and got a beautiful ground saving trip. He briefly led

     early then fell into 3rd when the 6 horse took the lead

     and he and the 2 horse exchanged running 2nd, several

     times just before the 1/2 mile mark. Laffin Hyena got in

     2nd place at the 3/4 pole, and then took the led from

     the 6 horse just after the mile pole, and was able to

     hold off the 2 horse and win by a nose on the wire.

    -Laffin Hyena ran a great race here, saving ground and

     running a really well timed race to take the lead just in

     time. A really good horse, be sure to watch out for this

     gelding in his future races.

2   Jamaican Bolt: Finished 2nd, just a nose behind the

     winner. Ran in 3rd, almost the whole race, just off of

     the 1 horse, and behind the leader. Traded 2nd place

     back and forth with the 1horse before the 1/2 mile pole

     then settled back in 3rd, 3/4 a length from the leader.

     Just before the wire, he put in a big run getting up to

     take 2nd, just missing the win by a nose.    

    -Ran a fantastic race Saturday, and he just missed the

     win. Was charging hard at the end and looked like he

     possibly could have even gone longer. One to watch

     in the future as this three-year-old may be just now

     peaking.

6   Diamond Cut: Finished 3rd, 1/2 a length behind the

     winner. Was taken to the front right out of the gate

     and led the race early by 1/2 a length. Went on to

     lead the race all the way until the mile pole when

     he began to tire slightly and was passed by the 1

     horse, and then the 2 horse passed him just before

     the wire, and Diamond Cut finished in 3rd.

    -Ran well, just seemed to use up too much early by

     leading the race. By the end he was beginning to

     visibly tired, and did well to hang on for 3rd. Would

     suspect we will see him cut back in distance a bit

     for his next race as this was his 2nd race in a row

     at 1 1/4 on turf, where he led the whole race before

     tiring near the end to be passed.

4   Enigmatic: Finished 4th, 3/4 a length behind the

     winner. Taken back and sent to the rail early, where

     he trailed the field, running in 6th, three lengths from

     the leader. Before the 1/2 mile pole, passed the 3

     horse to take 5th, then right after the mile pole he

     was able to take 4th, just before the wire, where he

     finished, 3/4 a length from the winner.

    -Ran well, looked like Enigmatic had a bit of a traffic

     problem around the 3/4 mark. He looked full of run

     and was pinned in a bit. Finished running strong to

     get up for 4th at the wire. Had traffic not been an

     issue, likely he would have taken 3rd, and maybe

     even finished better. Watch for his next start-if he

     gets a clean trip, he should run big off of this race.

5   Bold Pretender: Finished in 5th, two lengths back

     from the winner. Was sent out fast after the break,

     and ran in 3rd briefly, then 4th, 1 1/2 lengths behind

     the leader. By the 1/2 mile pole he was 2 1/4 lengths

     back and looked to be struggling a bit. Began to make

     a move after the 3/4 pole, and was able to hold onto

     4th place, until the mile pole, when he was passed

     by the 4 horse, and he came up flat, unable to gain

     ground on the front runners, and finished two back.

    -Bold Pretender was taken back further from lead

     than he has been in his last two races, both of

     which were graded stakes, where he has finished

     well. Last time out was a win that came at this

     distance on turf, and prior to that he was 2nd in

     another graded stakes. Think the distance he

     had to make up was just too much. In his next

     race he may have new jockey instructions, but

     he's a good horse, and one to watch.

3   Coffee Black: Finished 6th, three lengths from

     the winner. Briefly ran in 4th in the earliest part

     of the race, before falling back to run 6th the rest

     of the race, first three lengths from the lead, then

     two lengths back. When the field began to make

     their closing moves, Coffee Black, was simply not

     able to gain any ground and at the wire finished

     6th, three lengths behind.

    -Ran well for this being his first graded stakes start,

     but he just doesn't look ready for graded stakes at

     this point in his career. He is very lightly raced, and

     think we will see him drop back down in class for a

     while to gain more experience, and he could be ready

     to try graded stakes later in the year.