Racing! And now, the end is near, and so we face …

SOPHIA DEL SOL broke out and was bumped at the start, pressed the pace outside the leader on the backstretch, moved up on the second turn, took a short lead at the quarter pole, and drew clear through the final furlong under urging. ARTISTIC MINISTRY sped to the lead and angled over into the first turn, set the pace down the backstretch, was challenged by the winner on the second turn, fought back inside that foe inside the quarter pole, could not match the winner in the final furlong but held the place. JINN WIN chased off the rail and outside a rival into the second turn, kept to her task in the lane and held third. MISTY SLEW was bumped between horses at the start, stalked three deep on the backstretch, came into the lane three wide and weakened through the lane. CEE SAM'S GIRL angled in and saved ground around the first turn, chased a bit off the rail and inside a foe into the second turn and gave way in the lane. WANNABE SOLO was off slowly and steadied at the start, fell back, chased off the rail and did not threaten.

SOUTH TEXAS LINGO settled between rivals, continued two wide to second turn, shifted out four wide leaving that bend, rallied four wide in the lane, reached the front between foes an eighth out and out finished inside foe. UCANTHANKMELATER reserved inside, saved ground chasing the leaders, continued inside into the stretch, advanced along the rail, bid passing eighth marker but could not match winner in final yards. FREDDIES DREAM settled off the rail, stalked dueling leaders on three wide path into second bend, was caught five wide entering the stretch, continued outside in the drive and gained minor award. MIMIS BIG BOY hooked up in prolonged duel from the inside into the stretch, inched away in upper stretch, was collared from between rivals passing eighth marker and weakened some late. BROADWAY NIKA between rivals early then contested the pace from outside foe, continued prominently well into the stretch then also weakened some nearing the wire. NAGYS PIGGY BANK three early into initial turn, forced the pace from the outside, remained three wide to the stretch then faded.

TIME FOR CIOPPINO dueled inside a rival into and around the turn, fought back inside that foe through the lane and gamely prevailed. NORTH COUNTY GUY dueled outside the winner into and around the turn, entered the stretch with a short lead, battled outside his rival through the stretch and was outkicked late. BLACK SITE stalked off the rail on the backstretch and between horses on the turn, angled towards the rail in the lane and rallied through the final furlong. BLITZING MARIO chased the pace off the rail on the backstretch and three deep on the turn, could not make an impact in the lane and was eased in the final furlong. WHISKEY N CIGARS was off a step slowly then angled in approaching the turn, saved ground around the turn, did not threaten in the stretch and was eased in the final furlong.

CORONADO COOL angled over some on the turn, came inside entering the stretch, shifted out in upper stretch under left hand urging, surged in final sixteenth under strong handling and nailed leader on last jump. JUST BE HELD sped to short lead from the inside, carved out pace into the lane while slightly off the rail, drifted out some nearing mid stretch, came back in, dug in approaching the stretch but lost head bob on the wire. CARRIE chased from the inside, angled three wide leaving the turn, remained on same path through the stretch and was along for the show. TODOS SANTOS forced the pace into and on the turn while outside leader, drifted out four wide entering the stretch, continued well off the fence and lost the show late. SEAQUET settled early, crossed over past half mile marker, later found the fence on the turn, came back out some into the lane and was no late threat. SAPODILLA prominent early from the outside, continued close up while three wide on the turn, was fanned five wide into the lane, remained well off the fence and failed to menace. REINAHERMOSA reserved from the inside, saved ground into and through the stretch and failed to reach contention.

TIZWAY THAT WAY set pressured pace from the inside, retained control while slightly off rail leaving last turn then shook free under urging and proved best under steady handling late. BACKINTHEACADEMY between foes early then tracked leader from along the rail, came out bit in the stretch and lasted for the place. RYDER'S STARLIGHT reserved from off the rail, outside rival chasing the pace, continued two then three wide into the lane, closed some late and just missed the place while outside runner-up. SHESWILDNFREE reserved from the inside, continued along the rail, made up some ground around second turn but failed to sustain effort in the lane. JILL MADDEN three wide early, briefly contested the pace then forced the issue outside winner, remained off the rail then was under asking to remain close entering the stretch, lost contact, came in some in mid stretch and weakened.

FOUR GAELS briefly dueled inside then grabbed control, padded lead from the inside around the turn and was never challenged while under intermediate right hand urging. JOHNS JOURNEY briefly dueled then stalked outside winner, was fanned four wide leaving the turn, remained well off the fence late and just lasted for second. PAT THE BEAR bumped lightly at the start, close up early, stalked two wide into the stretch, gained the fence in the lane, finished strongly and just missed the place. MY SECRET AFFAIR chased from the outside, remained four then five wide into the stretch, came in some past eighth marker and finished with interest. CHANGING KARMA was bumped in opening strides, settled off the pace, angled over, found the rail on the turn and went willingly to the wire. WARREN'S COLE was off bit slow, came in some into the bend, chased two then three wide to the stretch and did not menace. LUCKY COTTON lightly bumped with rival leaving the gate, chased three then four wide into the lane and lacked needed late response. QUANTUM FORCE broke thru the gate prior to the start, stalked from the inside, drifted three wide into the stretch and weakened.

PRINCESS KENDRA bumped with outside rival leaving the gate, unhurried early, chased outside foe, swung out in upper stretch, closed strongly from the outside then inhaled rivals passing sixteenth marker to be along in time. BE A LADY stalked from the inside, remained along the rail, loomed in mid stretch, continued strongly along the fence and gained the place. DREAMY GAL stalked from the outside, continued three then four wide into the stretch, closed from off the rail, forged to front an eighth out, battled three deep approaching the wire but was out finished. TUSCANY BEAUTY bumped with inside foe at the break, sped to the front, edged away around the turn, continued bit off the rail, was overtaken nearing eighth marker, fought back between rivals and battled bravely to the finish. NO COMPARISON taken off the leaders early, chased from the inside throughout and only passed tiring rivals. BOLD AT NIGHT forced the pace into and on the turn while outside pacesetter, continued on same path into the lane but weakened in the final eighth. PLANE LUCKY close up early from off the rail, stalked three wide on the turn, lost contact in upper stretch, then dropped back readily past mid stretch, was eased late and walked off.

AHIMSA quickly sped to the front, dictated pace from the inside into the lane, turned back rival past eighth marker then stretched margin under left hand urging. GRACIOUS ME forced the pace into and on the turn from outside winner, moved up bit and loomed in mid stretch, could not match leader late but safely held second. D D'S LUTE close up early, stalked three wide leaving backstretch and four wide leaving the turn and was clearly best of others. STAR DREAMIN stalked from the inside, remained along the rail into and through the stretch but failed to threaten. RAISING AIDA chased from the inside early, swung out four then five wide exiting the turn, remained outside and did not menace late. RIDE LADY RIDE was bit off the fence early, outside rival on the turn, came out further in upper stretch and lacked needed response late. JAZZY chased from the outside, was four wide into the bend then five wide into the stretch and also lacked needed rally. LOVING MOMENT was off slow and awkwardly, chased three wide into and on the turn, remained off the rail and weakened.