Horse racing newsletter: All good things must come to an end

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
7	Vegas Palm	126	7	6	6–2½	6–2½	6–1½	3–½	1–hd	Prat	9.20
2	Keep Dancing	126	2	7	7	7	7	5	2–½	Valdivia, Jr.	2.00
5	Freedom Lass	126	5	2	3–hd	3–½	3–1½	1–½	3–1¼	Hernandez	3.20
3	Kleen Karma	126	3	5	5–1	5–1	4–½	4–½	4–1½	Cedillo	6.30
6	Ellie Arroway	126	6	1	2–1	2–1	2–hd	2–2	5	Espinoza	3.70
4	Pushing Sixty	126	4	3	1–½	1–½	1–hd		dnf	Gutierrez	5.80
1	Sherilinda	126	1	4	4–½	4–hd	5–hd		dnf	T Baze	26.40

7	VEGAS PALM	20.40	6.60	4.00
2	KEEP DANCING		3.20	2.80
5	FREEDOM LASS			3.20

$1 EXACTA (7-2)	$32.10
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (7-2-5-3)	$50.38
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (7-2-5-3-6)	$1,053.80
50-CENT TRIFECTA (7-2-5)	$64.10

VEGAS PALM settled off the rail, raced outside rivals into the stretch, rallied and got up late. KEEP DANCING unhurried from inside, swung out into the stretch, closed well from outside but got outkicked by the winner. FREEDOM LASS bumped leaving the gate, went three to four wide around the clubhouse turn, bid three deep at the quarter pole, gained command in upper stretch, moved clear inside the furlong pole but was run down late. KLEEN KARMA in range early outside a rival, went two wide around the far turn, was within striking distance through the lane, finished willingly but needed more late. ELLIE ARROWAY pressed from outside, headed rival past the five-sixteenths, vied between at the quarter pole, led into the stretch, was overtaken by the winner and weakened late. SHERILINDA chased the speed from inside, checked hard when caught behind PUSHING SIXTY being pulled up, steered out and was also pulled up in the stretch, crossed the wire and walked off. PUSHING SIXTY broke out and bumped leaving the gate, sped to the front, set the pace inside ELLIE ARROWAY, vied with outside pair at the quarter pole, was injured soon after and vanned off following the race.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
4	Luck Be Mine	117	3	1	1–hd	1–hd	1–1	1–½	Centeno	1.20
1	Chollima	122	1	3	3–½	3–hd	3–2½	2–hd	Cedillo	2.00
5	Bella Renella	115	4	2	2–1½	2–1½	2–1½	3–8	Ortega	2.60
3	You Wanna Ear Rip	122	2	4	4	4	4	4	Maldonado	5.90

4	LUCK BE MINE	4.40	2.60
1	CHOLLIMA		2.80
5	BELLA RENELLA

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (7-4)	$56.20
$1 EXACTA (4-1)	$3.80
50-CENT TRIFECTA (4-1-5)	$3.25

LUCK BE MINE dueled for the lead from inside, shook free in upper stretch then got a tad weary late but held safely. CHOLLIMA chased from inside, steered three wide into the stretch, drifted further out in the drive while rallying to edge BELLA RENELLA for the place honors. BELLA RENELLA dueled outside of LUCK BE MINE into and around the turn, could not keep pace in upper stretch, kept to task through the drive, gaining ground on the winner late but lost the place. YOU WANNA EAR RIP raced outside a rival behind the top pair, floated four wide into the stretch by CHOLLIMA and weakened.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
2	Exultation	126	2	2	2–hd	2–½	2–2	1–¾	Rispoli	0.90
4	First Prez	126	4	1	1–1	1–½	1–½	2–1¼	McCarthy	9.00
1	Rager	126	1	3	3–1	4	3–½	3–1¼	Prat	1.80
3	Best Chance	126	3	4	4	3–1	4	4	T Baze	3.70

2	EXULTATION	3.80	2.60
4	FIRST PREZ		5.20
1	RAGER

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-2)	$9.80
$1 EXACTA (2-4)	$12.20
50-CENT TRIFECTA (2-4-1)	$11.30

