1:45.82

Run-Up: 50 feet

Winner: Neon Nights, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Take Charge Indy out of Meadow Rose, by Ghostzapper. Foaled Apr 23, 2021 in Kentucky.
Breeder: Merriebelle Stable, LLC.
Owner: Amaty Racing Stables
Trainer: Shorter, Aaron

3 Claimed Horse(s):

Light the Way
Onthestage
Real Macho

New trainer: Matt A. Shirer
New trainer: Joe Sharp
New trainer: Kevin J. Joy

New Owner: Cory Moelis Racing LLC, Sussman, Jeremy and Four Corners Racing
New Owner: TEC Racing (Elliott S. Logan)
New Owner: Pesaturo, Gus and Joy, Kevin J.

Voided Claims:

Smoken Boy (Vet)

Claiming Prices: 8 - Neon Nights: $25,000; 7 - Onthestage: $25,000; 6 - Real Macho: $25,000; 4 - Light the Way: $25,000; 1 - Smoken Boy: $25,000; 2 - Timeless Victory: $25,000; 3 - Magic Grant: $25,000;

Scratched Horse(s): Real Fast (Trainer)

Total WPS Pool: $345,095

8 - Shorter, Aaron 7 - Van Berg, Thomas 6 - Diodoro, Robertino 4 - Maker, Michael 1 - Vanden Berg, Brittany 2 - Servis, John 3 - Roberts, Joe

8 - Amaty Racing Stables 7 - Lewis E. Mathews, Jr. 6 - Charles Garvey 4 - Staudacher, David and Turman Racing Stable LLC 1 - Wayne Sommers 2 - Ellman, Leon, Glassman Racing LLC and Plesa, Laurie 3 - Jimmy D. Roberts

NEON NIGHTS vied for the lead with an inner rival while in the three path, led in the two path around the far turn, got collared by an outer bidder entering the lane, dueled with that one into the final furlong then clung to his advantage while shifting out through the final sixteenth. ONTHESTAGE laid off of the pace in the four to three path around the first turn, roused into striking range between horses around the far turn, bid outside of the leader entering the lane, dueled while getting herded out through the final furlong and was denied. REAL MACHO steadied between horses into the first turn, tracked from the four path leaving that bend, pursued within range rounding the far turn, issued a mild challenge entering the lane but failed to vie while being floated out into the final furlong then needed more. LIGHT THE WAY vied for the lead with an outer rival while remaining in the two path, chased that leading foe from the inside around the far turn then gave way. SMOKEN BOY bobbled subtly at the start, trailed along the inside, then in the three to four path around the far turn and failed to menace. TIMELESS VICTORY prompted along the inside before tracking an outer pair into the backstretch, weakened around the far turn and was eased through the lane. MAGIC GRANT stumbled at the start, dislodged his rider, was gathered by an out-rider down the backstretch and walked off. THE RIDER OF ONTHESTAGE CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST NEON NIGHTS ALLEGING INTERFRENCE IN THE STRETCH RUN. FOLLOWING THE OBJECTION, AS WELL AS A STEWARDS' INQUIRY, NO CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE ORIGINAL ORDER OF FINISH.

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