Tweet Me was looped to the top by Flying Isa N early, continuing on to grab the lead past the 27.4 quarter. Simons posted middle splits of 57 and 1:25.3, and the victorious mare made it look easy in the last quarter by drawing clear for trainer Nicholas Devita and owner Bridget Mcneese. Flying Isa N came out of the pocket for the stretch drive, giving Pocono Pike access to third-inside Uncle Hanover, and that one closed to take second by ¾ of a length over "Isa," behind the winner of $390,678.
Seventeen minutes earlier, it was Simons who had taken advantage of the "Pocono Pike from third-inside" situation, and he maximized his opportunity by getting Windup West home first with a length and a quarter to spare as she broke her maiden in 1:55.4 style. The Western Ideal filly, out of the four-time $100,000+ producer Matt's A Coming, had started her career in a PA Stallion Series race, but hadn't panned out as desired in eight starts at two and was purchased for $10,000 at the Blooded Horse Sale for owner/trainer Cindy Truitt; Windup West proved "18th time lucky," all at the mountain oval, for Truitt as she pulled the upset….
… except that Mike Simons driving a $100+ winner isn't as much of an upset as one might think – it was the third time this meet that Mike has pulled off a mutuel supershocker, with no other driver at Pocono having more than one triple-figure winner, and only one other driver in the state, Dan Rawlings at The Meadows, having as many as three $100+ winners this year.