Tampa Bay Downs

MAXITAS chased the leader on the outside up the backstretch, challenged from the two path coming around the turn, dueled in upper stretch and kicked clear in the final furlong. MODERN BEAUTY bumped with the horse to her outside at the start, recovered to lead the way on the rail through the opening quarter, saved ground around the bend, dug in in upper stretch and could not go with the winner late but chased that rival home, second best. DANCINGINMOONLIGHT bumped with the horse to her inside leaving the gate, tracked the leader from the rail up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and was outkicked in the lane. THE COROMOTO bumped with the horse to her outside at the break, settled in the middle of the pack between horses for the run up the backstretch, began a bid from the three path coming around the turn and flattened out in the stretch. UNSTABLE MABEL bumped with the horses to either side leaving the gate, trailed the field early, saved ground around the bend and made no bid. SALLY J. bumped with the horse to her inside at the start, raced off the pace up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the three path and was empty in the lane.

UTOPIA ROSE saved ground around the first turn, trailed the field up the backstretch, began a bid from the four path coming around the second turn and gained ground late to get up for the win. BLUE FASHION raced in the three path early, chased the leader up the backstretch, challenged from the three path coming around the far bend, kicked clear entering the stretch, drifted out some in the final furlong and was caught late. EASY COME EASY GO veered out at the start, raced in the two path around the first bend, settled off the pace for the run up the backstretch, saved ground around the second turn and improved position in the lane. SWEET NOLA raced in the three path around the first turn, dueled on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the far turn still in the three path and faded in the stretch. CASTAGNA raced in the three path early, dueled on the inside up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the two path and tired in the lane.

CASH MACHINE bumped with the horse to his inside at the start, recovered to lead the way on the outside up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and drew off in the lane. DIAMOND DANCER tracked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the three path, veered in sharply in upper stretch, bumping with FLORIDA GAL in the process, and chased on from there. APRIL SPUN stalked the leader between horses early, continued around the turn in the three path and kept on in the stretch. FLORIDA GAL chased the leader on the inside up the backstretch, came around the bend in the two path, was bumped in upper stretch by DIAMOND DANCER and weakened from there. ALWAYS PRAISING hopped up leaving the gate, settled in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and was outkicked in the lane. BLUE ICE bumped with the horse to his outside at the break, raced off the pace on the rail through the opening quarter, navigated the turn from the three path and made no bid. LADY HARRIET raced in the middle of the pack on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and faded in the stretch. RONDA WORLD raced off the pace on the outside up the backstretch, swung out to the four path coming around the turn and was empty in the lane. AN INQUIRY WAS MADE INTO THE STRETCH RUN. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIDER OF HORSE THREE, FLORIDA GAL, CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST HORSE FIVE, DIAMOND DANCER, CITING INTERFERENCE IN UPPER STRETCH. UPON REVIEW, HORSE FIVE, DIAMOND DANCER, WAS DISQUALIFIED AND PLACED FOURTH FOR INTERFERENCE.