If Ever

Closing with a rush in the final stages of a Monmouth Park maiden, If Ever (Not This Time) put his nose in front just when it counted most to win in Oceanport, NJ on Sunday afternoon. A well-beaten seventh sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on the dirt at the Big A on May 7, the Kentucky-bred was given a 6-1 chance for this turf bow. Reluctant to load, the half-brother to GSW Just Cindy (Justify, $173,760) was unhurried early, trailing in seventh through honest opening splits. Still last turning for home,...