Golden Rod – Grade II [KYO]
1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $200.000 Filly 2 Year Olds.

1st Most Charming, trained by Mb Stables

The writing was on the wall when this one worked a sub 1.37 mile eight days after her defeat in an allowance and sure enough stepped up in trip she took this grade two pretty comfortably today. Just behind the speed she had a nice trip and quickened up to win by three quarters of a length.

2nd Bora Bora, trained by Smokey Stover
Second in the BC Juvenile she went way back from her widish draw today and left herself far too much to do off a pace slower than the BC. Whether this was a decision made by the trainer or by the race engine either way she was in a pretty impossible position and did pretty well to close off and be beaten less than a length.

3rd Line Drive, trained by Our Athletes
Stayed on nicely into third but was fairly comprehensibly beaten by the first two. The daughter of Hardline looks like she will stay forever and is still on the small side so there may be some more improvement in her.

4th Fascinating Bottom, trained by Toppedout
Came from the free track to run fourth which is quite the achievement. Clearly better than her trainer thought she just flattened out at the end and may be better at a shorter trip.

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