Churchill Downs

OUT OF THE WOODS set a pressured pace along the inside, dug in gamely while battling with outer bidders in upper stretch, repelled those challenges in the the final furlong then held late. SOVEREIGN LAW tracked along the inside, took aim to split foes three wide in upper stretch, ran on to forge between rivals at the sixteenth pole, bid outside of the leader nearing the wire but came up short. OUR MONEYMAN bumped with an outer foe at the start, laid off of the pace in the three path, swung six wide into upper stretch and rallied to gain show late. TAPTASTIC pursued from midpack three wide and between horses, ranged up four wide around the far turn, took aim five wide entering the lane, attempted a bid leaving upper stretch but flattened out in the final furlong then lost show late. MAKE MY DAY broke a beat slow then rushed forward, tracked four wide, roused in range three wide and between horses around the far turn, vied four wide and among rivals in upper stretch but yielded in the final furlong. MEMORY pressed outside of the eventual winner, then between horses around the far turn, vied in upper stretch but was turned away in the final furlong and yielded through the final sixteenth. VERY CONNECTED pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, shifted out to the five path whlie chasing in upper stretch and lacked a bid. STEEL was put to tight quarters between horses soon after the start, laid off of the pace along the inside, shifted out to the four path entering the lane and failed to factor. LINCOLN'S LAW was bumped between horses at the start, lacked speed in the two path, moved out to the four to five path around the far turn and made little impact. SPIRIT OF ROYAL bumped with an inner foe leaving the gate, trailed along the inside, fanned out to the six path in upper stretch and got outrun. SEAL BAY stalked three wide then weakened between horses with a half mile to go.

VIBE tracked the pace three deep, took over entering the stretch, repelled the challenge of PRAETOR inside the furlong marker and drew clear. BULLARD stalked the pace, came four wide, was unable to menace the winner, but churned on through traffic to earn the runner up spot. WHO DEY broke slow, was unhurried into stride, looped into the stretch six wide, finished well and was up late to garner the minor award. PRAETOR settled in hand, launched a bold bid ranging up five wide, but flattened in the final furlong. VAMOS CARLITOS was hard to settle in traffic, steadied hard in tight quarters near the seven-sixteenths pole, altered out to find room and advanced between foes. JOHN HANCOCK sped clear to set the pace, was headed leaving the turn and gave way. ATTACHE contended between horses through the turn and faded. KEEWAYDIN was allowed to settle, moved up five wide through the turn into striking range, but failed to sustain the drive. SPECIAL CALIBER unhurried, angled out finished with a belated improvement. ARRO SMASH saved ground to no avail. RACING DRIVER passed the tiring ones. COMPORT was forwardly placed along the inside to the stretch and retreated. ALEMAN was hustled along between rivals to the turn and dropped out. MITOCHONDRIA showed little.

STARK CONTRAST pursued from midpack two to three wide and between horses, advanced four wide around the far turn, rallied to bid outside of the leader at the furlong grounds, drove clear and held sway. REMEMBER MAMBA was brushed between horses at the start, settled well back in the two path, took the far turn in the four path, advanced betweenhorses entering the lane, shifted out to the eight path into upper stretch, rallied while drifting about and gained place late. HONEY DUTCH prompted the leader from the three path, vied before gaining an advantage with nine sixteenths to go, built a clear advantage into the far turn, but got caught by an outer challenger at the furlong grounds and yielded place late. ALPYLAND stalked from the two path, then three wide and between horses around the far turn, got outkicked for place in upper stretch, stayed on while hanging on his left lead but lost show at the sixteenth pole. BLINGING IT BACK pursued from midpack along the inside, then two wide and between horses with nine sixteenths to go, floated three wide turning for home then stayed on mildly. LET'S BE FRANK leaned inwardly and steadied behind a rival soon after the start, settled along the inside, shifted two wide turning for home then improved between horses. BLACK HORNET laid off of the pace in the three path and between horses, brushed with an outer rival entering the far turn before shifting out to the six path around that bend, fanned out to the eight path into the lane then failed to menace. VASY (IRE) tracked in the three path and between horses, chased along the inside around the far turn then tired. STEEL IMPERIUM brushed with an ouer foe at the start, yielded between rivals to trail with fifteen sixteenths to go, took the two path and made little impact. GREENWICH VILLAGE steadied between horses nearing the wire for the first time, laid off of the pace hung four wide, brushed with an inner foe into the far turn before being floated six wide shortly after, then faded. STREET BEAST came out at the start, set the pace along the inside, got headed by an outer prompter with nine sixteenths to go then weakened rounding the far turn. THOUSANDSTICKS brushed with an inner foe and leaned inwardly at the start, raced close up in the four path, chased two wide around the far turn then weakened between horses. FINAL SCORE pursued from midpack three to four wide, then five wide around the far turn and weakened.

