Los Alamitos (Day)

RYTHEM GIRL bumped with SANGER STYLE early, chased under coaxing four deep leaving the backstretch, tipped six wide into the lane, reeled in the leader past the eighth pole and drove clear approaching the wire. NEVER NOT ONCE broke a step slow, chased from inside, tipped out around the bend and loomed three wide turning for home, took over past the quarter pole and put away inner rival, led clear into the final furlong, confronted by RYTHEM GIRL shortly after and yielded late. A KITTEN FOR SUE raced widest at the back of the pack early on, navigated the turn five then six wide, tipped out further at the top of the stretch, drifted inward approaching the sixteenth pole and gained third. LUBITZA vied three deep early, dueled outside a rival into the turn, cleared past the three-eighths pole, challenged by NEVER NOT ONCE entering the lane, offered little resistance to that rival in upper stretch and flattened to fourth. BREVILLE fought for the lead inside a pair of rivals, dueled into the turn, could not match strides with outer rival past the three-eighths pole, chased a bit off the rail into the lane and weakened. FAITHFUL TRUTH chased two wide leaving the backstretch, drifted out and took up between rivals at the seven-sixteenths pole, trailed four wide into the lane and could not threaten after. SWEET ELLA RAE reared up inside the gate, showed brief speed between rivals then chased the top pair into the turn, followed in the three, four, then five path around the bend and weakened in the drive. SANGER STYLE antsy in the starting gate, bumped with outer rival early, tracked three deep approaching the turn, came two wide into the stretch and weakened.

OOBUBBAKAKAYO got pinballed into the first turn, stalked three deep around the bend, remained outside rivals in the middle stages, bid from outside at the five-sixteenths pole, drew clear in upper stretch and maintained a clear advantage while ridden out to the wire. NAFTIS bumped with outer rival into the first turn, stalked keenly in hand from the two path on the first turn, pulled harder early on the backstretch, chased two wide then along the rail on the far turn, finished gamely down the lane but had to settle for second best. BEGIN AGAIN established the front quickly from inside, controlled the pace to the far turn, took pressure at the five-sixteenths pole, yielded in upper stretch, weakened in the furlong grounds but managed to save third. UPDRAFT unhurried in the beginning and tucked inside at the back of the pack, moved up inside rivals on the backstretch, lost ground through the far turn and churned on down the lane. TWILIGHT MOON bumped chasing five wide into the first turn, dropped off the pace, went two wide into the second bend, came four wide into the lane and weakened. MONGOLIAN MASTER got pinballed in the four path entering the first turn, angled to the inside on the backstretch, dropped back on the far turn still along the fence, tired and eased in the final furlong and walked off.

JAPHAR'S GIRL stalked in the two path, coaxed along following the top pair up the backstretch, lacked room behind those rivals from the seven-sixteenths pole to the three-eighths marker, tipped out and launched a bid, got carried seven wide late on the bend, fought three deep into the final furlong and dug in to edge UNION HEIRESS in the final strides. UNION HEIRESS chased outside rivals into the first turn, got forced out very wide around the bend, trailed into the backstretch, moved inward, went two wide around the far turn, rallied inside the top pair, battled inside JAPHAR'S GIRL late and missed. OSCAR NIGHT showed early speed in the four path while contesting the early pace, dueled from outside up the backstretch, took over while getting forced wide around the far turn, drifted inward while holding a short lead over rivals on both sides and yielded to the top pair late. A CLEAR BEHEST chased four wide into the first turn, got carried out further and bumped aorund the bend, traveled three wide around the second bend and failed to threaten while earning a minor award. MINI AGAIN broke out and bumped, stalked from inside, fell out of range on the backstretch while coaxed along, was hard ridden through the far turn still saving ground, moved out in the lane and weakened. HONKY TONK RHYTHM took a bump and bobbled leaving the gate, got forced out and bumped on the first turn, went four wide into the second bend racing at the back, spun eight wide off the far turn and failed to menace. LADY DOSIA chased along the rail, lugged out on the first turn, chased off the rail to the far turn, launched a bid and got carried wide around the far turn, could not sustain the challenge in upper stretch, drifted inward and weakened. LADY LOLLIPOP showed speed in the three path while fighting for the lead inside a rival, dueled up the backstretch, lugged out around the far turn, tired in upper stretch, checked between rivals at the sixteenth pole, eased across the wire and walked off.

