58.02

Run-Up: 40 feet

Winner: Cost of War, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by War of Will out of Cost, by Pulpit. Foaled May 11, 2022 in ON.
Winner's sire standing at
Breeder: Saintsbury Farms Inc..
Owner: Gary Barber
Trainer: Casse, Mark

Total WPS Pool: $136,835

6 - Casse, Mark 3 - Casse, Mark 7 - Cotey, David 5 - Cameron, Amanda 1 - Armata, W. 2 - DiPaola, Santino 4 - Tharrenos, William

6 - Gary Barber 3 - Gabe Grossberg 7 - Everatt, James A., Everatt-Meeuse, J. Arika and Cotey, David 5 - Zack Cameron 1 - Armata, Enza and Tequesta Racing Inc. 2 - Giorgio, Mario and DiPaola, Santino 4 - Natural Eight Stable, McLaughlin, Dan, McLaughlin, Peter F., Kreis, Stu and Kreis, Donna

COST OF WAR broke out on the start, sat outside watching the pacesetter through the back straight, had an ideal set-up on the bend watching the embattled twosome slug it out, shifted out at the quarter pole coming with a run to loom four wide in upper stretch, drove by the stablemate who no doubt was softening up on the turn and won going away smartly at the wire. MYSTICAL DANCE dictated the pace along the backside, had company inside forcing the issue at the nine sixteenths pole, battled outside with another throughout the turn, narrowly remained up front in the two path in upper stretch, repelled the early speed foe onside by the furlong marker but could not dig down deep to fend off the winner outside who had an ideal trip during the race. HARD RIGHT was bumped inside on the break, settled in midfield outside foes in the three path along the backside, got to the rail throughout the turn moving up lengthening stride smartly by the quarter pole, angled pout four wide at the head of the lane with a good turn of foot, could not threaten the front pair who had it to themselves in the late going but nonetheless finished up solidly to be a clear third. CHASING MEMORIES travelled in the second flight while outside another, began to inch up while hard ridden on the bend at the quarter pole, moved to the five path, widest in the stretch drive and finished up evenly to come on late to garner a minor role from a tiring rival. HOWSITGOINOWEN had rail position tracking the front twosome early on, closed in on the rail to press the issue heading into the bend, dueled on the fence around the turn, scraped paint in the thick of things still turning for home but folded on the inside of runners in the last eighth of a mile. AU CONTRAIRE hopped up a few strides after breaking with the pack to trail in the beginning, stalked near the rear ahead of only runner travelling around the oval and could not get involved just off the fence in the drive to the finish line. MONEY TALKS was void of any early foot seeing the group with a half mile still to run, made no progression under a drive midway on the turn and could not be a factor in the four path in the stretch running.

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