FIRST RACE – 23 degrees all day … A swirling wind that generally played as a Pocono-atypical stretch tailwind … Midcard, um, interesting weather, as you’ll see … SPORTSMANSHIP moved second-over, left uncovered ¾, wore down a tiring MILITARY MASTER A late. The latter...

FIRST RACE – A few degrees either side of 30 for the twilight card … Shifting wind … LITTLEBITASWAGGER had some speed and got third, stayed in, got to the Pocono Pike as the pocketsitter pulled out, and gradually worked by THE BUS A. The latter had early cover, then...

FIRST RACE – Mid to low 40s … strong stretch headwind most of the way … flurries developing midcard, with the track “fast +0” for the first eight races and then “good +1” … TULLOW N had a good cover trip, one-geared it late through the slowing last quarter to get the...

FIRST RACE – A seasonable day over a “fast” track … P L LEEROY was three-wide early, to the pocket 3/16, stayed tight, outside early stretch, took over deep stretch and held off PIRATES ALLEY. The latter followed cover from third-over, tipped four-wide headstretch and...

FIRST RACE – From the upper to the lower part of the 40s temperature-wise … JUXTA COWGIRL was three-wide to the 1/8, pressed on and made the lead past the 5/16, didn’t really have anybody come close to her thereafter. MOSSDALE LOTTEE N gapped fourth the first half,...

FIRST RACE – Upper 60s to low 70s … Not a good day in general for horses racing on the front end … End-to-end action for the fastest local mile of the year in the opener (1:50.4) … IM A GIGOLO N was third-over, gapped down the backstretch and on the turn, but put...

FIRST RACE – Mid to high 40s; usual stretch headwind … OWEN came out at the 5/8, was full of pace and quickly went three-wide 11/16 to uncovered before the turn and by past midturn, stormed home in 55 very impressively. POINTSMAN worked his way to the top at the 1/8,...

FIRST RACE – About 60 degrees all day … “Fast +0” for races 1-3, then “sloppy +1” thereafter in drizzle … Not much wind at start … BAYONET left, made the pocket 3/16, edged out late on the turn and drew off. IMIDEAL HANOVER tucked early, evenly to hold second. BJ’S...

FIRST RACE – The twilight card opens in 70-degree temperatures, which go down only a bit through the racing … Strong stretch headwind … OFF THE PRESS was last  and didn’t come off the rail until past the ¾, tipped wider off wide cover headstretch and was along in the...

FIRST RACE – Temperature up to 44 degrees, but still a stretch headwind-windy, brutish day (though the times were on average a bit faster) … LINCOLNJAMES raced away to get the pocket, gapped a bit at a couple of points, surged midstretch and was just along over a game...

FIRST RACE – After Saturday’s cancellation, the track was “fast” for the Sunday program … Temperatures in the low 40s at the start of the card dropped to freezing by program’s end … Wind was not very strong and variable throughout the card … ABSOLUTE INTENT gapped the...