Fairmount Park

CHEF RAY WILEY settled off the pace, was cued along the inside at the three sixteenths, responded well to the rider's right handed urging, sustained a rally to be up just in time. SENOR RUBEN split foes early to claim a narrow lead just off the rail, continued through the turn under pressure from THEOLDRUGGEDCROSS, pulled away from that one before meeting an inside bid from CHEF RAY WILEY in the final furlong, grudgingly gave way in the final yards. LIES N DECEPTION tracked the pace four wide in the early stages, showed a mild rally in the six path to get up for the show award. ADAM FIVE OH vied for early command along the inside, backed off to chase the pace through the turn, swung out four wide at the top of the stretch but came up empty. BIG SKOOKUM was off a step slow, ran a wide trip, failed to menace. THEOLDRUGGEDCROSS vied for early command three wide, surrendered to SENOR RUBEN at the half mile marker, pressed the pace through the turn but faded down the stretch. I'M THISTY KID had a bothered start, trailed throughout, no factor.

SCOTCH NO ROCKS vied for command with MEGA SHACK, was joined by another foe rounding the turn and battled those two down the stretch, edged clear in the final sixteenth. DILLON ROCKS stalked the vying leaders in the early stages, moved up three wide through the turn to enter the stretch battling alongside them, gave way to the winner at the sixteenth, put a head in front for the place honors. MEGA SHACK vied for command alongside SCOTCH NO ROCKS, met a bid from DILLON ROCKS rounding the turn and dueled between foes down the stretch, gave way to the winner at the sixteenths and got out-finished to end up third. TAPIT SAM settled not too far behind the pace, ranged up through the turn and entered the stretch four wide but had no closing bid. GABAGOOL settled off the pace on the inside, swung to the far outside at the top of the stretch, closed willingly along the left lead. SAFE raced off the pace, never threatened. AFRICAN WARRIOR tracked the pace four wide, entered the stretch in the seven path, weakened down the stretch. CANTSTEALMYTHUNDER was shuffled back at the start, trailed throughout.

RHODIUMS PRIDE broke alertly, set a pressured pace between runners, floated out slightly approaching the eighth pole, drew clear then on. HAND OVER MY HEART pressed the pace from the three path, lugged in at the eighth and was steadied to avoid RHODIUMS PRIDE, chased on for the place award. COOLTHING raced off the pace, finished well to be up for the show award. WESLAN tracked the pace from the five path, failed to menace. ADIOS KID stalked the pace from the inside, flattened out in the stretch. SPAN was outran. JOCKEY'S OBJECTION WAS LODGED BY HAND OVER MY HEART ON RHODIUMS PRIDE CLAIMING INTERFERENCE IN THE STRETCH WAS DISALLOWED BY THE STEWARDS.

ONTHEWAYJIMMY was away sharply, kept to task down the stretch to secure the victory. HARLEY'SRUNAWAYKID broke inward, moved up to track the pace four wide, shifted in along the rail for the final furlong, held at bay by the winner. HANG TUFF chased the pace setter, entered the stretch just off the rail, changed lanes to avoid HARLEY'SRUNAWAYKID at the eighth, held for the show award. DELONG SHOT tracked the pace from the inside, shifted out four wide through the turn, passed tiring foe. ELSIE'S LEGACY got pinched back at the start, steadily advanced along the inside, weakened in the stretch. PREMOR settled off the pace, never threatened. K J 'S RANSOM trailed throughout, no factor. This final time for this race was originally hand-timed, and the race was re-timed using video technology to arrive at the most accurate final time available.

CANDY LOOKER brushed inner foe at the start, was rated along the inside, launched a three wide bid at the top of the stretch to drive past the competition with authority. LAST GASP stalked the early pace four wide, contested the lead through the turn, took charge at the three sixteenths but yielded to the winner in the final yards. WICKED SKY opted to be the early trailer, rallied well in the stretch to earn the show award. PRIMITY brushed outer foe at the start, moved up along the inside to vie for command, weakened down the stretch, got out-finished for the show award. GRAZEN GATOR settled between runners, swung out seven wide at the top of the stretch, closed willingly. WILDWOOD ENCORE broke swiftly for a brief lead, settled back to chase the dueling leaders through the turn, entered the stretch five wide but flattened out. I BE GONE wide trip, no impact. AIR GERRI split foes for a narrow lead shortly after the start, vied for command between foes in the turn, surrendered at the quarter pole and retreated down the stretch.

COOL MEMORY vied for early command five wide, took charge and saved ground before the turn, entered the stretch in the three path and lengthened advantage in the final furlong. MISTER SHARPIE was reluctant to load the gate, moved up to track the pace seven wide, brushed with EUCLID AVENUE at the three sixteenths, rallied four wide for the place award. CUTLASS KING vied for early command along the inside, backed off after the half mile marker, chased through the turn, got out-finished for second but held for a shared show award. JUNIOR BUG settled off the pace, swung out at the top of the stretch and rallied for a shared show award. STROPE contested the early lead between foes, backed off through the turn, got out-finished for the minor awards. GOLD SMOKE settled off the pace, closed willingly along the outside of the stretch. EUCLID AVENUE vied for the early lead four wide, tracked the pace through the turn, brushed with MISTER SHARPIE at the three sixteenths, faded down the stretch. MONCRIEF got squeezed back at the start, angled out to advance six wide up the backstretch, was rank around the half mile marker, shadowed the pace through the turn, weakened in the stretch. RUNNINGFORCASH vied for early command between foes, settled off the pace through the turn, showed little in the stretch. MIDNITE ALEX trailed throughout, no factor. DUE TO A PHOTO FINISH MALFUNCTION, THE FINISHING MARGINS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED.