FIRST RACE – A chilly 45 degrees on a dank “sloppy +1” night … BANK BOX TREASURE was three-wide leaving to the front 3/16, got stern pressure from MUSHANA from before the half until into the stretch, asserted himself late. The latter came out 3/8 raw and fought hard...

FIRST RACE – A cool day (46o) at Pocono, with a stretch tailwind starting early in the card … KEYSTONE STEAM moved uncovered into turn two, was between horses the length of the backstretch battling the pacesetter to his left and a sweeper to his right, edged past the...

FIRST RACE – Mid 60s most of the card, then dropping a bit at the end … CIRCUIT PARTY quarter-moved, set an even pace, seemed to be in charge even as DYNAMITE VOLO made up late ground. The latter went to the top and yielded at the ¼, vacated third-in on the turn and...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … BETTER B ROLLING left, yielded, stayed in third, trapped headstretch but found room when the pacesetter bore out, came inside that one and was really rolling from midstretch to be just up. REGAL HOPE went on between horses to the pocket...

FIRST RACE – Warmest day of the year so far at 80o … Wind would start as a stretch headwind, then make a 180o switch midcard to a stretch tailwind … JUSLIKEAQUEEN made the front just past the 1/8 in a rare “reverse lineup,” opened a big lead down the back, maybe a bit...

FIRST RACE – Mid 50s throughout the day … WITH OUT A DOUBT was the only leaver and rolled on the lead, just warded off the grinder KING ALPHONSO. The latter moved raw at the 5/8, never made a big move at the leader until very late, very steadily to just miss....

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind developing before midcard … THISISSHE cleared with relative ease, rated the half, held off a long bid from STOP RESISTIN. The latter moved uncovered 5/8, challenged hard and drew to almost even terms late turn, ceded only a little stretch...

FIRST RACE – Temperature near 50 degrees all day; stretch tailwind … CAPSAICINN was three-wide to the first turn, briefly with cover then kept going raw to 3/8 command, looked to be under threat from the closing QUEEN Z TAM midstretch but saw that one break and won by...

FIRST RACE – DON’TCALLMEFRANCIS was between horses leaving, looped, in gear when that one went past and up to command just before the 3/8, stayed in command to the wire. SPECTACULAR ROCK took an early tuck, then moved first-over towards turn two, grinded well for a...

FIRST RACE – Slight stretch headwind … LEAR SEELSTER followed the lively cover of NATIVE’S SWEETLOU, left uncovered on the turn then ducked in late turn, to the Pocono Pike and caught that rival. The latter spotted fifth, uncovered at the ½, in gear at the 5/8 and...

FIRST RACE – No wind to start; temperature would rise from 55 to 60 through the afternoon … AMAZON made the lead 3/16 in a hot quarter, rated the half, strung out the field then had only YOUR HONOR close from the 5/8, kept that one at bay. The latter went to the lead,...