1:12.28

Run-Up: 45 feet

Winner: Bako Country, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Union Rags out of Bako Sweets, by Twirling Candy. Foaled Mar 04, 2022 in Kentucky.
Winner's sire standing at Lane's End
Breeder: Donald Valpredo.
Owner: Gate2Wire LLC
Trainer: Wright, Blaine

1 Claimed Horse(s):

Sun Chaser

New trainer: Victor L. Garcia

New Owner: Palacios, Ruben and Zennedjian, Eddie S.

Claiming Prices: 2 - Bako Country: $16,000; 7 - My Box of Light: $16,000; 4 - Cimarron Strip: $16,000; 6 - Treximo: $16,000; 10 - Bucks Action: $16,000; 1 - Battle School: $16,000; 13 - Sun Chaser: $16,000; 5 - Tacos and Tequila: $16,000; 8 - H Q Wilson: $16,000; 9 - Texas Wildcat: $16,000; 3 - Missile Cruiser: $16,000; 12 - Cosmic Trail: $16,000;

Scratched Horse(s): Manila Bay (Veterinarian)

Total WPS Pool: $406,236

2 - Wright, Blaine 7 - Herrick, Joe 4 - Garcia, Antonio 6 - Hanson, Ryan 10 - Hess, Jr., Robert 1 - Knapp, Steve 13 - McCarthy, Michael 5 - Lynch, Brian 8 - D'Amato, Philip 9 - Oviedo, Philip 3 - Brinkerhoff, Val 12 - Gomez, Ruben

2 - Gate2Wire LLC 7 - Joe Herrick Racing Stables LLC 4 - Garcia, Antonio C. and Valenzuela, A.C. 6 - Albert, Rory, Hanson, Ryan and Pearson, Richard C. 10 - White Fence, LLC, Brown, Trey L., Buckendorf, Larry S., Fetkin, Robert S., Harringer, Tyler and Lambert, Jeffrey 1 - Knapp, Steve R. and Tesser, William 13 - West Coast Stables, LLC 5 - Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC 8 - Ziad Elchehabi 9 - Warren Ranch LLC 3 - Grayson, Jr., Bob and Risi, Oreste P. 12 - Gary J. Folgner

BAKO COUNTRY dropped back early while racing greenly, trailed into the turn, passed rivals while saving ground through the turn, steered out in upper stretch, rallied four deep into the last sixteenth and drove clear late. MY BOX OF LIGHT angled to the inside settling off the pace, advanced from the fence through the turn, closed in under left handed urging in upper stretch, challenged from between runners midstretch and got outclosed by the winner. CIMARRON STRIP showed the way under pressure early, cleared leaving the backstretch, asked right hand at the top of the stretch, led into the final furlong, challenged by rivals midstretch and yielded late. TREXIMO pressed the leader from outside then lost contact with that rival into the turn, chased two wide to the stretch, re-bid three deep in the furlong grounds but flattened late. BUCKS ACTION traveled outside a pair of rivals from off the pace, angled out around the turn, came six wide into the stretch, showed late effort but was not enough. BATTLE SCHOOL was in pursuit from the inside, moved off the rail on the turn, raced in a bit tight at the quarter pole, once again at the three-sixteenths pole, gained a clear path and kept trying but failed to threaten. SUN CHASER chased three wide into the turn, spun four wide into the stretch and weakened. TACOS AND TEQUILA climbed along early chasing in range then dropped off the pace, raced between foes into the turn, angled five wide around the bend and failed to rally. H Q WILSON lost a clear path and was forced in early, traveled near the back from off the rail, navigated the turn two to three wide, angled to the inside in the stretch and failed to menace. TEXAS WILDCAT got crowded in the early stages, raced four deep off the pace leaving the backstretch, traveled six deep at the quarter pole, came seven wide into the lane and weakened. MISSILE CRUISER chased along the inside into the turn, fell out of range while moving into the two path and faded in the drive. COSMIC TRAIL chased outside a rival towards the rear, fell back to last on the turn, went five wide into the stretch and failed to menace.

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