/8, sat third, just a bit off the top two from the 11/16, ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Saturday, October 10, 2020

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … JUST N ACE sat the two-hole, came out in the stretch and wore down SOMETIMESAWINNER. The latter was out strongly for the rail, picked up the pace down the backstretch to keep out a charging first-over, couldn’t handle the winner but did preserve second over ROYAL HEART. The latter sat third-in, to the Pocono Pike and found his best strides a bit too late. KEYSTONE STEAM ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Tuesday, October 6, 2020

2020-10-13

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind, with occasional gusts … FULL VIEW was in the outer flow two- and three-wide, went four-wide midturn and circled everybody to draw off easily. LOU’S SWEETREVENGE made the lead, kept an early challenger parked, kept a sweeper parked to the ¾ through the turn, held for second. FIND ONE MORE yielded for the pocket and kept it closed, stayed close for third. MOONLIGHT SHADOW ... 

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Connors’ Comments Sunday, October 4, 2020

2020-10-08

FIRST RACEFERNADO was the first to show and had crossed over before the first turn, went coast-to-coast and spurted clear late. ALWAYS B MAGIC was four-wide early, to two-wide to the pocket before the ¼, gained a little in the Pocono Pike towards midstretch then flattened slightly. REGAL HOPE sat third, started gapping a bit before the 5/8, still held the distant third. QUAKE BLUE CHIP advanced inside, ... 

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Connors’ Comments for Saturday, October 3, 2020

FIRST RACEROYAL HEART was three-wide well past the 1/8, tucked fourth, out behind cover to the half, three-wide 5/8 to uncovered before the ¾, kept grinding, proved the best in the opener. KEYSTONE STEAM was able to advance up the inside, used the Pocono Pike to procure second. JUST N ACE left well from the rail and pushed a foe past the 3/8 before surrendering the lead, backed out behind the winner on the far turn, ... 

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