Los Alamitos (Day)

DIRTY WORDS dueled from inside, inched ahead on the turn, cleared three wide turning for home, maintained command over NO MORE DING DONGS into the final furlong, then drew off to the wire. NO MORE DING DONGS chased three then two wide on the turn, tipped out leaving the bend, bid between the top pair at the quarter pole and was turned away in the final furlong. LAST CALL PAUL dueled from outside, kept the pressure on DIRTY WORDS around the turn, lost touch with that rival into the lane and weakened. BET THE OM chased between rivals up the backstretch, took the turn four to five wide, drifted inward in the lane and weakened. FINCAIRN broke a step slow, chased after the dueling pair three deep, went five wide into the turn, dropped back and angled to the two path around the bend and had little left for the stretch run.

MY DOMINATOR brushed leaving the gate, dueled from inside, took full control entering the turn, led clear in the two path to the stretch and held safely under a drive to the wire. THE BIG CHEESEOLA broke in and bumped, chased on the inside then two wide into the lane, finished willingly and outkicked WINDRIBBON for the place. WINDRIBBON tracked five wide into the turn outside rivals, chased three wide turning for home and lost the duel for second. DISTANT FLEET stalked four wide between rivals into the turn, angled to the two path, got floated out a bit turning for home, tipped out further at the top of the lane and lacked a bid. CONEJO MALO settled at the back, steadied behind a rival near the five-sixteenths pole, chased two wide into the lane and improved position. SMILING JOJO got bumped on both sides and crowded in the beginning, chased on the inside at the rear, cut the corner into the stretch and failed to rally. GRAZEN SUN came away slow on the outside, traveled three deep at the back into the turn, came five wide into the lane and failed to rally. RUN ABBOUDY RUN pressed the pace from outside in the early going, got put in a bit tight at the seven-sixteenths pole, drifted slightly midway around the bend costing him more momentum and weakened down the lane.

PETITE TREAT trailed two into the turn, had one rival beat in the three path turning for home, steered out in upper stretch, rallied from outside, drew alongside MANIAE past the eighth pole, dueled with that rival in deep stretch and edged the runner-up. MANIAE chased off the rail then between rivals into the turn, rounded the bend two then three wide, angled five wide leaving the bend, took over midstretch, tried to hold off PETITE TREAT in the furlong grounds but yielded grudgingly late. HOW LOVELY (IRE) broke through the gate, chased from inside to the stretch and lacked a bid. ELTONSINGSANOTHER broke through the gate, vied between rivals up the backstretch and around the turn, stayed closer to midstretch and churned on for a minor award. WEST SIDE OKIE challenged for the lead inside a pair of rivals to the stretch, remained closer into the final furlong but flattened out late. SAINT MIHIEL fought outside a pair of rivals through the early stages, took over in the four path late on the bend, lost command midstretch and folded in the furlong grounds. BIG SOIREE chased from off the pace to the turn, went three to four wide around the bend and failed to menace. TOULOUSE DETRAC stalked off the rail then three deep into the turn, angled six wide into the lane and weakened.

WHAT A GIFT chased from off the pace five then four wide early, traveled outside rivals up the backstretch, went four to five wide around the second bend as well, rallied to the front and cleared midstretch, then held safely in deep stretch. GOLDEN CHASER broke a step slow and got bumped, settled in the two path, followed in range in the three path on the far turn, steered out in upper stretch and showed late effort to gain second. MR. TARIFF went three wide around the first turn, ran into mild traffic at the seven-sixteenths pole while four wide, angled to the two path and went between rivals, offered a mild response and earned the show honors. SMOKEINTHEAIR pressed from outside, took over at the three-eighths pole, cleared four wide, yielded midstretch and weakened. VOUCHER stalked three wide into the first turn then cut to the rail, came under a ride while saving ground on the far turn, then weakened down the lane. MOCCASSIN PRINCE showed the way on the inside then the two path while under pressure from an outer rival, lost command with three furlongs remaining, failed to keep up leaving the far turn and faded in the drive. SENOR TEQUILAS pulled five, four then three wide around the first turn, followed in hand outside a rival in the middle stages, chased two wide into the far turn, angled out and entered the lane in the five path, then weakened down the lane. MY FAVORITE FELON was off slow from the outside, trailed six then five wide early, stayed wide up the backstretch, dove to the inside entering the far turn, tired and eased in the lane and walked off. MANX MISSILE broke in and bumped, stalked four wide early, remained wide to the second bend, dropped back and tired, eased in the lane and walked off.

QUE BELLA LUNA vied between rivals early, dueled inside SURFIN CANDY around the bend, showed the way in the three path coming into the stretch, shook free midstretch and drew away. TOM'S STAR was forwardly placed four deep leaving the backstretch, traveled seven wide turning for home and rallied for second. CELESTIAL SKIES showed early speed to challenge for command between rivals but got put in tight and had to take up, drifted out and took hold briefly at the seven-sixteenths pole, went three wide into the lane and got up for third in the closing moments. DIXIE'S DELIGHT raced up close five deep then chased three wide into the turn, bid outside the top pair around the bend, fought five wide into the lane, could not kick on with the leaders in upper stretch and got outfinished for third. SURFIN CANDY fought four deep early then dueled from outside into and around the bend, kept the pressure on the winner to the three-sixteenths pole but weakened in the final furlong. SUBTLE KNOWLEDGE trailed three wide into the turn, moved to the two path then angled out and came four wide into the stretch and weakened. MADE TO MOVE showed brief speed inside rivals then chased to the turn, saved ground around the bend and faded in the drive. DADDYGAVEITTOME tracked widest in the early going, rounded the bend five, six, then seven wide into the lane and had little left for the stretch run.