Mahoning Valley Racecourse

HERO QUEEN , forced out at the break, corrected and edged up off the rail and to the inside of a rival nearing the turn, secured the inside to pursue around the turn, remained inside into the lane, closed in under left handed asking, slipped through to engage FLASH FREEZE with a sixteenth to go then forged clear late while shown the crop. FLASH FREEZE , pushed outward at the break, corrected and rushed clear, set the pace under some coaxing around the turn, entered the lane off the inside, clung to the advantage under a drive leaving the furlong grounds, failed to deny the winner's rail bid, weakened late but managed to save the place. PRINCESS AZARA , carried out at the start, straightened and moved up well wide and outside runners leaving the five eighths, raced as the closest pursuer three wide into the lane, kept on with effort but was unable to make serious inroads late. SHAUNNASAPRILFOOL broke a bit outward, dropped well off the pace entering the turn, eased out and raced between runners past the five sixteenths, shifted out four wide for the drive and churned on. OLIVE ON TOP bore out at the breaking bothering foes, flashed speed after being righted, dropped back leaving the far turn while wide then drifted out nearing the lane. HERO PANTHER broke slowly then ducked in towards the gap, rated off heels leaving the five eighths, retreated while saving ground leaving the far turn then failed to generate a stretch response. An objection by the rider of PRINCESS AZARA against the winner for alleged interference leaving the gate was not allowed.

CAUSE OF LOVE drafted back after an alert start, crept back up nearing the turn while racing to the inside of a foe, chased the dueling leaders then angled out five wide approaching the lane, closed in under some left handed asks, lightly brushed with an inner foe with a furlong to go, sustained under steady hand encouragement, took over inside the sixteenth marker and edged clear at the wire. GO GIRL sped to the early advantage then was joined from her inside after a furlong, sparred into and around the turn, lost the lead past the five sixteenths, battled back to reclaim the front while between runners leaving mid stretch, failed to withstand the winner's outer charge then gave way stubbornly. AMY'S STAR stumbled at the break, recovered and moved up early on, stalked the duelers while three to four wide and under a ride mid turn, brushed with the winner near the furlong grounds and came up empty. THE MIRACLE KIUT broke a step slow, moved up towards the inner rail and joined GO GIRL for the lead, gained a narrow lead past the five sixteenths, drifted out a bit sparring past the three sixteenths then weakened late. OLYMPIC WINGS rated back off foes early on, came three wide for the drive but failed to drum up a rally.

SHE GRINS settled back off the pace and off the inside, commenced a run leaving the three eighths, circled five wide into the lane, closed in outside rivals under left handed asking, took over near mid stretch, switched over to her correct lead a sixteenth out, kept on resolutely and denied an inner challenge from CLEARLY IRISH. CLEARLY INISH , sluggish early, was under a ride leaving the far turn, took closer order past the five sixteeenths, eased and moved up between runners in mid stretch then kept on gamely to the inside of the winner. BETTY WHO set the early pace two wide, fended off an outside bid leaving three eighths, fought on between runners nearint the eighth pole then faded late. BLONDIENESS stalked the pace while saving ground, moved through along the rail to bid for the lead in upper stretch, vied inside rivals past mid stretch then weakened late. SPILL THE DEETS prompted three wide and outside the leader, bid to engage near the three eighths, forced the issue to upper stretch then tired.

FAIR TRADE was nudged up between runners soon after the start and took command, cleaerd and set a rated pace just off the inside, responded when set down soon into the lane, kept on under solid left handed asking leaving mid stretch then continued eagerly through the wire. STARCOURT , four wide early, edged up three deep leaving the far turn, pursued outside a rival into the stretch and kept on well. SCARY PROPOSITION , away alertly, stalked the winner three wide and to the inside of a rival, shifted in some in upper stretch and faded. EMM ESS EH lagged off the pace, angled out under a ride leaving the five sixteenths, advanced between runners into the stretch, lacked a serious finish and was reported by the stewards to have bled. JUDY ELAINE forced the early pace along the inner rail, failed to kick on leaving the far turn and weakened. HAZARD PAY gave chase five wide nearing the turn, failed to keep pace past the three eighths, wandered outward a bit approaching the stretch and faded.