Tampa Bay Downs

THE BEST DISTANCE raced in the two path around the first turn, led the way up the backstretch, continued around the far turn still in the two path and dueled gamely to the wire to hold the win. TEXAS SPLURGE raced in the three path early, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, challenged from the three path coming around the second bend and dueled gamely in the lane to just miss. SOULMATE saved ground around the first bend, tracked the leader on the inside up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the four path and chased on in the stretch.

ATHENA'S WISDOM chased the leader up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the three path, began a bid entering the stretch and kicked clear. MIGUEL'S BELLE raced off the pace through the opening quarter, navigated the bend from the four path, began a bid nearing the quarter pole and improved position from there. PLUM IRISH brushed with the horse to her outside and was pinched back at the start, settled in the middle of the pack on the rail up the backstretch, began to move up while saving ground around the turn and was outkicked in the lane. THEE NEW BEGINNING led the way on the inside up the backstretch, dueled from the two path around the bend and faded in the stretch. TATOR MADE brushed with the horse to her inside leaving the gate, recovered to stalk the leader on the outside through the early going, came around the turn in the four path and tired in the lane. FLOAT AWAY raced in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and was empty in the stretch.

AIR INVASION trailed the field up the backstretch, swung out to the five path to began a bid entering the stretch and kicked clear in late stretch. KING GERALD dueled on the inside through the opening quarter, saved ground around the bend and chased on to the finish. TEMECULA tracked the leader on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and kept on to the wire. SANTOS TO WILSON chased the leader on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the three path and gave way in the lane. BAR DOWN EXPRESS raced in the middle of the pack early, came around the bend in the four path and was outkicked in the stretch. ARROGANCY dueled on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the two path and tired in the lane. GROOT raced off the pace up the backstretch, navigated the bend from the three path and made no bid.

PORTFOLIO DURATION (GB) raced in the two path around the first turn, settled in the middle of the pack for the run up the backstretch, began a bid from the two path coming around the far turn and kicked clear in the lane. SONJA HENIE saved ground around the first bend, tracked the leader up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the two path and chased on to the wire. MIDWAY MEMORIES saved ground at the back of the pack through the opening half mile, continued to save ground around the second bend, began a bid entering the stretch and improved position from there. NAUGHTY FAVORS raced in the two path early, led the way up the backstretch, dueled while saving ground around the second turn and weakened in the stretch. WASSAIL raced in the two path around the first turn, settled off the pace on the outside for the run up the backstretch, began a bid from the three path coming around the far turn and flattened out in the lane. SOUL DANCE (GB) raced at the back of the pack in the three path around the first turn and up the backstretch, began a bid passing the three eighths pole and flattened out in the stretch. TIGERISH saved ground early, raced off the pace on the inside up the backstretch, continued to save ground around the second bend and made no bid. MOTOWN DIVA raced in the three path around the first turn, chased the leaders up the backstretch, dropped back while racing in the two path around the far turn and continued to tire from there.

WILLING ONE pressed the pace between horses up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and kicked clear in the lane. BILLYSUNDENIABLE bumped with the horses to either side at the start, tracked the leader on the inside up the backstretch, swung out to the five path coming around the turn and gained ground late. RICHEZTOO dueled on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the bend from the two path and chased on in the stretch. SEVEN RAGS raced at the back of the pack early, continued around the turn in the three path, began a bid entering the stretch and gained ground late. JUSTE UN CHEVAL raced in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, swung out to the five path coming around the bend and finished evenly. ASHRYVER bumped with the horses to her outside at the break, settled in the middle of the pack on the rail through the opening stages, continued around the turn in the three path and was outkicked in the lane. JUDY CHOP bumped with the horses to her inside leaving the gate, stalked the leaders up the backstretch, raced in the four path around the bend and faded in the stretch. SHOO IN trailed well behind the field racing up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and never threatened. BLEU MARTINI raced off the pace through the early going, saved ground around the turn and made no bid. GRANDPA'S ACE dueled on the inside up the backstretch, dropped back while racing in the two path around the turn and tired further in the stretch.

JIBILIAN was settled inside mid-pack early and was bumped near the seven sixteenths marker then tipped out just before the turn to be six wide and made a bid, then rallied into the stretch while slightly drifting inwards and brushing with an opponent and pulled ahead before the wire to prove best. TIGRE chased behind the leaders in the four path early and shifted out five wide through the turn, then angled back in to be three wide in the upper and lugged out shortly after passing the furlong marker and bumped with a rival and finished well but was disqualified and placed third. MAGIC HEART settled mid-pack in the two to three path and came out four wide through the turn while advancing steadily, then came six wide into the upper and was brushed and pinched back slightly in the stretch. MAKOA was bumped at the start and settled back in the two path then shifted up a bit and bumped into another rival near the seven sixteenths marker, then came three wide on the turn and angled out eight wide into the upper and drifted in but was short of the show award. SHERMAN FURY shifted in early and set a pressured pace from the two path then tipped to the inside in the upper but just needed kick. THAT SUN OF A GUN lunged at the break and settled back in the two path early on, then came out five wide into the upper and made a mild bid. SON OF A SLEW bobbled slightly at the start and settled mid-pack in the two to three path, then split between rivals on the turn and tipped to the inside in the upper but just needed more. REFINED HONOR pressed the pace early from the three path and came out four wide through the turn, then came in two wide in the upper while fading. ZAPATA (IRE) chased early from the inside then came three wide into the upper but had no kick. ZHU DADDY settled back off the pace early on the inside then swung seven wide into the upper but made no bid. ODE TO BALIUS was off slow then settled to the inside off the pace and steadied nearing the three quarters pole, then came five wide on the turn but was no factor. DEVELOP PRODUCT was bumped at the start and settled back in the two path then came two wide on the turn and tipped seven wide into the upper but was no menace.