Laurel Park

CITY PANDA rated off the pace, edged up while saving ground entering the lane, sustained under a drive and collared the leader from the rail in mid stretch, spurted clear a sixteenth out then was fully extended to deny an outer closing SEARCY. SEARCY , urged inside prompting the leader, eased back off of that one near the half, shifted out and came back on three wide into the lane, closed gamely outside the winner but wasn't quite good enough. ELLINGER took over between runners early then shook clear from an inner foe near the half, widened the advantage two wide past the five sixteenths, was joined from her inside in mid stretch, stayed willingly to the sixteenth pole then faded. WORLD ON FIRE chased off the inside, circled four wide with a run nearing the lane then flattened out. NOTMYFIRSTRODEO broke outward bumping with ANDRAS, dropped off the pace, was ridden along three wide past the five sixteenths and failed to generate a solid finish. MAXIMUS SPEED broke inward bumping and tightening WIN NO JOKE, dropped well off the pace, saved ground around the turn, worked outward in the drive and had some belated action. WIN NO JOKE , bumped and pinched back at the break, was not a factor. D HOPPER stalked three wide, was ridden along nearing the quarter pole, failed to kick on and tired through the lane. ANDRAS , bumped at the start, saved ground and faded.

CAIRO SURPRISE , lightly steadied in close quarters soon after the break, stalked from the two path around the turn, found room near the inner rail in the stretch, gained the lead near the eighth pole and swerved out near the sixteenth pole. WHERE'S RAY stalked the pace outside horses, advanced four deep entering the stretch, finished gamely and was forced out by CAIRO SUPRISE near the sixteenth pole. WAR HUMOR , right to the front, remained along the rail setting a pressured pace, drifted to the two path turning for home, was overtaken in mid stretch and weakened late. WARHEART bumped CATAHOULA MOON when bearing out leaving the starting gate, prompted the pace outside WAR HUMOR and weakened the final furlong. POINT LIAM , bumped by CATAHOULA MOON when that one was forced out soon after the start, was no factor and raced widest in the stretch. CATAHOULA MOON bumped POINT LION after being bumped and forced out by WARHEART soon after the start, raced along the rail in the stretch and weakened. DEAN DELIVERS stayed well off the rail on the turn and was not a factor. Following a stewards' inquiry and an objection by the rider of WHERE'S RAY, CAIRO SURPRISE was disqualified and placed second.