Turf Paradise

TELL AMERICA pressed early, edged clear. HIGHER HEAT bumped outer foe, rallied for place. CHA CHINGS CHICK broke alertly, was caught late. RR FAVORITE POWER awkward start, bumped inner foe, chased on. MAGIC KING CORONA trailed most, passed foe. MSBLUE pressed early, lacked bid.

FOUR SWEET KID broke alertly, maintained advantage throughout. TRIPLE D GOVERNOR trailed early, gained late for second. HEARTACHE TONITE brushed inner foe, chased on. LETSJUSTSAY brushed outer foe, pressed early, out-finished late.

VEKOMA KID quickly assumed command, settled along the inside after exiting the chute, continued leading comfortably until being asked at the three sixteenths, kept on task down the stretch for a well-earned victory. FIREMAN DAN shadowed the pace between foes, surrendered position before the first turn and trailed up the backstretch, was cued along the inside of the far turn, rallied for the place honors. ATHENS MOON stalked the pace from the three path, flattened out a bit in the upper stretch and dropped back a couple positions, found best stride late to get up for the show award. CHIEF WILD EAGLE was rated along the inside a couple lengths back, shifted out entering the stretch but allowed passage foe ATHENS MOON, chased on down the stretch between foes but got out-finished for any minor awards. SEAS OF NORMANDY got in tight behind foes after exiting the chute and had to take a slight hold, changed lanes to track the pace four wide, began asking around the three eighths but failed to respond.

SHARP ATTITUDE stalked the early pace three wide, closed in through the far turn to take command entering the stretch, kept on task to hold off a late drive. MIRACLE BALL found early position in the middle of the pack, was cued four wide through the turn, rallied well down the stretch but was held off by the winner. A REAL JEWEL pressed the pace from the inside, overtaken by new leader rounding the far turn and chased that foe down the stretch, passed by a late drive to miss out on the place award. MACHINA settled off the pace, trailed briefly midway through the turn, passed tiring foes along the inside of the stretch. VELOCIOUS quickly took charge of a pressured pace between runners, yielded command at the quarter, weakened down the stretch. HOT ROD MAMA trailed in the early stages, passed foe midway around the turn, trailed again by the three sixteenths.

COUSIN RICHIE stalked the early pace three wide, moved up to vie for command with FREEZE 'EM through the turn, took charge entering the stretch and kicked clear along the inside lead. JOHN DUNBAR was bumped by inner foe at the start, tracked the pace from the inside, took hold to avoid weakening foe in the turn, moved up along the inside in the upper stretch to find a prominent position but had no closing bid, held for the place honors. PESO settled off the pace three wide, gained position through the turn, picked off one more foe in the stretch to earn the show award. FREEZE 'EM pressed the early pace between foes, led briefly just after the half, vied for command through the turn with COUSIN RICHIE, faded down the stretch. STAYSOBER was off swiftly, relinquished the lead at the half mile marker, backed off through the turn, showed little in the stretch. DRINKING AGAIN bumped outer foe at the start, settled off the pace between foes, trailed at the three eighths.

RIDING BY broke alertly and saved ground to press the early pace from the two path, took command approaching the half mile marker, met a bid from SUPERSONIC ME soon after, held off that foe and kicked clear in the stretch. REGARDING HARRY chased the pace from the inside, shifted out to pass tiring foe before the far turn, picked off a couple runners in the stretch. SUPERSONIC ME tracked the pace three wide, moved up to apply heavy pressure to the leader at the halfway point, weakened down the stretch, just held for the show award. DINERO DE LA CASA trailed through the first turn, moved up along the outside to track the pace four wide, flattened out down the stretch. RUN BABA RUN was rated between runners, backed off in the far turn, showed little in the stretch. RED MEMORYS took charge of a pressured pace along the inside, began retreating after the half mile marker, eased across.

CHANCES TAKEN was unhurried at the start, raced off the pace, closed in along the inside of the far turn to shadow the leaders in the upper stretch, launched a three wide bid to split foes at the sixteenth and dug in to be up in time. PURE CANE SUGAR tracked the pace from the inside, tipped out four wide in the upper stretch to begin a late drive for a gamely finish. PRINCE OF MEMPHIS pressed the early pace from the two path, contested the lead entering the stretch, dueled with the previous leader until giving way to driving foes in the final yards. SARK took command of a pressured pace, met a bid from PRINCE OF MEMPHIS entering the stretch, dueled with that foe in the upper stretch before meeting bids from two more foes late and got out-finished for any minor awards. GATE GUARD was between foes through the first turn, settled off the pace up the backstretch, took to the outside of the stretch and rallied well but came up just short. YELLOW JACKET tracked the pace three wide, faded down the stretch. DJOSER moved up through the first turn to track the pace four wide, flattened out in the stretch. BANG AND A BOOM hopped at the start, trailed throughout, no factor.

HAZAEL vied for the early lead with JUST A HUNCH, took sole command entering the turn, stayed on task down the stretch for a firm finish. CIRCLE OF FIRE tracked the pace four wide, rallied well down the stretch but was held at bay by the winner. DENADA chased the pace from the inside, lacked a bid, held for the show award. JUST A HUNCH vied for early command with HAZAEL, relinquished the lead and chased through the turn, lugged out in response to left handed encouragement at the eighth, flattened out then on. SCORE FOR ALICE chased the early pace, slowly backed off through the turn, unable to rally in the stretch. ITSGRANDSALAMITIME settled off the pace four wide, made minor improvements in the stretch. MY CHERRY PIE settled off the pace on the inside, never threatened. CHIPADA settled off the pace, cued along the inside rounding the turn but came up empty in the stretch. MAGIC AUTHORITY trailed throughout, no factor.