Lone Star Park

MALIBU RAIN broke well, went quickly to the front, opened up on the field, maintained a clear advantage throughout, and held safe to the wire under a mild hand ride. UPWARD MOBILITY got caught four-wide on the first turn, continued down the backstretch, settled well off the pace, came under a ride and moved up to the second position on the far turn, and chased the winner through the stretch, clear of the rest of the field, pulled up quickly after the finish line, was vetted and trasported from the track in the equine ambulance. . REDDINGANDLEE settled inside with the second flight and stayed on to gain the minor award. ELLS broke a step slow, was three wide at the back of the second group, dropped to last late on the backstretch run, then outfinished tired rivals while never a serious threat. RIPSTER raced three-wide with the chasing pack to the far turn, started to lose ground and came under urging, but did not respond with a rally. EUROROCKSTAR was held up at the back through the first turn, but pulled the rider to the front of the tracking group, came under right-handed urging near the three-furlong pole, but did not respond.

RIVETAGE tracked in the two-path in second position behind the early pacesetter, ramped up the pressure leaving the half-mile marker, took command of the front end approaching the quarter pole, and finished strong under steady handling to win clear despite drifting out in the final yards. AMBIGUOUS tucked into a good spot along the rail behind the early pace, angled out four-wide late on the far turn, then rallied to gain the place. UPTOWN TAPPIN vied four-wide for the lead into the first turn, backed off to a tracking position down the backstretch, moved closer on the turn, then made a three-wide bid for the lead into the stretch but flattened out a bit late. SINGING DIXIE lacked early speed, saved ground to the far turn, then made a belated rally to improve. CURLINS INCHARGE tracked close up three-wide, then came up empty in the stretch. FLYING TEX broke sharply and was first into the clubhouse turn, was left to dictate moderate fractions to the half-mile mark, tried to fight back when confronted by RIVETAGE, came under urging late on the far turn, and finished on good courage but tired from earlier efforts. HASKELLED hopped at the start, settled near the back of the pack through the early running, was in range of the leaders but three-wide down the backstretch, then did not respond when asked to kick on early on the far turn and went one-paced through the lane. KING OF GRACE lost the path and took up after the start, was then slow to begin, and trailed far behind for the first half-mile, finally regained contact with the field approaching the quarter pole, but could not sustain the bid through the final furlong. CLEMENTS RIDE raced five-wide and was never a factor.

MISTY MUPPET was outpaced early, hugged the inside rail while making a forward move through the turn, then continued the bid through the stretch, gained the lead inside the sixteenth, and held clear to the wire. WHIMSICAL HEIR raced near the back early, advanced through the turn under a drive, came out three-wide for the stretch run, closed well but came up short of the winner. CURLIN'S LIL GAL moved up after the start to join SURELY SWIFT on the lead, dueled two-wide through the turn, put that rival away past the quarter pole, led in upper stretch, then yielded late and had to settle for the minor award. LOTTERY TICKET was close up in the two-lane but tired in the lane. SURELY SWIFT broke sharply to jump to the front early, was joined by CURLING'S LIL GAL before the half, dueled through the turn, came under right-handed urging at the quarter pole, and weakened in the stretch. FLASH MASTER raced close up on the inside, then tired in the stretch. AMADORA'S EMPIRE was briefly close to the pace, then struggled to keep up in the late stages.

CALIBRATE was unhurried from the start and trailed the rest by a sizeable margin early on, saved ground throughout, then tipped out to the three-path at the top of the stretch and finished with a scintillating turn of foot to win going away. OCELOT , got the better of that one by mid-stretch but could not hold off the late charge of the winner. COUNTRY CAPER settled off the pace two-wide, finished with good interest but was not quite good enough. WOW THAT'S HOT came away running, but ceded the front end, was under a rating hold while in a stalking position for the first half, bided time without a clear path through the far turn, tipped out to the three path in upper stretch, but was outfinished. BRUCELEA settled at the back early, then lacked a late bid. CARLEA'S DREAM bobbled shortly after the start, but recovered quickly, took the early lead three-wide out of the chute, controlled the early pace with mild pressure to the outside from OCELOT, fought back when challenged by that foe midway through the far turn, then gave way in the final furlong.

