Santa Anita Park

BEEF WINSLOW stalked a bit off the rail, waited behind the leaders, altered to the inside in upper stretch and drew clear under some right handed encouragement and steady handling. DONCIC tracked between rivals off the pace then gained ground to the turn, traveled two to three wide, angled out at the top of the lane and got outclosed by the winner. TIGERHON (FR) attended the pace outside the top pair, fought for command into the lane, took over with a furlong remaining but faltered in deep stretch and was transported off the track via equine ambulance due to exhaustion. ITS A CINCH showed the way inside a pair of rivals early, fought on even terms around the bend, overtaken by TIGERHON (FR) at the eighth pole and weakened late. CHARGE FOR GOLD followed in range at the back inside a pair of rivals,, saved ground through the turn and lacked a rally down the stretch. CENTRAL DISPATCH pressed the pace from outside, fought head to head on the turn, vied between rivals in upper stretch and weakened the late stages. PHOSPHORESCENCE (FR) bobbled leaving the gate, chased three deep at the back then drew closer up the backstretch, went three to four wide on the turn and failed to respond when called upon.

SINGLEMORE dueled from outside to the turn, shook free nearing the five-sixteenths pole, widened under a drive in upper stretch and was kept to task to the wire. BRAHMS MENDELSSOHN broke a step slow, sat off the pace in the early going, went four wide around the bend and was along for second. EAGLES DARE fought inside SINGLEMORE to the three-eighths pole, failed to keep up with the winner midway around the bend and lost second in deep stretch. ENGLISH ICON ridden along chasing from off the rail into the turn, went three wide around the bend and weakened. LOVE DA GIG was off a bit slow to begin, followed in range up the backstretch, lost ground two wide on the turn and tired. PALO ALTO trailed two wide into the turn, found the rail around the bend and was never a factor.

SPECIAL CLUB trailed on the inside into the turn, ridden along the fence around the bend, tipped out and had to pause when boxed briefly in upper stretch, angled out and bumped GOLD COUNCIL midstretch, finished determinedly between runners and got up. GOLD COUNCIL traced the speed from the two path, came under a ride on the turn, steered out in upper stretch, took a bump from SPECIAL CLUB midstretch, closed in tandem with that rival was edged at the wire. BRO BRO bobbled leaving the gate, stalked two wide into the turn, ridden along into the lane, moved out for a clear run, took over briefly late but was outkicked by the top pair in the end. GRAZED took control on the inside, headed on the turn, inched ahead in upper stretch, put JAGUAR JON away midstretch but got run down by the top trio. JAGUAR JON pressed the pace from outside, moved up on even terms around the bend, then weakened in the final furlong. JETOVATOR chased from inside to the lane, moved out then came back to the fence and weakened. OTRO MAS stumbled crossing onto the dirt and lost the rider, eventually caught by the outrider and walked off. THERE WAS AN INQUIRY INVOLVING THE STRETCH RUN BETWEEN SPECIAL CLUB AND GOLD COUNCIL. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS RULED IN A MAJORITY DECISION THAT ALTHOUGHT SPECIAL CLUB DID COME AND MAKE CONTACT WITH GOLD COUNCIL, THE INCIDENT DID NOT WARRANT A DISQUALIFICATION.

MEMETIC chased between rivals early, went two wide around the bend, tipped out into the lane, reeled in the leader at the sixteenth pole and won going away. MY GIRL MIA broke out, sprinted to the front and crossed over, took pressure exiting the backstretch, cleared again with three furlongs remaining, showed the way unchallenged to the eight pole, got run down with a sixteenth remaining and held second. FLAMINGO STAR raced up close on the inside, cut the corner into the lane, moved out in upper stretch and kept on to earn third. TULAVIA'S WORLD chased outside a pair of rivals, bid from outside into the turn, lost touch with MY GIRL MIA at the three-eighths pole, chased in the two path to the stretch and flattened out. HEAVENLY PRINCESS took a bump from outside in the beginning, sat off the pace in the early going, saved ground on the turn and never threatened. DARLIN' DUCHESS pursued within striking distance from the three path into the turn, lost ground around the bend and weakened. LONG RANGE PURSUIT broke in and bumped, trailed up the backstretch, went outside a rival on the turn, spun three wide into the lane and was never a factor.

