Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

COUTH prompted the pace three wide, bid under confident handling turning for home, responded to gain an advantage once set down at the three sixteenths pole, and drove clear. WASHINGTON'S UNION laid off of the pace in the two to three paths around the turn, swung to the seven path entering the lane, and rallied to gain place in the final furlong. LONE LEADER vied for the lead two wide and between horses, gained an advantage at the three furlong pole, dug in to resist his outer counterpart's challenge turning for home, but was headed at the three sixteenths pole, and tired through the late stages. KISLOVODSK settled off of the pace in the three to four paths, was bottled up between horses turning for home, split foes at the three sixteenths pole, but leveled off without reaching contention. BIG POPPER was slow into stride, raced far back along the inside, shifted to the four path entering the lane, and stayed on between horses. BLUEGRASS LUTE pursued from midpack in the four path and between horses, shifted to the five path in upper stretch, but lacked a bid. HAIL ALLEN got hung in the five path whilst midpack, then gave way in the six path in upper stretch while hanging on his left lead. LUCKY SMILE broke a step slow, chased the leaders from the two path while inside of rivals, but weakened at the five sixteenths pole. KVETCHING MAW was reluctant to load, lacked speed, and was outrun in the three path. OFF THE CUFF set the pace inside of a pair of pressers, but was headed at the three furlong pole, and stopped. BATTLE BORN chased two wide and between horses under a strong drive around the turn, but weakened in upper stretch.