Maiden Optional Claiming

Chart notes

NATURAL STAR was nestled on the rail tracking the front two horses in the beginning, was checked mildly on the fence with three furlongs to go, regrouped quickly inside waiting to pounce at the quarter pole, angled outside for clear run in the three path in mid stretch and was full of run late drawing away at the wire. BANKINGONAMIRACLE chased the frontrunner two wide down the backside, edged closer to hound the pacesetter outside on the turn, loomed the threat in the four path at the top of the lane, battled between rivals at the sixteenth pole but was outfinished by the winner in deep stretch. MYRA'S BOY was away a bit slow to begin, stalked near the rear in the early going, roused three wide keeping pace with the leaders on the turn to be in with a chance behind foes turning for home and found his best stride late to close in for third nearing the wire. KITTY'SSPEEDYSTARR took this field down the backstretch dictating terms up front, had a narrow advantage running throughout the turn, was headed outside at the top of the lane, shifted inwards under the drive to the rail at the furlong marker and could not find more late to quicken with the top two foes nearing the wire. COMPUTER HACKER settled three deep in midpack down the backside, offered a brief move three wide at the three furlong marker, swung out to the five path widest for the stretch drive but stalled in the final furlong. DUBAWI BULL hesitated at the the break to trail the field down the back straight, could not recover enough to reach contention running throughout the turn and was not involved in the stretch drive due to the compromised beginning.