Churchill Downs

MIDWAY MUNNY laid off of fhe pace along the inside, took closer order with nine sixteenths to go, tipped to the two path to take aim outside of the leader around the turn, bid two wide in upper stretch, battled with the early leader through the final furlong and edged ahead. MIRACLE MARK broke half a beat slow while last away, showed the way outside of foes into the backstretch, led while moving inwardly into and around the turn, got collared by an outer bidder in upper stretch, dug in gamely and dueled with that one thereafter but was bested late and held place. SOUND CAUSE tracked three wide, chased in the four path around the turn then kept on willingly. MIRAGE trailed in the three path then offered late progress but failed to reach contention. JUST LIKE MAX stalked two wide and between horses, chased in the three path around the turn, yielded turning for home yet sustained pursuit into midstretch before fading.

SCUFFLE pressed the leader from the three path, came under urging to sustain pressure around the turn, bid along with an outer rival entering the lane, yet forged an advantage in the four path in upper stretch then drove clear. HIGHWAY PATROL stalked from the three path, got outmoved by an outer advancer leaving the three furlong pole yet ran on into midstretch and edged place from an outer foe at the sixteenth pole. MIZZOU pursued from midpack four wide, ranged up smoothly around the turn to issue a challenge entering the lane, but leveled off in the five path while failing to keep pace with an inner rival leaving upper stretch and got outkicked for place by a different inner foe in the final furlong. PROBLEM SOLVED settled off of the pace in the three path, pursued in the four path in upper stretch, shifted out to the six path while staying on in the final furlong and moved up willingly. STONE COUNTY broke a beat slow, tracked along the inside, chased turning for home and lacked a bid. TIMS broke slowly, trailed along the inside, moved out ot the four path at the three furlong pole, fanned to the six path into upper stretch and made little impact. ACTIVITY led as the eventual winner applied outer pressure into and around the turn, got headed by an outer pair in upper stretch then faltered between horses.

BELLEZA LATINA showed the way in the two path, drew off in upper stretch then held sway under a mild drive. JUNEAU broke a beat slow, recovered to stalk from the four path into and around the turn, dueled for place with an inner pair through midstretch then prevailed. COUNTTHETRUE stalked along the inside, chased the clearing leader from the two path in upper stretch, battled for place with outer rivals thereafter but got bested. DOCTOR APPROVED pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, chased while moving out to the three path turning for home, stayed on once pace while moving wider into the final sixteenth and edged fourth late. VALENTINE EVE pressed the eventual winner from the three path, chased between horses turning for home, dueled for place with those foes through midstretch but faded entering the final sixteenth. FOR THE WIN brushed with an inner rival leaving the gate, chased among foes early on, but brushed with an outer rival and quickly dropped back into the turn, regrouped well back in the three path turning for home then showed belated interest in the final furlong. JOKING AROUND broke a step slow, brushed with an inner rival into the turn, raced off of the pace in the four to five path into the lane and failed to factor. LA MISTERIOSA brushed with an outer rival leaving the gate, trailed along the inside and got outrun.

DON'T SAY IT stalked the top pair from the three path, ranged up in hand turning for home, issued a bold challenge while being floated to the five path entering the lane then drove clear. INSIGHTFUL MISS vied two wide, led narrowly before moving out to the four path as an outer rival bid entering the lane, got headed by that one in upper stretch yet kept on to prove second best. CE LA VI CHARLI broke slowly, chased from midpack in the two path then stayed on mildly to edge show at the sixteenth pole. MIRANDA'S ROCKY lagged behind near the inside then ran on late to move up between horses and claim fourth at the wire. TALKIN IN CURSIVE vied for the lead with an outer rival, yielded to that one and a wider bidder in upper stretch and faded. PATTY CAKES was off slow, raced off of the pace in the three path, then in the five path in upper stretch and failed to factor.

RENDER JUDGMENT brushed with an inner foe soon after the start, pressed two wide, bid along with an outer rival turning for home, wrestled an advantage while dueling with the early pace-setter entering upper stretch, drove clear with a sixteenth to go then got collared by an outer bidder late yet held. PAGODE was brushed on both sides and subtly put to tight quarters between horses at the start, stalked three wide, bid around the far turn, but yielded entering the lane, kept on and re-rallied in the final furlong to offer a late re-bid but missed. CHILLAX set the pace along the inside, met a pair of outer challenges around the far turn, got headed by his most immediate counterpart while dueling into upper stretch, fought on through midstretch but yielded with a sixteenth to go. HOUSE UNITED came out and brushed a rival soon after the start, tracked along the inside, chased around the far turn, moved out to the five path in upper stretch and failed to factor.

