Maiden Claiming

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HAZHONI tracked the early pace from outside of runners, chased five wide to the quarter marker, loomed into upper stretch, took command at the furlong marker then kicked clear late while a bit green. POP'S PARTY chased the early pace three then four wide, vied for the lead at the quarter pole, could not match strides with the winner into the final sixteenth and won the nod for second on the wire. MYSTERIOUS MOVES chased the early pace two to three wide and between runners, was caught a bit in tight approaching the top of the lane then split rivals and vied for the lead at the furlong marker, could not keep pace with the winner into the final sixteenth and just missed for second, while clear of the rest for third. EMOTIONAL RUNAWAY tracked the early pace two to three wide and between runners, chased into the stretch then was outkicked in the final sixteenth. LA JOYA showed early speed and pressed the pace two wide into the turn, led into upper stretch then drifted in under firm right handed urging at the furlong pole, could not keep pace into the final sixteenth and faded late. LA BELLA BELLA showed early speed and assumed command leaving the start, dueled inside of LA JOYA into the turn, battled that rival along the bend then lost position into upper stretch, was crowded by the drifting LA JOYA at the furlong grounds, could not keep pace into the final sixteenth and gave way. MY KINDA GIRL a bit slow away from the start, lacked early speed, chased outside of rivals nearing the quarter marker, shifted to the inside then angled out for the drive and advanced at mid-stretch, could not sustain that run into the final sixteenth and flattened out. SALSA AMERICANA chased the early pace from the inside, saved ground to the turn, could not muster the needed response into the stretch and weakened late. ULOOKLIKEULOVEME raced close up to the early pace, lost position while two to three wide into the turn and could not muster a response in the stretch drive. NETTLEINFRONT ducked in at the start and was off slowly, saved ground into the turn and did not factor in the stretch. VEGUITA settled off of the early pace, was guided three to four wide into upper stretch and failed to make a late impact. SILVER ABSTRACT chased the early pace from the inside, lost position along the turn, stopped in upper stretch, was eased through the lane and walked off under his own power. THE TRAINER OF LA BELLA BELLA CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST LA JOYA FOR INTERFERENCE IN THE STRETCH. THE STEWARDS DISALLOWED THAT OBJECTION AND RULED THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE.