Santa Anita Park

DEUCARI broke on top then taken just off the pace while bit keen, tracked leading duo from two path, angled three wide on the turn, moved up then engaged leaders three deep in upper stretch, gained lead at eighth pole and kicked cklear. RULER OF LAW pressured the early pacesetter, moved up outside that rival and vied for lead early on the turn, dueled rest of the bend, gained brief lead entering the lane, could not go with the winner in the drive but moved clear of others late. CONQUER WE MUST (IRE) was in bit tight shortly after the start and again crossing dirt portion while tossing his head, chased two or three wide to the stretch, came in some thru the lane and was along for third. SMASHING MACHINE flashed good early foot, set pace under pressure into the turn, resisted when challenged on the turn, relinquished control into the stretch and weakened along the rail. DEEP TRACKS hopped slightly leaving the gate, raced inside, dropped back some around the turn and lacked any late response from along the rail.

DRULINER stalked early from off the rail, advanced three then four wide around the turn, bumped with inside rival in upper stretch, bid three deep, gained lead then kicked clear in final sixteenth. MAGIC ADVICE hopped leaving the gate, rezcovered and rushed up to force the pace outside leader, bumped with inside rival in upper stretch, challenged three deep then gained the lead and powered away in final sixteenth. QUEEN OF BANTRY was sent to the front, set pace under pressure, could not go with winner passing eighth marker, remained along the rail and lost prolonged duel for the place. AWESOME OLGA settled off the place, stalked three wide, came in slightly leaving the backstretch, continued inside and was no late threat. GRAPE JUICE TOO chased along the rail, checked momentarily early on the turn, later came off the rail, was three wide into the stretch and also no threat. SISSY GIRL stumbled leaving the gate, reserved from off the rail, chased three or four wide into the stretch and weakened.

ELTONSINGSANOTHER close up in the early stages while saving ground, chased from the inside heading into the turn then loomed from the rail nearing the top of the lane, vied for the lead to mid-stretch then took command, kept to task in the final sixteenth and held over the oncoming runner-up. MIZ CLUBCALI settled in the second flight, saved ground to the quarter pole then angled three wide to upper stretch, closed fast into the final sixteenth, just missed for the win and was a clear second. RO TOWN reluctant to load, broke alertly then sat off of the early pace while never far back, coaxed from the four path nearing the quarter marker, chased from the five path into upper stretch, couldn't impact the top pair into the final sixteenth but made a a mild late run and was a clear third. BUDS N SUDS was void of early foot and trailed early, saved ground to the stretch, found his best stride late but couldn't impact the leaders in the late stages. WILLOW COVE showed good speed from the gate and took early command, set a decent pace while off of the rail nearing the quarter marker, met the bid of ELTONSINGSANOTHER to mid-stretch, couldn't find more to the final sixteenth and faded late. GIANT KID settled in the second flight to begin, coaxed outside of rivals along the turn, swung to the six path to upper stretch, lacked the needed response while widest into the final furlong and flattened out. CHASING KAT vied for the early lead leaving the gate, pressed WILLOW COVE to the turn then chased outside of the pacesetter nearing the quarter marker, swung to the four path into upper stretch, couldn't keep pace to the final sixteenth and weakened late.

CATFISH CORY hustled from the gate, vied for the early lead three deep, dueled with MRSAINTPATRICK into the turn then shook free approaching the top of the lane, drew off while under firm urging into the final furlong, was ridden out to the final sixteenth and won as much the best. SIMPLE MAJORITY stumbled at the start and spotted the rest to begin, moved up along the inside heading into the turn then tipped out to upper stretch, was no match for the winner to the final sixteenth but bested the rest for second. MRSAINTPATRICK broke out and crowded an outer rival at the start, showed good speed from the gate and vied for the early lead from inside of a pair of runners, dueled CATFISH CORY into the turn, turned away into upper stretch, yielded to the top two in the final furlong and held safely for third. BIG TIME COACH was away in good order then took back, settled in the second flight and coaxed outside of rivals into the turn, raced three then four wide nearing the quarter marker, swung widest to upper stretch, needed more in the drive and passed tiring rivals. HERE COMES TOO TOO vied for the early lead between runners, dropped back into the turn then came up empty in the drive. SPIDER JOHN pinballed and bumped between rivals at the start, settled early on then crowded a rival nearing the half-mile marker, coaxed three wide approaching the quarter pole, lacked the needed response in the drive and failed to threaten late. PATRICIA'S BOY settled off of the early pace, got caught in tight between rivals nearing the half-mile marker and steadied approaching that station, trailed into the turn, couldn't find a response to upper stretch, was eased through the lane and walked off.

