Colonial Downs

A CAB ON THE ROCKS broke alertly to make the early lead, remained near the inner rail setting a pressured pace, responded when set down in upper stretch, switched to his left lead approaching the sixteenth pole and edged clear under steady handling. REBEL PRINCE , under urging soon after the start, prompted the winner from the outside and was best of the others in a game effort. MORE THAN CUTE stayed in the three path down the backstretch and around the turn, chased the pace, lacked the necessary late effort in an even performance and his rider dropped his crop near the quarter pole. SECONDARY PROMISE , sluggish early, was outrun and steadily dropped back.

CODE REVIEW broke forwardly despite a slight hop, quickly recovered and cleared, was guided to about the two path while under rating into the turn, was put to coaxing when joined from his outside with about a half mile remaining, clung to the advantage under stout left handed encouragement past the furlong grounds, drifted out slightly in deep stretch, was corrected with a right handed ask and proved resolute to the wire. I DID I DID broke a step slow, rushed up between foes leaving the chute and took a stalking spot three wide outside the winner, went on the attack leaving the far turn, battled on near even terms from the three eighths, was floated out a touch inside the sixteenth pole, kept on gamely and just missed between runners. CLOSE THE GATE saved ground stalking the leaders, was pushed along as a duel developed mid turn, angled out to about the three path soon into the stretch, gave hard chase from there and was steadily getting to the inner top pair. CLASSIC NOFTY drafted well off the early pace, secured the inside leaving the far turn and gathered some momentum, cut the corner under a ride into the stretch, worked outward for the final furlong and churned on to bridge the gap. RECKLESS stalked between rivals early, took closer order three wide near the three eighths, shifted out under asking into the lane, switched over to his left lead inside the furlong grounds and came up empty. AMERICAN TACT , five wide early, faltered around the turn then was eased through the final quarter mile.

PRINCESS WOEJEE broke sluggishly, remained near rail down the backstretch and on the turn, swung to the four path turning for home, closed steadily outside horses and was up at the wire. RUNTOWN brushed with KINDA KRAZY at the start, rated behind horses down the backstretch, saved ground around the turn, found room along the inner rail to gain the lead near the eighth pole then gave way grudgingly. KINDA KRAZY brushed with RUNTOWN leaving the starting gate, raced in the two path between horses entering the turn, dropped back to last leaving the bend, swung five to six wide in upper stretch, raced outside horses and passed tired ones. WATCH ME SPARKLE lacked speed outside horses down the backstretch, worked between rivals in the stretch and passed tired foes. HYLLA sped to the front, stayed in the two path around the turn while taking pressure from NATIVE BOSS, lightly bumped with that one while racing erratically in mid stretch and gave way in the drive. ROTISSERIE bore out leaving the starting gate, raced near the inner rail in the stretch and gave way in upper stretch. NATTIE'S BOSS , three deep chasing the leader around the turn, bid for the lead in upper stretch lightly bumped with HYLLA in mid stretch, gave way and was eased late.

RADAUTI settled off the pace and well off the inside, commenced a run near the half mile marker, circled four wide into the lane, leveled off under solid pressure in mid stretch, drifted in slightly, straightened to reel in the leader in deep stretch then forged clear at the wire. AMERICAN DIRECTION , bumped at the break, regrouped to take over inside rivals, pulled his way clear after a quarter mile and set the pace toward the inside, handled outer pressure from the far turn to the five sixteenths, spurted clear under a ride entering the lane, extended the advantage under a strong drive in mid stretch, kept on with good effort but was unable to deny the winner's outer charge. LIMO tracked inside, took closer order into the far turn, angled out three wide leaving the three eighths to chase then flattened out in the final furlong. VAYA JEFFE , between rivals early, tapered in to about the two path and bid outside the leader leaving the far turn, pressed to about the head of the lane, gave futile chase nearing mid stretch, drifted a bit and weakened. ZENCAT , under firm rating prompting outside rivals early, was under pressure chasing outside a foe nearing the three eighths, failed to keep pace approaching the stretch, shifted in and gave way. CHATBOT leaned in and bumped with AMERICAN DIRECTION leaving the gate, dropped well off the pace, saved ground into the stretch, angled out under a ride near mid stretch and failed to get involved.

