Oaklawn Park

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER tracked in the two path, was coaxed along while staying off the rail around the turn, split the leading duo to bid passing the quarter, kicked on from the three path to take command passing the furlong grounds, and had enough to hold off a late charging outer rival. TALKIN IN CURSIVE chased outside of foes in the four path, was nibbled along around the turn, ranged up to take aim from the five path turning into the stretch, rallied in the final furlong to make it close late, but was out of time. TELL ME WHEN vied for the lead inside, held a narrow advantage while nudged around turn, came under a drive from the two path entering the lane, but lost the lead before the eighth pole, and finished evenly for show. MIRANDA'S ROCKY was off slow, trailed in the three path, was driven in the five path passing the quarter, swung from the seven path into the stretch, and improved. LAURA BRANIGAN raced off the pace along the rail, continued under a ride around the turn, and finished evenly down the lane. JET PACK stalked in the three path, ranged up under a drive in the four path passing the quarter, but faded in the final furlong. ADIVA was wellback in the three path, driven in the four path around the turn, but made no impact. BALLS IN UR COURT dueled for the lead in the two path, was cued from the three path midway around the turn, but gave way in the stretch.

DENALI LIGHTNING prompted the early pace in the three path, bid while receiving a right handed cue midway around the turn, took command passing the quarter, drew away passing the eighth pole, and stayed on to hold sway. GIMME A CHANCE chased, angled inside entering the turn, was pushed along from just off the rail around the turn, swung from the three path into the lane, and ran on to get the place bob. MR FAHRENHEIT tracked in the two path, was roused midway around the turn, angled out passing the quarter, swung from the five path into the lane, and kept on while on the left lead for show. POLAR WOLF bumped between foes at the start, trailed in the four path, came under pressure between rivals in the three path midway around the turn, and stayed on from the four path in the stretch. FLAT OUT BLESSED bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced in midpack from the four path, was coaxed along while inching closer around the turn, lost ground while swinging from the six path into the lane, then finished willingly without making much impact. PERFECTLY HARVEY raced off the pace inside, was cued from the two path midway around the turn, but made no final bid. VINEY chased in the three path, was driven around the turn, angled out to the seven path at the top of the stretch, but made no impact. KING NIQUE set the pace in the two path, was coaxed from the rail when challenged midway around the turn, but lost the lead before the quarter, then yielded down the lane. FREE OF FROST bumped with an outer foe at the start, was wellback in the three path and did not threaten. JONESBOOGIE raced off the pace in the five path and never menaced. BERNARDI ducked in and lost the rider leaving the chute, completed the circuit, was caught shortly after the race, and walked off. NO CHANGES WERE MADE AFTER THE STEWARDS HELD AN INQUIRY TO LOOK AT THE INCEDENT LEAVING THE CHUTE.

VEKOMA'S DIVA set the pace from just off the rail, was nudged along the inside around the turn, dug in gamely to fend off an outer rival passing the furlong grounds, and drew away. STEVIE KICKS laid up close between foes, was coaxed along in the three path around the turn, ranged up to bid turning into the stretch, got repelled by the winner passing the furlong grounds, but ran on clearly be second best. SECRET SLEW bumped with an inner foe at the start, stalked in the four path, was nibbled along around the turn, could not keep up with the top two from the five path down the lane, but finished evenly to be best of the rest. REBECCA JO bumped with an outer foe at the start, pressed in the three path, was nudged along in the two path around the turn, angled out to the four path in upper stretch, but faded. ROOTS TOOTN bumped between foes at the start, raced in midpack from the four path, continued under coaxing from the three path around the turn, but made no closing bid. BOLIVIA bumped with an outer foe at the start, was wellback in the four path, ridden in the two path around the turn, but made no impact. GRAYROCK LADY raced off the pace in the four path, was pushed along from the three path around the turn, but did not factor. RUNAWAY ROXY laid in range along the rail, came under pressure midway around the turn, but gave way. PEACEFUL DREAMS bumped with an inner foe at the start, trailed in the three path early and did not threaten. TRUMP'S DIAMONDS chased in the two path but weakened.

PARCHMENT PARTY back off the early pace outside, moved closer before a mile while moving out a bit, vied three to four path into the stretch, long drive, brushed past the furlong marker, dug in late to prove best in game fashion. JOKESTAR prompted the leader from the outside while firmly in hand, fell off that one a bit early on the backstretch the second time, crept closer into the final turn, vied between horses and inside the winner into the stretch, tight tight, brushed with a furlong remaining, outkicked by the winner late while edging clear for the second spot. FORGED STEEL broke well, set the pace while in hand toward the inside, continued to show the way up the backstretch a second time responded when joined by the top pair in the final turn, raced on equal terms with those two into the stretch, drifted out slightly with a furlong remaining, could not match strides the final sixteenth, well clear of the others. TRACKING ERROR forwardly placed early outside the leader, fell back the middle half mile, three wide final turn, could not get back to the first flight in the run to the wire. HAPPY STRIKE a bit unruly loading, raced forwardly early, began a steady retreat before a mild. COMPTON off a step show, trailed throughout and was never involved.