JASMINA stalked the top pair from off the rail, bid three deep late on the bend, cleared in upper stretch and drew away. FINAL TABLE LADY dueled from outside, vied between rivals into the lane, yielded to the winner and stayed on to secure second. TOO SASSY dueled from inside, fought with outer pair turning for home, fought to midstretch, weakened in the final furlong but finished a clear third. LINO'S ANGEL coaxed along chasing from inside, fell out of range on the turn and could not summon the needed rally. SALTY SALLY chased four wide into the turn, moved into the three path, tipped back out approaching the stretch and weakened. KEEP THE PAVELS sat off the pace in the early going, raced wide to the turn, came six wide into the stretch and failed ot threaten. RISKY PLEASURE trailed seven wide into the turn, dove down to the inside and proved no menace. SLASH ALLEY chased in range well off the fence, took the turn four to five wide and had little left for the stretch run.

GRAND SLAM SMILE set the pace under pressure from outer rival, dueled around the turn, lost command in upper stretch, fought back to regain the lead midstretch and drove clear in deep stretch. PRANCINGTHRUPARIS raced up close in the early going, traveled along the inside then two wide into the lane, angled out in the stretch and got up for second. FAYETTE FOX tracked off the rail, three deep on the turn, drifted leaving the bend and gained third. MA RAE'S GIRL pressed from outside, moved up on even terms around the bend, took over and drifted in upper stretch, lost command outside the eighth pole and weakened. SAKURA BLOSSOM trailed on the inside into the turn, moved out and exited the bend in the three path, angled out at the top of the lane and was never a factor. VITALERA (CHI) chased two then three wide and faded in the lane.

NEVADA BEACH pressed VARNEY from outside, headed that rival with three furlongs remaining, roused four wide turning for home, seized control past the quarter pole, cleared midstretch under right handed encouragement and drew away in hand the final sixteenth. VARNEY stepped to the front and showed the way under pressure from NEVADA BEACH to the outside, dueled around the far turn and into the lane, lost command past the quarter pole, yielded to the winner midstretch and kept on for a clear second. RANK tracked two wide around the first turn, drew closer in the middle stages and moved inside, lost ground while angling four wide on the far turn and was no match for the top pair. IT'S A FACTOR settled along the inside, trailed up the backstretch, drifted out while starting to tire on the far turn, eased in the lane and walked off.

GLASS OF JAMESON got bumped from outside early, tracked three wide into the turn, spun five wide off the turn, cleared in upper stretch and drew away. DROP THE BIT chased outside rivals early, went two wide into the turn, moved inside around the bend, tipped back out into the stretch, took aim entering the final furlong but could only gain second. ROCKSALOT sped clear and moved inside, coaxed along on the turn, was overtaken in upper stretch and flattened to third. ROBARANDO raced three wide at the back into the turn, came four wide into the stretch and summoned a mild rally. CHARLEY PRIDE was off slow and lost his path at the start, angled inward, raced outside a rival at the rear into the turn, spun three wide into the lane and also produced a mild rally to improve position. RIDING BY traveled wide up the backstretch, went five wide into the turn, exited the bend in the eighth path and kept on to improve position. FAR OVER LOADED forwardly placed three deep into the turn, moved out and came six wide into the lane and weakened. DONTGETFOOLEDAGAIN raced up close from outside early, followed two then three wide in pursuit on the turn and weakened in the drive. TORLEIF tracked along the inside out of range, hugged the rail to the lane and never threatened. HE'SQUITE MISCHIEF forwardly placed four deep leaving the backstretch, got moved out to the eighth pole around the bend and tired. HIGHLAND ECHO chased off the rail then moved inside for the turn, lugged out badly around the bend and had little left for the stretch run. MY PAL GEORGE bumped leaving the gate, ran up on heels and checked early, got carried wide by HIGHLAND ECHO on the turn and tired.