Santa Anita Park

WILDFIRE PRINCESS sped clear and moved to the inside, took a bit of a hold on the backstretch, remained unchallenged through the far turn, roused at the top of the lane and held safely under left handed encouragement. REHEARSAL (IRE) stalked the lone speed from the rail inside GREEN ZONE, crept closer in the middle stages, was closest in pursuit around the far turn, moved off the fence at the top of the stretch, finished willingly through the final furlong, could not reach the winner but was able to secure second. LANILLA sat off the pace in the two path, moved to the rail early on the far turn and was ridden into range of the leader, tipped out into the lane and closed the gap on the winner while earning third. INTERPLAY unhurried in the beginning, trailed on the inside, went outside a rival at the quarter pole, steered out into the stretch and produced a mild rally. CHANNEL PLACE tracked from the two path in the early going, asked three deep on the far turn and weakened in the drive. ORANGE THUNDER laid off the pace next to the fence, saved ground to the stretch and was never a factor. GREEN ZONE followed in range outside REHEARSAL (IRE), drew closer on the backstretch, started to weaken under a ride between runners on the far turn and faded in the drive.

OTTO'S MAGIC fought for the lead from inside up the backstretch and around the turn, gained the upper hand in deep stretch and held over the late charge from MICKEY in the final strides. MICKEY lagged behind the field early, saved ground through the turn, stayed on the fence while closing through the lane, drew alongside OTTO'S MAGIC late but ran out of time. VAN GOGH STYLE vied three deep up the backstretch, lost a bit of ground briefly early on the far turn then was hustle forward once again, seized control at the top of the lane, dueled with OTT'S MAGIC to the sixteenth pole, then weakened late. CORNEALEUSTHEGREAT chased from inside, tipped out in upper stretch and finished willingly to close the gap and earn a minor award. HERE ON BUSINESS was off slow to begin, rushed up in hand from off the rail, chased three wide through the turn and flattened in the furlong grounds. DELANEYS DREAMER vied between up the backstretch, inched ahead on the turn, lost the lead at the three-sixteenths pole and weakened in the late stages.

EVA LEA dueled briefly with STARS HOLLOW then cleared at the half-mile pole, led along the rail through the turn, kicked away at the top of the late and was in hand in deep stretch. COSMO FRIDAY stalked from inside, had to pause when STARS HOLLOW came in slightly at the five-sixteenths pole, stayed along the fence to the stretch, finished determinedly down the lane but ad to settle for second best. STARS HOLLOW bumped with ALIX leaving the gate then went up to contest the pace outside EVA LEA early, chased after that rival past the half-mile pole, traveled two wide into the turn, came in slightly to bother COSMO FRIDAY midway around the bend before returning to the two path, followed in range to the top of the stretch, then weakened in the furlong grounds. SUGAREE stalked three deep early then off the rail, asked in the two path on the turn and had little left for the drive. ALIX bumped with STAR HOLLOW in the beginning, trailed from off the rail them moved inside, saved ground to the stretch and was never a factor.

DECISIVE WIN bumped leaving the gate, led in the two path into the first turn then moved inside, showed the way through the far turn, roused approaching the lane, opened up in upper stretch and extended the margin while ridden out to the wire. ESSOS came off the rail trailing the field into the first turn, traveled four then five wide on the second bend before angling to the inside approaching the quarter pole, steered back out in upper stretch and rallied for second. ONE MORE TIME stalked three then two wide around the first turn, ridden along through the far turn, lacked a bid in the final furlong and lost second. SABINO CANYON tracked from inside then eased over to the two path on the clubhouse turn, spun three wide into the stretch and failed to rally. GHOSTWRITTEN stalked from inside, coaxed along behind the leader on the far turn, remained on the fence into the lane and weakened. BROHEIM bumped with the winner leaving the gate, followed in range in the two path, moved out three deep on the backstretch, lost ground three then four wide on the far turn and tired in the drive.