Thistledown

RUN VINICIUS with the second flight near the inside, shifted out three wide a the top of the stretch, rallied between horses under right handed urging to make the lead late and edged clear under strong handling. MOBIL MISSION battled for the lead along the inside, was bumped by LUCKY'S PRIZE nearing the far turn then again in mid stretch, dug in gamely and finished second best. LUCKY'S PRIZE alternated in setting and pressing the pace, leaned in bumped the runner up nearing the far turn then again in mid stretch after being struck with a right handed crop and veering inward then was outfinished. BLUE BLOOD COWBOY vied for the lead three wide into the stretch then faded. TURKODANCER failed to menace. DUO close up four wide, was righted at the furlong marker then had no rally. WEEKEND RETREAT trailed.

COWBOY JUSTICE away alertly, set all the pace and maintained his advantage under right handed urging. Z BOSS prompted the pace two wide the entire trip and finished second best. CITIZEN bore out at the start, loomed boldly three wide on the far turn then leveled off. GREEWHIZ was fractious in the gate, raced four wide and improved position in upper stretch. PHOTO HOP offered a mild bid three wide midway down the backstretch then came up empty. DOMI failed to menace. DIVINE EMPIRE stumbled a few strides out of the gate, unseated his rider and left the course on the first turn. THE STEWARDS POSTED THE INQUIRY SIGN BUT TOOK NO ACTION.

LAKETOWN ELLY bumped with DARK N DIRTY at the start, made the lead quickly, set all the pace, widened on the turn and just lasted under an energetic hand ride. VICKY'S GIFT chased the winner from the inside into the stretch, shifted out two wide, rallied determinedly late and just missed. JILLY RUNS DEEP unhurried early, finished with good courage three wide. DARK N DIRTY bumped with the winner at the start, chased the pace two wide into the stretch then weakened. HELLO EVELYN was no factor. ONE MORE THING was through early.

BOLDNESS was bumped at the start, chased the leader into the far turn, rallied two wide to make the lead nearing the top of the stretch, drew clear and just lasted under strong handling. SECRET TROUBLE trailed into the far turn, began to advance two wide nearing the quarter pole, dropped inside in upper stretch, was bumped past the three sixteenths pole, rallied determinedly inside the winner and just missed getting up in time. VINNY AND LEO bore in bumping hard with ROUNDBALL ROCK at the start, was unhurried then closed a gap late three wide. ONLY GET'N BETTER offered a mild bid three then four wide into the stretch and was outfinished. ROUNDBALL ROCK was bumped hard from his outside into the winner at the start, stalked the pace into the stretch, drifted in bumping the runner up past the three sixteenths pole then lost momentum. STATESBORO broke in front and quickly opened a daylight lead, set the pace for six furlongs then stopped abruptly. THE STEWARDS POSTED THE INQUIRY SIGN BUT TOOK NO ACTION.

SALUTE THE KID pressed the pace two wide, took command midway on the turn then widened under left handed urging while full of run and won as much the best. EXPRESS FASHION stalked the pace into the stretch, rallied three wide and finished second best. MOBIL MEMORY never far back, finished with good courage along the inside. ANGEL I'M NOT was hustled to the lead soon after the start, set the pace along the inside until midway on the turn, kept on into the stretch and weakened late. MANDOLIN BREEZE failed to menace. NEAR PERFECT trailed into the stretch, swung wide, stopped and was eased to the wire.

PITTSBURGH was bumped from his outside into WILL E SUTTON at the start, pressed the pace for five and one half furlongs, made the lead then widened through the stretch under right handed urging to win as much the best. DIGITAL FOOTPRINT was bumped at the start, unhurried, rallied through the stretch three wide and finished clear for second. CUGINE away alertly, set the pace along the inside until midway on the far turn then was outfinished. AGNELLO'S DREAM bore in bumping the winner and causing a chain reaction of bumping to his inside then went evenly while three wide. WILL E SUTTON was bumped at the start then no factor. NOT YET CHARLIE chased the early pace two wide and was through after a half. LEMON CREEK LOUIE race three then two wide, moved closer midway down the backstretch, stopped in upper stretch, pulled up injured past the wire and was removed from the racetrack via equine ambulance. PER RULING ECM2025-279 FROM HORSERACING INTEGRITY & WELFARE UNIT, PITTSBURGH WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM FIRST TO UNPLACED DUE TO A MEDICATION VIOLATION.