Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

DANCE PANTS, forwardly placed along the inside, switched outside the pacesetter entering the backstretch stalking the leaders between foes, was prompted to challenge the leader on the far turn, pressed the issue outside that foe in a prolonged drive past midstretch but went clear late under strong handling. ESTILO VARONIL tracked the leaders outside a rival in the second flight, was fanned four wide midway through the backstretch, continued outside a rival on the far turn, shifted out three wide in the closing stages and prevailed for the place honors late. KING RAMOS was rated off the second flight between foes racing to the backstretch, angled inwards on the far turn steadily gaining contention, then continued willingly inside foes in the closing stages while just missing for second. BEACH WARRIOR sped to the lead, then angled to the rail once gaining a clear advantage on the first turn, dueled inside a rival to regain the advantage between calls entering the far turn, continued to dispute the issue inside the winner past midstretch but yielded late. DREAMING OF AUDREY settled last, saved ground to upper stretch and continued with an effort to improve position. YOUNG THOMAS, reserved between foes to the far turn, never gained contention. AGENT MULGANNON tracked off the second flight along the inside to the backstretch and steadily faded racing into the far turn. CHOPPER settled outside foes in early stages, made brief progress three wide racing into the far turn but came up empty in the drive. ALL FOOLS DAY broke slowly, switched out four wide racing into the backstretch and failed to menace. WROTE IN STONE switched outside the leaders while sent with an early move to challenge for command racing into the backstretch, was spent early.