EXULTATION stalked the pace outside a rival, went two wide through the turn, drew alongside the FIRST PREZ in upper stretch and drove past in the final sixteenth. FIRST PREZ sent for the lead from outside, cleared and angled to the inside, was roused at the quarter pole, held a short lead over the winner with a furlong to go and yielded grudgingly in deep stretch. RAGER saved ground from inside through the turn, tipped out in the lane and went evenly late for the show. BEST CHANCE tracked three wide around the bend and proved no match in the final furlong.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
1	Beyond Brilliant	120	1	1	1–1½	1–1½	1–2	1–4½	1–7	Hernandez	0.30
2	Magnificent	120	2	3	3–2	2–1½	2–4½	2–6	2–4¼	Espinoza	5.10
4	Winzer	120	4	2	2–hd	3–2	3–4½	3–7	3–16	McCarthy	9.40
5	Whistleblower	120	5	4	4–4½	4–6	4–6	4–4	4–2¼	Smith	5.40
3	Mongolian Wolf	126	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	Gonzalez	28.10

1	BEYOND BRILLIANT	2.60	2.10	2.10
2	MAGNIFICENT		3.20	2.10
4	WINZER			2.10

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (2-1)	$6.00
$1 EXACTA (1-2)	$2.60
50-CENT TRIFECTA (1-2-4)	$2.95

BEYOND BRILLIANT established the front quickly, controlled the pace from inside to the stretch, drew off through the lane and was ridden out to the wire. MAGNIFICENT ran up on heels and checked on the first turn, angled out around that bend, chased two wide into the far turn, coaxed midway around the bend, stayed off the rail into the drive, proved no match for the winner but was clearly second best. WINZER chased two wide, lost ground around the far turn, could not summon the needed response and was well clear of next rival. WHISTLEBLOWER tracked off the inside, got floated out a bit on the first turn, came three wide into the lane and weakened. MONGOLIAN WOLF hustled from the gate but lacked early speed, drifted out near the five-eighths, angled in on the final turn and was always outrun.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
2	Hapi Hapi	126	2	4	6–3	6–hd	6–1	6–½	1–½	Pereira	6.10
5	Racetrackers	126	5	5	3–2½	3–½	4–1	3–½	2–½	Prat	1.80
6	Mount Pelliar	115	6	6	4–½	7–1	8	4–hd	3–1¼	Pyfer	9.80
7	Unilateral	126	7	7	8	8	7–½	5–½	4–1¼	Rispoli	3.40
3	Brazilian Summer	125	3	1	1–½	1–½	1–½	1–hd	5–ns	Valdivia, Jr.	20.70
4	Railsplitter	125	4	2	2–½	2–1	2–1½	2–½	6–1¼	McCarthy	2.70
1	Meadway	125	1	3	5–1	5–½	5–½	7–1½	7–2¾	T Baze	48.00
8	Achilleus	120	8	8	7–1	4–hd	3–hd	8	8	Espinoza	25.30

2	HAPI HAPI	14.20	5.40	3.60
5	RACETRACKERS		3.40	2.80
6	MOUNT PELLIAR			4.80

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (1-2)	$19.00
$1 EXACTA (2-5)	$22.90
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (2-5-6-7)	$39.53
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (2-5-6-7-3)	$1,099.80
50-CENT TRIFECTA (2-5-6)	$62.80

HAPI HAPI steadied briefly around the first turn, settled off the pace, lacked room between runners on the far turn, got bumped lightly in upper stretch, angled six wide, rallied and overhauled the runner-up. RACETRACKERS broke out and bumped both sides at the start, vied for the lead three deep then ceded command, rated off the rail then two wide into the far turn, roused at the top of the stretch, gained command with a furlong to go, lugged in at the sixteenth pole and was overtaken by the winner. MOUNT PELLIAR got bumped leaving the gate, unhurried early stages, advanced around the far turn, steered six wide into the stretch, finished well but got outkicked by the top pair. UNILATERAL steadied off heels on the first turn, raced between on the second, then finished willingly near the inside for a minor award. BRAZILIAN SUMMER vied for the lead from inside first time through the stretch, set the pace under pressure up the backstretch and into the lane, then yielded in the final furlong. RAILSPLITTER veered out and bumped rival at the start, vied for the lead between foes then pressed from outside to the stretch, fought into deep stretch then was bothered at the sixteenth pole and flattened out. MEADWAY tracked the pace from inside to the stretch and weakened. ACHILLEUS raced off the pace then advanced from outside to moved up outside the top pair on the backstretch, chased those two around the far turn, came five wide into the stretch and weakened.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	3/16	3/8	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
4	Finneus	122	4	4	8	6–4	4–1½	1–¾	Prat	1.90
6	Sauls Call	122	6	2	1–½	1–1	1–2½	2–4¼	Cedillo	2.80
9	Mr. T's Thirsty	122	8	7	2–1½	2–1	2–1	3–ns	T Baze	6.40
5	Fowler Blue	122	5	3	4–hd	4–2	3–½	4–2½	Hernandez	2.30
3	Empire's Fire	122	3	5	5–2½	5–2	6–6½	5–1¼	McCarthy	25.90
1	Im Still Thirsty	122	1	8	3–1½	3–½	5–1	6–5	Flores	29.20
7	Gemini Bay	115	7	6	7–½	7–½	7–2½	7–13	Espinoza	19.70
2	Richards the Dream	122	2	1	6–1	8	8	8	Franco	38.10

