Allowance Optional Claiming

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LADY GREGORY broke inwards at the start and bothered neighboring rivals, was forwardly placed in the early running and stalked the pace between runners heading to the half-mile marker, advanced into the turn and pressed the pace two to three wide nearing the quarter marker, chased SMILING MOLLY into the stretch and closed into the final furlong, wore down the game runner-up in the final sixteenth and held in a drive for a determined win. SMILING MOLLY hustled away from the gate, assumed early command and set a quick pace heading to the half-mile marker, set contested fractions into the turn, shook free into upper stretch and was set down for the drive, dug in while leading into the final sixteenth, gamely resisted the oncoming winner in deep stretch but was bested in the final strides and held for second at the finish. LUSMA prominent away from the start, rated off of the solid early pace and tracked from the inside heading to the half-mile marker, saved ground into the turn and advanced at the quarter pole, drifted out into upper stretch and bothered a rival at the three-sixteenths, improved position at the furlong marker, was gaining into the final sixteenth and held well for third in deep stretch. QUEEN MOLOTOV was bumped leaving the start and was away slowly, tracked the solid early pace from the inside, saved ground into the turn then steadied while caught a bit in tight at the three-eighths pole, advanced nearing the quarter marker and maintained an inside path into the stretch, rallied into the final sixteenth but could not reel in the leaders in deep stretch. GADDING broke a step slowly leaving the start and was allowed to settle in the early stages, guided two wide into the turn, maintained that two wide path into the stretch and advanced at the furlong pole, closed willingly into the final sixteenth but could not muster the needed late response in deep stretch. MADEIRA WINE raced close up to the solid early pace, stalked SMILING MOLLY three deep approaching the half-mile marker, chased three wide into the turn and lost position at the quarter pole, checked and was carried out by LUSMA into upper stretch, was outkicked at the furlong marker and weakened in the late stages. SWIFT NONNI forwardly placed leaving the start, tracked the solid early pace from the outside heading to the half-mile marker, chased three then four wide into the turn, altered course in upper stretch, lost ground at the furlong pole and could not muster a final response. ELEGANT SWAY was squeezed leaving the break and was away slowly, lacked early speed and trailed to the half-mile marker, saved ground into the turn and trailed to the quarter pole, offered a mild late response but did not factor in the stretch drive. SONOMA DREAMING took back off of the solid early pace, tracked outside of an inner rival heading to the half-mile marker, was outrun along the turn, stopped in upper stretch, was eased through the lane and walked off under her own power. THE RIDER OF MADEIRA WINE CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST THE RIDER OF LUSMA FOR INTERFERENCE IN UPPER STRETCH. THE STEWARDS DISALLOWED THAT OBJECTION AND RULED NO CHANGE WOULD BE MADE TO THE ORDER OF FINISH. This race was originally hand timed and was re-timed using video technology to arrive at the most accurate time.