SAINT BENJI was the inside horse in a four-way scramble for the early lead, shook off one rival past the half-mile pole, hugged the inside and came off the last bend clear of the rest, then increased the margin through the stretch run under steady handling. DETTORI tracked the pace battle five-wide, continued wide around the turn, loomed a threat in upper stretch, but hung in the final furlong and had to settle for second. ZED vied two-deep, steadied and dropped back just after the half-mile pole, tipped out five-wide into the stretch, and was mildly gaining ground in the late stages and got up in to the third spot. MAXXUS contested the pace three-deep, then flattened out in the stretch. LUCKY TAPITURE raced near the back early, then lacked a finish. I'M A DUDE TO broke well, vied four-wide in the early pace battle, and gave way at the top of the stretch. DEACON JONES broke poorly, chased at the back three-wide, and passed tired foes in the lane. ELIGIO was three-wide in the middle of the pack in the run down the backstretch, then lacked a late bid. AWESOME NAME dropped back after a good start and never menaced.

SHY ANN settled five-wide well off the pace, circled the field on the far turn, was the outside horse in a three-way battle down the stretch, then edged ahead in the final yards. KISSIN RICHES tracked close to the pace, moved to take the lead leaving the quarter pole, battled between horses through the stretch, but could not hold off the winner. TAPITSGOTAPISTOL ducked out at the start, but had the best speed from the break, led the way through the first turn, then was taken a rating hold to try and slow down the pace, kept the rest at bay to the far turn, had something left when confronted at the top of the stretch, battled gamely to the wire but came up short in the end in a good effort. ALL AMERICAN LADY settled at the back, saved ground to the stretch, then made a belated rally to improve. CLEVER CLEMENTINE got bumped by the inside rival at the start, raced in mid-pack and finished evenly. TEXAS MOON was close up three-wide to the far turn, then was outfinished. TYPHOON TESSIE pressed the pace two-wide, steadied going into the far turn, dropped back, then weakened in the stretch. IMMA GOING TO WIN was four-wide throughout and outkicked in the stretch.

MARE'S MUSIC tracked three to four wide behind the pace battle, launched a bid from the three-furlong pole, and put in a strong late run to be along in time. MI AMIGA contested the pace between horses, shook off the rivals at the top of the stretch, had a clear lead in the final furlong, but was unable to last. PRINCESS PEACH veered out a bit after the break, tracked in mid-pack while racing wide down the backstretch, moved up through the turn, then sustained the bid into the stretch, closed the margin on the leaders, and gained the third spot. MINNIE'S PEARLS clipped heels with the inside rival after the break, contested the early pace from the inside, held firm to mid-stretch, then was outfinished. BEST BEACH disputed the early pace four-wide, had every chance turning for home, but flattened out in the final furlong. TRUTAP gave an even effort while saving ground. ZAPPER M dropped far behind on the backstretch, then ran on some in the late stages to pass a couple of stragglers but was otherwise not a factor. SHESALITTLEDEVIL was unbalanced at the start and broke to the outside, moved up from last to join the main pack on the turn, swung out very wide on the last run, and did not rally. MS EXAGGERATOR was up on the pace to the half-mile pole, then steadily retreated the rest of the way.

CHEATING HEART raced wide at the back of the field down the backstretch, moved up three-wide through the turn, then swung six-wide into the stretch with a lot of momentum, and produced a strong rally to pass the entire field in the stretch to prevail. HIGH CINCO raced mid-pack early on, came three-wide into the stretch, finished well, got a head in front late, but was overtaken by the winner in the final yards. TEXAS CREED hustled up three-wide to join the early pace battle, bid for the lead at the quarter pole, went clear in upper stretch but yielded in the final yards. AGGIE'S CREED chased three-wide from well off the pace, moved up five-wide to be in range approaching the quarter pole but lacked a finishing kick. OBVIOUS CONCLUSION lunged at the start, settled near the back of the field, came under a ride on the turn, but could only pass tiring rivals. SIP AND GO hustled to a clear early lead, then gave way under pressure near the quarter pole. CHARLIE DONT SURF hopped at the start, rushed up to join SIP AND GO on the lead, then was between horses when ojined by TEXAS CREED.