Maiden Claiming

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ON THE MUSCLE chased along the inside down the backstretch near the rear of the field, tipped to the two path through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled out to swing seven wide into upper stretch, closed well outside getting joined by THRUSTER near the sixteenth marker to overthrow the top pair just inside seventy yards to go and just got the nod on the wire by a sliver. THRUSTER bumped at the start by CENTURION, who broke out a step, chased three wide from near the rear coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled out seven wide into upper stretch following the aforementioned foe before tipping out slightly straightened away, offered up a good finish to close well outside that rival and overhauled the top in concert with ON THE MUSCLE just inside seventy yards from home, then just missed on the line by the slimmest of margins. LOADED JOE coaxed from the gate, angled in to chase two to three wide in aim of the leader, made steady progress through the turn and was set down four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive battling head to head with KENTUCKY KNIGHT from the eighth pole until poking head in front seventy yards from home before being over taken by the top pair, fought on to the finish to preserve the show honors. KENTUCKY KNIGHT coaxed from the start, chased along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun three wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a furlong from home, narrowly, dug in knocking heads from that station to the final seventy yards when relenting command and was along for the last major share when outfinished in the final jumps to the wire. CENTURION broke out at the start bumping THRUSTER, chased three then two wide from mid pack coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled out five wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild kick. SIXTEEN TONS got brushed at the start by CAMOUFLAGED KISSER, who broke inwards a step, chased three to four wide down the backstretch and then two to three wide through the turn under coaxing from three furlongs out, angled four wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild bid. CAMOUFLAGED KISSER broke in a step at the start brushing SIXTEEN TONS, chased four then three wide under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, angled five wide for home and weakened in the late stages. CONFECTIONER chased just off the inside until tucked inside at the seven-sixteenths, came under a ride three furlongs from home, angled three to four wide into upper stretch, kept on through to the finish but was outkicked. BOURBON RISING chased two to three wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, angled six wide into upper stretch and offered no response. RATCHET broke out at the start and was corrected, got lightly coaxed along to establish the front and showed the way safely free of any rivals latched on through swift splits, got let out spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under threat straightened away and was collared a furlong from home, then weakened in the late stages. OUCH OUCH OUCH hustled from the gate, chased along the inside under motivation from the three-eighths, cut the corner into upper stretch and weakened. MATTY'S MARAUDER four wide in pursuit, got coaxed along at the three-eighths, went eight wide at the head of the stretch and offered no kick.