TWO SEVEN O vied for the lead inside, was cued midway around the turn, cut the corner turning into the lane, dug in from the two path on the left lead while battling with an outer foe to the wire, and held on. NOBLE AFFAIR pressed an inner duo from the four path, bid under a nudge in the three path around the turn, kicked on gamely while dueling with an inner rival to the wire, but could not get past. SPECIAL OPS tracked in the two path, had to wait between rivals in the three path midway around the turn, angled out to the six path at the top of the lane, and ran on for show. CANNED HEAT stalked in the five path, loomed under coaxing from the four path passing the quarter, but flattened in the stretch. MCFASTY chased in the three path, was cued from the four path passing the quarter, floated out to the seven path at the top of the lane, but made no closing bid. ROOSTER J tracked along the rail but weakened. VIOLENCE IN RED dueled for the lead in the three path, waited between foes in the two path around the turn before getting asked for more run going by the quarter, but gave way at the top of the stretch.

DAWN AT NORMANDY tracked in the two path, ranged up passing the quarter, bid from the four path at the top of the lane, led in upper stretch, tipped out and bumped an outer foe after a left handed cue passing the furlong grounds, dug in, drifted out again under left handed urging in the closing stages to bother the runner up near the finish, but held sway. BILOBA rated in the three path, ranged up under coaxing in the four path passing the quarter, ran on from the five path into the stretch, got bumped out to the seven path by the inner leader while making a bid passing the furlong grounds, began to close in again inside the final sixteenth, but steadied again late. SUPER HAPPY set a clear pace along the inside, was cued midway around the turn, came under a ride while tipping out to the three path at the top of the lane, hung on the left lead, yielded to an outer pair before the eighth pole, but held show. PRIME POWER stalked in the three path, was nudged along around the turn, but faded in the stretch. TAN CHULO chased in the four path but weakened. RIP CORD trailed throughout from around the four path. AFTER A STEWARDS INQUIRY AS WELL AS AN OBJECTION LODGED BY THE RIDER OF BILOBA AGAINST THE RIDER OF DAWN AT NORMANDY FOR INTERFERENCE IN THE STRETCH, NO CHANGES WERE MADE AS THE STEWARDS FELT THAT IT DID NOT COST BILOBA A CHANCE OF A BETTER PLACING.

HOLA JOEY set the pace in the two path, came under pressure midway around the turn, swung out to the four path turning into the lane, and kicked on to hold firm. DEVIL'S TOWER stalked in the three path, was cued midway around the turn, took aim while floating out to the six path at the top of the stretch, and ran on but could not get by the winner. RUN CLASSIC chased in the three path, was ridden between foes into the turn, swung from the five path into the lane, and kept on for show. PRACTICALLY DARK tracked behind the pacesetter in the two path, came under coaxing passing the three-eighths pole, but made no closing bid. OSBOURNE laid up close along the rail, was cued passing the quarter, but faded. PERFECT FORCE raced off the pace in the four path but did not threaten.

DANCIN FOR GOLD showed the way from just off the rail, came under coaxing midway around the turn, tipped out to the three path at the top of the lane, dug in passing the furlong grounds and drew off in the final sixteenth. PERFECT MAGIC bumped with an inner foe at the start, tracked between rivals in the two path, bid in hand while between foes from the three path passing the quarter, came under pressure from the four path turning into the stretch, got repelled by the winning pacesetter passing the furlong grounds, but ran on to edge out place. MIRACLE WORKER raced up close along the rail, continued under a nudge around the turn, and kept on down the lane to be best of the rest. RISK IT rated in the two path, was roused midway around the turn, swung out to the six path at the top of the stretch, and mildly stayed on. SHAPE NOTE stalked in the four path, came under coaxing from the three path midway around the turn, but faded in the five path down the stretch. ITSINMYBLOOD trailed in the four path, was driven from the five path into the stretch, but finished evenly. HEART N SOUL prompted the pace between foes in the three path, steadied midway around the turn, then yielded. Q B NINE bumped with an outer foe at the start, laid off the pace in the three path, was cued from the four path midway around the turn, but made no impact. AARON raced towards the back of the pack in the four path and never menaced.

