Racing! Game Winner out of Travers

EMPRESS OF LOV sped to the early lead, set a pressured pace inside then inched away leaving the first turn, dueled inside leaving the backstretch and into the second turn, edged away again leaving that turn, responded when challenged again in upper stretch, edged away under urging in midstretch, drifted out from the whip late but held gamely. LOVE OF ART (IRE) chased three deep then outside a rival on the backstretch, continued off the rail on the second turn and four wide into the stretch, bid well outside the winner in upper stretch, could not match that one in the final furlong but bested the others. CEE SAM'S GIRL stalked a bit off the rail, ranged up three deep leaving the second turn and into the stretch to loom a threat but could not sustain the bid in the final furlong. KENNEDIE SKY angled in and settled inside then came out on the backstretch, continued outside into and on the second turn and four wide into the stretch and lacked a further response. VICTORY ICE chased just off the rail then inside on the backstretch and second turn and into the stretch and weakened. TOPAZ TIME had speed outside foes then stalked off the rail, bid three deep on the backstretch and second turn, came three wide into the stretch and also weakened. FORBIDDEN COMMAND pressed the pace outside the winner then stalked a bit off the rail leaving the first turn, bid again between horses on the backstretch and into the second turn, dropped back some leaving that turn and had little left for the drive.

TEQUILA JOE stalked a bit off the rail, ranged up three deep into the second turn then continued alongside a foe leaving that turn and finished willingly under urging to edged the runner-up on the line. SNAZZY DRESSER took the early lead and set a moderate pace along the inside, turned back a pair of bids into the second turn to edge away again and held on well but was nipped in the final stride. EROTIC angled in and stalked inside, bid briefly between foes approaching the second turn then stalked inside again on that turn and into the stretch and lacked the needed late kick. TOUGH IT OUT chased a bit off the rail, came three wide into the stretch and lacked a rally.

SECRET COURIER had speed outside a rival then inched away and angled in, set the pace inside, came a bit off the rail into the stretch, kicked clear and drifted in under urging and proved best, then returned bleeding in the mouth. UNBROKEN STAR between horses early, stalked off the rail then outside a rival on the second turn, ranged up four wide into the stretch and was clearly second best. BLAME IT ON KITTY saved ground chasing the pace throughout and outfinished a rival along the fence for the show. FAST AS CASS came off the inside in the run to the first turn, stalked just off the fence, loomed up three deep into the stretch and was edged late for third. TIDAL EFFECT stalked three deep then outside the runner-up, fell back some leaving the second turn and into the stretch and weakened.

MISCHIFFIE (IRE) stalked four wide then three deep, continued outside a rival on the turn and three wide into the stretch, rallied under urging to the front four wide nearing the sixteenth pole and held gamely. BE A SHERO broke out a bit, saved ground stalking the pace, cut the corner into the stretch, got through along the fence in the drive and finished willingly. ROAD RAGER had good early speed and dueled inside, came a bit off the rail in the stretch, battled between horses past midstretch and just held third. MISS STORMY D angled in and dueled outside a rival, was between horses nearing the sixteenth marker and was edged for the show. MISS TOKYO a step slow to begin, stalked between horses then a bit off the rail on the turn, was between rivals into the stretch, came out some in the drive and was outfinished for a minor award. WICKED LIAR hopped slightly in a bit of a slow start, chased outside a rival, came out in upper stretch and lacked the needed rally. TINNIE chased between horses then a bit off the rail, continued inside on the turn and in the stretch and could not offer the necessary late kick. SURREPTITIOUS broke a bit slowly and was crowded some, saved ground chasing the pace, pulled and was in tight into the turn, came out leaving the turn and into the stretch and also lacked the needed rally.

LEUCOTHEA sped to the early lead, set the pace a bit off the rail, kicked clear into the turn, opened up on the bend and drew off in the stretch under a brisk hand ride and steady handling in deep stretch then a hold late. BIDDY DUKE bobbled and was bumped in a slow start, chased between horses then was in a bit tight nearing the half mile pole, went outside a rival on the turn and four wide into the stretch and was second best. LADY AGATHA stalked between horses then a bit off the rail into the stretch and bested the others. FOGGY BOTTOM broke out and bumped with a rival, settled off the rail, went outside a foe on the turn and four wide into the stretch and improved position. MUSICALLY five wide early, stalked four wide leaving the backstretch and on the turn, came three wide into the stretch and weakened. CANADIAN GINGER broke slowly, settled off the pace inside, came out around a rival into the stretch and was not a threat. QUEEN STORMBORN hopped at the start, was four wide early then stalked three deep between foes, came three wide into the stretch and had little left for the drive. SMALL SURPRISE broke out a bit, saved ground stalking the pace, dropped back into and through the stretch and gave way.

SEDAMAR saved ground stalking the pace, waited off heel leaving the second turn, came out in upper stretch, bid alongside the pacesetter in midstretch to gain the lead past the eighth pole, inched away past midstretch and proved best under a tap of the whip a sixteenth out and steady handling. SHEHASTHERITESTUFF chased inside then outside a rival on the second turn, swung four wide into the stretch and bested the rest. SMILING ANNIE sped to the early lead, set the pace along the inside, responded when a rival bid into the second turn, inched away again, fought back inside the winner in midstretch and just held third. LIL BIT DANGEROUS angled in and settled outside a rival chasing the pace, swung four wide into the stretch and was edged for the show. ALGORHYTHMIC stalked off the rail, bid outside the pacesetter into the second turn, tracked again alongside the winner leaving that turn and into the stretch and weakened in the final furlong. SUPER BUNNY stalked outside a rival then between horses on the backstretch and into the second turn, continued off the rail leaving that turn and three wide into the stretch and also weakened. BATTLEGROUND STATE off a bit slowly, pulled some then saved ground chasing the pace, cut the corner into the stretch and did not rally. PAPAYA also a bit slow to begin, stalked three deep to the stretch and weakened.

I WANT ONE angled in and pressed the pace three deep, was fanned five wide into the stretch, continued outside the runner-up, drifted in some in the stretch, gained the advantage under urging a sixteenth out and gamely prevailed. LIBERALISM had good early speed and dueled between horses then off the rail leaving the turn, drifted four wide into the stretch, also drifted in some and fought back off the rail in the final furlong but could not quite match the winner late. NAVY QUEEN stalked a bit off the rail, came out leaving the turn and three wide into the stretch and edged a rival late for the show. FLYING BUSINESS stalked three deep then four wide leaving the backstretch and into the turn, came three wide into the stretch, angled to the inside in the drive and was edged late for third. ALMOST A FACTOR hopped some in a bit of a slow start, came off the rail past midway on the backstretch, went four wide on the turn and five wide into the stretch and lacked a rally. SWEET HONOR angled in and pressed the pace inside, stalked leaving the turn, came out some into the stretch and weakened. MAMAS GOT CASH sent between horses early, stalked off the rail then between foes approaching the turn, angled to the inside into the stretch and also weakened. SHARP TURN a bit slow into stride, chased outside a rival then split horses three wide into and on the turn and into the stretch and weakened in the drive. BILLY'SGOTASINGLE chased between rivals then three deep into the turn, continued four wide on the turn and into the stretch and lacked a further response. CIRCLEOFCOLOR saved ground chasing the pace, fell back leaving the turn, came out some in upper stretch and weakened.