Aqueduct

NO RESERVE coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand just off the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, continued in the two path into upper stretch, edged clear to the eighth pole and was shown a right handed crop and shied in from that flash of the crop and was corrected with a switch to the left hand, held well and clear to the finish. MY GIRL AUBREE stumbled at the break, chased four then three wide under a ride from three furlongs out, spun three wide into upper stretch, ran on to secure the place honors. LADY DELILAH coaxed from the gate, chased three wide under urging from the five-sixteenths pole, angled six to seven wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild kick. SHE'S BANKABLE coaxed from the start, chased just off the inside under urging from three furlongs out, angled four wide for home, kept on to the finish. TIFFANY'S GEM chased along the inside under encouragement from the five-sixteenths marker, angled four wide into upper stretch, weakened. MIDNIGHT BLUE broke out at the start, chased five to six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then four wide through the turn coaxed along from midway, angled six to seven wide into upper stretch, trailed.

SHARP SPARK was last into stride, saved ground on the first turn, settled just off the pace while off the inside on the backstretch, was asked into the far turn, chased in the two path going around that bend, shifted to the four path while gaining into the stretch, made a bid outside of the leading duo inside the three-sixteenths pole, drifted out near the furlong marker then took the lead, was given one light pop of a down-turned crop near the sixteenth-pole then drew clear while kept to the task under a confident hand-ride to the finish. HEY TOBY went around the first turn in the two path, stalked the pace on the outside, turned up the pressure on the leader in the three then two path on the far turn, took the advantage just inside the three-eighths pole, battled with HE'S GOT THIS under a drive into upper stretch, fought with that foe into the final furlong, was headed by the winner just inside the eighth-pole and proved no match but earned the place. HE'S GOT THIS raced in the three path on the first turn, settled on the outside, was roused late on the backstretch, chased in the four then three path on the turn, made a bid outside the five-sixteenths pole, turned into upper stretch under a drive, battled with the runner-up into the final furlong, fought with the top two into the final sixteenth and weakened while clear for third purse money. LAUGHING BOY was hustled to the front, showed the way on the inside with an easy lead, was asked under threat early on the far turn, lost the advantage just inside the three-eighths pole, dropped back under strong urging at the quarter-pole and capitulated.

NOGUCHI broke out a step at the start, chased along the inside coming under encouragement three furlongs from home, advanced through the latter portion of the turn and took the inside route into upper stretch, seized command just inside the three-sixteenths marker, then edged away kept to task to the finish. ADMIRAL INDY got bumped at the start by UNCLE BARRIE, who broke inwards and in turn bumped REIGN IT IN, chased just off the inside under a ride from the three-eighths pole, angled four to five wide into upper stretch, ran on to procure the place honors. SOUNDS LIKE FUN dueled down the backstretch from the two path with DIXIE HEX to his outside, shook off that foe inside the midway point on the turn and came under coaxing near the quarter pole under growing threat to the inside, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, got collared just inside the three-sixteenths and kept on to the finish to preserve the show honors. REIGN IT IN got bumped at the start by ADMIRAL INDY due to pressure from UNCLE BARRIE, chased just off the inside and then along the inside under encouragement from three furlongs out, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, improved position to the wire. FINAL JOKE four wide in pursuit, got ridden along from the seven-sixteenths marker, tipped five wide into upper stretch, weakened. UNCLE BARRIE broke in at the break bumping ADMIRAL INDY into REIGN IT IN, chased three then four wide under prolonged urging from the half mile pole, tipped six wide at the head of the stretch, weakened. DIXIE HEX dueled from the three path with SOUNDS LIKE FUN to his inside down the backstretch, came under coaxing three furlongs out and faded through the latter portion of the turn, went five to six wide into upper stretch and tired.