T O ELVIS raced three wide along the turn while rolling up near the five sixteenths pole, raced in the six path into the lane, rallied down the lane four wide, drove past the leaders and drew away in the final stages. DISRUPTOR was unhurried early on, raced in the seven path entering the lane, rallied down the lane and finished willingly in the lats stages. CRAZY MASON trailed the field early on while far back, fanned into the seven path entering the lane with a late rally for show down the lane. IMAGINATION tracked the pace early on, ranged up three wide to make a bid nearing the lane, raced in the five path entering the lane but weakened late in the stretch run. CORNUCOPIAN raced between horses along the turn, was in the five path into the lane and flattened out late in the stretch drive. KNIGHTSBRIDGE stalked the pace early on, made a bid from between horses nearing the lane, raced in the four path into the lane and faded down the lane. HALL OF FAME settled back early on near the rail, fanned into the seven path entering the lane and leveled off late in the stretch. DISCO TIME tracked the pace early on, raced in the four path into the lane and was empty down the lane. MACHO MUSIC set the pace early from the inside, shifted into the two path entering the lane and gave way in the stretch from the rail. POINT DUME was hard to load, broke slowly and raced widest throughout. BANISHING was getting out through the turn, pulled up near the stretch and was walked off after the race.

RHETORICAL dictated terms along thei nside, kicked clear in upper stretch then held sway well. MAKE ME KING (FR) settled off of the pace in the three path, tucked to the inside with a half mile to go, swung four wide while building momentum into the lane then rallied to gain place at the furlong grounds and was second bst. CORRUPTION pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, chased in the three path rounding the far turn, stayed on four wide into the final furlong then edged show late. PROGRAM TRADING (GB) raced forwardly along the inside before moving to press the leader two wide and between foes around the first turn, stalked down the backstretch, reengaged three wide around the far turn, pursued within striking range of the leader entering the lane, but proved no match shortly after and gave way. MERCANTE brushed with an outer foe at the start, stalked three wide and between horses, pursued two wide around the far turn then yielded among foes entering the lane. DASHMAN trailed along the inside, altered out from behind traffic in upper stretch, chased in the three path and between rivals into the final furlong but only offered a mild kick. GOLD PHOENIX (IRE) settled in the two path, saved ground around the far turn, was blocked behind foes in upper stretch, steadied hard when stymied two wide in midstretch then continued to encounter traffic through the final sixteenth. TEST SCORE tracked four wide then faded once floated to the five path entering the lane. ASBURY PARK (GB) tracked along the inside, yielded in upper stretch, got bumped into tight rail quarters and steadied back at the furlong grounds, then continued to weaken.

