Santa Anita Park

LUCK LUCKY (IRE) broke well then followed closely behind SCORCHING HOT early, traveled along the rail then in the two path on the turn, drew alongside the leader turning for home, put that rival away quickly in upper stretch and held well over STERLING SEA AND THROWTHEFIRSTPUNCH late. STERLING SEA laid off the pace outside a rival, gained two wide around the bend, rallied steadily down the lane but lacked the needed late punch to get by the winner. THROWTHEFIRSTPUNCH trailed early, raced along the inside into the turn, eased off the fence around the bend, came three wide into the lane, finished well outside STERLING SEA and missed second. SIGMA BOY settled off the pace and moved inside, drew closer around the bend, altered out a bit from behind a tiring SCORCHING HOT in upper stretch and weakened after. SCORCHING HOT sped clear and crossed over to the inside, challenged by the winner entering the lane, offered little resistance in upper stretch and gave way.

AUDIBLE SILENCE dueled from outside to the far turn, kept the pressure on SATURDAY through the bend, headed that rival again approaching the stretch, took over shortly after, battled through the final furlong and prevailed. SATURDAY dueled inside AUDIBLE SILENCE for command, tried to shake loose from that rival on the far turn but failed to do so, lost the lead at the top of the stretch, battled back and fought head to head in deep stretch but was outgamed by the winner. ANOTHER JUANITO showed speed three deep into the first turn then dropped back a bit to chase from off the rail, asked three then four wide on the far turn, kept trying down the lane for a clear third but was no match for the top pair. BRETTS ACCLAIM settled off the pace on the inside then came off the rail a bit around the clubhouse turn, advanced up the backstretch, continued in the same paths on the far turn but weakened down the lane. ITSNOTROCKET vied four deep into the first turn then dropped off the pace, angled in on the backstretch, fell further back on the far turn while saving ground and was ridden out through the stretch. NICKDABOSS dropped back four to five wide on the clubhouse turn, lagged behind up the backstretch, rounded the far turn two then three wide, eased through lane and walked off.

GRAN ORIENTE (CHI) well placed along the fence early, drafted behind the leader through the far turn, cut the corner into the lane, rallied inside the top pair and proved best late. THE PADRE (IRE) bumped with ASTRONOMER at the start, settled in the two path, became a bit rank on the backstretch, chased two then three wide around the far turn, moved out in upper stretch, challenged from outside but got outclosed by the winner. CABO SPIRIT controlled the pace on the inside through the opening stages, took pressure from ASTRONOMER at the three-eighths pole, resisted into the deep stretch but yielded grudgingly to the top pair in the end. ASTRONOMER bumped leaving the gate, was closest in pursuit from the two path early, drew alongside the leader with three furlongs remaining, fought to the top of the lane and flattened out in the furlong grounds. HIDING IN HONDURAS lost his path leaving the gate, trailed outside a rival, crept closer in the middle stages, followed in range two then three wide on the far turn, angled out in the drive and finished evenly late. MI HERMANO RAMON reserved in the early going inside a rival, moved closer on the backstretch, waited along the rail the in the two path on the far turn, roused approaching the stretch and weakened.

MISCHIEVOUS BEV bumped with GRAPE JUICE TOO a little after the start, sprinted to the front then crossed over once clear of GRAPE JUICE TOO in the early going, roused late on the bend, opened up into the lane, then widened under left handed encouragement and strong handling. CAN YOU DREAM tracked just out of range from off the rail, took the turn three wide, kept trying down the lane but failed to make any headway on the winner while besting the rest. GRAPE JUICE TOO bumped with the winner shortly after the start, showed speed then raced up close from inside, lost some ground on the turn, weakened in the lane but was able to secure the show honors. HOT ROD CHRISTINE broke a step slow, raced inside a rival while off the fence at the back of the pack, checked behind a runner entering the turn and passed tired rivals in the lane to earn a minor award. DARLIN' DUCHESS chased from off the pace along the inside into the turn, moved over to the two path around the bend and failed to menace. HARD HEARTED broke a step slow, traveled outside a rival at the rear in the opening stages, navigated the turn three wide and failed to menace. LIVELY GIRL broke a step slow, moved up quickly while steering off the rail, went two wide around the bend and faded in the lane.

SAND BAGGER well placed along the fence, followed the top pair up the backstretch and far turn, gained an opening at the top of the lane, surged to the front midstretch and drove clear past the sixteenth pole. FAUSTO settled outside a rival, moved into range on the backstretch, bid three deep around the far turn, fought outside a pair of rivals into deep stretch and got outkicked by the winner. MISSILE CRUISER sped clear and crossed over to the rail, headed by SILVER ICE early on the backstretch, dueled through the far turn, led into the final furlong, lost command midstretch and got edged for second. BOTH SIDES OF BAD unhurried in the beginning and moved inside, moved into range outside a rival on the backstretch, chased three deep at the quarter pole, tipped out in the lane and failed to find the needed late kick in the final furlong. FIGHT BACK was off slow to begin, settled inside, drew closer on the backstretch, chased between rivals at the quarter pole, tipped out for the drive and needed to find more in the lane stages. SILVER ICE stalked in the two path, moved up to take a narrow lead over MISSILE CRUISER on the backstretch, fought head to head around the far turn while giving the lead back to that rival and folded in the stretch run.

SYNTAX showed the way up the backstretch, met the bid MOLLY JENSEN on the turn, shook free in upper stretch and widened under strong handling. CAN'TDEALWITHIT followed in range up the backstretch, entered the turn next to the fence, lost ground while easing out to the four path, came back on in the lane to gain second but was no match for the winner. MOLLY JENSEN forwardly placed between runners, challenged SYNTAX from outside on the turn, got turned away in upper stretch and flattened to third. SHEZA GEMINI JEWEL hopped at the start, trailed up the backstretch, passed a rival early on the turn, cut the corner into the lane and improved position. SUBTLE KNOWLEDGE broke through the gate but was quickly caught by the outride, came back around and reloaded, broke alertly then dropped off the pace, took the turn four to three wide and failed to rally. KEEP THE PAVELS was antsy in the gate, raced up close outside the top trio, chased four then three wide on the turn and faded out of contention. TOUGH VIRGINIA raced up close between early, chased two wide into the turn then quickly moved to the rail, saved ground to the stretch and had little left for the stretch run.

MPERFECTION settled next to the fence, crept closer in the middle stages, roused two to three wide on the far turn, moved out in the lane, rallied down the middle of the track and overtook JENNYS WINE GIRL nearing the wire. JENNYS WINE GIRL was closest in pursuit from inside, moved up to challenge from outside into the far turn, took over at the five-sixteenths pole, fought inside ALL IN THE GAME turning for home, lost command shortly after, fought back to reclaim the lead in the final sixteenth but got run down by the winner in the final strides. ALL IN THE GAME broke a step slow, tracked outside a rival early on, made a three wide move on the far turn, put a head in front in upper stretch, dueled in the final furlong and flattened late. JUDY LYNN STARR showed the way in the two path through the first turn, controlled the pace up the backstretch, dueled on the inside into the far turn, lost command at the five-sixteenths pole, could not keep up with the top pair turning for home and weakened. WARM RECEPTION tracked the speed inside ALL IN THE GAME, started to weaken around the far turn and faded in the lane. JOYFUL MISCHIEF was off slow to begin, lagged behind on the inside, chased outside a rival on the far turn, came out into the lane and failed to menace. LITTLE SANDY BEE broke a step slow and steadied behind a rival right after, reserved along the inside, came under a ride on the far turn while still on the fence but failed to make an impact in the stretch run.