Maiden Optional Claiming

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KAEKO chased the leaders on the inside up the backstretch, began to move up from the rail while racing around the turn, swung out the to three path to began a bid passing the quarter pole, dueled outside in upper stretch and pulled clear under a drive in the final furlong. BAYERN TO RUN dueled for the lead between horses through the opening quarter of a mile, moved up to challenge from the two path and quickly took over passing the three eighths pole, dueled on the inside down the stretch, gave way late and just held second from a late closer. DRIFAROS raced off the pace on the inside in the early going, navigated the turn from the two path and gained ground on the outside to the wire, just missing second. HOLDING COURT raced at the back of the pack on the inside up the backstretch, began to improve position while saving ground around the turn and continued to gain ground between horses down the lane. WITH LIBERTY bumped with the horse to her inside leaving the gate, raced off the pace on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the three path and was outkicked from there. SONICUS dueled for the lead on the inside up the backstretch, continued to battle while saving ground around the turn and weakened in the final furlong. BRAVO ZULU raced in the middle of the pack on the outside through the opening quarter of a mile, navigated the turn in the two path between horses and flattened out in the stretch. RUFA RED KNOT bumped with the horse to her outside leaving the gate, recovered to press the pace on the outside up the backstretch, chased the leaders from the three path around the turn and tired entering the stretch. O PRINCESS was fractious in the gate, hit the gate leaving it, trailed the field throughout, raced in the three path around the turn and never fired.