FIRST RACE – Hot day … Track “fast +0” races 1 through 11; then weather came and track “sloppy +1” for the last three … The stretch headwind would reverse as the storm came through … CAPTAINS MAID was looped, finally took over 5/8, saw a foe dive into the pocket ¾,...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … GET LIT was four-wide to the first turn and three-wide to the 1/8, went into the pocket at the ¼, moved to the Pocono Pike, took the lead midstretch and proved best. WALTER MITTY had some early speed, uncovered before the 5/8, never had...

FIRST RACE –Slight stretch tailwind to start … JEREMES GENERAL left and got the pocket, to the Pocono Pike and worked past LYONS JOHNNY. The latter was three-wide to the 1/8 to the lead shortly thereafter, rated quarter two, gave a good fight but settled for second....

FIRST RACE – Rain early, so track “sloppy +1” through four races; with the sun coming out, the track was rated “good +1” the rest of the card … JANAID left and yielded, stayed in until late turn then came on with a burst while a bit on a line, took over midstretch,...

FIRST RACE – Hot; stretch headwind … TUIS SHADOW left three-wide to get early command, yielded to a looped foe, backed out from third-in 11/16 to follow cover, three-wide headstretch and finished steadily. ETRA DE VIE started uncovered to the half and gained a lot of...

FIRST RACE – Again, a hot day … Stretch headwind … BLUEBIRD KEEPSAKE went up behind the early battlers to tuck third 1/8, outside again far turn and had a good turn of late speed to get the decision. SERRANO VOLO was on top just past the 1/8, rated the second quarter...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind; hot twilight weather … BLENHEIM was three-wide past the 1/8 before taking back, got in fifth past the ¼, then on the roll raw again before the half, worked up with a 27.1 third split to go right to the lead and leave these in the dust....

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind, strong at times, as generally reflected in the fractions … Speed didn’t last to the wire until the 10th race … BABES DIG ME got the pocket at the 1/8, gapped in the 25.4(!) third quarter, but gradually reeled the pacesetting CURIOUS...

FIRST RACE – Moisture early in the card stopped, but has left the track “sloppy +1” all day … DOUBLEOFFTHEWALL left and yielded, committed to third-over, three-wide soon past the ¾, kept on coming with tenacity and was along over EXTRILLA HANOVER. The latter started...

FIRST RACE – A stretch headwind … CLARION HALL pulled from the pocket off the first turn and went to the lead, had a very easy time of it. MAGIC VACATION put foes in behind in taking the early lead, yielded to the winner, clearly second-best. CIMERONKEN slid in third...