Gulfstream Park

HANDS OF TIME broke alertly, narrowly showed the way into the first turn, shook clear before a quarter, extended that advantage in the run up the backstretch and into he far turn, saw that advantage shrink into the lane while being asked, found more the final furlong to hold the runner up at bay. CAMIGOL settled in the second flight while between horses, closest to the winner into the final bend, closed the gap on that one into the stretch, could not get to that same rival in the final sixteenth, clearly best of the others. MALCOLM X (PER) back off the pace outside the runner up, remained in the three path through the second bend when one paced, lacked a winning response through the stretch while working his way to the inside to finish up along the rail. LOOKING FOR STARS away in good order, briefly dueled outside the winner early, chased the second quarter then began to gradually weakened. DAVID PEPPERMAN saved ground well behind the leader and inside the runner up, continued to track late backstretch then began to weaken. DEEP STAR fell back to trail at he start, was never a factor and finished well back.

HAUTE DIVA broke a step slow, lacked speed, swept up into a contending position four wide through the second turn, dueled final furlong outside, proved narrowly best in a game effort. MIA FAMILIA tracked the pace while toward the inside, continued forwardly into the far turn, moved out and advanced to challenge three wide and inside the winner turning for home, dueled with that one the final furlong, outfinished. BAYOU BRIGID within striking distance while three wide, fell back off the issue in the second turn, came back to earn the show late without threatening the top pair. R SLEW OF CASH moved out when closest to the leader into the turn, prompted that one the middle half mile, moved to engage that same rival late in the final turn from the outside, briefly put a head in front between calls entering the stretch then yielded to the top two soon after, continued to weaken and was caught late for the show. NYFIVE broke well from the outside, showed the way into the first turn, shook clear before a quarter, set the pace in the two path, weakened when headed entering the stretch. CAURA off a step slow with the winner, raced back off the pace and the inside, lacked a closing response. MISS T BOBO back off the pace and the inside, asked along in the far turn three wide, failed to respond and trailed home.

CAPTAIN EDDIE broke running toward the inside, set a pressured pace in the run up the backstretch and into the turn, shook clear in the two path entering the stretch, clear when straightened for home, fully extended to hold the runner up safe in the final strides. SURF'S UP broke with the leaders, raced forwardly and outside, raced four wide into and through the turn when moving closest to the winner, continued to pursue that one into the lane, set down, closing the gap quickly in the late going to miss. FAST FIXER void of speed outside, remained well out in the strip through the turn, came five wide for the drive, rallied and was up in time for the show, not a serious threat to the top pair. READIER pressed the winner from between foes for over three furlongs and began to weaken, continued to falter through the stretch after moving to the inside. SWEN broke with the field, settled off the pace and the inside, raced in the two path into the stretch, lacked a closing punch. BEAUTY BOLT void of speed, four wide trip through the turn, also lacked the necessary closing response. QUIZLER raced in mid pack and three wide, idled into the lane and went evenly to the wire. VALID SENSE lacked early foot off the inside, steered out around a rival to be four wide into the lane, another who was found lacking through the lane. SEAVER broke a bit slowly, trailed most of the way, never a factor. NEOPHYTE behind the lead pack early along the inside, began a steady retreat while saving ground before three furlongs.

ROLANDO moved up along the rail to press the early leader, fell back a bit, was picked up and moved outside the pacesetter into the turn, took over from that one late in the bend, narrowly showed the way past the furlong marker still off the rail, dug in during the final strides to gain the nod in a game effort. BACK EM UP outrun for over a half just off the inside, dropped to rail midway on the turn when asked for some run and beginning to advance, rallied up the fence, lodged a late bid inside the winner and narrowly missed. PURE CLASS within striking distance up the backstretch outside, remained forward while three wide through the turn, challenged on the outside nearing midstretch, put a head in front then was outfinished by the top two in the late going. CLASSIC OF COURSE in tight to be shuffled back at the break, trailed early as a result, advanced four wide late in the turn, flattened out a bit in the late going to finish up evenly. TO THE EASTSIDE off the pace while racing in the two path, remained in midpack while just off the inside turn, failed to muster a response in the drive. CHROME GHOST raced three wide throughout, failed to muster a rally in the drive. CONCRETE GLORY narrowly set the early pace in the two path, headed by the winner early in the turn and stopped to finish well back, jogged in.

CHICKEN DANCE outrun early toward the inside first turn, continued two path middle half, dropped to the rail and accelerated midway on the final bend, moved back out and engaged the leader past the furlong marker and proved best under firm handling. BOLERO BAY broke with the leaders from the outside, eventually cleared toward the inside through the early part of the first turn, showed the way up the backstretch while setting some soft fractions, continued to hold the advantage into the lane, responded when the winner came calling nearing the furlong grounds, proved stubborn to the end. KHON HAN lacked early foot while five wide through much of the first turn, four wide backstretch, loomed a threat while once again in the five path in the final turn, lost some ground to the top two into the lane then flattened out a bit in the late going to report home best of the others. MOONSTROCITY back off the early pace and the inside, advanced into a forward position three wide in the second turn, went evenly through the lane in lacking a closing punch. NICKEL C tracked the pace from along the inside, idled along the rail into the far turn, moved in the two path for room while being asked in the second turn, lacked necessary closing response. JUSTIN SMILES in some early traffic, in tight, lacked speed, came four wide for the drive, improved position with some mild late interest. MOVE JESSE MOVE five wide in the first turn, trailed much of the way, picked off a couple of tiring rivals after the issue had been decided. BEHOLD THE KING prompted the leader while racing off the inside, remained within striking distance into the far turn, gave way in the two path midway on that bend. TIMSHEL forwardly placed for five furlongs in the three path, gave way.