HE'S A KNOCKOUT assumed early command, set the pace while well handled to the far turn, held a clear lead to upper stretch, dug in to the final sixteenth and held off the oncoming runner-up in deep stretch. JORDI BEAR (IRE) settled while saving ground in the early going, angled out and swung to the four path to upper stretch, mounted a strong rally to the final sixteenth and just missed for the win, while holding clearly for second. IRISEACH (IRE) well placed while saving ground in the early stages, kept an inside path to the far turn, swung to the three path to upper stretch, got outkicked into the final sixteenth but held safely in the end for third. CARO BUONO (FR) got crowded at the start and was away a step slowly, settled to the backstretch, coaxed two to three wide nearing the quarter marker then angled to the rail to upper stretch, mounted a mild late rally along the inside but needed more late. PIEDRA FRIA close up in the early running, ceded the early lead to HE'S A KNOCKOUT then tracked that runner through moderate fractions into the backstretch, gave chase two wide into the far turn, couldn't find more into the final furlong then weakened late. SCATALOTADINGDONG settled in the second flight early on while outside of runners, coaxed two to three wide nearing the far turn, got fanned four to five wide to upper stretch, lacked the needed response into the lane then tired.

DESERT KAT broke alertly and took early command, was engaged by BATTLE SCHOOL into the turn and set a prompted pace to the quarter marker, came off of the rail while leading into upper stretch, dug in into the final sixteenth and gamely held off the runner-up in the late stages. BATTLE SCHOOL was forwardly placed early on while under a snug hold, went up to prompt the pace outside of DESERT KAT heading into the turn, attended to the moderate pace nearing the quarter marker, got floated to the four to five path into the drive while trying to get by DESERT KAT, was kept at bay by the determined winner into the final sixteenth but was well clear of the rest for second. MY MAN JOE ROLDAN unhurried early and trailed to the turn, advanced along the inside approaching the top of the lane, shifted to the two path and mounted a mild rally between foes in the drive, was no match late for the top pair but kept on for third. CRUCIBLE forwardly placed in the early running, tucked to the rail and was well placed while saving ground into the turn, kept an inside path to the stretch, lacked the needed response at the furlong marker, couldn't keep pace with the top pair heading to the final sixteenth and was outkicked for third. BAKO COUNTRY settled in the second flight, chased the leading pair two wide along the turn, ran in pursuit from the three path into the lane, couldn't find more to the final furlong and gave way. HARBOR CODE bobbled a bit at the start, rushed up along the inside in the early going then was caught in tight at the nine-sixteenths, shifted out into the turn and ran in pursuit three wide approaching the quarter marker, swung to the five path into upper stretch then lacked a late response and weakened. KIDDO LIGHT hopped slightly at the start and was away a step slowly, settled along the outside heading into the turn, swung widest for the stretch drive and failed to threaten late.

MISS MIDTERM was part of early speed brigade while three deep, dueled outside MISTY COAL, grabbed advantage on the turn then shook clear entering the stretch and lasted under couple of right handed taps and some strong handling. VALLENDAR pursued top pair down the backstretch, continued prominently two then three wide into the stretch and whittled gap on winner in final sixteenth while narrowly missing between rivals. THEBEACHISBACK settled off the leaders, came in slightly, stalked three wide, continued on same path to the stretch, came out under left handed urging in the drive and closed belatedly to also narrowly miss while three abreast at the finish. NINETEEN FORTY TWO chased outside LEADING LADY then MAUDE to the turn, continued three wide and later between foes and finished with interest. MAUDE settled off the pace, trailed then angled over to the rail, came back out two then three wide and was no threat late. LEADING LADY was off bit slow, chased along the rail, saved ground to the stretch, came back out thru the stretch while never menacing. MISTY COAL was sent up inside, engaged winner into and early on the turn, lost contact with that rival later on the bend and weakened.