THIRST FOR HOPE stalked the pace from the three path around the turn, began a rally in upper stretch, drifted outside TOSCA in mid stretch, closed nicely, got up late and drove clear. TOSCA made the early lead, set a pressured pace inside DIP FANTASIA while slightly off the rail around the turn, drifted out when clear turning for home then gradually drifted out through the stretch and tired in the drive. SUNSET RISING , steadied after breaking slowly, swung outside soon after the start, stayed four deep on the turn, offered a mild move in upper stretch and failed to sustain the bid. DIP FANTASIA prompted the pace outside TOSCA, failed to keep up leaving the turn, moved to the inner rail and weakened. HOVEKOMA lacked speed, remained along the rail around the turn and steadily retreated.

NEXT GIRL rushed up to the inside of a rival to take command leaving the chute, cleared and set a rated pace towards the inside, turned away an outer challenge by NECESSITY leaving the three eighths, opened up under pressure in mid stretch then held firm while steadily hand ridden through the final sixteenth. SWEET LAURA settled behind rivals into the turn, angled out, circled four to five wide into the stretch and finished up willingly to be clear of the rest. NECESSITY rated forwardly while about three wide and inside foes, worked through a seam near the half, had her bid repelled leaving the three eighths, chased on her left lead in mid stretch and faded. NAVANI , five then four wide, edged up outside rivals to be close after a half, failed to seriously kick on in upper stretch and gave way. LATE NITE CALL showed speed then rated back off the winner to stalk three wide, edged closer leaving the far turn, failed to go on under a drive past the three eighths and faltered. THE START CALL AND OPENING QUARTER MILE CALL WERE OMITTED DUE TO SNOW.

DIGITAL OPS stalked the pace under patient rating, moved up in the three path leaving the far turn, secured command in upper stretch and prevailed under rousing. STOWAWAY raced in mid pack down the backstretch, was in the two path the far turn then rallied nicely between horses. OMAHA OMAHA , far back after breaking a bit awkwardly, began to advance leaving the far turn, swung widest in upper stretch, rallied and lugged in under right hand urging near the sixteenth pole. MONEY RUN prompted the pace from the two path around both turns, gained the lead entering the stretch and gave way the final furlong. HADES , three deep stalking the pace the first turn, was kept well wide on the backstretch and around the far turn then weakened in the stretch. TAKEITANDRUN accelerated to the early lead and was steered to the inner rail, remained along the rail setting the pace to the stretch then tired in the drive. IN THE DANCE showed no speed and was not a factor. MCCULLOUGH stayed near the inner rail on the turns and was not a factor. A heavy snow fall obscured most of the race.

EILEEN'S A WARRIOR rated off the heels of a rival in the opening sixteenth then angled out to stalk, was under hearty pressure pursuing three to four wide into the lane, closed in under left handed asking, forged to the front inside the furlong grounds then eagerly widened while kept to task. BOOST angled in sharply when being sent to the front, cleared and set the pace towards the inner rail, moved away from rivals mid turn, kept on under a drive in upper stretch, wandered outward as her advantage evaporated near mid stretch, faded but managed to save the place. THEMIS , four wide rating behind runners nearing the far turn, circled the turn five wide, advanced soon into the lane, drifted in briefly near mid stretch, corrected and kept on with good effort. CUPID'S CHOICE , four wide then between runners pursuing near the three eighths, shifted inside throuigh the drive but came up empty. BEAUTIFUL JUSTIFY , bumped early, dropped off the pace and towards the inside, swung well wide for the drive and finished with interest. HAY GRACE BRENNAN , three wide chasing the early pace, failed to keep up mid turn, raced between runners near the sixteenth pole and failed to generate a serious response. WILL BELIEVE saved ground chasing and weakened through the final quarter mile. SAVANASRIOGUERRERA lagged far back, raced removed from the inside into the stretch, had a slight response and got by a tired foe. LILMISSLINGSHOT drifted in early bumping BEAUTIFUL JUSTIFY, steadied between runners into the turn, recovered to chase two wide then faltered through the lane. The half mile call was omitted due to poor visibility