Longines Kentucky Oaks

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GOOD CHEER transferred light contact from an outer rival to an inner foe leaving the gate, pursued from midpack in the three to four path around the first turn, crept closer five wide and outside of the top flight turning for home, sustained her charge to drive past the leaders at the furlong grounds, drew clear and held sway. DREXEL HILL brushed the inner stall door upon leaving the gate, settled at the rear along the inside, moved out of last four wide into the far turn, picked up stride to launch a rally while shifting outwardly in upper stretch, split foes in the six path at the furlong grounds, reached place at the sixteenth pole and narrowed the winner's advantage late. BLESS THE BROKEN laid off of the pace in the four to three path, shifted out to the seven path in upper stretch, rallied but was outkicked by an inner rival in midstretch, then kept on willingly for a minor share. TENMA took minor contact to her hind quarters from an outer foe leaving the gate, prompted outside of the pace-setter, vied in upper stretch, but got outkicked by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds and yielded to an outer pair shortly after. ANNA'S PROMISE was fidgeting as the gates sprung and brushed an inner rival at the start, stalked three deep, remained within striking range around the far turn, but got outkicked by an outer rival while failing to sustain pressure into the lane and chased between horses thereafter. QUIETSIDE tracked in the three to four path into the backstretch, ranged up outside of the leaders turning for home, but got outkicked by an outer foe entering the lane and yielded between rivals. QUICKICK brushed the gate at the start, laid well back along the inside, shifted out to the five path in upper stretch and improved between horses. EARLY ON brushed with an outer foe soon after the start, settled off of the pace along the inside, then two wide and between horses into the backstretch, but faded two to three wide while among foes around the far turn, moved out to the eight path in upper stretch and lacked a re-rally. LA CARA bumped with an inner rival at the start, set the pace as an outer rival applied stern pressure, clung to an advantage from that bidder in upper stretch, but was headed by that one and a wider challenger in midstretch and weakened. BALLERINA D'ORO bobbled and bumped an outer rival at the start, laid off of the pace two wide and between horses, then failed to factor. FONDLY tracked along the inside, saved ground and tired. TAKE CHARGE MILADY was brushed by an outer rival into an inner foe at the start, lacked speed in the three to two path and got outrun. SIMPLY JOKING brushed with an inner foe soon after the start, got a bit keen while tracking a path off of the inside into the first turn, settled into stride before chasing into the far turn and weakened turning for home.