Race: 2608.3516 Prix du Jockey Club<\/SPAN> – Grade I – $500,000<\/SPAN><\/B> Rapid Grey closed well form last to earn the place although he was never a threat to the winner. He did match strides with the winner for a good part of the second half of the race. Sip of Saki stalked the early pace. He had nothing for the top two runners but was the best of the rest. <\/SPAN> Race: 2608.0414 Man Of War Stakes<\/SPAN> – Grade I – $500,000<\/SPAN><\/B> Sunnybank Memorial wins yet another in tying the sim record for lifetime grade I wins at thirteen. This race was not his fastest speed figure wise, he did not face one of his two main rivals, but it was probably one of his most impressive since last years Breeder\u2019s Bowl Turf. He faced a very well accomplished field of turf runners that included four recent grade I winners, a grade II winner and a grade III winner. For the others all except one had placed or showed in a grade I race. He had to deal with a strong front runner, good stalkers, and good closers but none of that mattered. He was mid pack early and about ten lengths off the early pace. He did what he does so well and just ate up ground around the turn for home then exploded through the stretch to whip the very good field by three and a quarter lengths. Preferred Power used a solid stalking trip to finish second. After stalking the early pace from third just a few lengths back he looked poised to be a factor in the stretch until Sunnybank blew by him. He stayed on strong to the wire to just old off the fast closing Arkansas Traveler for second and Top Jimmy was right there with Arkansas Traveler. The three year old Jupiter\u2019s Moon (IRE) struggled a bit in his first bid against older horses. He stalked and really stayed on well in the stretch but finished sixth six and a quarter lengths behind the winner. Considering how good this field of runners is he will be one to watch if he goes to the Breeder\u2019s Bowl Turf.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN>\u00a0\u00a0<\/SPAN> Race: 2608.3515 The Ayla Cup<\/SPAN> – Grade I – $500,000<\/SPAN><\/B> Hail to the King scores a huge upset! La Pata Daisy has been unbeatable all summer long and looked like a lock to continue her winning streak. Gweneth (IRE) came out and set the pace just like she usually does. Hail to the King was just behind La Pata Daisy keeping the favorite in her sights both just over ten lengths off that early pace. That strategy worked to perfection as Hail to the King moved with La Pata Daisy around the turn for home eating into the lead of pace setter Gweneth (IRE). At the top of the stretch Hail to the King was on even terms with La Pata Daisy and out closed her to the wire. They swallowed the front runner quickly and Hail to the King drew off in the final hundred yards to win by two and a half lengths over La Pata Daisy. It was another seven lengths back to third place Gweneth (IRE).\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN> Race: 2608.0116 Citation Cup<\/SPAN> – Grade I – $500,000<\/SPAN><\/B> Fly for Buda turned the tables on <\/SPAN> Fly for Buda was never far off the pace and went by <\/SPAN> Act of God turned in one of the most impressive late runs I have ever witnessed on the dirt. Dirt runners just do not make up a bunch of ground as a general rule so when you have a runner like Act of God that makes up ten plus lengths on what appears to be a regular basis it is shocking. Today he was fourteen lengths off the early pace. He passed the pace setter <\/SPAN> Race: 2608.0114 Demona Handicap<\/SPAN> – Grade I – $450,000<\/SPAN><\/B> Turning Japanese gets back on track with a very nice win last weekend. Her previous couple of races were a little off by her standards but this week she got right back on track. She will be looking to defend her title at the Breeder\u2019s Bowl Turf Distaff at the end of October. She did her thing dropping well back early and closed strongly. Turning Japanese did have a small battle in the stretch with the very lightly raced Firm King (IRE) but pulled away in the final stages for a two and a half length win. Firm King (IRE) in her ninth start looked like a veteran. She was toward the back early moved up and took the lead in the stretch but could not match the winner late in the race. The new kid on the block looks pretty good. Teds Inndar (IRE) held third at 16\/1 after a stalking trip. She finished six and a quarter lengths back of the winner.\u00a0 <\/SPAN> Race: 2608.0216 Kindness of Hearts<\/SPAN> – Grade I – $500,000<\/SPAN><\/B> Wonderboy Cougar (IRE) looked like a runner potentially sitting on a big race and as it turned out he was. He was away pretty quick pressuring the pace or Tower Storm. By the half way point he assumed the lead and started pulling away. He had a five and a half length entering the stretch, finishing strong to win by nearly four lengths. It was a very powerful performance from a runners that has been facing off against the top older male. He is getting better at the right time of year. Year of the Vote rebounded off a sub par effort to run a very solid second here. He was near the back early and was one of the few that was making up ground on the winner. He made up a couple of lengths in the stretch but never really threatened the winner. Live by the Sword closed from well back to get third although he was eight and a half lengths behind the winner. Tower Storm was fourth. \u00a0<\/SPAN> Race: 2608.2814 <\/SPAN><\/B> Xtremely a Fan closed with a flurry to get up for the win in a spectacular finish. He closed over nine lengths to get up for the win. This is setting the stage for what could be one spectacular group of milers come Breeders Bowl day. Kiki\u2019s Solid Rock carried his speed nearly the whole way. After pressing a quick pace Kiki\u2019s Solid Rock took over and fought gamely through the stretch to hold off two of the best milers going. Xtremely a Fan was just too fast for Kiki to hold off. Kiki did have plenty left to hold off the hard charging filly Jolie\u2019s Song. Jolie\u2019s Song also closed from well back in the field but she seemed to flatten out in the stretch toward the end. The three year old Niner Connection gave a good account of himself in his first start against older horses. He was mid pack early and ran well enough to get fourth just two and three quarter lengths from the winner.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/SPAN> The wide open affair went to 10-1 Big Man\u2019s Bridge. He was second in his other recent grade I attempt. This was his fourth win in his last five tries and this win makes him one of the favorites for the upcoming Breeders Bowl Sprint. Big Man\u2019s Bridge was well back in the field early but not really all that far off the pace sitting about four and three quarter lengths back. When asked he exploded and moved to the lead in the stretch. It was all Big Man\u2019s Bridge could do to hold off King of the Slews at the wire by a quarter length. King of the Slews sat a little further back in the field than Big Man\u2019s Bridge and closed pretty strongly to finish second. It was a little over a length back to High Gain (IRE) who sat a little closer to the front and held third.
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