FIRST RACE – Mid 70s; late rain forced the change from “fast +0” to “good +1” for the last three changes … Stretch headwind … DC BATGIRL was looped leaving and made the front at the ¼, got a breather at the half, then demonstrated her superiority by coming home in 55...

FIRST RACE – Mid 70s; stretch headwind … ROUGH ODDS looked to leave but took back, moved at the ¼ with the favorite outside and brushed to the lead 3/8, saw the chalk move up to stalk him, but maintained a safe margin late. KILLER MARTINI moved three-wide behind the...

FIRST RACE – Low 70s; stretch headwind … ROCK KING DEO was looped and tucked third to the first turn, then quarter-moved and was extended past the 3/8 in a fast half, rolled on in the third panel, then just held off the stretchlong charge of GOLDEN GESTURE. The latter...

FIRST RACE – Near 80 degrees all day … Stretch headwind … JAMAICAN COWBOY was fourth-over, three-wide from the 11/16 and kept gaining, went on by everybody late. DARK HORSE was four-deep to turn one, three-wide to the 1/8, then two-wide to the top off the first turn,...

FIRST RACE – Mid 70s … PURE COTTON left well to defend the two-hole, came out headstretch and sailed right on by WHO’S SMOKIN N. The latter was out most of the fast quarter to get the lead, slowed the half then took off again, powerless to stall the winner but did...

FIRST RACE – Mid 70s; stretch tailwind … INDIGO ART trailed three-wide cover before the ¾, swung four-wide late on the turn and just paced over the field. PUZZLING sat in, blocked the first half of the turn then could advance, to the Pocono Pike and finished well but...

FIRST RACE – 90 degrees, with a stretch tailwind … SAMMY THE BULL N left between horses and tucked in the pocket 3/16, a bit loose down the back, but got into a better gear when coming out early stretch and just up late. ROYAL HEART was the innermost of the leavers...

FIRST RACE – Low to mid 80s … Stretch headwind … WINNING IS SWEET was three-wide to clear at the 1/8, immediately yielded to the brusher, stayed in the pocket to the Pocono Pike, inched by a stubborn JANAID. The latter was innermost of the three leavers, relinquished...

FIRST RACE – Upper 70s to mid 70s on the twilight card … HURRIKANE EMPEROR made the lead before the 1/8, set the pace, ripped down the back in 26.2 to string his opposition out and was much the best. PATERNITY SUIT A went out to garner the pocket, started to gap off...

FIRST RACE – Rain before the races had the track “sloppy +1” for the first seven races; gradual drying allowed it to be updated to “good +1” for the next six races; then rain during the 13th brought it back to “sloppy +1” for the last … Stretch headwind … INDIGO ART...

FIRST RACE – Mid 60s … SAMMY THE BULL N was reserved off the early fireworks, made one big sweeping move that carried him quickly from sixth to first down the backstretch, drew away. ROCK KING DEO was out in the three-wide path behind the winner, couldn’t stay with...

FIRST RACE – Mid 60s … No wind in the early races … In the opener, everybody was in the path of the favorite for a long way, but when he got clear, … ARTACHE HANOVER was surrounded by horses leaving and tucked, then was pinned in from past the 1/8 until just past the...