Allowance Optional Claiming

Chart notes

JAMES ALOYSIUS leaned outwardly at the start, showed the way from an outer presser while taking the first turn in the three path, stalked that one entering the backstretch, rebid outside of him and from the two path around the far turn, then kicked clear in upper stretch and held sway. ALEX JOON settled off of the pace three wide, rallied between horses to bid for place at the sixteenth pole, sparred with an inner rival for that position through the late stages and prevailed. KENTUCKY GHOST saved ground in midpack, ran on to bid for place in midstretch, dueled with an outer bidder for that position late but got outfinished. SPLIT THE WICKETS broke a beat slow, saved ground off of the pace, then stayed on inside of rivals to edge fourth in the final sixteenth. HE'S GOT THIS raced at the rear along the inside, then t wo to three wide and between horses around the far turn, and stayed on among foes. OCELOT tracked in the two path to the inside around the first turn, tipped out to take aim in the four path and outside of the leaders in upper stretch, but lacked a bid before yielded entering the final sixteenth. PARROT HEAD tracked in the three to two path and between horses, floated out to the five path in upper stretch and faded between horses while hanging on his left lead. BOURBON DAY tracked in the four path, took contact from an inner rival turning for home, was brushed to the seven path by that one in upper stretch and lacked a bid. SAILING SOLO pursued from the three path, bumped an outer rival turning for home, brushed that one while shifting to the six path in upper stretch and lacked a rally between horses. GROUP EIGHTEEN laid off of the pace two wide and between horses and gave way. NATIVE THUNDER broke a step slow, raced at the rear two to three wide, fanned to the eight path in upper stretch and made little impact. MICROPHONE (IRE) prompted outside of the leader and from the four path, gained an advantage entering the backstretch, crossed over and showed the way from an outer presser approaching the far turn, got headed by that one nearing the lane and folded between horses.