Maiden Claiming

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JOE BENJAMIN broke sharply and moved inside with the lead before reaching the first turn, shook clear around the far turn, and widened through the stretch kept to pressure. HE AIN'T NO SAINT saved ground early in the second flight, advanced around the far turn three wide, and finished willingly to go clear of the rest. BAILEE'S BRONCO bumped with COUCH DREAMS at the start, took closer order inside after a half-mile, attempted to shoulder his way out of tight quarters on the rail midway on the turn, came out knocking FARM BOY into DREAM OF ANFIELD and stumbled sharply, moved out three wide and improved position. INACEPTABLE saved ground in range to the far turn, and faded two wide into the lane. MAJORITY RULES went four to five wide around the first turn near the back, moved in through the middle stages, and passed tired or troubled foes. HIGH PRESS was bumped at the start, went along very rank under restraint through the first half-mile, put in a run four wide into the far turn, got closest to JOE BENJAMIN while moving inward approaching the stretch, then gave way through the furlong grounds. COUCH DREAMS was bumped at the start, raced three to four wide around the far turn, and made no impact. LIAMS STAR was bumped at the start, moved in from the four-path chasing after JOE BENJAMIN early, and was through soon after going a half. BRYTON'S D J was bumped between horses at the start, and tired on the far turn four to five wide. DREAM OF ANFIELD got bumped solidly by FARM BOY midway on the far turn, and took up losing all chance. FARM BOY was bumped at the start, got bumped into DREAM OF ANFIELD by BAILEE'S BRONCO midway on the far turn and took up losing all chance. BALISTO got out badly on the first turn, was pulled up on the backstretch and walked off. FOLLOWING A STEWARDS INQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT ON THE FAR TURN, BAILEE'S BRONCO WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM THIRD POSITION AND PLACED ELEVENTH FOR IMPEDING DREAM OF ANFIELD AND FARM BOY.