Maiden Special Weight

Chart notes

ACTION JACKSON saved ground around the first turn, was reserved in the middle of the field, rounded the far turn in the two path, was asked outside the quarter-pole, swung six wide into the stretch, rallied outside into the final furlong and closed with a rush to get up late. CONQUIST broke out and hit the gate, moved up on the outside to take the lead on the initial straightaway then moved in, showed the way along the rail, was asked near the quarter-pole then came under a drive in upper stretch, drifted out a path while still in front near the sixteenth-pole, came out a bit more late and bumped his hindquarters with CURLIN'S WISDOM then was caught while able to hold the place. EXCURSIONNISTE was taken in hand early then rated in the two to three path, came under urging on the far turn, swung five wide into the stretch, raced between foes under a drive into the final furlong and finished willingly to get the show at the wire. CURLIN'S WISDOM was rated while well placed just off the pace on the inside, came under urging near the five-sixteenths, turned into the stretch in the two path, pursued the runner-up under a drive into the final sixteenth, leaned ever so slightly and bumped the hindquarters of that foe as he came out some late and was outfinished then lost the show on the wire. DREAMPOINT bumped hard with a foe while also making contact with another rival after the start then checked, moved in towards the rear, was reserved while saving ground, came under urging nearing the quarter-pole, moved out while put to a drive in upper stretch, shifted further out around the sixteenth-pole and improved position. SIR JOHN was taken in hand early, rounded the first turn in the three path, tracked the pace on the outside, traveled in the two path on the far turn, was given his cue at the five-sixteenths, chased into upper stretch, dropped back into the final furlong, drifted in near the sixteenth-pole and weakened. YOUR MISSION tugged keenly at the bit early, jostled with a foe while rank nearing the first turn, continued rank under restraint in the two path through that bend, was reserved in the back half of the field, rounded the far turn in the two path, was asked outside the quarter-pole and lacked the needed kick. WALK EM DOWN bumped with a foe after the start, jostled with a rival nearing the first turn, went two to three wide around that bend, settled off the pace, went three then four wide on the far turn, came five wide into the stretch and failed to rally. BIONDI bumped with a rival after the start, went three wide on the first turn, settled on the outside, was roused three wide on the far turn, came four wide into the stretch and lacked the needed response. BERT BERT BERT was taken up with a grab of the right-rein to avoid trouble to his inside after the start then bobbled, went two to three wide near the back, was urged around the final turn and failed to threaten. FOLLOWING THE RACE, THE STEWARDS' POSTED THE INQUIRY SIGN AND THE RIDER OF CURLIN'S WISDOM CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST CONQUIST ALLEGING INTERFERENCE IN DEEP STRETCH. AFTER THE STEWARDS' REVIEW, CONQUIST WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM SECOND AND PLACED FOURTH.