1:12.07

Run-Up: 80 feet

Winner: Butch, Chestnut Gelding, by Mark Valeski out of Etheridge, by Flower Alley. Foaled Apr 15, 2022 in Arkansas.
Breeder: Oak Creek Thoroughbreds.
Owner: Reppo, Steve and McKellar, Joe P.
Trainer: McKellar, Joe

Claiming Prices: 2 - Butch: $20,000; 12 - Dawson James: $20,000; 5 - Flat Out Blessed: $20,000; 3 - Viney: $20,000; 7 - Polar Wolf: $20,000; 6 - Perfectly Harvey: $20,000; 1 - Fleetwood Jack: $20,000; 10 - Fosforito: $20,000; 9 - Bernardi: $20,000; 11 - Bet On Tiz: $20,000; 4 - Mo's Flying Low: $20,000; 8 - Rebel Charlie: $20,000;

Scratched Horse(s): Big Country Boy (Also-Eligible) , Stillbilly (Also-Eligible)

Total WPS Pool: $186,872

2 - McKellar, Joe 12 - Vance, Thomas 5 - Coombs, Tara 3 - Schleis, Casey 7 - Ortiz, John 6 - Pish, Danny 1 - Cates, Al 10 - Witt II, Ernie 9 - Martin, Timothy 11 - Prather, Jr., John 4 - Hornsby, Tammy 8 - Petalino, Joseph

2 - Reppo, Steve and McKellar, Joe P. 12 - Margaret D. Hawk 5 - Tracey Glover 3 - Vines, Jimmy and Vines, Jessica 7 - Shortleaf Stable, Inc. 6 - Gee Family Racing LLC 1 - Murrah, Mike and Wright, Jack B. 10 - Ernie Witt II 9 - Steve Hall 11 - Derric Fleming 4 - Charles D. Nielsen 8 - Charles E. Wright

BUTCH in the second group up the backstretch along the inside, advanced into a forward position while in some traffic late in the turn, split foes and challenged inside the leader entering the stretch, extended drive to the wire and proved narrowly best in game fashion. DAWSON JAMES closest to the leader up the backstretch, advanced on that one and took over exiting the turn, was joined by the winner soon after, dueled to the wire and proved stubborn to the end while clearly best of the others. FLAT OUT BLESSED forwardly placed while three wide, crept a bit closer three wide late in the turn to be closest, proved no match for the top pair in the run to the wire. VINEY in the second flight just outside the winner, moved closer to that one's outside with a quarter to run, lacked room and steadied then went evenly through the stretch after recovering. POLAR WOLF off a step slow, void of early foot, moved to the inside for the run through the turn, steadily improved position the final quarter. PERFECTLY HARVEY settled in mid pack off the rail, four to five wide turning for home when moving a bit closer, flattened out through the stretch. FLEETWOOD JACK back off the pace and the inside, came three wide for the drive, failed to muster a rally when called on. FOSFORITO raced back off pace and the inside, also lacked a closing response. BERNARDI broke alertly, set the early pace in the two path, faltered when headed by the winner late in the turn. BET ON TIZ failed to menace while racing four wide. MO'S FLYING LOW broke back and was never a factor. REBEL CHARLIE also remained always back while racing three wide.

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