Churchill Downs

EMPIRE BUILDER set a clear pace in the two path then widened under a drive. TRES SOLES tracked from the four path, forged place in upper stretch then held from an outer challenger late. RAISING KANE lacked speed in the two path, shifted to the five path entering the lane, fanned wider in upper stretch then rallied belatedly to miss place. NATIONAL ECLIPSE broke outwardly, stalked closest to the clear leader and from the three path, proved no match turning for home, lugged inwardly whlie yielding place at the three sixteenths pole then weakened on his left lead. QUOKKA raced off of the pace near the inside then failed to menace. CHARBON pursued from midpack in the five path then faded around the turn. NIP N TUCK lagged behind in the three path and never got involved.

BARKSDALE set the pace in the two path, dug in while meeting an outer challenge in midstretch, drifted out and bumped that bidder at the sixteenth pole, battled with that one thereafter and clung to an advantage to the wire. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE stalked whlie moving to the inside into the turn, tipped to the four path to take aim on the clear leader in upper stretch, ranged up to bid at the furlong grounds, took contact from the leader at the sixteenth pole, recovered and battled on through the late stages but was denied. CHIRINGO tracked along the inside, shifted off the of the rail at the five sixteenths pole, floated out to the five path in upper stretch then proved no match for the top pair. REAL MACHO trailed in the five path, fanned to the six path into the lane and failed to factor. MISTER MMMMM came out at the start, pressed the leader from the four path then faded around the turn. THE RIDER OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST BARKSDALE ALLEGINGING INTERFERNCE IN THE FINAL FURLONG. FOLLOWING THE OBJECTION, AS WELL AS A STEWARDS' INQUIRY, NO CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE ORIGINAL ORDER OF FINISH.

RUIVA broke sharply, led in the two path into the turn, met an outer challenge turning for home, repelled that bidder entering the lane then kicked away under mild urging. BAROMETRIC broke well, raced close up shifting outside of the leader and to the three path into the turn, ranged up to bid turning for home, but was turned away entering the lane, proved no match then held place. BUSH broke slowly, gained ground in the four to three path around the turn, claimed show from outer foes entering the lane then ran on willingly. BIT TIPSY pursued from midpack along the inside then stayed on. CHAMPAGNE DREAM brushed with an inner foe at the start, chased forwardly in the five path, hung on her left lead until midstretch and ran on mildly. TUXCA broke slowly, raced at the rear near the inside, moved to the three path into the lane, shifted inwardly in upper stretch then moved up. JUST EPIC pursued from midpack two wide and between horses but lacked a bid. BY GRACE broke a step slow, brushed with an inner foe and steadied back at the start, trailed in the four path, moved to the inside turning for home, encountered traffic passing the three sixteenths pole, shfited out and failed to factor. EPICURE brushed with an outer foe at the start, stalked from the four path then faded between horses. BAYOU BABY brushed with an outer rival leaving the gate, raced off of the pace along the inside while held up behind foes into the turn, shifted out to three to four wide nearing the lane and made little impact. TRACTION PARK lacked speed while tucking to the five path into the turn then faltered shortly after.

GO GO PLAYMATE stalked along the inside, slipped through to bid inside of the leader in upper stretch, gained command at the furlong grounds and drew off. BOURBON AND SPICE tracked two wide, loomed while inching closer between horses nearing the lane, took dead aim on the leader from the four path entering it, bid in upper stretch but got outkicked by an inner challenger in midstretch then held place. SCARCE leaned outwardly and brushed a foe at the start, pursued from midpack in the four to three path, swung out to the six path entering the lane, ran on to offer a bid for place in the final sixteenth but was denied. GRANT'S GRETCHEN pursued from midpack in the two path, chased in the four path into the lane then stayed on one paced. DIAGRAM set a clear pace in the two path, got headed between bidders in midstretch then gave way. RIBADEO was brushed and floated outwardly by an inner foe at the start, raced off of the pace in teh four path, fanned out to the seven path in upper stretch and failed to factor. RED RAINBOW raced off of the pace in the three path and failed to factor. LUCK OF THE DAY broke a beat slow, trailed near the inside, moved to the four path around the turn and made little impact. SANTIANA stalked from the three path, fanned to the five path entering the lane, then caved between horses before being transported off of the track in an equine ambulance. LIL BRAVEHEART broke half a beat slow, lacked speed along the inside and got outrun.