4	FINNEUS	5.80	3.20	2.40
6	SAULS CALL		4.20	2.80
9	MR. T'S THIRSTY			3.40

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (2-4)	$49.20
$1 EXACTA (4-6)	$8.70
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (4-6-9-5)	$7.69
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (4-6-9-5-3)	$201.60
50-CENT TRIFECTA (4-6-9)	$19.75

FINNEUS bumped with FOWLER BLUE at the start, content sitting off the pace early, angled out on the turn, came four wide into the stretch, closet late and reeled in the runner-up. SAULS CALL was off alertly to taken control, angled in to show the way from inside, cleared rival around the turn, inched away under a drive but got caught in the closing moments. MR. T'S THIRSTY prompted the pace from outside, chased the leader two wide into the lane and held the show. FOWLER BLUE bumped with the winner at the start then checked off heels shortly after, chased three wide into the lane and missed the show. EMPIRE'S FIRE chased two wide through the turn and lacked a rally. IM STILL THIRSTY chased along the rail to the top of the stretch and weakened. GEMINI BAY entered the turn four wide, moved down to the three path around the bend and never threatened. RICHARDS THE DREAM saved ground and was always outrun.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
2	Vantastic	126	2	6	5–hd	5–hd	4–½	2–1	1–hd	Prat	2.50
7	Ox Bridge	126	7	1	1–1	1–1	1–2½	1–2	2–¾	Cedillo	4.30
1	Goldini	120	1	5	7–2	7–2	7–1½	3–1	3–2½	Rispoli	1.70
6	Good Bye Putin	126	6	8	8	8	8	5–½	4–1½	T Baze	10.40
8	Reckoning Day	113	8	7	3–1	3–1	2–½	4–2	5–¾	Espinoza	69.00
4	Cibertruck	120	4	4	6–1½	6–1½	6–½	6–1	6–1¼	Gonzalez	13.80
3	Bud Knight	126	3	2	4–½	4–½	5–½	7–1	7–12	Hernandez	5.30
5	Starship Chewbacca	126	5	3	2–hd	2–½	3–½	8	8	Valdivia, Jr.	49.50

2	VANTASTIC	7.00	4.20	2.40
7	OX BRIDGE		5.00	2.80
1	GOLDINI			2.20

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-2)	$16.40
$1 EXACTA (2-7)	$15.40
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (2-7-1-6)	$14.08
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (2-7-1-6-8)	$850.30
50-CENT TRIFECTA (2-7-1)	$19.75

VANTASTIC got bumped at the start, steadied soon after and altered out, raced in mid-pack to the far turn, came four wide into the stretch, drifted inward in the lane and got up. OX BRIDGE broke quickly to take control then was taken in hand, controlled the pace from inside, drew off leaving the far turn but was run down late. GOLDINI bumped at the start, steadied early from inside, swung five wide into the stretch, finished well and was a game third. GOOD BYE PUTIN traveled along the inside early, moved off the rail then came back inside on the far turn, angled out around the bend, exited the turn four wide and summoned a mild rally. RECKONING DAY stalked outside a rival, came three wide into the lane, drifted in stretch and failed to produce a bid. CIBERTRUCK steadied off heels early, got bumped by BUD KNIGHT on the first turn, raced between rivals then three wide into the stretch and lacked further response. BUD KNIGHT steadied behind the leader early, drifted out and bumped rival on the first turn, was in tight and checked past the three-eighths, was a bit rank coming into the stretch and weakened. STARSHIP CHEWBACCA stalked in the two path on both turns and tired.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
4	Atomic Drop	120	3	1	1–½	1–2½	1–6	1–8	Cedillo	2.30
6	Minister Shane	120	5	3	3–hd	3–2½	3–6	2–2½	Rispoli	4.50
5	Thrive	120	4	4	2–2½	2–2	2–hd	3–8	Prat	0.90
2	Intense	115	1	5	5	5	5	4–4½	Centeno	14.70
3	Misawa	120	2	2	4–4	4–3	4–1	5	T Baze	7.10

