Laurel Park

FAIRFIELD BAY stayed outside horses down the backstretch, circled the turn four to five wide, took command outside TRIATHELON near the eighth pole and drew off under steady encouragement. MAUPANSANT lacked speed, worked between horses on the turn, swung to the seven path in mid stretch and rallied nicely outside rivals. MAJESTIC BLUE , four wide on the turn, moved to the six path in mid stretch and rallied. TRIATHELON showed speed between horses down the backstretch, dueled outside RAGING CAJUN around the turn and in the stretch and faded late. TACTICS , no factor, raced near the inner rail around the turn. RAGING CAJUN hugged the inner rail, disputed the pace to the eighth pole and weakened. SNEAKING SUSPICION , taken to the inner rail leaving the backstretch, saved ground around the turn, eased out to the three path entering the stretch and weakened. SALVO TRIGGER , rank leaving the starting gate, was outrun. DATS TAP , caught in tight quarters leaving the starting gate, advanced four wide leaving the backstretch, chased the pace to the stretch and tired. DERZ SMART prompted the pace between horses down the backstretch and gave way entering the stretch.

HELL OFA HILLBILLY , lightly brushed at the break, prompted the pace two wide outside ZIO LINO, was under coaxing leaving the far turn, moved to a slim lead with a quarter mile to go, maintained a slim advantage under strong handling past mid stretch then steadily edged away in the final yards. ZIO LINO sped to command soon after the break, set a pressured pace towards the inner rail, sparred head to head with the winner from mid turn to about the sixteenth marker, gave way grudgingly and was able to hold down the place. LANNISTER broke inward brushing the winner, corrected and edged up inside rivals early on, eased out around the turn and was urged chasing the embattled leaders, shifted out four wide for the drive and steadily gained. CLAVIN , between runners nearing the half, worked outward in the lane and had a belated response. NEVERWORKEDADAY broke slowly, was used four to five wide outside runner to reach contention, failed to kick on past the three eighths, shifted in and gave way.