Maiden Optional Claiming

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HENRY Q broke inward to bother ARROWTHEGREAT, moved up and stalked the leader on the inside, roused nearing the quarter pole, asked right handed in upper stretch, responded nicely by launching a bid from the fence midstretch and drove by BLUEGRASS GO GO in the final sixteenth. BLUEGRASS GO GO sprinted clear and crossed over, took pressure from outside on the turn, held a short lead into the final furlong, led into the final sixteenth and yielded grudgingly to HENRY Q in the end. BIG HAT WILLIE forwardly placed in the early going, bid outside BLUEGRASS GO GO on the turn but could not sustain the challenge past the quarter pole, chased within range into the final furlong and kept on to earn the show honors. MOTORCADE broke a step slow, stalked four deep into the turn, bid three deep past the five-sixteenths pole, fought to deep stretch then flattened to fourth. ARROWTHEGREAT was off slow and forced in leaving the gate, climbed early and dropped back, raced four wide through the turn and summoned a mild response improve placings but failed to threaten. SNAPP DADDY chased three deep into the turn, continued three wide into the stretch and weakened. SOLDATNA bumped with inner rival at the start, sat off the pace three wide and failed to make an impact. STREET MOGUL was off alertly then dropped back, trailed on the inside into the stretch and failed to menace. LOOK SHARP bumped outer rival at the start, chased off the rail then had to pause when running up on heels early, traveled on the inside then two wide into the stretch and came up empty.