Presque Isle Downs

BRAGGART JOE tracked the pacesetter down the backstretch, made a steady rally two wide on the turn to engage the leader, battled in upper stretch with that one and pulled away in the final eighth. RYU MO stalked the pace from three wide to be well positioned turning for home, could not match strides with the winner in the lane but finished well to gain the place. EXPRESSO BAY set the pace under steady pressure down the backside, put away the early presser on the turn, was engaged by the winner at the quarter pole, dueled with that one in upper stretch and was outkicked late in a game effort. READY SET CAIRO passed tiring rivals. GLACIAL POWER pressed th pace to the turn and faded on the bend. GOLDEN COOKIE went evenly failing to menace. DUCK HUNTER dropped to the rear of the field on the turn and was not a factor.

I'M BLUSHING tracked the leaders from midpack for three-quarters, rallied four wide turning for home and finished willingly to wear down the pacesetter in the final sixteenth. NIGHT NURSE set the pace on a clear lead while well rated, maintained that advantage to upper stretch, battled the winner in the final eighth and was outfinished late. MY JANNET trailed to the far turn and put in a mild bid passing weaker coming home. TINTA ROJA prompted the pace into the far turn, failed to respond when called upon for the drive and weakened through the lane. LITTLE MISS MUNNY raced mid-field in early contention for a half mile and dropped out when tiring on the far turn.

GROUNDED set a well rated, well measured pace on a clear lead to the top of the lane, responded when called upon in the drive and just lasted over the closing runner-up. NEXT LEVEL rated in hand racing four wide down the backstretch, rallied midway on the far turn, made a steady bid through the lane to be gaining late and just missed. TWILIGHT DANCER prompted the pacesetter to be well placed throughout and failed to gain when called upon in the stretch going evenly late as best of the rest. MACKENZIE'S NOVVA stalked the pace from the fence to the top of the lane and lacked a closing response. LINCOLN HIGHWAY trailed to the final turn and rallied mildly coming home showing some interest while failing to threaten. HE'S A MESS raced mid-pack for five-eighths and weakened. MAYNARD was not a factor.

APORIA rated in mid-pack from three wide behind the pacesetters, waited on the turn for traffic to clear, angled five wide at the top of the lane, quickly took command to go clear in mid-stretch and pulled away convincingly. VIOLENTA unhurried in the early going to race at the back of the field in the turn and mounted a good stretch rally with a belated bid to gain the place. AMERICAN SURFER was the early trailer, made a steady advance into the turn, rallied well to threaten in upper stretch and was unable to sustain the bid finishing evenly late. JENADRIYAH broke alertly, settled to race mid-field down the backside, rallied early four wide on the turn to loom at the quarter pole and flattened out in the stretch. LET'S GO BARBIE stalked the pace from the fence through the turn to be well placed, cut the corner when given cue turning for home, steadied in upper stretch when tiring pacesetter dropped in to the rail, took up to avoid that one and finished evenly from there having lost momementum. TIZ HER LAW set a pressured pace to the quarter pole, drifted three wide turning for home, dropped to the inside when tiring in upper stretch impeding rival and weakened through the lane. MAYHEM pressed the pace to midway on the turn and gave way nearing the quarter pole.