PUBLISHER broke back, moved up to race in the second flight into the first turn between horses, remained within striking distance toward the inside up the backstretch, tipped out three wide when moving to challenge turning for home, engaged the leader from the outside inside the furlong grounds and edged clear late under steady handling. ECHO AGAIN took control after the start, rated while setting the pace toward the inside, responded when challenged in the second turn, disposed of that rival to be clear again into the stretch, briefly raced on equal terms with the winner with less than a furlong remaining then could not match strides, clear of the others. WOODCOURT closest to the runner up from the outside, moved on that one and challenged midway on the final bend, could not keep up into the lane, weakened gradually through the lane but remained comfortably clear for the show. CLASSIC CAR WASH lacked early foot in the two path, continued back the middle half, swung out four wide exiting the final turn, staged a mild rally to better position a bit, did not pose a serious threat. TIMEOUT settled off the pace and in the inside behind the pace, three to four wide turning into the stretch, failed to fire and finished up evenly. TONKA WARRIOR saved ground to no avail in remaining back and lacking a closing response. WINNEMAC AVENUE stumbled at the start, moved out in the first turn to race off the inside, three wide into the far turn, floated out five wide for the drive, failed to muster a rally.

B SUDD pressed the pace in the three path, took a narrow lead passing the three-eighths pole, was nudged along around the far turn, came under a drive in the four path entering the lane, dug in gamely, lost the lead while getting bumped by an outer foe going by the sixteenth pole, but fought back stubbornly to inch ahead late. RENDER JUDGMENT rated in the two path, was roused from the rail midway around the far turn, angled out to the seven path passing the furlong grounds, and rallied late to get the place bob. DR. STORM was wellback in the three path turning up the backstretch, improved outside of rivals in the four path around the far turn, swung out to the six path turning into the lane, ran on to bid from the five path passing the eighth pole, bumped an inner foe while taking the lead around the sixteenth, but hung and was repelled the stubborn inner winner late. MOE EIGHTY EIGHT trailed inside up the backstretch, tipped outward under a drive midway around the far turn, fanned out the eight path entering the stretch, and improved. COUPERIN stalked in the four path, came under a drive in the three path entering the far turn, took aim in the five path at the top of the lane, but flattened in the final furlong. MENA bumped with an outer foe at the start, laid in range in the two path, was cued between foes passing the quarter, but faded in the final furlong. DANCE SOME MO rated in the five path, came under a drive in the four path passing the three-eighths pole, but made no closing bid. VIKING bumped with an inner foe at the start, showed the way from off the rail up the backstretch, lost the lead passing the three-eighths pole, fought on along the inside turning into the lane, then yielded in the final furlong. DUAL MONARCHY bumped between foes at the start, then steadied between around the first turn, raced in midpack between rivals from the three path but weakened in the stretch.

NU WHAT'S NEW vied for the lead around the first turn, set a contested pace inside up the backstretch, was nudged along into the far turn, came under a ride midway around the far turn, kicked away while floating out to the four path at the top of the lane, and held firm. EAST AVENUE stalked in the four path, was nibbled along from the three path around the far turn, floated out to the six path entering the stretch, and ran on to be second best. NEOEQUOS tracked in the two path up the backstretch, received a right handed cue while tipping out to the three path midway around the far turn, and kept on in the five path down the lane to show. FULL SERRANO (ARG) stumbled badly at the start, trailed in the three path around the first turn, came under pressure in the four path entering the far turn, was driven in the five path passing the quarter, and stayed on from the seven path down the stretch to be best of the rest. WILL TAKE IT rated along the rail, was roused midway around the far turn, but made no closing bid. GUN PARTY raced off the pace in the three path, was roused between foes passing the three-eighths pole, but made no impact. AWESOME AARON dueled for the lead in the three path around the first turn, pressed the inner winning pacesetter up the backstretch, came under a ride passing the three-eighths pole, but yielded in the stretch.

FLEEK bumped with an outer foe at the start, tracked behind the pacesetter along the rail, was cued in the two path midway around the far turn, split foes in the three path passing the quarter, made a sweeping bid in the four path at the top of the lane, took the lead passing the furlong grounds, and drew clear in the final sixteenth. BABY VINO stalked in the four path, loomed up in hand to bid midway around the far turn, held command in the three path while being cued passing the quarter, kicked on in the two path down the stretch, got caught by the winner around the eighth pole, but held place. KELZ broke out at the start, stalked in the three path up the backstretch, bid between foes around the far turn, came under a ride midway around the far turn, angled to the rail turning into the lane, and kept on for show. SILVER SHOT bumped with an outer foe at the start, was wellback in the three path, coaxed in the four path passing the quarter, drifted out and bumped an outer foe from the five path passing the furlong grounds, and finished evenly. BANKSY'S rated in the three path. was roused from the four path midway around the far turn, floated out to the six path in upper stretch, bumped with an inner foe passing the eighth pole, and lacked a final bid. BEDEVILED pressed the pace in the two path, received a right handed cue between rivals while holding a brief lead passing the three-eighths pole, but yielded passing the quarter. WILD CAT CURLIN bumped with an inner foe at the start, chased in the two path but weakened in the stretch. SLOBBERKNOCKER bumped with an inner foe at the start, trailed in the five path up the backstretch and did not threaten. ROCKFEST broke in, crossed over to the rail to dictate terms along the inside entering the backstretch, but lost the lead early into the far turn, then gave way.