GOLDEN TEMPO bumped with an outer rival before being crowded between horses and pinched back at the start, trailed early on, advanced in the three path and between horses passing the three furlong pole, swung seven wide into the lane, fanned out to the ten path leaving upper stretch, rallied widest to bid along with an inner RENEGADE leaving the sixteenth pole, brushed with that one while battling late and prevailed. RENEGADE bumped with ALBUS at the start, was slammed again shortly after when LITMUS TEST came in, settled well back saving ground, came under a ride into the second turn, picked his way through traffic while ranging into contention, angled to the far outside into the stretch, was bumped again when INCREDIBOLT came out near the three-sixteenths pole, soldiered on taking dead aim on the leader, battled hard but was unable to resist the winner. OCELLI bumped with an inner foe then steadied when put to crowded quarters between rivals at the start, lacked speed two wide, gained five wide rounding the far turn, tipped seven wide entering the lane, leaned inwardly and bumped a rival while building momentum in upper stretch, shifted in while rallying into the final furlong, bid outside of the leader and forged an advantage at the sixteenth pole but got outkicked by an outer pair late. CHIEF WALLABEE brushed with an inner foe leaving the gate, pursued from midpack in the two path, moved to the four path at the five furlong pole, brushed with an inner foe while tracking behind rivals in the three path turning for home, aimed to split foes four wide in upper stretch, but was bumped by an outer foe into an inner rival nearing midstretch then ran on willingly. DANON BOURBON established a forward position immediately along the inside, shifted out and forged command between rivals midway through the second turn, shook clear into the stretch, dug in and fought on but grudgingly gave in. INCREDIBOLT tucked in at once, settled off of the inside, moved up some through the second turn, altered out sharply entering the stretch, bumped RENEGADE three-sixteenths from home, was quickly straightened away and continued on fairly well. COMMANDMENT came away a step slow, settled off of the inside, moved up five wide into the second turn, circled six wide into the stretch, was jostled between horses through the lane and failed to seriously threaten. WONDER DEAN (JPN) contended between horses five wide, came six wide, was bounced around in traffic from the three-sixteenths to the sixteenth pole and succumbed. SO HAPPY tracked three wide, joined the vanguard four wide leaving the second turn, stayed on to the final furlong and weakened. EMERGING MARKET tracked three wide and among foes, inched closer two wide nearing the half mile pole, pursued within striking range in the two path into the far turn, but came under urging while moving to the inside turning for home, chased in upper stretch and flattened out. FURTHER ADO took contact from an inner rival while being floated out and forced to bump an outer foe at the start, pursued from midpack in the four path, inched forward between horses approaching the far turn, came under urging while within striking range around that bend, moved out five wide entering the lane, but was bumped by an outer foe into an inner rival in upper stretch then yielded among horses. POTENTE brushed with an inner stablemate while forward two wide and between rivals into the first turn, took back from tight quarters around that bend, chased in the two path into the far turn, brushed with an outer rival turning for home then failed to menace. SIX SPEED came out and bumped a rival at the start, moved forward to vie outside of foes reaching the wire for the first time, tucked to the two path while showing the way into the first turn, vied with a pair of outer bidders into the far turn, got headed at the five sixteenths pole and folded. ROBUSTA bumped with inner rivals soon after the start, raced off of the pace in the five to seven path then faded in the five path around the far turn. ALBUS was jostled hard between horses at the start, was pinched back thereafter and never recovered. INTREPIDO bumped at the start, was bumped hard again when LITMUS TEST came in just after the start, settled saving ground, but failed to make headway. LITMUS TEST came in just after the start stacking up the three rivals to his inside, was straightened away and rushed up along the inside before brushing with an outer foe into the first turn, stayed on to the second turn and stopped. PAVLOVIAN tracked five wide and outside of foes early on, came under urging in the seven path at the half mile pole then faltered in the five path and between rivals around the far turn and was eased through the lane.

PRIZE PICK set the pace early, was in the three path into the lane, drew away late in the stretch and ridden out to the finish. FIND NO FAULT stalked the pace two wide early on, raced in the four path into the lane and was no match for the winner. BIG JAKE tracked the pace early, rallied nearing the lane, was in the five path into the lane and flattened out late in the stretch run. BRAVE PILOT was tad slow at the start and raced back early on, swung into the six path into the lane and moved up in the stretch drive. ACT OF PARLIAMENT raced back early on, was in the three path into the lane and improved position down the lane. CHIANTI TOWN was through early. BIG BRACIOLE was a tad slow at the start and trailed the field early on, fanned into the seven path entering the lane and improved position. BESTBALL was never a factor. NOBLE ANTHEM folded up after a half. SLEEPING WARRIOR was through after a half from the inside. BOYLSTON was never involved. INTERROGATOR was done early.