WAGGLEY was bumped by an outer rival into an inner foe early on, clipped an outer foe's heels while put in tight shortly after, recovered to bid two wide into the turn, vied around the turn, wrestled an advantage entering the lane, clung to that margin through midstretch then inched free in the final sixteenth. SUPER SAIYAJIN bumped an inner rival while leading early on, then had a hind heel clipped by that one at the nine sixteenths pole, crossed to the inside into the turn, vied inside of the eventual winner around the bend, got headed by that one entering the lane, fought on to sustain the battle through midstretch, but yielded at the sixteenth pole then saved place. AMERICAN POPE took outer contact early on, tracked the other pair from the inside, chased in the four path into the lane, lacked progress through midstretch, yet stayed on to belatedly gain on the tiring pair late but missed place at the wire.

SWEET FREEDOM lacked speed in the three path, swung out to the seven path entering the lane then rallied with a good kick to reel in the tiring leader in the shadow of the wire. SHARONS BEACH set the pace along the inside, drew clear with a half mile to go, held sway through midstretch but tired late and got nailed. NORWICH tracked along the inside, crept closer around the turn, took aim on the clear leader from the three path entering the lane, but was kept at bay then got outkicked late. SOUTH BEND TOM pursued from midpack two wide, three wide and between horses in upper stretch then stayed on to edge fourth late. FREE ADVICE pursued from midpack along the inside, forged show from outer foes in upper stretch, then stayed on but got outkicked and lost fourth late. SPEEDSTORM tracked from the four path, fanned to the five path entering the lane and lacked a bid. JUST LIKE MAX raced off of the pace three wide, shifted to the six path in upper stretch and failed to factor. GORDON'S LEGACY stalked three wide, but faded four wide entering the lane then weakened between horses. GOOD MOJO trailed in the two path and got outrun. MO WORK raced close up in the two path, chased between horses into the turn then weakened at the five sixteenths pole.

PARCHMENT PARTY rated at the rear along the inside early on, advanced inside of foes around the far turn, progressed while shifting off of the rail down the backstretch, pursued within striking range three wide nearing the final turn, bid two wide turning for home, forged an advantage entering the lae, dug in as a pair of outer bidders challenged at the furlong grounds then held firm. INTERCEPTOR settled in the two path, inched closer in the four path while within range of the leaders rounding the final turn, ran on to bid four deep in midstretch, sustained his bid through the final furlong but was fended off. STOWAWAY lacked speed in the three path, trailed along the inside around the second turn, took closer order with eleven sixteenths to go, tracked the leaders from the two path around the final bend, ran on between horses to bid three wide and among foes at the furlong grounds, but was turned away in the final furlong, flattened out late and yielded place. NO BIEN NI MAL (BRZ) tracked along the inside, inched closer into the second turn, moved to press outside of the leader into the backstretch, bid and gained an advantage into the final bend, vied inside of the eventual winner around the bend, got headed entering the lane then yielded to an outer trio at the furlong grounds. WYNSTOCK tracked from the four to three path, yielded four wide at the half mile pole then weakened. JOHNY'S RENDEZVOUS set a clear pace, got headed by an outer pair entering the third turn then weakened. MAKES SENSE stalked in the three to two path, faded between horses rounding the second turn, pulled up entering the final turn the was transported off of the track in an equine ambulance.

KITTENS STORMY GAL tracked two wide, then between horses around the far turn, took aim four wide entering the lane, bid and gained an advantage at the three sixteenths pole then held from an outer challenger late. TWOLATEBABYDOLL (FR) bumped with an inner foe at the start, laid off of the pace in the two to three path, gained between horses in midstretch, rallied to bid outside of the leader while hanging on his left lead in the final sixteenth but was denied. AUSTIN HIGH set the pace along the inside, got headed by an outer pair in upper stretch, kept on and saved show. HEART SPIN bumped with an inner foe at the start, pursued from midpack in the three to four path, fanned six wide into the lane, bumped with an inner foe in midstretch then stayed on to miss show. SUSSUDIO tracked along the inside, chased in the three path and between horses into the lane, got floated out and was forced to bump an outer foe in midstretch then stayed on evenly between horses. OAK ALLEY stalked along the inside, but lacked room to slip up the rail in upper stretch and lacked a bid. GOT GONE pressed two wide and between horses, vied around the far turn, vied into the lane, but got outkicked in upper stretch and gave way between horses. MUSTANG LADY steadied early on, pursued from midpack in the two path, chased in the five path and between horses into the lane, but was bumped between rivals and squeezed back at the furlong grounds. EGYPTIAN CANDY bobbled then got pinched between horses at the start, trailed along the inside early on and made little impact. FASHION AFFIRMED bumped with an outer foe at the start, saved ground well back and never got involved. HONOR AZTECA bumped with an outer rival leaving the gate, lacked speed two wide and got outrun. NEVER REALLY KNOW (IRE) stalked three wide, roused in range around the far turn, but drifted to the five path entering the lane and weakened.