4	ATOMIC DROP	6.60	3.40	2.10
6	MINISTER SHANE		4.80	2.40
5	THRIVE			2.10

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (2-4)	$25.20
$1 EXACTA (4-6)	$13.20
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (4-6-5-2)	$7.47
50-CENT TRIFECTA (4-6-5)	$9.10

ATOMIC DROP was off alertly and sped to the front, vied with THRIVE before taking full control, cleared that rival at the three-eighths, inched away around the bend, cut the corner into the lane and powered away under right-handed urging. MINISTER SHANE tracked outside a rival, went three wide around the bend and bested the rest. THRIVE chased ATOMIC DROP early then went up to take command briefly, relinquished the lead and pressed into the turn, could not keep pace past the three-eighths pole, exited the turn two wide and weakened. INTENSE trailed early, traveled along the inside then angled out into the stretch and failed to menace. MISAWA checked off heels early, stalked two wide into the turn, raced a bit off the rail into the lane and faded.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	¼	½	¾	1 Mile	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
7	Rideforthecause	126	7	3–1	4–1	3–½	3–1	2–2	1–hd	Gutierrez	7.00
3	Dogtag	126	3	2–½	2–2	1–hd	1–2	1–2½	2–¾	Rispoli	0.50
5	Neige Blanche	126	5	5–½	6–1	6–2	5–½	3–1½	3–1¼	Hernandez	6.20
2	Go Big Blue Nation	122	2	7–hd	8	7–hd	7–2	6–1½	4–2	Prat	5.10
1	Lady Noguez	122	1	4–½	3–hd	4–2	4–1	4–hd	5–3¼	Desormeaux	24.80
6	Catch the Eye	122	6	6–1	5–hd	5–hd	6–1	7–2	6–1¾	Cedillo	44.60
8	Kuora	126	8	1–1½	1–1	2–2½	2–½	5–½	7–hd	McCarthy	25.70
4	Dynapower	122	4	8	7–½	8	8	8	8	Pereira	78.90

7	RIDEFORTHECAUSE	16.00	4.60	3.20
3	DOGTAG		2.40	2.10
5	NEIGE BLANCHE (FR)			3.60

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (4-7)	$47.80
$1 EXACTA (7-3)	$14.40
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (7-3-5-2)	$8.69
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (7-3-5-2-1)	$262.40
50-CENT TRIFECTA (7-3-5)	$23.90

RIDEFORTHECAUSE went three wide into the stretch first time around then stalked outside a rival, came under a ride on the final turn, chased two wide into the stretch, put in a late bid and got up in time. DOGTAG stalked outside the leader early, moved up to duel on the backstretch, cleared rival at the five-sixteenths, roused in upper stretch, urged right-handed with an eighth to go, switch to the left-hand for the final sixteenth and got nailed at the wire. NEIGE BLANCHE (FR) tracked from inside then moved off the rail and came three to four wide into the lane, put in a late run and was gaining to the wire. GO BIG BLUE NATION settled early, went two to three wide into the drive, angled out in upper stretch then angled inside rival mid-stretch and produced a mild rally. LADY NOGUEZ jumped the track slightly crossing surfaces, stalked from inside, lacked room past the five-sixteenths then angled out and finished evenly in the final furlong. CATCH THE EYE was a bit rank early, settled off the pace, came four to five wide into the stretch and never rallied. KUORA (PER) sped to the front from outside, controlled the pace early, dueled with rival on the backstretch and into the far turn, lost contact midway around the final bend and weakened. DYNAPOWER threw his head at the start, unhurried early on, went two to three wide into the stretch and never made an impact.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	¾	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
3	The Chosen Vron	120	3	4	5	4–hd	3–1	2–4	1–1¼	Rispoli	1.60
4	Defunded	120	4	2	2–1½	2–2	1–2½	1–1	2–11	Cedillo	3.00
1	Classier	120	1	5	3–½	3–2	2–1½	3–7	3–14	Prat	1.40
5	Mr. Impossible	120	5	3	4–3½	5	5	4–6	4–16	Hernandez	6.90
2	Jimmy Irish	120	2	1	1–hd	1–½	4–½	5	5	McCarthy	28.50

