Maiden Claiming

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SIPPIN WHISKEY settled off of the early pace while not far back into the first turn, tracked the decent fractions from a ground saving position through the backstretch run, came two wide into the second turn and was roused four wide into the stretch, closed to come within aim at the furlong marker, battled with TRIBUTE TO M into the final sixteenth, was carried out by that rival in deep stretch, dueled to the wire with the runner-up and determinedly won the nod on the wire to prevail. TRIBUTE TO M paused at the start and was off slowly, spotted the field in the early running and trailed into the first turn, improved position along the backstretch run while saving ground, continued to gain ground while along the rail into the far turn, tipped three wide for the drive and rallied to come within aim at the furlong marker, battled with SIPPIN WHISKEY into the final sixteenth, drifted out under firm urging in deep stretch while dueling with SIPPIN WHISKEY and just missed for the win, while getting up in the final strides to secure the place. WAY TOO HOT was forwardly placed in the early running and saved ground while stalking the pace into the first turn, shifted to the two path into the backstretch run and tracked the decent fractions to the half-mile marker, advanced two wide along the far turn, was given his cue and confronted APPLE WARRIOR in upper stretch, battled with that rival to the furlong marker, was kept to firm urging to the final sixteenth while dueling with APPLE WARRIOR, took a slim lead in deep stretch, was caught in the final strides by the oncoming top two and was edged for the win and place, while holding for the show. APPLE WARRIOR was sent leaving an alert beginning, set decent fractions while well handled through the backstretch run, showed the way to the quarter marker, came under pressure in upper stretch and met the bid of WAY TOO HOT to the furlong marker, fought back from the inside into deep stretch, could not match strides with oncoming rivals in the final stages and was outfinished. VINNIEBOB showed speed and was prominent in the early running, stalked the pace while widest into the first turn and was floated out to the four path heading into the backstretch run, recovered and tracked the decent pace while outside of APPLE WARRIOR into the far turn, raced three then four wide to the quarter marker, lacked the needed response in the stretch run and weakened in the final stages. MOVIETIME was forwardly placed while between runners into the first turn, drifted out leaving the seven-furlong marker and floated out VINNIEBOB, tracked the decent pace along the backstretch run while outside of rivals, chased four wide into the far turn, came three wide into the drive, could not keep pace in the final stages and tired. SILENT BULLET was a bit slow away from the start, settled outside of an inner rival into the first turn, trailed through the backstretch run and did not factor in the stretch. THERE WAS A STEWARDS' INQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT IN DEEP STRETCH INVOLVING SIPPIN WHISKEY AND TRIBUTE TO M AND IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION THE STEWARDS RULED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE TO THE ORDER OF FINISH.