Starter Optional Claiming

Chart notes

START SINGING broke a half beat slow, laid off of the pace in the three to four path into the backstretch, gained in the four path around the far turn, progressed to bid in upper stretch and drove clear at the furlong grounds. DASHYNS DREAM laid off of the pace in the three path, was roused to the four path turning for home, fanned to the five path entering the lane, rallied to gain place at the sixteenth pole and was second best. IM SINGLED UP was bumped between horses at the start, pursued from midpack a touch off of the inside, came under urging saving ground around the far turn, chased into midstretch, then moved up between horses late. PASTA SALAD RHONDA brushed an inner foe before steadying back at the start, raced well back two wide, then in the three path around the far turn before swinging to the six path entering the lane, ran on to issue a bid for show in the final sixteenth, but hung late and saved fourth. MIDNIGHT BELLA was subtly floated out by an inner rival and forced to bump an outer foe at the start, trailed along the inside, then in the three to four path around the far turn before shifting out to the six to seven path in upper stretch, and moved up. BERLAINE was bumped between horses at the start, stalked along the inside, chased in the two path in the the lane, then in the three path and between rivals into the final furlong and yielded. FLIGHT CONTROL leaned outwardly leaving the gate, set the pace along the inside, dictated terms with an uncontested advantage but was caught by an outer rival in upper stretch and weakened. SWEET SASSICAIA was brushed between horses at the start, stalked outside of the leader and from the four to two path around the first turn, applied pressure in the three path around the far turn but got outkicked by an outer rival entering the lane and faded between horses. TROUBLE WITH SUGAR tracked in the five to three path around the first turn, then between horses around the far turn and failed to factor. APRIL'S GEM laid off of the pace along the inside, moved to the four path entering the lane and made little impact.