3	THE CHOSEN VRON	5.20	2.80	2.10
4	DEFUNDED		3.00	2.10
1	CLASSIER			2.10

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (7-3)	$41.00
$1 EXACTA (3-4)	$7.40
50-CENT TRIFECTA (3-4-1)	$6.50

THE CHOSEN VRON settled at the back, went three to four wide around the clubhouse turn then moved inside on the backstretch, angled out and went around rival at the quarter pole, came three wide into the stretch, reeled in the leader and put a head in front at the sixteenth pole and drew clear late. DEFUNDED dueled for the lead from outside, cleared rival approaching the three-eighths, opened up around the bend, led clear to the eighth pole but could not fend off the winner. CLASSIER stumbled at the start, angled out on the first turn, chased three then two wide on the second bend and flattened out. MR. IMPOSSIBLE chased off the rail to the stretch and came up empty. JIMMY IRISH away quickly at the start, dueled inside of DEFUNDED for the lead to the far turn, could not go on with that rival nearing the three-eighths, dropped back around the turn and tired.

Pgm	Horse	Wt	PP	St	¼	½	Str	Fin	Jockey	$1
8	Basilia	120	6	5	5–1½	5–2	3–½	1–½	Prat	6.50
1	Shout It Out	118	1	7	7–1½	6–2½	5–½	2–½	T Baze	6.80
11	New Drama	119	9	1	1–2½	1–4½	1–2	3–½	Pyfer	2.90
6	Fabiolla	126	5	8	8–4½	7–1½	7–6½	4–½	Hernandez	7.50
5	Miracle of Hope	120	4	4	2–hd	2–1	2–hd	5–nk	Gonzalez	16.70
10	Mongolian Panther	121	8	2	3–1½	3–½	6–1	6–ns	Centeno	5.80
9	Sweet and Cheeky	126	7	6	4–1	4–2½	4–1	7–9	Maldonado	2.40
2	Brio Is Awesome	118	2	3	6–½	8–3	8–5	8–4½	Cedillo	22.30
3	Portugueseprincess	111	3	9	9	9	9	9	Espinoza	51.90

8	BASILIA	15.00	8.00	4.40
1	SHOUT IT OUT		7.60	4.20
11	NEW DRAMA			3.20

$2 DAILY DOUBLE (3-8)	$34.20
$1 EXACTA (8-1)	$46.00
10-CENT SUPERFECTA (8-1-11-6)	$64.51
$1 SUPER HIGH FIVE (8-1-11-6-5)	$4,839.00
50-CENT TRIFECTA (8-1-11)	$80.90

BASILIA tracked the pace along the rail through the turn, rallied up the inside and drove past NEW DRAMA in the final sixteenth. SHOUT IT OUT raced off the rail, navigated the turn three wide, got forced out in upper stretch, came with a late rally and earned the place honors. NEW DRAMA sped clear from outside, padded the lead around the turn, continued clear to mid-stretch, challenged from inside with a sixteenth remaining and weakened late. FABIOLLA (GB) unhurried in the beginning, raced two wide and outside a rival into the turn, angled inward in the stretch and finished well to fill out the superfecta. MIRACLE OF HOPE chased along the inside, bumped with rival at the three-eighths, saved ground through the turn, moved off the rail in the lane and could not find more late. MONGOLIAN PANTHER chased outside a rival, bumped with that rival at the three-eighths, shifted out upper stretch, lacked room mid-stretch then angled out with a sixteenth to go and could not regain momentum. SWEET AND CHEEKY tracked off the rail, two to four wide around the turn and failed to rally. BRIO IS AWESOME jumped the track crossing surfaces early, chased along the inside and never made an impact. PORTUGUESEPRINCESS was off slow to begin, coaxed along early and on the turn and was always outrun.

	Attendance	Handle
On-Track	3,231	$793,232
Inter-Track	N/A	$1,587,880
Out of State	N/A	$7,619,655
TOTAL	3,231	$10,000,767