Thistledown

DYNAMIC VISION pressed the pace to wide past the quarter pole, made the lead at the top of the stretch, drifted in a bit under right handed urging before the furlong marker, drew clear, drifted out when her rider changed to a left handed crop near the sixteenth pole and won under a strong hand ride. SPUN IN DOMINUS never far back, loomed boldly three wide nearing the top of the stretch, gave up ground to the winner before the furlong marker, shifted inside that one near the sixteenth marker and finished second best. PERFECT ANGEL never far back, finished with good courage four wide. DUNN'S RIVER forwardly place from the start, moved closer two wide on the turn then failed to sustain that bid. STRIKING LADY gained a narrow lead soon after the start, set a pressured pace along the inside to the top of the stretch and faded late. JUST RUNNIN was no threat. MISS LORA ANN was no factor. HER OWN SHADOW bobbled at the start, rushed to contention along the rail soon thereafter, had speed into the turn then weakened. THE RIDER OF SPUN IN DOMINUS LODGED A CLAIM OF FOUL AGAINST THE RIDER OF DYNAMIC VISION FOR ALLEGED INTERFERENCE IN DEEP STRETCH. AFTER REVIEW THE STEWARDS UPHELD THE ORIGINAL ORDER OF FINISH.

HOTROD BOBBY pressed the pace two wide into the turn, made the lead at the five sixteenths matched strides the balance of the trip and proved best by a narrow margin under left handed urging. CONDEMNATION with the second flight, brushed with WORTHY OPPONENT nearing the turn, rallied late three wide and just missed. SPIRIT OF AKRON set a pressured pace along the inside into the turn, dug in when headed by the winner, matched strides with that one the balance of the trip and was outfinished in the final yards. MUCHO PRIMO unhurried early, closed a gap late in the eight path. GAPPER found his best stride late in the six path. CAVALETTO well placed, failed to respond. WORTHY OPPONENT with the second flight three wide, was brushed nearing the turn and weakened in the stretch. RUMBLE STRIP RON failed to menace. LUNCHATTHELIZARD hopped at the start and was no threat.

EXTRADITION unhurried while saving ground into the far turn, shifted outside rivals past the quarter pole, surged late three wide and was along in time. BRICK AMBUSH stalked the early pace, rallied two wide into the stretch, shook clear before the furlong marker then couldn't handle the winner. BOHEMIAN STYLE pressed the pace two wide for five furlongs, made the lead, set the pace into the stretch then weakened in the final furlong. ALL MY LIFE failed to menace. GUT INSTINCT set the pace along the inside for five furlongs, remained a sharp threat past the quarter pole then gave way. ROYAL SPIRIT trailed.

FLYING PHOENIX pressed the pace along the inside, made the lead past the seven sixteenths pole, opened a large advantage in upper stretch and just lasted under left handed urging. SHADY NIGHTS trailed far back early, swung wide, closed fast in the six path and just missed. MAAM CROSS set the early pace two wide, had speed into the stretch then weakened. RUBY RIVER was through early.

LIVE A LITTLE made the lead soon after the start, set the pace along the inside past the quarter pole, gave up a narrow lead to the runner up near the three sixteenths pole then fought back gamely under left handed urging and got back up in time. SADIE'S GHOST stalked the early pace, rallied between horses two wide to gain a narrow lead at the three sixteenths pole then was no match for the winner. SWAYBACK MOBIL allowed to settle, found his best stride late three wide. DIXIE'S MEMORY never far back, finished determinedly four wide. RIVER BYE raced a wide trip and closed a gap late. STRIKE PLATE settled in the six path, moved closer three wide nearing the quarter pole then came up empty. OVID also raced wide and faded lane. DRILL CITY was no factor.

THEE NEW BEGINNING pressed the pace two wide past the quarter pole, gained a narrow lead, drifted out a bit in upper stretch giving up the advantage to the runner up, dug in gamely under left then right handed urging to regain the lead late and edged clear nearing the wire. RENO TOUCH set a pressured pace along the inside past the quarter pole, was headed by the winner, came on again to regain the lead before the furlong marker then was denied in the late stages despite a game effort. ROWDY DAISY never far back, finished with good courage three wide. FULL TIME STRUTIN with the second flight two wide, went evenly. MY SUZIE Q stalked the pace along the inside into the stretch then faded. ELIKA trailed.

TONIGHT sprinted to the lead just after the start, set all the pace and drew off through the stretch under a hand ride. IMPROBABLE FIRST had good early speed two wide, dropped back on the turn then came on again late three wide and got up for second. ROCK THE RED trailed into the stretch, swung wide and closed some ground late in the seven path. QUARANTINO offered a mild bid three wide into the turn then came up empty. CACIQUE ABARRIO had speed from the start, moved closed two wide midway on the turn, kept on into the stretch then gave way in the final furlong. OUTA JAIL ON BAIL pressed the pace along the inside and weakened on the turn.

STREETS OF WAR dueled for the lead three then two wide into the stretch, responded under left handed urging and wore down rivals in a game effort. HEART OF AN ANGEL battled with the winner along the inside until deep stretch and finished second best. PRINSIPITO matched strides for the lead between horses two wide into the turn, steadied nearing the quarter pole, shifted three wide and was outfinished. TIZ RUDDY BEN failed to menace. A BIT OF CAPTAIN was no factor. ISLAND BOSS had speed into the turn then weakened. MO SNOW was through early. THE RIDER OF PRINSIPITO LOEDGED A CLAIM OF FOUL AGAINST THE RIDER OF THE WINNER FOR ALLEGED INTERFERENCE AT THE QUARTER POLE, AFTER REVIEW THE STEWARDS UPHELD THE ORIGINAL ORDER OF FINISH.