Churchill Downs

PLAZA CUE set the pace along the inside, met an outer challenge passing the three furlong pole, dueled with that one into the lane, traded brushes while battling in the final furlong and gamely held. SISTER JEAN stalked along the inside, bid outside of the leader at the three furlong pole, dueled gamely while exchanging light contact in the final furlong but was denied. LUNAR LOOP tracked from the three path and between rivals early on, chased in the four path around the turn then proved no match for the top pair yet was best of the rest. GOT WHAT I GOT trailed in the four to three path, shifted out to the five path entering the lane and moved up. GRANT'S GRETCHEN pressed the top pair from the four path leaving the chute, but yielded position with five furlongs to go then steadily faded in the five path around the turn. COMMAND THE STARS broke a bit outwardly, prompted the leader from the three path, but gave way reaching the three furlong pole then faded.

Q'S YOUR MAMA vied for the lead with an outer rival while remaining a path off of the inside, shook clear in upper stretch then held sway. SUNSET HARBOUR chased in the five path then rallied to gain place late. STREET PAINTER broke half a beat slow, tracked from the two path, ran on to claim place from an outer foe at the sixteenth pole, but got outkicked by an outer bidder late then shared show with an inner rival at the wire. MY BOSSY LADY laid off of the pace in the three path, rallied while shifting inwardly at the sixteenth pole and progressed to dead-heat for show. ASK AMANDA broke a step slow, saved ground at the rear then moved up late. FIRST HILL vied outside of the eventual winner and from the three path around the turn, but failed to keep pace in upper stretch then weakened between rivals in the final sixteenth. BLACK GINGER broke a bit outwardly, pressed the top pair from the four path, chased in upper stretch then yielded between horses at the sixteenth pole.

SALTY SENORITA broke a beat slow, rushed forward to set the pace along the inside, built a clear margin while moving out to the two path into the turn, met an outer challenge entering the lane, repelled that foe in upper stretch and drove clear at the furlong grounds. MISS PHARAOH tracked along the inside, progressed passing the three furlong pole, took aim outside of the leader whlie moving to the three path turning for home, bid entering the lane, but was repelled in upper stretch then proved second best. BREAKING HEARTS tracked outside of the top trio and from the five path, floated to the six path turning for home then stayed on to prove best of the rest. BLUSHING JUSTICE prompted the leader from the three path and between horses, but got outkicked and floated to the four path by an inner foe turning for home then gave way. CONSIDER ME FIRST trailed in the three to two path then made little impact. WASSAIL pressed the top pair from the four path then yielded between horses turning for home and faded.

NATIONAL CHARTER prompted along the inside leaving the chute, backed off and switched out to the three path to stalk with a half mile remaining, ranged up to rebid outside of the leader entering the lane, drove past coming to midstretch while hanging on his left lead then drew clear before changing over in the final sixteenth. OUR FOREFATHERS showed the way in the three to two path, built a clear advantage approaching the turn, but got collared by an outer bidder entering the lane, was bested by that one reaching midstretch then managed place. MARKET RUNNER broke a step slow, tracked along the inside, chased the top pair from the two to three path in upper stretch and lacked a bid. NOMOLIMBO raced off of the pace in the two path, shifted to the four path entering the lane and failed to menace. SUSAN'S BOY raced off of the pace while hung in the five path around the turn then failed to factor. CIERTO chased in the four path then tired.

EQUILIBRIUM was bumped by an inner foe at the start, tracked along the inside, rallied to bid two wide and between horses into the final sixteenth then edged past. HIGHWAY PATROL stalked from the three to two path, tipped to the four path entering the lane, rallied to forge an advantage while bidding with an inner rival at the sixteenth pole, sparred with that co-bidder late but got outfinished. JACK CHARLES (GB) showed the way in the two path, remained in hand around the turn, drew clear entering the lane but got caught by an outer pair at the sixteenth pole and yielded. PROPS broke slowly, trailed early on, tucked to the two path into the turn, shifted out to the six path in upper stretch and moved up. CHATTERFIELD broke outwardly and bumped a rival at the start, pursued from midpack along the inside then stayed on mildly. GRAB THE SPARK settled two wide, shifted out to the five path in midstretch then failed to menace. CARDINAL UNION was reluctant behind the gate then broke a step slow, saved ground off of the pace to no avail. EXODUS pressed the leader from the three path into the turn, came under urging with five sixteenths to go then weakened. BIG FUZZ broke a step slow, tracked from the three path, chased in the five path into the lane then weakened. J DAVID lacked speed in the three path then got outrun.

FIVE O' SOMEWHERE pressed the leader from the three path, vied between horses into the final furlong, dueled with his outer counterpart through the final furlong and prevailed. SHOW TIME stalked the top pair from the four path, rallied to bid at the furlong grounds, battled with an inner foe late but missed at the wire. OTTO THE CONQUEROR showed the way in the two path, but was collared by an outer pair at the furlong grounds and got bested. PINFIRE pursued from midpack along the inside, inched closer into the lane, ran on aiming inside of the top trio in the final furlong but needed more to offer a bid. MIACOMET raced off of the pace in the five path then tired. FURIOUS ANGER trailed in the two path and made little impact.

NON CONFORMING pressed three deep, bid along with an outer C MCGRIFF at the five sixteenths pole, battled gamely with that one through the lane and prevailed. C MCGRIFF brushed with an inner foe at the start, stalked four wide, bid turning for home, dueled with an inner counterpart through the lane but was denied. KID TWIST broke a step slow and brushed with an outer foe leaving the gate, tracked along the inside, then from the two to three path around the turn, shifted out to the five path entering the lane, stayed on then held show. HIGHLY CONNECTED broke a step slow, laid off of the pace along the inside, moved to the three path at the three furlong pole, fanned six wide into upper stretch then stayed on mildly. KOKOMO JOE set a pressure pace inside of rivals into the turn, got headed while inside of a trio at the five sixteenths pole then faded. MOUNTAIN WOLF raced off of the pace in the four path and made little impact. JUST LIKE MAX prompted two wide and between horses, vied into the turn, got outkicked by an outer pair at the five sixteenths pole and weakened.

AVISO pursued from midpack along the inside then sustained a rail rally to wear down the leader late. HEARTBEAT set a clear pace, remained in hand in the two path around the far turn, responded when set down in upper stretch, held sway through midstretch but was caught by an inner bidder late. CLASSIC GLIDE tracked from the four path, inched closer in the two path leaving the five furlong pole, took aim outside of the clear leader turning for home, but flattened out and lacked a bid. KITTENS STORMY GAL missed the break, trailed along the inside, shifted out entering upper stretch then improved late. MCKINZIE'S GLORY raced off of the pace in the two path and failed to menace. SUSSUDIO stalked from the two path, chased in the three to four path turning for home then faded. COOL AMERICAN raced off of the pace in the four path then tired. TEARIN'UP MY HEART stalked in the three path, chased between horses with nine sixteenths to go then faded entering the far turn.