Our gelding broke well but was bumped shortly out of the gate, causing him to lose his position early. He settled toward the rear of the field and gradually picked up foes before being forced to go very wide into the turn.
Lane Way plugged away in the stretch and gained position, but was unable to quicken with the top three and was only beaten a half-length for fourth, just 2-1/4 lengths behind the winner.
Mike Smith reported he was "blowing" at the end of the race and definitely a little tired when he returned to get unsaddled but nothing unexpected off of a seven month layoff. He should improve in his second start off of the layoff and will probably gain some fitness from this effort.
We’ll look for a hill option giving him more distance at Santa Anita in October.
Here's the race on YouTube:
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