Maiden Claiming

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MY ASSISTANT engaged on the rail down the backside for the lead, continued on the rail fighting up front around the bend, put away the early speed foe at the top of the stretch, was kept to the task to the wire and had something left in reserve to hold off all challengers in deep stretch for the win. AUTUMN'S SO FLASHY stalked in mid-pack at the start of the race, advanced between foes down the backside to track the dueling frontrunners through the turn, waiting patiently to move, rallied on the fence turning for home and determinedly chased the winner in vain besting the rest comfortably at the wire for second money. POLA STAR had one foe beaten down the back straight, started to commence a run four wide picking up horses outside at the quarter pole, swung out in the six path extending her stride and closed in down the stretch to just get up for third in a tight photo at the wire. IT'S ME MARIO had a good spot outside watching the contesting down the backstretch, through the turn, was in the hunt angling out to the four path straightening out for the drive and willingly ran to the wire just missing holding onto the when crossing the finish line. SING DIXIE had a slow start to begin, quickly recover to be sent up the fence to track the front duo at the half, was steadied in tight quarters inside at the seven sixteenths marker, angled outside five wide at the top of the stretch and was one paced to the wire. TONKA WAKAN stalked near the back on the inside at the half, saved ground making little headway through the turn and ran on down the lane inside passing tiring rivals in the process. SEATTLE POINT stalked three deep on the outside near the rear down the backside, could not get involved running around the bend, angled out four wide at the top of the lane and showed some late interest putting in a mild run in the final furlong. ASTAPOVO engaged for the lead outside down the back straight, dueled outside throughout the turn up front, had no more to offer in the three path turning for home, retreated inside the furlong pole, pulled up quickly and was vanned off. WONT FORGET YOU travelled in mid-pack with runners on each side down the backstretch, made a brief run on the fence at the three eighths pole gaining some positioning, could not make any more impact when roused around the turn and had little finish to give in the stretch run. QUEEN SAHARA was coaxed along trying to maintain a tracking spot between runners at the half, offered a mild run three wide outside foes in midturn and tired with a furlong left to run. BUSTA GROOVE could not get interested trailing down the backside, made no progress through the turn and never reached contention running to the finish line.