Presque Isle Downs

CERTAIN rated off the pace for the first quarter mile, rallied splitting rivals nearing the quarter pole to be with the leaders from three wide turning for home, opened a clear lead in mid-stretch and drew away to the wire in an impressive performance. WILLIE BIRD stalked the pace in a clear pocket into the turn, was called upon early on the bend, failed to immedietely respond allowing the winner to slip between him and the leaders, continued to be worked upon from five wide turning from home and kept a steady bid to be second best. PAYNTED WARRIOR pressed the pace into the turn, rallied to take a short lead at the quarter pole and weakened along the fence down the lane. ROCKET DRAGON reserved at the rear of the field to midway on the turn, swept up six wide to be on even terms wiith the leaders at the head of the lane and flattened out. ALTOBELLI set a pressured pace to the quarter pole and tired in the lane.

GRAMP'S LEGACY settled along the fence just behind the pacesetter, tipped out on the turn, rallied to engage the leader in upper stretch, took command in the lane and drew off. STANZ COMING set the pace on a clear lead to the quarter pole, was no match when challenged by the winner and ran-on willingly as second best. IPLEDTHEFIFTH was the early trailer, commenced a steady rally from the back of the pack on the turn and closed with good interest. TODO MEN tracked the pace from four wide through the turn and lacked a closing response. JOKERS CHOICE went evenly failing to menace. TOM B THE GOAT trailed the field turning for home, swung wide and showed some interest in the lane without posing a threat. YES CHEF stalked the pace early and faded midway on the turn.

EXTRASEXYBIGDADDEE reserved off the pace racing near the rear of the field for the first half mile, rallied five wide on the turn to collar the leaders in upper stretch and cleared off in the final eighth. READY TO FLY unhurried to trail for the first three-quarters while saving ground along the fence, cut the corner turning for home and mounted a good, belated bid along the rail. ADIOS BUCCANEER set the pace through well rated fractions on a clear lead, battled to midway down the lane and weakened late in the drive in a good try. KARLWITHANARL raced mid-pack to the far turn, rallied to contention nearing the quarter pole and ran-on through the lane lacking a closing punch. ACCREDIT stalked the pacesetter to midway on the final bend, rallied to close the gap turning for home and flattened out midway down the lane. ELUSIVE IMAGE tracked the leaders for a half and came up empty.

VALIANT VICTORIA broke sharply to take command from the gate, opened a clear lead into the turn, repelled a challenge midway on the bend and kicked away handily down the lane. FLOAT AWAY tracked the pacesetter from the fence, pulled up the rail, was steadied off the pacesetters heels nearing the three-eighths pole, continued saving ground along the inside and finished well in the lane. MISS M M settled in behind the front-runners racing two wide, waited through the turn, angled wide to the clear in upper stretch and closed with a good late gain down the lane. ROCK N REWARD stalked the pace from three wide to be well placed in contention turning for home and lacked a closing kick. I'M HEADING EAST prompted the pace for the first quarter, rallied to threaten on the turn and weakened in the final eighth. QUEEN ANNA T was a step slow from the gate to be the trailer, angled out wide down the backside, dropped back to the inside on the bend and showed some late interest in the lane. DOMINANT STRANGER chased the pace early and faded.