Gulfstream Park

PEPPERMINT MAN set a pressured pace and then dueled for command on the inside to the quarter pole, then made a bid to shake clear leaving the turn to the furlong marker and then held sway late to prove best under a drive. STARSHIP MAGELLAN was well rated and saved ground throughout, came under a ride by the five sixteenths and angled out in the lane and finished well the final furlong. SARATOGA CRUISER was reserved early, two wide on the far turn and came three wide into the lane, angled out nearing the furlong marker and had a late rally to gain the show award on the wire. CANDY ADDICTION was allowed to settle along the inside, eased out while under a ride leaving the five sixteenths and came four wide into the lane, tipped out a bit by the three sixteenths and had a mild late kick while losing the bob for the show award. OPERATION TORCH pressed the early pace three wide and then dueled with the winner two wide but weakened in the lane. GIURO was allowed to settle early twp wide, then came under a ride two to three wide on the far turn to move closer on the front pair, came four wide off the turn but flattened out.

NEW LEASE ON LIFE bumped at the break, then set a pressured pace on the inside and then dueled for command on the rail on the turn and made a bid leaving the turn to draw clear and then widened the margin under right handed crop to prove much the best. CAMM'S GIRL was settled early on the rail, moved out by the five sixteenths and moved up to be in between rivals by the quarter pole, then finished well on the inside to be clearly second best. ARMY MEDIC pressed and then dueled with the winner two wide on the turn and came three wide off the turn but weakened, held show award. HARPY bumped at the start, tracked the leaders from the rail and dell back on the turn and weakened. MEMORY OF MY LIFE broke in and bumped with a rival at the start, then settled early and came under urging two to three wide on the turn but had no late rally. VALLEY OF DAWN broke outwardly and was off slowly, trailed on the outside and raced four to five wide on the turn, seven wide into the lane and was not a threat.

GALLANT KNIGHT set a pressured pace on the inside and then dueled to the inside of BACKONTHECHAINGANG and in the two path, came three wide off the turn and then drifted out a bit in the lane while digging and to prevail under a drive. BACKONTHECHAINGANG pressed and then dueled outside the winner three wide on the turn, came five wide off the turn and fought on to the wire but was out-kicked, clearly second best. ANTILLEAN hit the gate at the start and was off slowly, reserved early, saved ground on the turn and ran on to best the rest while no threat to top two. SWEN chased the early pace on the inside and then moved out to the three path on the turn but came up empty.