Comments:     On paper it promised to be the most competitive affair for the three year olds with no less than four horses poised to figure prominently in the finish. The event was however, marred by consecutive incidents that spoiled the chances or true efforts of most of the field. Some patrons felt that the result was inevitable, but following an awful start the showdown between the island’s best three year olds failed to materialize. It turned into a one-horse domination by the judiciously backed AREUTALKINTOME who was notching up his third consecutive success, and first going further than 1100m. Zergar and Show Me The Money got the worst of the jump as the eventual winner and Sweet Enough both broke awkwardly and converged on the former two. Then just a few strides later, Dark Knight clipped heels with Sweet Enough and took a violent tumble that unseated his rider. This unsettled Charlie’s Angel, Silk N Satin, Orion and (for the second time) Show Me The Money who had already been shuffled back. In fact the only ones to emerged relatively unscathed after the first ½ furlong was eventual runner-up Don Portalsonny (who was drawn widest of the 10 runners) and AREUTALKINTOME who, once straightened up from the gate, used his awesome speed to sprint ahead going into the Paddock Bend. Quarter of a mile into the race he was already 10 lengths ahead of SWEET ENOUGH as if it were a 5 furlong sprint. Don Portalsonny, Sweet Enough and Heaven Sent slowly started cutting into that lead, though it was a monumental task that the son of Zwick had set his rivals. He appeared to be shortening slightly as you would expect after such enterprising tactics, but the damage was already done. Don Portalsonny who was also coming off back to back wins (both at the distance) ran another good race today, despite surprisingly subtle urgings from his rider. He is a full brother to Midsummer Classic winner Don Anglesonny and should be well suited to an additional furlong or two. Show Me The Money has been steadily improving since his late debut as a three year old on Valentine’s Day. He was stepping up in weight and company here, and despite that hazardous start the handsome colt handled himself well and could give his sire and connections Classic glory a bit later in the year. Trainer Robert Pierce appears to have a strong hand in the upcoming 3yo races with the 2^nd and 3^rd place finishers both demonstrating Classic-type ability behind a brilliant performance by the winner. AREUTALKINTOME earned $35,216.00 for the win, pushing his bank roll to over $70,000 from just five runs. It’s interesting to see how this colt handles a step up in distance, as his fractions on a track that was on average 1½ seconds on the slow side were nothing short of breath-taking for the distance. Perhaps we ought to be even more anxious to see the tactics employed with him as the three year old Classics approach.