1:47.46

Run-Up: 40 feet

Winner: Sammy Stone, Chestnut Gelding, by Oscar Performance out of Summertime Friend, by Medaglia d'Oro. Foaled Mar 19, 2020 in ON.
Breeder: Willow Pond Stable.
Owner: Bruno Schickedanz
Trainer: Tiller, Robert

Voided Claims:

North Warden (Vet)

Claiming Prices: 1 - Sammy Stone: $7,500; 3 - Sugar It's Eli: $7,500; 2 - Anselmo: $7,000; 4 - Leopardi: $7,000; 5 - North Warden: $7,000; 6 - Mo Tourist: $7,000;

Total WPS Pool: $53,521

1 - Tiller, Robert 3 - Armata, Ross 2 - Yu, Danny 4 - Harvey, Daniel 5 - McKnight, Norman 6 - Armata, W.

1 - Bruno Schickedanz 3 - S. A. Racing Stable, Inc. 2 - Sek-Yuen Cheung 4 - Daniel S. Harvey 5 - Bruno Schickedanz 6 - Michael Bellissimo

SAMMY STONE was off a step slow on the break, sensing the moderate tempo drove up inside runners to assume command into the first turn, continued unchallenged up front setting a soft pace down the backside, still was in control of things dictating terms around the final bend, was headed outside at the top of the lane but under a well rated front end ride had more to give to pull away for the win in the final furlong. SUGAR IT'S ELI had an inside stalking trip in the beginning, co-trailed on the fence along the backside, moved up smartly to sit just behind the leader at the half, waited to go while drafting behind the pacesetter around the far turn, shifted out having clear aim on the frontrunner in the for path turning for home but could not match strides in the final furlong with the winner and just managed to hold the place share at the finish line. ANSELMO broke a step slow on the start, was unhurried co-trailing on the outside down the backstretch, became eager pulling the rider closer behind runners on the fence at the half, advanced smartly inside runners while in hand going around the far turn, had clear run on the rail in upper stretch, could not threaten the winner who had something left for the drive but did finish up willingly inside just being edged out for the battle of the runners up share at the wire. LEOPARDI settled between horses watching the pacesetter in the early going, travelled in midfield inside foes down the backside, took closer order in the two path with a half mile to run, was shuffled slightly on the far turn to co-trail inside at the quarter pole, angled out five wide for the stretch run and split tired runners in the last eighth of a mile to settle on the fringes. NORTH WARDEN had the early lead when the gates opened up, was relegated to a tracking role outside around the initial bend, continued to watch the pacesetter outside down the backstretch, chased the frontrunner with rivals on either side around the last turn but was empty, yielding four wide in upper stretch. MO TOURIST prompted the issue four wide going into the first of two turns, settled in mid-division on the outside of rivals down the back straight, was roused three wide at the three eighths pole making little gain on the leader through the far turn, nonetheless was in the hunt five wide at the top of the stretch but had little left to offer and folded at the furlong marker.

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