Belmont at the Big A

BLUE ROOF BEAU took a first awkward step from the gate, vied inside a pair of rivals early on and then emerged to duel with BYE FOR NOW through the turn coming under light coaxing with five-sixteenths to go, took the inside route into upper stretch, edged clear just given rein to run to the eighth pole, held clear to the finish kept under hand urging being shown the crop to the right side once to keep his mind on his task. HURRICANE KAZ broke out at the start brushing BOSSOFEVERYTHING, chased five then four wide coming under urging with seven-sixteenths to go, angled five to six wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild kick. BOSSOFEVERYTHING got brushed at the break by the aforementioned foe, chased six the five wide coming under a ride with seven-sixteenths to run, cornered five wide into upper stretch, kicked on belatedly to the finish. PROSPECTOR got taken in hand at the break when against the bit and was away last, chased four then three wide coaxed along from the get go, angled six wide into upper stretch, passed tired rivals. BYE FOR NOW hustled from the gate, vied outside a pair of rivals from the four path, tucked three then two wide emerging to duel with the top one through the turn coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun three wide into upper stretch and tired. ROCOLINO coaxed from the start, vied early on between foes from the three path, got shaken off near the half mile pole and chased just off the inside through the turn coaxed along from the seven-sixteenths marker, tipped four wide into upper stretch and faltered in the drive.

REMI'S MOON stalked the pace on the outside while under a hard hold, four wide on the turn and inched closer on the turn and when ready took over leaving the quarter pole and drew off in the lane under mild left handed crop urging to prove much the best. JACKSON HEIGHTS was taken back early on the outside and raced four wide on the turn, came six wide into the lane and ran on willingly to gain the place award while no match for the winner. LOOMS BOLDLY set a pressured pace early on the rail, then vied for the command from the three eighths marker to the quarter pole but weakened in the lane while holding on to the show award. SHERIFF BIANCO was off a step slow and settled early, raced in the two path on the turn and came three wide off the turn and angled out but had no late kick. SHARED SUCCESS was allowed to settle on the inside and saved ground on the turn, came two wide off the turn and angled out nearing the three sixteenths but had no rally. SPIRIT DRAGON pressed the pace and made a two wide bid to vie for command by the three eighths marker to the quarter pole but weakened in the drive.

TRICKY BUSINESS coaxed from the gate, settled just off the duel six paths off the rail down the backstretch, advanced into the turn tucked three wide and dueled with JUDGE BOUSHAY taking over command just outside the quarter pole when placed to urging, swung four wide into upper stretch, edged clear under a drive kept to task. JUDGE BOUSHAY lunged at the break, dueled from the five path with KING FARRO to his inside down the backstretch, tucked to the two path into the turn, shook off that rival when confronted by the top and dueled once more with a new rival coming under coaxing with five-sixteenths to run, spun three wide into upper stretch displaced from command, ran on to chase the winner home through the final furlong clear of the rest and along second best. KING FARRO bobbled at the break, dueled from the two path with the aforementioned foe to his outside, tucked inside through the turn and was shaken off at the three-eighths marker, angled six wide into upper stretch, weakened in the late stages while clear of the rest for the show honors. LIAM'S LEGACY chased three then four wide under a ride from three furlongs out, went eight wide into upper stretch, passed tired rivals to the finish. SFUMATO brushed the off side stall at the start, chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn coaxed along from the three-eighths pole, angled six wide into upper stretch, tired. MO CURLS coaxed from the gate, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn under urging with seven-sixteenths to run, spun three then two wide into upper stretch and tired. ANDERMAN coaxed from the start, chased just off the inside and then along the inside under urging from the seven-sixteenths marker, angled four to five wide for home and faltered in the stretch.

