FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … MYIDEALSON N shut a hole 3/16 and stayed third-in, swung wide headstretch and just caught PICKLED PREACHER at the very end. The latter maintained the pocket behind the front-end fights, swung out headstretch and had the lead midstretch,...

FIRST RACE – FAR BETTER took the early pocket, pulled raw from third at the half and went up to challenge, had a short lead ¾ and at points through the turn, but couldn’t draw clear until late. ARCHETTO HANOVER kept a hole closed 3/16 then quarter-moved, was pushed...

FIRST RACE – Strong stretch tailwind (see the fractions for race one) … ROCK THE DEVIL got a good early spot fourth, uncovered into the wind 9/16 and reached the leader by the 11/16, had a long fight with that one, up right on the money coming home in 26.3 (with the...

FIRST RACE – Due to early moisture, the track was rated “sloppy +1” for the first five races, “good +1” for races six through eight, and “fast +0” for the remainder of the card … Stretch headwind at the start, slightly diminishing late … HORSE went to the top, yielded...

FIRST RACE – MARKET BASED settled in fourth at the ¼, pulled uncovered 5/8 and gained with every step, drew away when asked for more late. QUICK SNAP headed down the road and set the pace of his choosing, outfooted late, held second over REGENTS HANOVER. The latter...

FIRST RACE – JK MUSICMAN was out most of the ¼ to get the lead, strung the field out and was unthreatened in a 27.3 last quarter. TAKEITTOTHEFACE was asked leaving, made the lead, pushed the winner to the ¼ then yielded, stayed close, couldn’t gain late. PC’S EXPRESSO...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … LORD OF MISRULE was hustled to keep the pocket closed behind the dueling frontenders, came out headstretch and worked his way past DREAM OF LUCK. The latter went to the lead, under pressure from a parked rival from the 5/16 to the ¾,...

FIRST RACE – MICHAEL’S MONSTER left like a monster, forced his two closest rivals to reconsider attempts to brush to the lead, went right on and was a safe winner, not looking like a $60.40 horse with four quarters at 28 or a bit more. SHORE OF HIMSELF quarter-moved,...

FIRST RACE – Swirling wind to start … BAY MEADOWS went to the point entering turn one then yielded to the 3/16 for the pocket, stalked the pacesetting JK MUSICMAN then wore him down nicely late. The latter was three-wide leaving, needed until nearing the 3/16 to...

FIRST RACE – Wind shifted to a stretch tailwind for the fourth race, after which a storm blew through, turning the track to “sloppy +1” for the rest of the day although little wind effect after the storm … MYIDEALSON N was outleft, took the pocket under a hard hold at...

FIRST RACE – RESPECT OUR FLAG waited until the 11/16 to go raw from third, charged up to the lead headstretch, then just withstood a big late burst from MCMIKE. The latter sat in, went inside of a gapper down the back, angled wide headstretch and finished in high gear...