Santa Anita Park

SUNTORY TIME tucked inside at the back, moved into range around the first turn, followed behind the leader to the quarter pole, took aim from the two path turning for home, seized control quickly in upper stretch, put BABY NEEDS SHOES away at the eighth pol, ridden out into deep stretch and was in hand late. G'ORO got bumped by outer rival then put in tight not too long after the start, settled in the two path, followed within striking distance in the middle stages, found the rail on the far turn, steered back out in upper stretch and got up for second. BABY NEEDS SHOES took control from inside, lightly coaxed showing the way uncontested through the far turn, yielded when confronted by SUNTORY TIME in upper stretch, weakened in the late stages and got edged for third. INTUITIVEBYNATURE bumped G'ORO early while beginning to pull, fought the rider under a big hold on the clubhouse turn, continued keenly in hand racing close up on the backstretch, chased two wide through the far turn and weakened in the drive. UP FOR THE HUNT pulled and tossed her head around on the first turn while traveling in the three path, ridden along three deep into the far turn, exited that bend in the two path and also weakened. GENUINE GRACE stalked four then three deep on the first turn, stayed off the rail to the second bend, came under a ride in the three path and weakened. BY THE MOONLIGHT unhurried in the beginning, rounded the clubhouse turn three then two wide, trailed up the backstretch, dropped further back on the far turn, eased in the lane and walked off.

BLAME IT ON JACK fought with a pair of rivals to the outside into the first turn, inched ahead around the bend, cleared BEER BUZZ early on the backstretch, took light pressure from that rival again early on the far turn, put him away for good at the five-sixteenths pole, then drew away under right handed urging. HUNGOVER stalked from inside, ridden along while continuing to save ground around the far turn, cut the corner into the stretch and got up for second. BEER BUZZ showed speed three deep into the first turn then pressed BLAME IT ON JACK keenly in hand around the bend, lost touch with that rival early on the backstretch but remained close up, applied light pressure early on the far turn, came under a ride when failing to keep up midway around the bend, stayed within striking distance into the final furlong, then flattened in the late stages and lost second. DR. FILKINS displayed brief speed between foes then tracked the leaders outside a rival, asked two then three wide on the second bend and weakened down the lane. QUALITY GOLD lagged behind on the inside, continued far back through the far turn, eased in the lane and walked off.

SHAMROCKIN trailed up the backstretch, angled to the inside, drew closer while easing out to the three path on the turn, got moved to the four path turning for home, closed in and drew alongside HOW LOVELY (IRE) at the eighth pole, took over nearing the sixteenth pole and maintained a short advantage to the wire. HOW LOVELY (IRE) established the front quickly and moved to the inside, met the bid from CYPRUS MOON into the turn, cleared that rival in upper stretch, challenged by SHAMROCKIN with a furlong remaining, relinquished the lead outside the sixteenth pole but stayed on gamely to the wire. DELITEFULL HART stalked from inside, saved ground through the turn, got boxed in and bumped outer rival trying to bully her way out, then finished willingly for a clear third. HOW ABOUT PAVEL broke well then took back slightly to track from off the rail, went two wide around the bend, tipped three wide into the lane and weakened. CYPRUS MOON chased from inside then moved off the rail, bid two wide into the turn, got turned away by the leader and bumped by DELITEFULL HART in upper stretch, then weakened in the final furlong.

SOI NGERN fought for the lead inside a pair of rivals, put a head in front on the turn, shook free at the top of the lane and drew off under left handed urging and strong handling. KIKI RIDE vied between rivals up the backstretch and around the turn, could not kick on with SOI NGERN in upper stretch but kept on for a clear second. TAB WALKER broke in, chased the top trio two wide into the turn, exited the bend in the three path and ran on for the show honors. SUBIC BOY had to pause behind SOI NGERN and altered out early, went up to take a short lead three deep, lost command on the turn, could not go on with the leaders late on the bend and faded in the lane. NAUDESNOODLE chased the top trio from the two path leaving the backstretch, traveled a bit off the rail into the lane and had little left for the drive. JOEY TEN broke well then dropped back when racing greenly early, trailed the field to the stretch, eased through the final furlong and walked off.

INVINCIBLE MOLLY (GB) stalked from inside, followed behind the leader through the bend, tipped out at the top of the stretch, drew alongside with a furlong remaining, took over quickly, then held off SHANGRILAMA (IRE) in the last sixteenth. SHANGRILAMA (IRE) stalked the top pair from off the rail or outside a rival, went three wide around the bend, four wide into the stretch, challenged INVINCIBLE MOLLY (GB) in the late stages but lacked the needed late punch to go by. TAM'S LITTLE ANGEL reserved early then tracked from out of range outside a rival, traveled two then three wide on the before angling out at the quarter pole, spun five wide into the lane and gained third. OVETA'S HOBBY settled inside, made progress on the turn but had to wait late on the bend while coming off the rail a bit, cut back to the inside and got outkicked for the show honors. LONG MAYSHE REIGN showed the way under pressure through the early going, cleared around the bend, challenged by the winner at the eighth pole and weakened after losing command. SPECIAL FLOWER traveled near the back in the early going, went four wide into the turn, moved to the three path, swung six wide late on the bend, kept trying down the stretch but needed to find more. RO TOWN pressed the pace from outside, could not keep up with the leader on the turn and chased from the two then three path and faded in the drive. DRESS REHEARSAL trailed the field from inside, angled out under left handed encouragement at the top of the lane and failed to menace.