SMIDGEON set the pace along the inside, drove clear of an outer presser in upper stretch then held sway from a pursuing pair. ENERGY FLOWS tracked near the inside, offered a rail rally into midstretch, dueled for place with an outer rival while through the final furlong and narrowly prevailed while progressing on the clear leader. HOUSE BOAT PARTY bumped with an outer rival at the start, chased forwardly three wide and between horses, ran on to duel for place with an inner foe through the final furlong but missed. SMOKE bumped with an inner foe at the start, tracked four wide, chased in the five path into the lane, lacked progress and held fourth. RUMBELIEVABLE raced off of the pace in the five to six path then stayed on mildly to be denied fourth. EPIC FASHIONISTA prompted outside of the eventual winner into and around the turn, but yielded in upper stretch and faded. PRINCESS CHANTY chased along the inside then steadily faded. PEACE MISSION raced at the rear in the two path and made little impact.

MIWA (GB) broke a step slow, settled off of the pace along the inside, awaited racing room while off of the rail turning for home, progressed in the three path in upper stretch, rallied to bid outside of the top pair in the final furlong and drove past. SHE'S LOOKIN LUCKY tugged in the three path around the first turn, vied two wide into the backstretch, forged an advantage approaching the nine sixteenths pole, led near the inside turning for the, but got collared by an outer bidder in upper stretch, dug in and battled gamely into the final furlong, but got outkicked by a wider challenger in the final sixteenth. SMILING ELLIE vied two wide early on, moved ot the inside as an outer foe moved to vie into the backstretch, got headed by that one with nine sixteenths to go, re-engaged from the two path turning for home, rebid in upper stretch, vied as an outer foe joined the fray in the final furlong then yielded. FOR LOVE AND HONOR laid off of the pace in the three to four path, fanned five wide into the lane and offered a mild kick to edge fourth in midstretch. SHE'S ALL CHARM tracked along the inside, tugged two wide and between foes into the backstretch, continued to track around the far turn, moved out to the four path in upper stretch, but lacked any progress while hanging on her left lead and yielded between horses. AUSTERE prompted along the inside early on, backed off entering the backstretch, chased further back around the far turn, lacked a re-rally and gave way. LA MARINERA pursued from midpack three wide, chased around the far turn the weakened between rivals entering the lane.

BURNHAM SQUARE prompted the leader from the three path early on, took control and showed the way in the two path into the second turn, met a rival's outer re-challenge into the far turn, battled neck and neck with that one into the lane, sparred gamely through the final furlong and tenaciously clung to an advantage to the wire. CHAPMAN'S PEAK led in the two path early on, ceded the front to an outer foe reaching the wire for the first time, settled into stalking stride in the two path around the second turn, ranged up to bid outside of the well-traveling leader entering the final bend, gamely battled with that one thereafter but missed at the wire. DANCIN IN DA'NILE got antsy behind the starting gate, laid off of teh pace two wide, took closer order between rivals approaching the far turn, forged show turning for home, then chased the top pair home to prove best of the rest. ECHO LANE tracked from the three path, chased four deep into the lane, but lacked progress then saved fourth. CLYDE'S GOT A GUN laid well back in the two path, swung from the three path to the five path into upper stretch but only offered a mild kick to miss fourth. THE HIDDEN CHAMBER trailed along the inside, then in the two path around the final turn and failed to menace. SPOILER tracked along the inside, chased around the final bend then gave way. TIMEOUT saved ground off of the pace but to no avail.

EPIC PROUD MARY dictated terms while remaining in hand in the two path around the turn then drew off under little urging. YO FANCY took contact from an inner foe at the start, raced well back in the two path, held up behind foes turning for home in the three path, swung seven wide into upper stretch, rallied with a late kick and reeled in place at the wire. WINNING MATTERS raced forwardly four wide, pressed the leader from the three path around the turn, battled for place with an inner rival into the final furlong, forged that position with a sixteenth to go but got nailed. TEATONIC stalked close up along the inside, dueled for place with an outer rival through midstretch but yielded late. PARISINTHESPRING broke a beat slow, raced off of the pace in the five path then stayed on mildly. ILE DE LA CITE bumped an inner foe at the start, raced off of the pace three wide and between horses, shifted inwardly coming to midstretch and failed to menace. REDHAWK RIDDLER shied into an outer rival at the start, tracked four wide, ranged up to bid for place entering the lane but yielded leaving upper stretch. I'M GAME broke a step slow and steadied back while being bumped by an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the two path and failed to factor. MERRY AN transferred contact from an inner foe to an outer rival at the start, trailed in the six path and made little impact. AUNT SHERYL tracked two wide and between horses then faded along the inside. VIA ARTISTA raced off of the pace in the four path and between horses then tired. SHEER JAZZ chased from midpack along the inside then steadily faded.