Maiden Special Weight

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CARMEN AMALIA pressed the pace on the outside, drew even with the leader late on the backstretch, took the lead in the three path early on the turn, dropped to the two path late on that bend, responded well when asked near the quarter-pole, raced under a strong hand-ride into the final furlong then was put to a left-handed crop and held under steady urging. OKAY ANNIE broke in but came out in front then was hustled, was well placed while rated just off the pace, drafted inside early on the turn, was shuffled back behind a tiring LADY VORTEX from the five-sixteenths pole to the near the quarter-pole, tipped to the two path in the process, was asked then came in to upper stretch in the four path, angled out while gaining inside the three-sixteenths pole, rallied outside into the final furlong and closed well to just miss while able to get the place. A LITTLE PRESLEY dropped back after breaking well then settled off the pace, was asked while going from the three path to the five path on the turn, moved closer late on that bend, chased outside in the stretch and finished with good courage to get the show. ALLEGRO BRILLANT moved up under urging then was taken in hand near the nine-sixteenths pole, tugged keenly on the bit while hard held from that point into the turn, drafted in the two path on that bend, was asked with clear space in front at the quarter-pole, chased under a drive in the stretch and lacked the needed kick while able to get the final spot in the superfecta. PROMISE ME AMELODY bumped with MIDNIGHT HONOR at the start, was urged along on the outside, chased in the four path on the turn, spun into the stretch under the crop, remained on her inside lead until inside the three-sixteenths pole then swapped to the proper lead while pulled in by the rider, pursued the winner between horses into the final furlong and weakened. SPARKS WILL FLY dropped back outside the five-eighths pole then moved in, went around the turn in the four path, turned into the stretch in the six path and lacked the needed response. MIDNIGHT HONOR bumped with PROMISE ME AMELODY at the start then dropped back, moved in at the rear inside the five-eighths pole, traveled around the turn in the two path, spun into the stretch in the four path and was no factor. LADY VORTEX showed speed then set the pace on the inside of the winner, lost the lead while inside early on the turn and stopped.