FIRST RACE – Mid to upper 60s; stretch headwind … TONY TOO TALL made two speed moves in controlling the pace, drew away in the last 1/8 looking sharp. BIG BOSS HILL was between horses leaving and tucked third past the 1/8, shuffled some later on the turn and had to...

FIRST RACE – Coolish, and with a stretch headwind almost all the day, which explains where a lot of the winners came from (front and inside) except for the first race … COXCOMB was away seventh as many left, last at the half, was fourth-over down the back, then...

FIRST RACE – SAY YOU DO spotted third, then moved before the parked horse could go up, took over command nearing the 3/8 and set a fast pace stringing these out, mildly-roused late to keep NICE STUFF at bay. The latter left and put a foe in behind, yielded to the...

FIRST RACE – The day started off relatively pleasant, with a moderate stretch headwind; by race five the wind had picked up quite a bit, and then rain came, changing the “fast +0” rating of the first five contests to “sloppy +1” for the rest of the day … TEMPURA...

FIRST RACE – REBELLIOUS was limbed out three-deep to the 1/8 to get the lead, strung the field out with odd-numbered quarters under 27, much the best. ACTOR HANOVER left between horses to get into the pocket, a bit loose at times behind the winner but the only one who...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … LATEST ERA was four-wide to the first turn and three-wide to the 1/8, took back then but found no hole so urged to go up and get the lead 3/8, rolled in quarter three with the wind, opened a clear lead headstretch then held off the late...

FIRST RACE – Rain midcard, reducing a “fast” track to “good +1” … YS DO IT RIGHT used the rail to take control in a quick opener, slowed the second stanza then sped up, with nobody able to catch him coming back fractions of 54.3 – 26.4. DIVINE RIGHT moved out with...

FIRST RACE – Changeable weather: “good +1” for the first four races; “fast” for races 5-11; then with more rain “sloppy +1” the remainder of the card … KEYSTONE STEAM moved raw on the second turn, got into the pocket past the 5/8, continued to gain and outside to...

FIRST RACE – A few degrees either side of 80 for this card … No wind … Horses trying to advance wide from more than a couple lengths off the pace at the half had a bad day … BIZYS BEATLE moved uncovered before the second turn, hit a high gear off that bend and brushed...

FIRST RACE – “Sloppy +1” throughout the day, with no wind … PRESIDENTE ZETTE was three-wide to the 1/8, tucked fourth, came outside at the ¾, moved wide late turn, along late. TRICKY DICK headed down the road, picked up the pace to meet the first-over challenger,...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … LYONS KING was parked with cover until the 3/8, then was left uncovered, grabbed a small advantage 5/8 but never could cross over to the pegs, stayed on remarkably to win after a rough journey. MAJOR SHOW had cover behind the winner,...

FIRST RACE – “Sloppy +1” surface all day … BULLVILLE STEPHANO left and sat a pocket trip, outside past midturn and gradually along in the sprint home. BEST BETTOR was three-wide early, took command at the 1/8, got no pressure until challenged by the winner, couldn’t...