Maiden Claiming

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TAYLORMOON chased the pace in the beginning, was coaxed for more run, getting a better forward position between horses with five furlongs remaining, poked her head in front at the half, edged clear running on the turn and drew away convincingly in deep stretch. HARD ROCK WARRIOR stumbled on the break, stalked near the back in the beginning, improved three deep outside runners down the back straight, circled four wide around horses midpoint on the turn, posed the only threat to the winner in upper stretch but could not gain and settled for second best with a solid effort on this day. CASTLETON broke out on the start, settled close to the back of the pack early, made a smart move saving all the ground following a fellow rival on the fence with five sixteenths to run, found a seam in the two path turning for home, weaved through traffic in the final furlong and got up for the show money in the final jump. EVA'S RECORD was checked briefly early on down the backstretch to stalk all alone with five furlongs to go, was on hold through the turn stuck behind a tiring runner three furlongs from home, shifted out four wide midway on the turn commencing a run, swung out in the five path for the stretch run and closed in to be involved in the minor placing in a three horse photo for third at the finish. T'PRING was reined back on the rail to have a tracking position at the half mile marker, nestled on the inside keeping pace with the leaders on the fence running through the turn, battled inside for a share driving to the wire and faded late losing third money in a photo at the finish. ALCOM'SOUTINTHWASH was outside three deep in the third flight tracking the leaders five eighths from the finish, rallied four wide improving around runners three furlongs from the finish, battled between foes at the quarter pole for the runners up share and stalled in the final furlong. SMART IRENE stalked near the rear in the early going, made a brief run progressing nicely on the rail throughout the turn to be in range for a small share at the top of the lane and gave way on the fence in mid-stretch. ELECTRIC LIGHTNING trailed the field down the backside, caught up to runners four wide on the outside at the quarter pole, angled out widest in the seven path for the drive but could not be a presence running to the finish line. BLACKMARSH tracked in the third flight inside five eighths from the wire, was urged making an early more between runners tracking the front duo at the half, scrubbed on three wide with horses on each side losing position three furlongs out and retreated in midturn. FRAULEIN VICTORIA had the early lead leaving the chute, was roused with rivals on either side but could not keep pace chasing the winner three furlongs from home and backed through the field with a quarter mile to run.