Thistledown

MIDNIGHT DRIVEN chased the pace into the stretch,, rallied in the four path under left then right handed urging, took command near the sixteenth marker, shook clear and lasted under strong handling. KERKYRA allowed to settle, rallied determinedly in the five path through deep stretch and just missed. DRILL BLITZ with the second flight two wide, finished best of the rest. MOON EVENT sprinted to a clear lead soon after the start, dropped to the inside before the turn, set the pace until deep stretch then weakened. MANDALAY SKY failed to menace. STRIKING LADY with the second flight along the rail, failed to respond. CANELA FINA dropped back from an alert start then trailed.

HELLO EVELYN unhurried early, drifted out to the middle of the racetrack in upper stretch, dug un under right handed urging and got up in the final strides. NATIVE LUCCI battled for the lead two wide through the turn, opened a clear advantage before the furlong marker, set the balance of the pace then couldn't hold off the winner. O SUGAR SUGAR dueled for the lead along the inside past the quarter pole and faded in the stretch. TRUSTTHEFACT was restless in the gate and raced greenly along the rail. CASTLE QUEEN popped the left door of the gate opened just before the start, vied for the lead three wide into the turn then weakened after three furlongs. MO DON'T STOP was fractious in the gate, hopped at the start and was through early.

LIZZY'S DREAM trailed into the stretch, circled her field to make the lead just inside the furlong marker and drew clear under brisk handling. SWEET VIVIAN close up two wide, altered course four wide at the top of the stretch then rallied for second. HOLIDAY COAL stalked the early pace, loomed boldly three wide in upper stretch then was outfinished. LOCO COCO battled for the lead two wide to the furlong marker then weakened. TRUEST AIR contested the lead along the inside past the furlong marker then gave way. MOON DREAMS stalked the early pace three wide and was through after three furlongs.

LITTLE VALUE ADDED allowed to settle, closed willingly five then three wide to make the lead at the furlong marker and edged clear under strong handling. TALE OF LEMONBELLE unhurried early, rallied through the stretch outside rivals six wide and finished second best. UNCHAINED SPIRIT allowed to settle, found her best stride late in the four path. NAME DROPPER pressed the pace two wide pas the furlong marker then was outfinished. ACADEMIC FREEDOM failed to menace. NEOPRENE saved ground through the turn and weakened in upper stretch. MOTOWN STORY sped to the front soon after the start, set a pressured pace into the turn, shook clear past the five sixteenths pole then weakened in upper stretch. SUPERSONIC AGENDA stalked the pace four wide and weakened on the turn.

IT'S BROWNS TIME stalked the pace three wide into the stretch, dug in determinedly under a hand ride through the late stages and got up in time. I BELONG FIRST set the early pace two wide, dropped back in upper stretch then came on again late and finished a game second. RON DAH LOU was bumped from her inside at the start, pressed the pace along the rail into the turn, made the lead nearing the quarter pole, shook clear at the top of the stretch then was outfinished in the final stages. LIL SHARPIE drifted out bumping CAT'S CRADLE into RON DAH LOU at the start, trailed early along the inside and improved position late while drifting from the rail to the four path. DUNN'S RIVER offered a mild bid four wide on the turn then came up empty. CAT'S CRADLE was bumped at the start, settled close up along the inside and failed to respond. MOBIL ENSIGN had brief speed. SAY SAW was a sharp threat two wide into the turn then weakened.