Belmont at the Big A

HARD CIRCLE broke out at the start under coaxing, raced five paths off the inside in closest aim of the leader, advanced at he half mile pole and tucked three wide through the turn knocking heads with DAW SAMAA before taking over the front with five-sixteenths to go, got set down spinning three wide into upper stretch, edged away under a drive kept to task. OLIGARCH broke outwards at the break, raced five to six paths off the rail until tucked to the two path with seven-sixteenths to run, tucked inside through the turn, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and was unable to angle in or out with rivals flanking him straightened away while under a light drive awaiting options, gained clearance inside nearing the sixteenth marker and rallied to the rail offering up a mild kick to secure the place honors. TWO DUCKS shied out at the break in reaction to JET OFF breaking outwards, raced six to seven paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three then two wide through the turn, angled four wide into upper stretch and kept on to the finish to secure the show honors. DAW SAMAA hustled from the gate, showed the way in hand four paths off the inside down the backstretch, came under challenge into the turn and tucked to the two path through that bend getting placed to urging when displaced from the front with five-sixteenths remaining, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in and weakened in the late stages. NOD TO TRAN coaxed from the start, chased just off the inside under a ride from the five-sixteenths marker, angled three to four wide for home and made no impact. JET OFF broke out at the start, chased six paths off the rail down the backstretch and then four wide through the turn under encouragement from the five-sixteenths pole, went four to five wide into upper stretch, tired. TOWN DOG ducked in at the start conceding four to five lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased four then three wide detached at the tail of the field, came under coaxing three furlongs from home, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and trailed throughout.

A. P. SLINGSHOT settled off the pace, was urged along late on the backstretch, went around most of the turn in the two path then shifted out to the four path, gained to make a bid on the outside in upper stretch, fought outside of three foes into the final furlong, battled outside of two foes in the final sixteenth and narrowly prevailed under strong urging. RARE SOCIETY tracked the pace while off the pace, moved in leaving the backstretch, saved ground while asked on the turn then chased the leader, gained along the rail to make a bid inside of foes in upper stretch, battled inside of three rivals into the final furlong, fought inside of two opponents in the final sixteenth, rubbed saddles with ICY LEGS late and just missed while narrowly able to get the show. ICY LEGS stalked the pace on the outside, was given her cue in the three path on the turn then chased the leader, gained to make a bid in upper stretch, came in inside the furlong marker and put a foe in tight quarters, battled between horses into the final sixteenth, fought on well while rubbing saddles with the runner-up late, continued between horses to the finish and just missed while clear for the show. DAT DARES RIGHT was taken up at the start and spotted the front a couple lengths, moved up while sent hard to the front then showed the way with a clear advantage while off the inside, went around the turn in the two path, was asked near the quarter-pole, lost the advantage nearing the furlong marker, was taken up in tight quarters while being outfinished by the top three outside the sixteenth-pole and weakened. ISHKABIBBLE tossed her head at the start and was off a bit slow, angled in at the rear early on the backstretch, shifted from the rail to the three path under urging on the turn, moved out in upper stretch and failed to respond.

SHE'S GRAND struck the off side stall at the break, pulled her way to the front near the seven furlong marker briefly tussling with SWEETEST PRINCESS before settling under a hold to prompt that rival from the outside three to four paths off the rail down the backstretch, tucked to the two path through the turn and remained patiently handled until let out spinning four then three wide into upper stretch, seized command with three-sixteenths to run and edged away to inside the eighth pole, dug in and held on to prevail over her barn mate on the wire. MOMMASGOTTAGUN chased three paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking inside through the turn, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and angled five then four wide into upper stretch, rallied inside the final furlong surging late but missed at the end. EARLY ON coaxed from the gate, chased five then four wide under urging with seven-sixteenths to go, angled out seven then six wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild bid. FAST AND FRISKY chased four then three wide under encouragement from the five-sixteenths marker, angled six then five wide at the head of the stretch, stayed on one paced to the finish. GIANT AT WORK chased two to three paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked inside through the turn and came under urging three furlongs out, cornered two to three wide for home and offered no response. SWEETEST PRINCESS coaxed from the gate, tussled with SHE'S GRAND early on before establishing sole albeit narrow command near six furlongs to run, showed the way just off the inside under pressure from that rival to the outside, tucked inside through the turn and came under a ride at the five-sixteenths marker, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, yielded the front with three-sixteenths to go and tired through to the wire.