1:24.92

Run-Up: 50 feet

Winner: John the Baptist, Bay Gelding, by More Than Ready out of Angel Star (GB), by =Dark Angel (IRE). Foaled Feb 28, 2021 in Kentucky.
Breeder: White Birch Farm, Inc..
Owner: HGS Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Hennig, Mark

2 Claimed Horse(s):

Battle Anthem
John the Baptist

New trainer: Rob Atras
New trainer: Robert N. Falcone, Jr.

New Owner: David Radliff
New Owner: Beast Mode Racing LLC

Claiming Prices: 3 - John the Baptist: $20,000; 1 - Spirit Dragon: $20,000; 2 - Very Satisfactory: $20,000; 7 - Battle Anthem: $20,000; 5 - Her Sugar Baby: $20,000; 6 - Klimt Master: $20,000; 4 - Prairie Dunes: $20,000;

Total WPS Pool: $198,718

3 - Hennig, Mark 1 - Kimmel, John 2 - Rice, Linda 7 - Sacco, Gregory 5 - Giddings, Melanie 6 - Jones, Eduardo 4 - Sciacca, Gary

3 - HGS Thoroughbreds 1 - Dennis A. Drazin 2 - Prestine Racing 7 - BBN Racing LLC 5 - Giddings, Melanie and Caldwell Stable 6 - Eduardo E. Jones 4 - Five C's Stable

JOHN THE BAPTIST broke in at the start, showed speed then disputed the pace on the inside of foes, moved clear late on the backstretch, controlled the action in the two path on the turn, responded well when asked near the five-sixteenths pole, extended the advantage a bit further off the inside into upper stretch then came under the crop, drew off under the crop until just before the sixteenth-pole then was placed under a solid hand-ride to the finish while much the best. SPIRIT DRAGON veered in at the start and was off a bit slow, moved out while advancing closer to the pace, dropped in leaving the backstretch, shifted from rail to the two path near the three-eighths pole, angled to the four path outside the five-sixteenths pole, turned into the stretch in the five path and finished willingly to get the place. VERY SATISFACTORY was ridden along at the rear, saved ground on the turn, gained under a drive into upper stretch and improved willingly to get the show. BATTLE ANTHEM was sent hard from the gate, tracked the pace on the outside, was roused late on the backstretch, dropped back in the five then four path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and lacked the needed response. HER SUGAR BABY broke out and bumped with an opponent, showed speed then pressed the pace, dropped back late on the backstretch, chased in the three path on the turn, spun into upper stretch in the four path then drifted out a bit more and tired. KLIMT MASTER was bumped at the start, showed speed then contested the pace on the outside, dropped back near the half-mile pole, chased in the four then three path on the turn and tired. PRAIRIE DUNES was hustled from the gate, settled off the pace, moved out near the nine-sixteenths pole, went around the turn in the six then five path, came into the stretch in the six path and was no factor.

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