Maiden Optional Claiming

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DANCING IN RIO stalked near the back ahead of one rival, co-trailed on the inside at the half, began to reach for more ground between foes three wide at the quarter pole, angled out eight wide with a strong stretch run and while on the wrong lead to the wire got up for the win in the final few strides. PICKFORD SWEET was allowed to settle at the rear in the beginning, co-trailed on the outside at the half, started to mount a rally four wide with a quarter mile from the wire, shifted out in the nine path widest of all runners turning for home, was full of run in the last furlong and almost won the nod for the win at the finish line. SALMIAKKI had a good spot watching the front two while settled on the fence, tracked in the second group inside a rival down the backside, shifted out off the tiring early leader at the quarter pole to be in the thick of things with many others at the top of the stretch, battled up front at the seventy yard marker and finished up solidly to capture the show money between foes. PEACE POSEY stalked three wide close to the back, improved three deep to midfield down the backside, inched closer on the outside in the third flight around the far turn, shifted out six wide starting a rally turning for home, was in tight fighting for the lead between rivals at the eighth pole and was just outfinished in the late stages to settle on the fringes in the end. SUPER SHAMAN was outside rivals in mid-division, took closer order between horses down the backside, travelled evenly with others around the last bend, had a chance three wide straightening out for the drive, shifted to the rail moving in at the furlong pole to be part of six runners bidding up top with seventy yards left to run and just faded slightly in deep stretch in a tight finish. NO VISOR stalked on the outside near the rear in the early parts of the race, edged closer going three wide on the far turn, was seven wide when the field fanned out at the top of the lane having a chance but lacked a late finish at the sixteenth pole. J M R TACITA travelled in midfield on the rail, dropped back at the half, made no advance between foes in the two path through the final turn, lacked running room in the five path behind runners in upper stretch and finished up evenly in the last furlong. ROSE OF SHARON settled in the third flight two wide outside on the first turn, narrowed the gap watching the lead trio down the backside, kept pace with rivals on the last turn, angled out five wide in the mix in upper stretch, lost its path in tight being checked at the eighth pole and could not recoup in time to be a factor late. HIDDEN IMAGE was reluctant to load at the start, pressed the issue five wide into the initial bend, hounded the pace outside in the early stages, took over control outside midway around the final turn, had little left for the drive and was engulfed by rivals on both sides just inside the furlong marker. WEGOTTATALK was intent going the lead four wide into the first of two turns, dictated terms up top while shadowed outside down the backstretch, was collared outside offering no resistance at the five sixteenths pole and folded on the fence in upper stretch. NO MALARKEY travelled on the rail in mid-pack, was shuffled back a few positions on the fence along the backside, backed away on the rail throughout the turn and was wrapped up in upper stretch cantering across the finish line. STEWARDS INQUIRY AND RIDERS CLAIM OF FOUL #9 ROSE OF SHARON AGAINST #11 PEACE POSEY AT THE FURLONG MARKER RESULTED IN NO CHANGE