Longines Kentucky Oaks

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ALWAYS A RUNNER brushed with an outer foe at the start, was subtly put to tight quarters between rivals approaching the wire for the first time, settled two to three wide and between horses, progressed three wide around the far turn, shifted five wide entering the lane, rallied to bid outside of embattled leading pair at the sixteenth pole and drove past. MEANING tracked two wide and between horses, progressed three wide rounding the far turn to bid outside of the leader in upper stretch, dueled with that one through midstretch, battled between rivals once an outer ALWAYS A RUNNER ranged up at the sixteenth pole but got outkicked. COUNTING STARS stalked along the inside, chased the leaders while moving out to the three path in upper stretch then stayed on to reel in show at the wire. EXPLORA set a pressured pace along the inside, continued to show the way whlie remaining in hand around the far turn, was set down as an outer MEANING took aim entering the lane, dug in and battled with that one through midstretch, but yielded to the top pair in the final sixteenth then got nailed for show at the wire. PROM QUEEN brushed with an inner rival upon leaving the gate, laid well back in the three to four path, spun five wide into the lane, shifted inwardly leaving upper stretch and stayed on willingly. ZANY leaned outwardly leaving the gate and bumped an outer foe at the start, pursued from midpack along the inside, chased while moving off of the fence turning for home, swung out to the four to five path into upper stretch then ran on mildly. PERCY'S BAR took back from tight quarters between horses early on, settled off of the pace four wide, move out six wide leaving the three furlong pole, chased while leaning out to the eight path into midstretch and lacked a bid. DAZZLING DAME pressed two wide, came under urging between rivals to sustain pressure with three furlongs to go, but failed to do so entering the lane and faded between horses. RESIST broke outwardly and brushed the gate at the start, trailed in the five to four path into the backstretch and made little impact. SEARCH PARTY was bumped by an inner foe at the start, laid off of the pace near the inside, continued to save ground rounding the far turn but lacked a rally. PASHMINA raced close up three wide then faded between horses rounding the far turn. LOVELY GREY got keen behind foes early on, raced well back in the four path, then the three path and between foes around the far turn and never got involved. BROOKLYN BLONDE pursued from midpack four wide then faded in the five path rounding the far turn.