1:46.16

Run-Up: 40 feet

Winner: Literate, Bay Filly, by Oscar Performance out of Infanta Branca, by Henrythenavigator. Foaled Apr 17, 2020 in Kentucky.
Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation.
Owner: C2 Racing Stable LLC
Trainer: Drexler, Martin

Total WPS Pool: $103,750

3 - Drexler, Martin 6 - Minshall, Barbara 5 - Carroll, Josie 4 - Attfield, Roger 2 - Casse, Mark 1 - Casse, Mark

3 - C2 Racing Stable LLC 6 - Barbara J. Minshall 5 - LNJ Foxwoods 4 - Charles E. Fipke 2 - Gary Barber 1 - D. J. Stable LLC

LITERATE was knocked off stride by the inside foe on the start, settled in the two path closely watching the front two holding her own around the first turn, had a good spot down the backside nestled on the fence drafting behind the engaged leaders, waited to cue to move on the rail in the far turn, skimmed the fence to be in the thick of things at the top of the stretch, squeezed through to seize command by the sixteenth pole and edged away for the win under a ground saving trip. FORTYFIVESEVENTY had a stalking role going four wide around horses in the first bend, tracked the lead twosome three deep on the outside down the backstretch, continued wide around the second turn in the three path keeping pace with the group, angled out in the four path having a clear lane in early stretch and determinedly fought on late to be second best with the game stretch effort. SIX SENSE was content to hound the pace outside in the early stages, still applied pressure outside dueling up front around the last bend, shifted out to the four path in the hunt up top in mid-stretch drifted in a touch driving the wire late but was outkicked by the top two finishers while just saving for the show award. AWESOME SPIRIT GAL (FR) stalked three wide between horses in the initial turn, tracked the lead two with runners on either side down the back straight, had a seam in the three path to be in the mix in upper stretch, was checked losing her path just inside the furlong marker and tenaciously resurged to get a minor role while not being beaten all that much for the place share as well. WICKENHEISER broke out on the start, was in tight on the fence behind the pacesetter trying to maintain inside position with three outside foes bearing in around the first turn, was reined back by the half to see the compact field down the backside, had to take the overland route behind a wall of three runners going four wide at the quarter pole, tried to get the jump on horses on the outside turning for home while range five wide in upper stretch, could not continue the run and needed more in the late stages to factor in the end. GILD THE LILY assumed the lead on the rail setting a soft pace into the first of two turns, continued up front while shadowed outside down the backstretch, maintained a slim advantage with the field basically six abreast at the top of the stretch, could not find another gear late and yielded to rivals in the last sixteenth of a mile.

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