1:26.63

Run-Up: 40 feet

Winner: Kentucky Bill, Chestnut Gelding, by Frosted out of Rags to Rainbow, by Union Rags. Foaled Jan 27, 2023 in ON.
Breeder: Sean Robert Fitzhenry.
Owner: Natural Eight Stable and J and B Wright Racing, Inc.
Trainer: Tharrenos, William

Claiming Prices: 1 - Kentucky Bill: $25,000; 2 - Perfect Sparkle: $25,000; 4 - Balboni's Crew: $25,000; 5 - Deputy Ghost: $25,000; 6 - Category Five: $25,000; 3 - Sobiech: $25,000;

Total WPS Pool: $91,887

1 - Tharrenos, William 2 - Edwards, Keith 4 - Chircop, Steven 5 - Dixon, Patrick 6 - Attard, Tino 3 - Attard, Kevin

1 - Natural Eight Stable and J and B Wright Racing, Inc. 2 - Racing Canada, Inc. and Henry, Donald 4 - Christopher S. Nolan 5 - Colebrook Farms 6 - Trinity Racing Stables, Inc. 3 - Ulwelling, Al and Bill

KENTUCKY BILL exchanged bumps with the outside rival on the start, settled near the rear with the field tightly compacted at the half, waited behind the embattled trio just off the fence running around the turn, crept closer by the quarter pole, looked for a seam scraping paint straightening out for home, darted through having clear run on the rail in deep stretch and edged clear for the win inside at the wire. PERFECT SPARKLE traded bumps with the inside foe on the break, pressed the issue on the rail down the backstretch, dueled on the fence around the turn, poked her head in front on the inside at the top of the stretch, still was holding on in the two path with challengers bearing down on both sides at the furlong pole, dug in gamely late but could not withstand the late charge by the winner inside in deep stretch. BALBONI'S CREW had her head cocked inwards breaking that way at the start, prompted the pace between horses in the three path down the backside, vied three wide with challengers on either side throughout the turn, still was in the hunt four wide in upper stretch, could not match strides with the top duo by the sixteenth pole but did fight on to hold for the show position at the wire. DEPUTY GHOST was part of the pace scenario on the outside going four deep, was under a ride four wide trying to hold position outside in the lead group around the turn, moved out to the five path in upper stretch still part of the conversation ion the front end turning for home but evened out on the outside in the final sixteenth to settle on the fringes in the end. CATEGORY FIVE stalked at the rear well in range of the leader while outside in the three path early on, tried to circle around the lead quarter five wide around the oval, had no finish to offer in the five path for the drive to the wire but did pick up the leg weary early leader in the final seventy yards. SOBIECH was in hand having a slim advantage in the two path between rivals along the backside, continued to have a head in front while pressed on either side throughout the turn by runners, gave way up front two wide in upper stretch, had little left for the late drive and folded by the furlong marker.

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