Maiden Special Weight

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STEALIN'TIME had a poor start when off slowly, then was bumped soon afterwards, was allowed to settle into stride trailing down the backstretch, waited for room midway on the turn, weaved through runners smartly turning for home, flew home while not switching leads in the four path down the stretch and got up just before the wire with an impressive debut performance. PRETTY GOOD JOKE broke outwards on the start, prompted the pace five deep down the backside, moved in to bid three wide by midturn, seized control in the three path at the top of the stretch, drifted in slightly driving to the wire at the sixteenth pole and could not fend off the winner who was surging late. GOLDEN BOSS tracked behind the front group at the half, was checked mildly behind a wall of runners nearing the three eighths marker, shifted to the two path finding a seam at the quarter pole, lacked room again straightening out for the drive, sharply split foes with a furlong to go and closed strongly to capture the show award. ELHUBOOB was pushed out/squeezed on the break, emerged from the pack to have a narrow lead at the half, maintained a slim advantage into the turn, was collared outside by the quarter pole, dueled inside down the stretch, was checked briefly at the sixteenth pole and faded late for a minor role in the end. HALEY'S HONOR tossed her head on the break, stalked near the rear in the beginning, made a brief rally three wide outside foes at the quarter pole, was in range for a share of the prize six wide at the top of the lane, could not find another gear late and stalled at the eighth pole. KIKITSA was in the four path in the mix for the lead down the backstretch, dueled up top with horses on either side midway on the bend, could not find more in the three path by upper stretch and yielded with a furlong to go. TENTOMIDNIGHT veered out on the start, was ahead of only one rival down the backstretch, made little progress four wide under a tight hold around the bend, angled seven wide for the drive to the finish line but offered little run through the stretch. NO LAYUPS pressed the pace three wide between foes down the back straight, could not stay with others making a move with three furlongs remaining, backed away by the quarter pole and could not factor in the stretch running. FIREBOLT broke sharply to begin, chased the pace inside in the early stages of the race, had little left to offer on the fence turning for home and folded at the furlong marker.