Santa Anita Park

DARYA (IRE) laid off the pace in the two path, gained three wide around the far turn, challenged in upper stretch, took over under strong handling midstretch and won going away. NERIDA (FR) trailed next to the fence early on, closed in while easing over to the two path around the far turn, lacked room in upper stretch, tipped out into the clear and got up for second. MASS was a bit fractious right before the start, hit the gate at the dispatch, went up to take the lead from inside, pressured from outside on the backstretch then inched ahead, saved ground through the far turn, showed the way with a pair of rivals bearing down to the outside turning for home, resisted to the eighth pole, lost command midstretch and weakened in the final sixteenth. EGYPTIAN MISTRESS stalked the top pair outside a rival, move a three wide move on the far turn but flattened out in the lane. TIPITAP stalked along the rail through both turns , asked right handed in the drive and weakened. PHOTOGENIC raced up close outside the leader or applying light pressure, chased between leaving the far turn and flattened down the lane.

REDIAL stalked two then three wide on the first turn, drew closer and loomed leaving the far turn, challenged LORENZO BERNINI at the eighth pole, put a head in front with a sixteenth remaining and drove clear. LORENZO BERNINI raced up close in the two path, applied pressure on the backstretch, took over while dueling at the five-sixteenths pole, put BOSSING MO away with a quarter mile remaining, challenged by REDIAL entering the final furlong and yielded late. AUDIBLE SILENCE chased outside a rival into the first turn then angled to the inside while racing keenly in hand, stalked the top pair up the backstretch, lost ground along the rail then in the two path on the far turn, churned on down the lane and finished a clear third. MAXIMUM GLADIATOR climbed a bit trailing the field into the first turn, rounded the first turn a bit off the rail, coaxed along at the back, traveled next to the fence leaving the backstretch, eased over to the three path around the far turn and passed tired rival. BOSSING MO took the lead quickly and moved inside, pressured by LORENZO BERNINI in the middle stages, surrendered the lead to that rival at the five-sixteenths pole, failed to kick on late on the bend and tired.

COACH CRONIN went to the front and moved inside, took pressure from MICI'S EXPRESS at the halfway point, carried a short lead over a pair of rivals into the far turn, dueled with MICI'S EXPRESS into the lane, then drew off in the final furlong. MICI'S EXPRESS stalked in the two path, latched onto COACH CRONIN at the half-mile pole, fought between rivals into the far turn, hounded COACH CRONIN to upper stretch, then proved no match past the eighth pole but was clearly second best. FIX IT QUICK followed in range in the three path, bid three deep leaving the backstretch, could not keep up with the top pair past the five-sixteenths, flattened in the lane but was a clear third. THE GYPSY COWBOY trailed along the inside around the first turn, fell further back on the backstretch, saved ground to the stretch, moved out in the lane and passed a tired rival. REFOCUS stalked the leader from inside, started to weaken under a ride on the second bend and tired in the lane.

MAP ME SEXY pressed three deep up the backstretch, dueled outside TEXAS WILDCAT on the turn, took over at the quarter pole, put TEXAS WILDCAT away in upper stretch and was kept busy to the wire. TEXAS WILDCAT vied inside a pair of rivals early, dueled with MAP ME SEXY on the turn and lost command at the quarter pole, yielded to that rival at the top of the lane and stayed on for a clear second. ANOTHER JUANITO bumped with SOPHIE'S HEART then got crowded early, chased in the four path leaving the backstretch, moved into the three path on the turn and could not rally when called upon. SOPHIE'S HEART got bumped from outside early, chased off the rail then outside a rival, dropped back and found the rail on the turn and could not threaten down the lane. TESS OF HEMET broke a bit slow, stalked near the inside into the turn, moved to the two path, steadied behind ANOTHER JUANITO in upper stretch and lacked a rally. CHARLIE D'ORO dueled from outside then between rivals, lost touch with the top pair past the three-eighths pole and weakened in the lane.

THIRSTY TRICKSTER stepped to the front and crossed over, took pressure on the backstretch, failed to shake loose from THERESASILVERLININ early on the far turn, maintained a short lead through the far turn, shook free at the top of the stretch and held well over SHE'S SPLENDID through the final furlong. SHE'S SPLENDID tracked from inside, drew closer around the far turn, roused past the quarter pole, moved out and took aim in upper stretch, chased determinedly through the final furlong but lacked the needed late punch. CATALINA COCKTAIL settled off the rail, took the first turn three then four wide, went two wide into the far turn, angled to the rail midway around the bend, trailed near the fence turning for home, kept trying down the lane and gained third. THERESASILVERLININ stalked from inside then quickly moved into the two path, drew alongside the leader on the backstretch, would not let THIRSTY TRICKSTER shake free early on the far turn, finally yielded to that rival at the top of the lane and weakened. LADY LAOBAN tracked two then three wide around the first turn, asked in the same paths on the second bend and weakened in the lane.