DARK BLUE raced up close on the inside, took over around the first turn, showed the way clear around the far turn, opened up at the top of the lane and held late. COLUMNIST got bumped on both sides leaving the gate, raced outside a rival near the back, angled four wide around the far turn, finished well under right handed urging but ran out of time. FLASH OF LIGHTNING got bumped between and steadied at the start, laid off the pace on the inside, moved into the two path on the far turn, steered out in the stretch and rallied for third. JOEY WHERE'D IT GO stalked in the two path, moved to the inside for the backstretch, came under a ride on the far turn, flattened in the lane and was transported off the track via equine ambulance. DESERT HAWK settled off the pace along the rail, asked around the far turn but could not rally. ROCKY COLAVITO tracked in the two path then found the rail on the first turn, went two then three wide around the second bend and weakened between rivals in the stretch. PASSION D ORO broke in and bumped, sat off the pace outside a rival, went three deep into the far turn, got bothered by inner rival at the three-eighths pole, cut to the inside, swung out at the top of the lane and proved no menace. LUCKY TIGER got forced out and bumped leaving the gate, chased from off the pace outside a rival, tipped three wide into the lane and weakened. DEBBIES GETTINGHOT came out and bumped LUCKY TIGER at the start, took control early then raced keenly when ceding command on the first turn, was closest in pursuit up the backstretch, continued in the two path on the far turn and weakened down the lane.

SOLO GANO sprinted clear and set the tone early, coaxed along through the turn while taking pressure from GILCHRIST, resisted into deep stretch and won the bob over MILLBO BAGGINS at the wire. MILLBO BAGGINS stalked from inside, followed behind the leader through the turn, challenged from inside in the final furlong, gained inch by inch in the last sixteenth but lost the bob on the line. GILCHRIST chased three deep into the turn, bid from outside with a quarter mile remaining, hounded the winner from outside through the lane but lacked the needed late kick. STAGE RUN came away slow, chased near the back under a ride early, traveled three wide on the turn, altered out in upper stretch and kept on for a minor award. CHARMZ AWAY chased from inside, lost ground on the turn and weakened in the lane. SUNK COST FALLACY broke a step slow, raced on the inside at the back, angled out at the quarter pole, got floated in and checked behind a rival at the top of the lane and could not threaten after. ALL ABOUT BABES broke a step slow, tracked outside a rival, shifted out in upper stretch and weakened. GO TRIGGER CUT was off slow in the beginning, chased between rivals, two wide into the lane and tired.

IRISH ROYALTY dueled from inside, cleared in upper stretch and drew away. WARM SUN AND BREW stalked the top pair up the backstretch, came under a ride in the two path on the turn, moved out in upper stretch and got up for second. CLEVER CLOVER dueled outside IRISH ROYALTY to the top of the stretch, failed to keep approaching the eighth pole and got outfinished for the place honors. GALLAND DE BESOS bumped with inner rivals crossing onto the dirt, raced off the pace outside a rival, angled to the rail once clear of that foe on the turn, then lacked a rally in the stretch run but kept on for a minor award. HIGHPLAINSDRIFTER raced outside a rival from off the pace into the turn, moved to the three path midway around the bend and failed to threaten. BERLIN WALL got bumped between rivals crossing onto the dirt, settled inside, shifted and checked at the three-eighths pole and could not threaten after. CARDIFF CRACK trailed along the rail into the turn, went two wide into the lane and failed to menace. CHECK'S ON THE WAY bumped crossing onto the dirt and took up, laid well off the pace after, rounded the bend along the rail then in the two path and proved no menace. THERE WAS AN INQUIRY INVOLVING SEVERAL RIVALS EARLY IN THE RACE. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS UNANIMOUSLY RULED THAT THE VIDEO FOOTAGE WAS INCONCLUSIVE AND NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN.

STRAIT UP COUNTRY sprinted clear and pulled the rider along when taken in hand, moved to the inside, continued keenly on the backstretch, led clear under right handed urging into the final furlong and maintained a comfortable lead to the wire. HARDTOBEBETTERNOW forwardly placed outside a rival early, was closest in pursuit two wide around the far turn, moved out a bit in upper stretch, could not threaten the winner in the furlong grounds but was able to secure second. STAR OF DELHI chased from inside, angled out at the top of the lane and could not get by HARDTOBEBETTERNOW for second. SHAPOVAL went two wide into the first turn then got shuffled behind a trouble rival early on the bend, moved inside on the backstretch, bumped and got put in tight early on the far turn, hugged the rail to the stretch and churned on for a minor placing. ISLAND PARADISE tracked from inside, went between rivals on the backstretch, bumped with SHAPOVAL early on the far turn, went two wide into the lane and could not rally. BENNY'S PUZZLE raced in the two path towards the rear into the far turn, angled out leaving the far turn and was unable to threaten. VRON BY YOU was off slow to begin, saved ground through both turns and passed tired rivals. BIG BILL got bumped twice approaching the clubhouse turn, tracked in the two path, three deep on the backstretch, stayed off the rail to the stretch and weakened. IRISH ELEMENT tracked three deep around the first turn, four deep on the second bend, got floated five wide into the lane and came up empty.