Churchill Downs

MOON OVER CHOCTAW broke inwardly, pressed three deep into the turn, bid outside of the leader turning for home, dueled with the inner leader while wrestling an advantage in upper stretch then drove clear in the final furlong. THEA set the pace along the inside, disposed of an outer prompter before getting collared by an outer challenger nearing the five sixteenths pole, sparred with that one through midstretch but was second best. ANGEL BELLA broke a step sow and bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the four path, fanned out to the six path into the lane and ran on to edge show in the final furlong. SPYING came out and bumped a foe at the start, laid off of the pace in the three path, then between horses aorund the turn, moved out to the five path entering the lane, but only offered a mild kick among foes, bid for show at the furlong grounds but got outkicked. STARSHIP GODIVA broke a step slow, got bumped between horses and put to tight quarters at the start, pursued from midpack four wide, ranged up to be within striking distance outside of the top pair nearing the five sixteenths pole, but flattened out entering the lane and yielded. BOURBON SERENGETI prompted two wide and between horses, but began to yield leaving the three furlong pole then faded while hanging on her left lead. ASHES AND DIAMONDS stalked along the inside, got subtly shuffled in the two path leaving the three furlong pole, chased in the three path into the lane then tired.

PARADISE CITY tracked from inside in behind the pace, moved out and split foes in upper stretch striking the lead about the eighth pole, drew clear and held safe. IRINA'S CHARM bumped the outside rival at the start, settled well back off the pace racing last but one, swung six wide into upper stretch then altered out several more paths to be widest, was gaining fast but too late. CUT TO THE CHASE was bumped into a rival at the start, made an early move to press the leader from outside past the half, bid midway on the turn dueling with that rival, began to edge away when asked at the top of the stretch but was overtaken by mid-stretch and weakened late. STRONG STATE was bumped and squeezed back at the start, allowed to settle and trailed early racing near the inside, rallied just off the fence in the stretch to improve. PRINCESS ALIYAH settled off the pace inside, angled out in mid-stretch bumping with an outside foe in the process. SING A LITTLE SONG was bumped at the start, raced outside off the pace, swung seven wide turning for home, was bumped in mid-stretch exchanging light contact again soon after, ran on. ROJO RITA chased briefly, dropped back between foes at the half, switched out leaving the turn coming into stretch six wide, failed to rally. SHE'Z THE LAW chased three to four wide, faded in the stretch. ME AND MOLLY MCGEE set the pace inside facing pressure late up the backstretch, asked by the quarter pole, gave way in the stretch.

SNEAKILY reared at the start, unhurriedly brought up the rear, bided time saving ground till leaving the far turn when angling nine wide into upper stretch, came in a bit while under a drive, struck the lead past the furlong marker and drew clear. PASEO switched out off the fence early on the first turn, stalked in behind just off the leaders mostly two to three wide, tipped out at the top of the stretch, made a brief lead in upper stretch, was no match for the winner. VOW TO RESILIENCY saved ground inside through both turns settling off the pace, came out six wide at the top of the stretch then altered in for room, rallied between foes to secure show honors. ROILING was forced three to four wide into the first turn, stalked from outside, was ridden along three furlongs out, carried out a path leaving the far turn and within striking distance, kept on but needed more. EMERALD SPUN moved forward outside three wide into the first turn, pressed the pace from outside, drew nearly even dueling three furlongs out, had a narrow lead coming to the top of the stretch but was thereupon overtaken, weakened in the lane. THAT WASN'T ME raced outside foes off the pace three to four deep, swung seven wide, ran on. TEMERAIRE shifted in early racing mid-division near the inside but off the fence, swung six wide into upper stretch, altered in a couple paths in mid-stretch and ran on. AMERICAN DEBUTANTE (IRE) was just a bit fractious in the gate, settled toward the rear switching out on the first turn racing mostly two to three wide, swung eight deep turning for home, failed to menace. MUNNY REIGNS was a bit fractious in the gate, got away well, led early shifting inside then ceded the lead to track in behind, failed to rally. STARLA moved forward and to the lead heading to the first turn, edged clear of the inside foe shifting in a bit on that bend, faced outside pressure up the backstretch, dueled past the three-eighths, gave way in the stretch.

FURTHER ADO was forwardly-positioned outside the pacesetter stalking that one in hand, moved to challenge taking over past the seven-sixteenths, kicked clear of pursuers when asked in upper stretch, held sway while kept to task. OUR MONEYMAN tucked in behind racing just off the leaders and removed from the fence in the two path, came out in upper stretch, chased the winner home but was only second best. TAPTASTIC was forced five wide into the first turn but eased back and shifted in three deep, settled mid-pack shifting nearer the rail late up the backstretch, was guided out at the three-eighths, was asked at the quarter pole while shifting six wide into upper stretch, proved no match for the top pair but was best of the rest. POTENTE unhurriedly brought up the rear, advanced inside on the far turn, fanned out seven wide leaving that bend, kept on evenly in the stretch. CORONA DE ORO was forwardly-positioned caught four wide, stalked up the backstretch, took closer order coming alongside the eventual winner and was encouraged along at the five-sixteenths, faltered and faded in the stretch. STOP THE CAR moved off the rail but racing inside a foe off the early pace, was three to four wide into the far turn, forced to fan eight wide into upper stretch, failed to rally. PAVLOVIAN was quick to take the lead, set the pace inside shadowed by the winner, was overtaken by that one past the seven-sixteenths and was done by the three-eighths steadily retreating thereafter, was not persevered with in the stretch. STEEL IMPERIUM was caught six wide heading into the first turn then dropped back and shifted in on that bend, raced outside toward the back, failed to menace and was not persevered with in the stretch.

LEADING CHANGE stalked from outside, went three to four wide on the turn, struck the lead at the three-sixteenths, drew clear. DON'S WINNER was bumped at the break, steadied slightly early dropping back to mid-division, raced between rivals to the turn then inside a foe but off the fence, altered inside a rival at the three-sixteenths then came out in late stretch, rallied outside runners to just get up for second. FIND NO FAULT got away well and with the early lead but was soon overtaken by an inside rival, pressed that one, dueled late on the turn, came out a bit in mid-stretch, kept on to defeat the sparring partner but lost place late. BIG JAKE moved forward inside to soon take the lead, set a pressured pace inside, dueled leaving the turn, had no extra and was outkicked late. ROYAL CRESCENT tracked the leaders from mid-pack inside, saved ground on the turn, came out four wide in upper stretch, needed more. OWIE stalked from mid-pack three to five wide, was within range late on the turn, weakened thereafter. RADAR LOCK bumped a rival at the start, settled off the pace near the inside, shifted out late on the turn coming into upper stretch six wide, was not a threat. ZAP D'ETAT lacked early speed at the rear, raced near the inside on the turn, came out for the drive, was never near enough to threaten. MONSTER COOKIE moved forward early outside foes to mid-pack, chased four to five wide on the turn, faded in the stretch. CANTIS lacked early speed racing off the inside, failed to menace.