Los Alamitos (Day)

OUTER SUNSET stalked the top pair from outside, bid three deep on the turn, cleared inner rivals in upper stretch, met the bid from ROMAN EMPRESS with a furlong remaining, drifted out a bit at the sixteenth pole and held gamely. ROMAN EMPRESS raced in range up the backstretch, moved to the rail early on the turn then eased back to the two path, angled four to five wide coming into the stretch, confronted OUTER SUNSET at the eighth pole, got floated out slightly at the sixteenth pole and could not get by. DALLAS ALICE broke fast to take the front then dueled outside GETAWAY CHARM up the backstretch, pressed that rival into the turn, vied between rivals around the bend, led briefly into the stretch, lost command at the top of the lane, flattened in the furlong grounds but was able to save third. CHOLLIMA chased from off the pace, shifted out approaching the turn, went three wide around the bend, angled five wide nearing the stretch, drifted inward through the lane and never threatened while earning a minor award. GETAWAY CHARM chased briefly then moved up to challenge DALLAS ALICE from inside, inched ahead leaving the backstretch, fought inside a pair of rivals on the turn, lost the advantage late on the bend and weakened in the drive. POINT AND SHOOT trailed three wide into the turn, came two wide into the stretch and was never a factor. THE RIDER ABOARD ROMAN EMPRESS LODGED AN OBJECTION AGAINST THE RIDER OF OUTER SUNSET FOR ALLEGED INTERFERENCE LATE IN THE STRETCH RUN. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS RULED IN A MAJORITY DECISION THAT ALTHOUGH OUTER SUNSET DID DRIFT OUT LATE, THE INCIDENT DID NOT WARRANT A DISQUALIFICATION AND NO CHANGE WOULD BE MADE.

ROOKIE NUMBERS sped clear and crossed over, showed the way along the inside then two wide into the stretch, remained clear into the final furlong, grew weary late and was able to hold on. ONE STEP BEYOND broke well then dropped off the pace, saved ground around the bend, steered out into the lane, flew late to reel in the top pair but ran out of time. MR. CARDENAS chased outside a rival into the turn, rounded the bend three then two wide, was closest in pursuit entering the final furlong but could not summon the needed late punch. MY MAN HUEY broke in, climbed early then steadied behind a rival, trailed on the inside into the turn, angled out and came four wide into the stretch, earned a minor award but never threatened. OZIASOFTHENILE rubbed the gate and broke inward, raced two wide towards the rear into the turn, got floated five wide approaching the stretch, drifted inward in the lane and failed to menace. APOLINAR GRAYDAR tossed his head but still came away with the field, steadied when MORRO MORRO crossed in front early, chased two to three wide on the turn and weakened. MORRO MORRO was closest in pursuit of the leader up the backstretch, went two wide into the turn, shifted to the rail on the bend while starting to losing some ground, then tired in the stretch run.

SMILING CAPOTE chased in the two path on the first turn, dueled from outside up the backstretch, cleared into the far turn, led three wide into the lane, challenged by GREY AREA with a quarter mile remaining, drifted out while battling down the stretch and dug in to prevail. GREY AREA forwardly placed in the three path early, followed three deep into the far turn, took aim four wide turning for home, challenged from outside at the top of the lane, also drifted while dueling with SMILING CAPOTE down the stretch and finished gamely to the wire. RIDING BY chased along the inside, between foes into the far turn, entered the lane in the two path, bid inside the top pair but could not find the needed final kick in the late stages. WEBSTER traveled two wide into the first turn, moved to the three path briefly before returning to the two path, moved into range on the backstretch, angled out and came five wide into the lane but flattened out in the furlong grounds. DONTGETFOOLEDAGAIN raced up close along the rail, got shuffled back behind WOODROW CALL entering the far turn, tipped to the two path, angled out for the drive and lacked a rally. JUMPER CABLES reserved in the early stags two wide then along the rail, continued on the fence into the far turn, steered out to the five path and was never a factor. FIRECRACKER MOLLY trailed three then four wide on the clubhouse turn, had one rivals beat leaving the backstretch, driven five wide into the lane and had little left for the stretch run. WOODROW CALL showewd the way in the two path early, dueled from inside in the middle stages, failed to keep up with the leader into the far turn, weakened around the far turn and tired.

SWEET AZTECA established the front quickly, led in the two path into the turn, drifted six wide around the bend, inched away from KOPION at the three-sixteenths pole, asked right handed a few times in the final furlong and stayed clear from KOPION while breaking her own track record. KOPION raced up close from outside, flanked SWEET AZTECA into the turn, got carried wide by the leader around the bend, chased seven wide turning for home, angled inside SWEET AZTECA at the top of the lane, chased determenedly through the stretch but had to settle for second best. CHISMOSA chased along the inside into the turn, angled out to the five path around the bend and kept on to earn the show honors. SUPER SHINE (ARG) was off a bit slow in the beginning, pulled forward between rivals up the backstretch, continued between runners in the two path on the turn and weakened in the drive. ONE MAGIC PHILLY stalked outside rivals to the turn, asked three deep around the bend and never responded. BARBARA T stalked the speed from inside into the turn, chased a bit off the rail into the lane and tired.

STORM OFF vied three deep, cleared late on the turn, then drew off under right handed encouragement and hand urging in deep stretch. CROWN PROSECUTOR broke in and bumped, was taken back early, trailed off the rail into the turn, angled seven wide, put in a late run and gained second. HONOR THE CAT chased two wide leaving the backstretch, angled out and came six wide into th elane, drifted in some in the stretch, churned on and lost second late. SIR ZO saved ground at the back, moved out in the lane and summoned a mild rally to round out the superfecta. JEFFREY ON THE RUN brushed leaving the gate, vied between rivals to the five-sixteenths pole, chased two wide into the lane and weakened. RUNNINFORCANDY lacked early quickness, had two rivals beat chasing off the rail into the turn, angled to the rail around the bend and failed to threaten. DROP THE BIT vied four deep up the backstretch, remained close four wide through the turn, then weakened in the stretch run. NAUGHTY'S BOY raced in range three wide into the turn, spun five wide into the lane and lacked the needed response. HYDROPLANE got knocked into inner rival leaving the gate, chased the speedy quartet along the inside into the turn, came four wide into the stretch and weakened. EN TU HONOR BRO bumped hard leaving the gate, fought inside a trio of rivals for command to the five-sixteenths pole, could not keep up into the lane and folded. DEEP CREEK STORM brushed at the start, chased out of range four wide into the turn, exited the bend in the six path and was never a factor.