Hawthorne

DIAMONDS JOY rated off of TIME BREAK soon after the break, angled out and sped up from the outside to take over and go clear leaving the far turn, dictated the pace around the turn, responded when shaken up in upper stretch, widened past mid stretch and won under a mild drive. TIME BREAK sped to a short early advantage and secured the inside, angled out after the winner cleared leaving the far turn, pursued three wide into the stretch and continued on willingly while well clear for second. APRIL'S GEM , a bit fidgety in the gate, steadied lightly and was off slow, lagged back off the inside, circled four wide into the stretch but lacked a serious finish. LUNARCHY flashed speed to force the early pace inside, steadied into the turn, dropped back past the three eighths, remained inside for the drive but failed to make an impact.

ICEBERG SLIM broke outward and was knocked sideways when making firm contact with STROLLINWITHASHLEE, corrected and quickly opened up, set the pace just off the inside, moved away to a large lead past the five sixteenths, kept on under a steady hand ride in mid stretch, was given one right handed ask about a sixteenth out then cruised home the final yards. STROLLINWITHASHLEE , roughed up when sandwiched between rivals at the break, regrouped and was nudged up into the turn to be the closest pursuer, entered the lane three wide, drifted in when green near mid stretch, remained on his left lead but kept on with good effort to secure the place. WAGON POWER bore in and made solid contact with the runner up, straightened and chased off the inside, circled four wide into the stretch and was outkicked by an inner foe for the place. DYNO WAR drafted back well off the pace and well off the inside, circled five wide into the stretch but failed to muster up a rally. BATTLE WING , fractious in the gate, came away in good order, pursued while saving ground, remained inside for the drive and faded.

RACARINO sped to the early lead whlie off the rail, ceded to an inner foe after a furlong, prompted then bid two wide between foes to take command three furlongs out, handled outer pressure then spurted away a bit once set down in upper stretch, kept on under right handed asking inside the sixteenth marker and had enough left to deny TWIRLING ROSES. TWIRLING ROSES rated early three while stalking, edged up and bid between foes leaving the three eighths, failed to intially quicken with the winner leaving the quarter pole but stayed on to pursue, dug down to find more through the final seventy yards, closed in gamely but simply ran out of ground. JOE THE TAILOR settled early while four wide, ranged up four deep with a run near the three eighths, chased wide into the lane but came up empty through the final furlong. HILARIOUS AFFAIR had his head turned slightly just prior to the gates being sprung, broke slowly, lost ground five wide and failed to menace. ALL ABOUT TONITE broke awkwardly, angled in and rushed up to take over near the five eighths, failed to deny outer foes leaving the three eighths and faltered.

PAYNT BY LETTERS cleared early and set the pace under a light hold, saw the lead diminish into the far turn, dug in when confronted from both sides leaving the three eighths, emerged in a duel outside CODE RUNNER leaving the three sixteenths, lost the lead a furlong out then battled back under steady handling to prove best in the final yards. CODE RUNNER settled off the pace while saving ground, crept up into the far turn, moved through along the rail and joined outer foes three furlongs from the wire, went head to head with PAYNT BY LETTERS from the five sixteenths, gained a narrow lead under left handed asking near mid stretch, continiued on with good effort but was unable to deny the winner. SIXWILLBERICH stalked three wide, took closer order near the half, bid three deep exiting the far turn, failed to kick on with the inner top pair leaving the three sixteenths and faded. HIGHLY PERFECT rated back off of a foe and angled out near the seven eighths, lost ground four wide, failed to respond past the three eighths and retreated.

COUNT THE GREEN responded when shoved on in the opening yards and sprinted away into the turn, drifted out briefly before being corrected near the three eighths, dictated the pace two wide around the turn, widened under some hand encouragement in mid stretch, was given a sharp left handed ask a sixteenth out then remained comfortably in front while mildly hand ridden late. CIAO TOMMASO , away alertly, pursued to the inside of a rival around the turn and into the stretch, altered out for the final furlong and kept on willingly to nab the place through the final yards. GOOD YEGG gave pursuit three wide outside CIAO TOMMASO, circled into the stretch, chased on past mid stretch but was out finished for second. LORD BLOCK was tossing his head about just before the gates sprung, broke a tad slow and inward, was forced out badly by LESLEY'S LEGACY soon after, dropped well off the pace, came wide for the drive and failed to get involved. LESLEY'S LEGACY veered out sharply at the break, rated back off foes nearing the turn, saved ground into the lane and faded.

WAMPUS KITTEN bore out at the break, corrected and moved up outside rivals to take over and clear, tapered in and set a rated pace just off the inside, responded when asked entering the lane then eagerly pulled away through the final furlong while kept to task. DIXIE PENNY exchanged bumps with an inner foe heading to the turn, chased three deep then in the clear past the five sixteenths, continued on with effort after giving hard pursuit past mid stretch and was able to just last for the place. DESERT GLOW drafted back inside, raced two to three wide in upper stretch, shifted in for the final furlong and finished with good energy. MAMBA OUT chased to the inside of a pair of foes into the turn, remained inside past the five sixteenths and faded. ORNERY ANGEL , bumped between foes early, steadied near the three eighths, was taken wide, eased through the final quarter mile and walked off.

FOXY ZORRA prompted the pace three wide outside SKY RAVEN, asserted herself and took over in upper stretch, responded to firm asking and readily widened to prove much the best. SHE STOPPED SHORT chased outside a rival, shifted four wide for the drive and continued on willingly to be well clear of the rest. ANNIE'S HOPE chased inside SHE STOPPED SHORT, failed to keep pace with that one in upper stretch and faded. SKY RAVEN , urged to the front, set the pace two wide while being dogged by the winner, gave in to that one entering the stretch and faltered through the final furlong. TWO TIMER dropped back early, was taken wide and failed to get involved.