Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

J J'S JOKER tracked in the four to three path around the first turn, chased before ranging up five wide nearing the lane, bid outside of the leader coming to midstretch and edged ahead. PEEK set the pace along the inside, showed the way around the far turn, entered the lane in the two path before embracing an outer challenge nearing at the furlong grounds, but was bested in the late stages. GAME WARDEN tracked along the inside, smoothly shifted outside of the leader to take aim from among rivals turning for home, but lacked a bid and fended off an inner rival for show. RUNNINGFORJOY took contact from an outer rival while breaking a bit flat-footedly, saved ground in midpack, chased along the fence to bid for show in the final furlong, but was kept at bay. ARCHIE THE GIZA bumped an inner rival at the start, settled off of the pace in the three path, shifted five wide entering the lane, but lugged inwardly slightly in upper stretch, straightened course and ran on. CAFE RACER prompted outside of the leader chased the one while among foes around the far turn, got floated three wide turning for home and gave way on his left lead. BARNSTORMING had his right hind heel clipped by an outer rival shortly after the start, stalked three wide, chased around the far turn, then faded four wide and between horses in upper stretch. CASHMEUP pursued from midpack in the four to three path, fanned to the five path around the far turn before being floated six wide entering the lane, and tired. TEXAS PRIDE clipped an inner rival's heels soon after the start, lagged behind, cut the gap while saving ground around the far turn and made little impact on his left lead. ACTIVE DUTY stumbled at the start, got keen racing into the first turn, faltered between foes approaching the backstretch and was outrun thereafter. SURFACE TO AIR lacked speed in the five to four path around the first turn and made little impact. DR KRINGLE lacked speed in the two to four path and faded.