1:33.41

Run-Up: 50 feet

Winner: Apexion, Bay Gelding, by Cyberknife out of Freethinker, by Empire Maker. Foaled Apr 29, 2024 in Kentucky.
Winner's sire standing at Spendthrift Farm
Breeder: Rhianon Farms, Inc..
Owner: Orr, Ed and Orr, Susie
Trainer: Asmussen, Steven

Claiming Prices: 3 - Apexion: $75,000; 4 - April Fools: $75,000; 5 - J'accuse: $75,000; 9 - Gaines Trace: $75,000; 2 - Champagne Shane: $75,000; 8 - Berners Street: $75,000; 7 - Sculptor: $75,000;

Scratched Horse(s): Bermuda (PrivVet-Illness) , Glen Morgan (PrivVet-Illness)

Total WPS Pool: $114,373

3 - Asmussen, Steven 4 - Casse, Mark 5 - Pitts, Helen 9 - Schultz, Lindsay 2 - Holsapple, Hutch 8 - Humphries, Tommy 7 - Wainwright, John

3 - Orr, Ed and Orr, Susie 4 - D. J. Stable LLC 5 - Cardinal Farm, LLC 9 - Shortleaf Stable, Inc. 2 - Holsapple, Hutch, Herek, Wesley F. and Knight, Adrian 8 - Humphries, Tommy, Mudd, Bill, Rivers Thoroughbreds, Lloyd, Chris and Buechel, John 7 - Morgan, Sharon R. and Burke, Mark

APEXION emerged from the start as the leader and showed the way up the backstretch under heavy pressure from APRIL FOOLS, was roused in response to that rival inside the three-eighths pole, dueled briefly rounding the turn before edging a single length lead in the upper stretch, fought on along his left lead to maintain that margin. APRIL FOOLS applied heavy pressure to the early pace setter two wide between runners, was asked around the three-eighths pole and contested the lead briefly finishing up the far turn, continued down the lane being held off by the winner, kept a head in front of J'ACCUSE for the place award. J'ACCUSE made an early move to stalk the pace three wide, was asked nearing the three-eighths marker and ranged up into a prominent position at the top of the lane, fought on in the stretch but was unable to make a final closing move. GAINES TRACE broke a step slow bumping with inner foe, raced off the pace two wide, was asked at the seven-sixteenths to begin closing and kept on down the lane to improve his finishing position. CHAMPAGNE SHANE was slow to leave the gate, trailed distantly in the early stages, went by faders along the outside of the stretch. BERNERS STREET was off a step slow bumping with outer foe, raced off the pace along the inside, was roused through the turn starting at the seven-sixteenths but had no more for the stretch. SCULPTOR was rated four wide, lacked a response to the rider's encouragement turning for home and retreated.

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