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Run-Up: 200 feet

Winner: Mighty Kai, Bay Gelding, by Twirling Candy out of My Happy Place, by Tapit. Foaled Mar 14, 2021 in Kentucky.
Winner's sire standing at Lane's End
Breeder: Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc.
Owner: Exelby, Randy, Mayo, Tom, and Sherman, Steve
Trainer: Sherman, Steve

3 Claimed Horse(s):

Cowboy Mike
Hard to Figure
Mighty Kai

New trainer: Tim Yakteen
New trainer: Tim Yakteen
New trainer: Antonio C. Garcia

New Owner: Southern California Equine Stables LLC and Yakteen, Tim
New Owner: Southern California Equine Stables LLC
New Owner: Battle Born Racing Stable, Huson, Robert and Malmstrom, Brent J.

Claiming Prices: 4 - Mighty Kai: $16,000; 2 - Habeas: $16,000; 8 - Pioneer Prince: $16,000; 7 - Hard to Figure: $16,000; 6 - Keep Movin' On: $16,000; 3 - Swaggish: $16,000; 9 - Tariff: $16,000; 1 - Duran: $16,000; 5 - Cowboy Mike: $16,000;

Total WPS Pool: $501,153

4 - Sherman, Steve 2 - Koriner, Brian 8 - O'Neill, Doug 7 - Papaprodromou, George 6 - Glatt, Mark 3 - Wilensky, Sam 9 - Knapp, Steve 1 - Tamayo, Isidro 5 - Miyadi, Steven

4 - Exelby, Randy, Mayo, Tom, and Sherman, Steve 2 - R-Star Racing LLC 8 - Cady, Todd and Leatherman, Ty 7 - Three Up Three Down Racing 6 - Alipony Racing, Branch, William A. and Buster, Jr., William C. 3 - Claim To Fame Racing Club 9 - Thomsen Racing LLC and Peal, Larry 1 - Mean Girls Racing Stable (Tipton) 5 - Jpf Investments I LLC

MIGHTY KAI settled inside towards the rear, advanced outside rivals on the backstretch, continued to make progress staying off the rail on the far turn, rallied to the front midstretch and won going away. HABEAS broke alertly, raced up close on the inside then switched off the rail quickly on the first turn, coaxed along in pursuit up the backstretch, moved into range on the far turn, challenged the leader entering the final furlong and got outkicked by the winner. PIONEER PRINCE got bumped five wide early on the first turn, moved into the four path, angled in on the backstretch, gained along the fence around the far turn, shifted out midstretch, failed to summon the needed late kick but kept trying to edge HARD TO FIGURE for third. HARD TO FIGURE sprinted to the front and crossed over to the inside, opened up a comfortable lead on the backstretch, carried a diminishing lead into the lane, challenged by HABEAS with a furlong remaining, yielded to the winner midstretch and flattened to fourth. KEEP MOVIN' ON raced at the back in the two path then along the rail, exited the backstretch two wide, passed rivals from outside around the far turn and failed to threaten in the drive. SWAGGISH bothered a bit by HABEAS early on the first turn, tracked in the three then two path, lost ground in the middle stages, saved ground through the far turn and could not rally. TARIFF dropped back three wide early, rounded the far turn four wide and failed to menace in the stretch run. DURAN settled inside, had to pause at the three-quarter pole, ridden along through the far turn, moved out in upper stretch and never responded to urging. COWBOY MIKE got floated into outer rival early on the clubhouse turn, went four then three wide around the bend, ridden along after losing ground early on the backstretch, dropped back to last on the far turn and had little left for the drive.

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