FIRST RACE – High 70s today … Light stretch tailwind early when it was there; then reversing midcard to a stretch headwind … DECOY left between horses, was in front 3/16, rated the half then sharpened the speed, briefly even with SANTAFE’S COACH but came back to...

FIRST RACE – A warm day … WEATHER VANES went second-over, burst three-wide 5/8 and circled up to challenge, went by at the ¾ and opened up a big margin. SAINT TRIXIE yielded for the pocket, was stuck inside and had to wait for the Pocono Pike as the winner got away,...

FIRST RACE – As usual on Sunday evening cards at Pocono, the temperature dropped from the mid-70s to the mid-60s … BULLVILLE FRANK moved in a lively outer flow, urged to keep up 11/16 and drew closer to cover, then got to the pocket mid-far turn, Pocono Pike and up...

FIRST RACE – Nice day temperature-wise; shifting winds early … LADYFORD DOLLAR GB was three-wide early, tucked third 3/16, moved behind cover at the half, three-wide just past the 5/8 and got to two-wide ¾, couldn’t clear though having the lead much of the turn, held...

FIRST RACE – Stretch headwind … ON THE MONEY GB used two speed moves to control the pace, had late-clearing challengers nearing the wire but held them off. YOUNONOTHINJON backed out to follow cover ¾, stayed right on that cover until midstretch then tipped wide,...

FIRST RACE – High 70s dropping through the 70s through the card … As the track took on more water, the track condition was downgraded: “fast +0” races 1-4, “good +1” race 5, and “sloppy +1” the rest of the way … TUIS SHADOW left and secured the two-hole to the first...

FIRST RACE – Starting warm, then gradually dropping 12 degrees through the card, as Sunday cards do here … Mild stretch headwind early, which would dissipate … UPTOWN LADY N left between horses to the lead, yielded but was quick to move outside 3/16 before another...

FIRST RACE – Temperatures in the mid-70s … JK OBJECTION was three-wide early, went on to the lead 3/16, parked a challenger while rolling on the front end, drew clear the last 3/16. CAPTAIN T HANOVER stayed up close, could clear to the outside early stretch, appeared...

FIRST RACE – “The hazy day” … Warm, with a strong stretch tailwind (look at the fractions of the races) … Take the fractions of the opener as an example … NOPEWASNTME sat outside much of the first turn, went 26.3 to go to the lead 5/16 and then pushed the favorite...