Starter Optional Claiming

Chart notes

BELLA KNOWS found early position just behind the pace four wide, settled into the two path entering the turn as inner foes were checked back, received shoulder taps around the seven-sixteenths and began to range up four wide, arrived to a contested pace at the top of the stretch and quickly took charge by the three sixteenths, forged clear of the rest down the lane. CRAVINGS gave chase between runners three wide in the early stages, continued two wide through the turn after an inner rival was checked back, began her move three wide together with BELLA KNOWS as she moved up along her outside at the three-eighths, contested the pace in the upper stretch but was no match for the winner, clear for the place honors. RIVER TAY (IRE) broke slowly and trailed for the first half, took to the outside rounding the far turn, made some headway in the upper stretch until finally switching leads nearing the eighth-pole and proceeded to get up for the show award. VOLUNTARY was rated along the inside in the early stages until having to take hold at the eleven-sixteenths in response to MIDNIGHTLOVEAFFAIR and duck outward bumping into HAUNTRESS, proceeded in the middle of the pack two wide through the turn before being asked around the three-eighths pole, angled out five wide turning for home and was able to show an improving effort. SO SOPHIA (GB) was forwardly placed for the run up the backstretch, saved ground and dueled for command two wide through the turn with OKLAHOMA SMOKE, came under a drive entering the stretch but was overtaken by outside bidders soon after, kept on down the lane. SAMARTINA (FR) hit the gate and broke outward, settled back inward to race off the pace two wide, began advancing three wide through the turn to enter the stretch four wide but lacked much late kick. HAUNTRESS needed a late saddle adjustment before the start, found early position close up between runners until taking a hold at the eleven-sixteenths in response to MIDNIGHTLOVEAFFAIR and was bumped out by VOLUNTARY, continued off the pace along the inside through the turn, received her cue around the three-sixteenths pole but was unable to make any headway. OKLAHOMA SMOKE broke well and quickly looked to save ground before the turn, crossed towards the inside while not yet clear of MIDNIGHTLOVEAFFAIR at the eleven-sixteenths and checked that rival, continued along the inside dueling with SO SOPHIA through the turn, began to come under a ride nearing the quarter pole while being met with a couple of outer challengers, ultimately gave way in the upper stretch and faded then on. MIDNIGHTLOVEAFFAIR fought for a forward position along the inside in the early stages before getting checked hard by OKLAHOMA SMOKE at the eleven-sixteenths causing her to hit the rail and lose a couple positions, continued along the inside through the turn, began nudging along nearing the five-sixteenths into the three path but was unable to muster a rally.