Churchill Downs

BATTIS GROVE showed the way along the inside while well in hand, then drew off with good energy under little urging. ZENGRAYA stalked along the inside, took aim outside of the well-traveling leader entering the lane, but proved no match and was second best. ISLAND BARBIE stalked three wide but yielded to the top pair after getting floated four wide entering the lane. BELLE AMOUR raced off of the pace along the inside then moved up two wide in the final furlong. TAMMY'S KISS pressed two wide and between horses but faded once floated three wide entering the lane. CUE PIXIE DUST was fractious behind the starting gate, broke a step slow, trailed in the two path, lagged behind around the turn and got outrun.

SKYRO laid off of the pace in the three path, inched closer four wide turning for home, rallied to bid three wide in upper stretch, forged an advantage at the furlong grounds then drove clear entering the final sixteenth. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN leaned outwardly leaving the gate, trailed in the two to three path into the turn, swung five wide into the lane and rallied to gain place late. BERNIN HOT prompted three deep into the turn, chased down the backstretch, bid along with an outer rival while tucking two wide reaching the lane, vied with his outer counterpart before geting outkicked entering the final furlong and yielded place late. RUN CLASSIC tracked along the inside, chased in the to two to three path and between horses into midstretch then churned on evenly. COUPERIN prompted two wide and between horses leaving the chute, chased among rivals around the turn then gave way when put in a bit tight entering the lane. ATTACHE set the pace along the inside, got headed by an outer pair in upper stretch then faded. BADGE OF WAR tracked two wide and between horses, then was done early, pulled up in the final furlong and walked off.

BRAVE PILOT stalked the leader from the three to four path, bid and gained an advantage while tucking to the three path into the far turn, got collared by an outer challenger turning for home, dug in and dueled with that one into midstretch then gamely shook free with a sixteenth to go. DIRECT STRIKE came out at the start, stalked behind the leaders and from the two path, then the three path and between horses with five furlongs to go, progressed moving outside of foes into the far turn, ranged up to bid outside of the new leader turning for home, battled with that one through midstretch but was turned away in the final furlong and proved second best. MONEY MAN broke slowly, trailed along the inside early on, then in the three to four path and between horses around the far turn, advanced swinging to the six path entering the lane, ran on to bid for show in midstretch, dueled with an inner foe for that position thereafter and shared it at the wire. OSO DE ORO settled two wide and between horses, offered an inside bid for show in upper stretch, battled for that position with an outer counterpart through the final furlong and dead-heated at the wire. REB pursued from midpack along the inside, chased in the two to three path and between horses turning for home, vied for show entering the lane but yielded between horses in midstretch while hanging on his left lead. DESERT FOX tracked from the four path, chased around the far turn, floated to the five path entering the lane and gave way. BOURBON DREAM leaned outwardly and was off a step slow, raced off of the pace in the five path but faded in the six path turning for home and was done early. BOYLSTON showed the way in the two path, tucked to the inside while yielding to an outer presser into the far turn then readily stopped.