Presque Isle Downs

NEW ISSUE unhurried early to be at the back of the short field, closed the gap on the turn with a steady advance, rallied four wide in upper stretch and took command in the last fifty yards pulling away at the line. BOUJIE BETZ stalked the loose pacesetter to the quarter pole, responded when called upon in upper stretch, tipped out nearing the eighth pole to collar the leader but was outkicked late in the lane by his stablemate. CELESTIAL SPEED sped to the lead under a strong hold opening a clear advantage and tired inside the eighth pole to quickly surrender to the closing pair.

RAMBLIN BETTS raced between rivals down the backstretch, was in tight quarters nearing the three-eighths pole, split rivals to move to a stalking positon on the turn and closed well through the lane to prevail. HIGHTAIL FOX reserved off the pace to midway on the turn and rallied in the stretch with a good late gain. LEO Q tracked the pacesetter from four wide, mounted a bid leaving the quarter pole and finished evenly unable to sustain the rally. SO GRAND broke well to assert himself shortly from the gate, opened a clear advantage down the backside, continued clear to midway in the lane and weakened in final eighth. JUDY CHOP flashed brief speed from the rail and was done early.

FISTFULOFMONEY tracked the leader from the fence through the turn, cut the corner turning for home and rallied along the inside down the lane to be up late. GOLDEN COOKIE urgered a bit early to take command, settled in hand to set the pace on a clear lead, responded when challenged, dug-in gamely through the lane but could not hold off the winner. MADFERIT prompted the pace from two wide to the top of the lane, rallied to take a short lead at the eighth pole and was outfinished when flattening out late. RYU MO tracked the leaders to the quarter pole and failed to offer a closing bid when called upon. GIDEON broke a bit awkwardly, dropped back to trail and went evenly never proving a threat.

VAN unhurried to be the early trailer, steadily closed the gap on the far turn from the inside, tipped three wide in upper stretch and found his best stride late to overtake the pacesetter in the final yards. PEARL OF ACLAIM (GB) set a well rated pace on a wide advantage down the backside, maintained a very clear lead to the top of the lane and tired in the final hundred yards to be caught late. BURNIN TURF tracked the loose pacemaker to the far turn, steadily narrowed the margin on the final bend to be in striking distance of the leader in mid-stretch and failed to sustain the bid while grinding through lane. BAHAMA CHANNEL went evenly failing to menace. BROADWAY SKY prompted the early pace and was through after a half mile.

NEOPRENE stalked the pacesetter to midway on the turn, rallied at the quarter pole to engage that one in mid-stretch and took command in the final eighth drawing away at the wire. MS. LAOBANNIANG set the pace on a well rated lead under a hold, responded when called upon turning for home and weakened late as second best. NEW DIAMOND reserved in the early going, gained ground on the turn while saving ground along the fence to be well placed cutting the corner at the top of the lane and finished evenly in the stretch unable to close on the top pair. MRS. MANICOTTI tracked the leaders to the turn, rallied four wide to threaten at the head of the stretch and flattened out. RIVERS RUN RED was not a threat. KHOZANALL chased the leaders to midway on the turn and faded to the rear.

CODE NAME took command shortly away from the gate to be clear in the first turn, widened the lead down the backside, responded when threatened nearing the quarter pole and maintained the advantage through the lane. STARSHIP EMPIRE tracked the leader down the backside, rallied on the far turn to threaten nearing the quarter pole and was unable to match the winner in the lane finishing willingly as second best. SIR MAXIMUS stalked the leader from afar on the backstretch, rallied to narrow tne gap on the final turn and finished evenly unable to gain in the lane. BARTULIA raced in tandem at the rear of the field the entire way with HARD MISSION never posing a threat. HARD MISSION trailed throughout as a non-factor.

MI AMORE rated in hand at the rear of the field, commenced a sustained bid midway on the far turn, angled six wide at the head of the stretch and closed well to be up in time. NIGHT NURSE was well rated on the lead setting a comfortable pace, responded when engaged turning for home, dug-in gamely through the lane and was caught in the final strides. STARSHIP BELMONT stalked the leader to the far turn, rallied between rivals at the quarter pole to loom and failed to get by while travelling willingly in the lane. NAUGHTY FAVORS prompted the pace for five-eighths, threatened from from four wide turning for home and could not get passed. THREE RUN BOLT raced mid-pack throughout and mounted a mild bid in the lane. INANNA'S QUEST failed to menace going evenly. UTOPIA ROSE was well positioned for a half and dropped back failing to threaten.