Maiden Optional Claiming

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BOSS LADY J was allowed to settle into stride finding her feet at the back of the pack on the rail around the initial bend, galloped along still patiently seeing the field down the backside, saved all the ground around the far turn closing the gap smartly by the quarter pole, stormed on home darting sharply up the rail in the final furlong taking the lead inside by the seventy yard pole and was geared down late with the rider celebrating their win prematurely before crossing the finish line. LITA MARIE had a good spot tracking the engaged pair on the outside, uncorked a rally coming to the leaders three wide at the quarter pole, loomed boldly in the four path at the top of the lane, got a head in front by the furlong pole but could not fend off the quick turn of foot inside by the winner in deep stretch. HOLY ANITA dueled on the rail in the first turn, continued to stubbornly throw it down with an outside foe along the backstretch, remained unyielding clinging on up front with a host outside foes bearing down on the far turn, still kept finding at the eighth pole battling inside for the lead but faded between runners in the late going while lasting for the show award under a very game debut. CRUMLIN MOLLY settled outside of another in mid-division, was scrubbed on for more taking closer order around the final bend three wide with a quarter mile from the wire, angled to the five path between horses in with a chance but needed more in the late running and settled on the fringes in the end. BERMUDA BREW had the fence part of the early scramble under the wire with a circuit remaining, had to be checked losing all momentum in tight with outside runners coming over heading into the first turn, stalked near the rear having only the eventual winner beaten down the backside, travelled three wide making little progress around the final bend, swung out widest in the six path straightening out for home and finished up gradually outside of runners in a blanket finish for the second, third and fourth positions. CHERVONARUTA sat in midfield on the fence in the early stages rating kindly, waited for a lane while in the two path behind rivals at the quarter pole, shifted three wide trying to find a seam at the top of the lane, shifted back to the rail finally getting clear run and surged inside of runners late but really could not get into gear completely in time to threaten late.STRAWBERRY WORLD had a tracking position on the rail, remained in the second flight inside another watching the embattled duo down the backside, sat poised on the far turn behind the leaders looking for running room, hugged the rail turning for home, shifted out three wide at the furlong pole finally getting clear aim on the front pair but was outfinished in deep stretch with a mad scramble of horses in the final sixteenth of a mile. SEATTLE RISING battled outside around the first of two turns,continued to tussle with an inside rival up top down the backside, determinedly dug in still fighting between horses through the second turn but came up empty drifting inwards from the three path when tiring in upper stretch.