Thistledown

PARLAY CHARLIE pressed the pace along the rail into the stretch, responded readily under right handed urging to make the lead before the sixteenth pole then drew off under confident handling. DOLCE MARIE stalked the pace down the backstretch, rallied three wide to make the lead midway on the turn, set the pace until deep stretch then was no match for the winner. STATE OF GRACE unhurried early, found her best stride late along the rail. KISSING MEDALS set a pressured pace two wide until the middle of the turn, kept on into the stretch then gradually weakened in the final furlong. ANGEL'S DESTINY was no factor. THELMA LUCILLE failed to menace. POINTOF ATTRACTION well placed, was through after a half.

BISCUITS 'N GRAVY dueled for the lead inside rivals the entire trip, dug in under right handed urging and wore down rivals in a game effort. MOONLIGHTER battled with the winner three wide and finished second best. LEAVETHENINETYNINE stumbled badly at the start, offered a strong bid along the inside in upper stretch then was outfinished despite a determined effort. RUN BOBBY RUN stalked the pace four wide into the stretch, ducked out when struck with a left handed crop in mid stretch then finished evenly. SKYTREE was fractious in the gate and had no impact. COWGIRLSLUVME was no factor. RICO SUAVE reluctant to load, contested the lead two wide past the quarter pole then gave way. DOIN MISCHIEF stalked the pace in the three path down the backstretch then flattened out in the stretch. RUDE DUDE drifted out at the start and was through early.

LIVING IN STYLE pressed the pace two wide while racing in the four path, made the lead nearing the top of the stretch, set the balance of the pace, shook clear late while drifting to the six path and lasted under right handed urging. MALI BALI stalked the pace along the inside into the turn, swung wide, rallied determinedly in the eight path but was too late. HARD TRUTH WINS never far back, swung wide and closed gap aa late in the middle of the racetrack. ROWDY DAISY made the lead shortly after the start, set a pressured pace along the inside past the quarter pole, kept on until deep stretch then weakened in the final stages. SPECIAL BEACH had early speed then faded. THEODOROPOULOS trailed.

SHEMITEBEAPORCHE never far back, rallied three wide through the turn, was carried out to the middle of the racetrack and brushed by the runner up at the head of the lane, dug in determinedly under strong handling and was along in time. EBONY'S SECRET pressed the pace two wide through the turn, drifted out to the six path brushing the winner at the top of the stretch then finished second best. DESTINY'S TOT was in tight between rivals leaving the chute, trailed into the stretch, swung wide and closed a gap late in the middle of the racetrack. ONE MORE THING made the lead soon after the start, set a pressured pace while getting slow fractions until deep stretch then weakened. DRILLING with the second flight two wide, was through after a half. PLAY BALL SUSIE was no factor. SHESTHEPERFECTSONG stalked the pace along the inside into the stretch then gave way.

SMOKIN' HOT bore out bumping STAR WEAVER into FAITH at the start, set all the pace and widened through the stretch to win as much the best while under confident handling. I'LL FIGURE IT OUT pressured the winner three wide into the turn then was no match while clearly second best. STAR WEAVER was bumped at the start, trailed into the stretch then passed tiring rivals in the three path. FATIH also bumped at the start, pressed the pace two wide into the turn then weakened. NAPA DUDE had early speed then faded. CUGINE within striking distance for three and one half furlongs, gave way in the lane.

COUNTEVERYBLESSING had a narrow lead along the rail on the clubhouse turn, kept pressure down the backstretch, shifted three wide nearing the second turn, surged late under right handed urging making the lead in deep stretch and edged clear under strong handling. LAW OF THE JUNGLE never far back, loomed boldly along the rail entering the stretch then finished second best. MR. PENNY PINCHER had good early speed three wide, dropped back on the backstretch, came on again four wide on the far turn then was outfinished despite a determined effort. PANTHERA'S FATE set a pressured pace two wide then along the inside until mid stretch then was outfinished. WASHINGTON'S UNION failed to menace. BOURBON ON FIRE allowed to settle, offered a mild bid five wide on the second turn then came up empty. VINCENZINO pressed the pace three then two wide into the far turn then flattened out.