RIGHT TIMING prompted the pace two wide under a hard hold, made a two wide bid leaving the turn and drew off to prove much the best under a vigorous hand ride and then ridden out the final sixteenth. RIVER RIDE was well placed on the inside and sat the pocket throughout, boxed nearing the quarter pole and tipped out three wide for racing room and ran on willingly to be clearly second best. JORDAN'S LOVE was crowded at the break, reserved early two wide, moved out to make a three wide run on the far turn, came six wide off the turn and was along for the show award. CHARTIST was rated along two wide and then was ridden along two wide by the quarter pole and came four wide off the turn but flattened out and then weakened. PRAIRIE PRINCESS was off slowly and guided to the inside while trailing the field, moved off the inside leaving the five sixteenths and then took a bad step nearing the quarter pole, got back into stride and passed the tiring rivals in the final furlong. QUADRATE was allowed to settle on the inside and saved ground on the far turn but tired. TRUDA was away alertly and showed the way into the first turn, dropped to the inside and then was pressured by the half mile marker and onto the far turn and gave way in the lane.

POINT OF REFERENCE coaxed from the gate, raced four to five paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide into the turn and advanced on the front stacking outside the top pair when placed to coaxing with five-sixteenths to run, got carried out nine paths into upper stretch by SNIDE to her inside, seized command near the three-sixteenths pole, then edged clear switching leads awkwardly and greenly a sixteenth out peering to the outside fence and surged away in the late stages to kept to task. SNIDE pressed the pace of P MUTTER PICKLE from the outside in the two path, got let out taking command near the quarter pole, floated out seven to eight wide into upper stretch carrying out the top one straightened away, ran on under a drive to procure the place honors on the wire. BRUNCH WITH AMY chased four to five paths off the inside early on until crossed to the inside six furlongs out, went three wide through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths pole, angled seven then six wide into upper stretch and ran on to the finish to secure the show honors. P MUTTER PICKLE cut the pace under pressure from SNIDE to the outside, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths under threat from a pair of rivals, spun just off the inside into upper stretch headed for the front, weakened in the stretch. LIKA ROLLING STONE chased three paths off the inside until tucked inside at the half mile pole, got ridden along with seven-sixteenths to run, took the inside route into upper stretch and weakened. PISTOL LIZ ABLAZEN chased along the inside and then just off the inside under encouragement with seven-sixteenths to go, swung four wide into upper stretch, trailed throughout.

GLAVINE was well rated early, then moved out and moved up to stalk the leader two wide down the backside,pressed the leader two wide on the far turn and made a three wide bid leaving the turn and kicked clear, then widened the margin under left handed crop to prove best, sharp. COORDINATOR was in tight between rivals up on the pace into the first turn, rated back on the first turn two wide, moved out to make a three wide run on the far turn and made a four wide bid leaving the turn but proved to be no match for the winner while staying on for the place award. DEMOCRACY DEFENDER was allowed to settle early and raced two to three wide drafting behind the leaders on the far turn and came three wide into the lane and was sent down nearing the furlong marker and ran on willingly to clearly best the rest. DONEGAL TIME was bumped at the break by DYNADEE, then was a bit rank and hard to handle on the first turn, settled into stride down the backside and raced three to five wide on the far turn, moved in to be four wide into the lane and improved positions late. ASKED AND ANSWERED was off slowly, then was used early to vie for command on the first turn, then fell back to track the leaders while saving ground down the backside and continued saving ground on the far turn and weakened. OVECHKIN threw head at the start and was four wide into the first turn, moved in and settled into stride, then had outside pursuit down the backside and raced four wide on the far turn but tired. DYNADEE broke in bumping a rival, then vied for the lead three wide and then went on to set the pace and move to the inside down the backside, pressured on the far turn and gave way.

I'M READY TO GO chased three to four paths off the inside down the backstretch, got out a bit to be five wide through the turn when placed to coaxing at the three-eighths marker, cornered five to six wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command just inside the eighth pole, edged clear to the finish kept busy to the end. BOLD STRENGTH coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand just off the inside under some pressure from BRAZENLY to the outside, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths pole, continued just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was headed a furlong out, fought on to the finish to get his nose back in front for the place honors on the wire. BRAZENLY coaxed from the start, prompted the pace of the aforementioned foe from the outside three wide, came under urging with five-sixteenths to go, tipped three to four wide into upper stretch, dug in taking narrow command between foes a furlong out, got displaced just inside that station and ran on to the finish but was just bested for the place honors on the line while clear for the show honors. SANSONE chased four to five wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths marker, continued four to five wide at the head of the stretch, weakened in the late stages. JIMMY'S DAILYS coaxed from the gate, chased along the inside under urging from three furlongs out, took the inside route into upper stretch, weakened in the late going. FIDDLING FELIX chased two to three wide under prolonged urging with nine-sixteenths remaining, angled six wide into upper stretch, trailed.