DUSTEM TOO showed the way under pressure from METTLER to the turn, cleared that rival early on the turn, drew away under right handed urging, then grew weary late but was able to hold safely. LYNDEE'S DREAM broke in, chased on the inside then moved to the two path, pursued the leader outside METTLER on the turn, drifted out a bit under left handed urging in the lane and finished willingly for a clear second. TINA'S PRINCESS sat off the pace in the early going, saved ground through the turn, angled off the fence in the drive and got up for third. METTLER pressed the pace from inside, could not keep up with the leader early on the turn, saved ground to the stretch and weakened. BACKSTAGE DRAMA was off slow to start and lagged behind up the backstretch, rounded the bend three then tow wide and passed a tired rival. RUN ON OM followed in range to the turn, lost ground in the three path around the bend and tired.

GRAND SLAM SMILE rubbed the gate, leaving, went up to take control from inside, led two wide into the turn then moved to the rail, responded when called upon in the lane and remained clear to the wire. TAKE ANOTHER CARD chased after the leader inside a pair of rivals, saved ground around the turn, finished willingly to earn second but could not threaten the winner. PRANCINGTHRUPARIS broke through the gate just before the gate opened for the rest of the field, stalked three deep down the hill, chased within striking distance into the final furlong, lacked the needed late punch but was able to outduel YOUNG LOVE for the show honors. YOUNG LOVE chased between rivals three then two wide down the hill, pursued in range through the final furlong, could not produce a bid and got edged for the show honors. MISS PRACTICAL threw her head when held momentarily at the start, trailed while in range of the leader early, rounded the bend three then two wide, steered out across the dirt and could not rally. THERE WAS AN INQUIRY INVOLVING THE STARTS OF BOTH PRANCINGTHRUPARIS AND MISS PRACTICAL. AFTER A REVIEW, THE STEWARDS RULED THAT PRANCINGTHRUPARIS BROKE THROUGH HER GATE EARLY, GIVING HER AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OVER THE REST OF THE FIELD AND WAS DECLARED A NON-STARTER. THE STEWARDS THEN RULED THAT MISS PRACTICAL WAS NOT AWARDED A FAIR START AND WAS ALSO DECLARED A NON-STARTER. DUE TO A TIMER MALFUNCTION, THE FINAL TIME WAS HAND-TIMED.

MBAGNICK (CHI) dueled from outside holding a short advantage up the backstretch, lost the lead early on the turn, fought back to reclaim the advantage at the quarter pole, cleared CODE DUELO inside the eighth pole and drew away. CODE DUELLO dueled from inside, put a head in front early on the turn, lost the lead at the quarter pole, yielded to the winner past the eighth pole and stayed on to secure second. BALADI was off slow to begin, trailed on the inside into the turn, raced inside CHASIN MUNNY around the bend, remained next to the fence into the lane and gained third. HARD TO FIGURE laid off the pace in the early going, went four wide into the turn, moved into the three path then chased four deep exiting the bend and got outkicked for the show honors. CHASIN MUNNY traveled near the back early on, chased outside BALADI on the turn, between rivals turning for home and could not rally. HAWKER chased after the top pair from off the rail, navigated the turn three wide and tired.

GOLD PHOENIX (IRE) laid off the pace in the two path, moved inside first time through the stretch, shifted back to the two path and went between rivals on the clubhouse turn, crept closer on the backstretch, took aim at the top pair from outside turning for home, headed FLASHIEST entering the final furlong and bested inner pair in the late stages. FLASHIEST controlled the pace from inside to the final turn, took pressure from MONDEGO (GB) at the five-sixteenths pole, carried a short lead over outer pair turning into the stretch, clung to a slim advantage over GOLD PHOENIX (IRE) at the eighth pole, relinquished the lead shortly after, had the rider lose his crop with a sixteenth remaining and stayed on well for a game second. MONDEGO (GB) reserved outside a rival in the opening stages, threw his head a bit crossing the dirt, continued in the two path around the clubhouse turn, drew closer three deep on the backstretch, challenged from outside midway around the far turn, fought between rivals through the lane and lacked the needed final kick. TRULY QUALITY unhurried in the early going and steered to the rail, went outside GOLD PHOENIX (IRE) first time through the stretch, moved into range three deep, asked into the final turn, rounded that bend three then four deep and kept on down the lane to earn a minor award. BALNIKHOV (IRE) settled along the rail, gained ground on the backstretch, went two wide into the final turn, suffered a mild shuffle behind CITY EXILE (GB) around the bend and tipped three wide into the clear, then lacked a rally through the stretch run. LIVING LIFE bothered by WATSONVILLE leaving the gate, tucked inside at the back, saved ground to the stretch, lacked room in traffic near the eighth pole, remained inside to gain a clear path and improved position. CITY EXILE (GB) raced up close to the outside of the leader early, drifted out a bit crossing the dirt, remained closest to the half-mile pole, coaxed along leaving the backstretch, lost ground between rivals on the final turn and weakened in the lane. WATSONVILLE bumped LIVING LIFE leaving the gate, stalked three then two wide around the first turn, shifted out over the dirt, angled to the rail for the clubhouse turn, followed closely inside a pair of rivals into the third turn, cut the corner turning for home and faded out of contention.