STICKUPWITHOUTAGUN was bumped at the break, set the pace while in the two path, well handled throughout dropped to the inside on the turn and spurted away leaving the turn and then kept a safe margin to the wire to prove best under left handed crop urging. TARPAULIN bumped with WHO'S YOUR ZADDY at the break, settled back to trail early, raced in the two path on the turn and began to ease out leaving the five sixteenths marker and swung out six wide leaving the turn and closed well besting SENEGAL late for the place award. SENEGAL was reserved early, moved out and made a four wide run nearing the quarter pole, came five wide off the turn and rallied. HEY TOBY tracked the pace from the inside and moved out to make a two wide bid by the quarter pole, came three wide off the turn but flattened out. WHO'S YOUR ZADDY bumped with a rival at the start, settled early and was three wide entering the turn, moved in to make a inside run nearing the quarter pole but had no punch in the lane. MAD BANKER stalked the pace four wide and then three wide on the turn, between rivals by the quarter pole but faded. CORVUS bumped at the start, tracked the early pace and then shuffled back and chased the pace outside and was four wide on the turn, came seven wide into the lane and weakened. KAZ OIL CHANGER broke in and bumped a rival at the break, prompted the winner three wide and then two wide on the turn and tired.

JUST FOR LUCK tossed his head at the start and brushed the off side stall when lunging at the break and was away last conceding four to five lengths to the front, settled just off the inside near the rear of the field, tucked inside through the far turn and came under coaxing near the quarter pole, angled seven wide into upper stretch, offered up a good finish to just get up on the wire and score. INSPEIGHTOFCHARLIE coaxed from the gate, tracked the front just off the inside from mid pack, tucked inside through the far turn and came under coaxing three furlongs out, angled four wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command just outside the eighth pole, edged away inside that station, dug in under lone threat to the outside and was nailed on the line. SIX FORTYFIVE chased just off the inside and then along the inside from near the rear, came under a ride from the three-eighths pole, spun three wide into upper stretch, bid a furlong out, kept on to secure the show honors. JACK'S WORLD three then two wide through the first turn, chased three wide coming under urging at the three-eighths marker, angled six wide into upper stretch, kept on to the finish. A LITTLE AT FIRST raced just off the inside through the first turn, chased four then three wide under encouragement from three furlongs out, cornered four wide into upper stretch, stayed on one paced to the finish. SOLO EMPIRE three wide through the opening turn, chased three to four paths off the inside down the backstretch and through the far turn under coaxing from the three-eighths pole, angled six wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. LACHAISE raced three then two wide through the first turn, chased three then two wide from near the rear of the field, angled five to six wide into upper stretch set down for the drive, offered no response, then got pulled up following the gallop out when returning on the main track and was attended to and vetted on track and subsequently transported off the main track via the equine ambulance. CHUMMERS four then three wide through the first turn, chased five paths off the rail down the backstretch and then three wide through the far turn under urging from three furlongs out, went eight to nine wide into upper stretch and had no kick. ORTUS tracked the pace along the inside under encouragement from midway on the far turn, angled five wide into upper stretch, weakened. MCDIESEL coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, took the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under threat from a host of pursuers and was caught just outside the eighth pole, then weakened through to the wire. TIM AND SAM coaxed from the start, raced three wide through the first, tracked the front three wide in closest aim of the leader, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and spun three to four wide for home and tired. UNFAIR chased just off the inside under a ride from the three-eighths pole, went three wide at the head of the stretch, tired.