Inspiratus survives mad scramble, breaks her maiden at Assiniboia

Ride On Curlin has had 20 starters in 2022, and now he has his eighth winner, as Inspiratus, a 3-year-old filly bred by Casey Seaman, broke her maiden last night amid a mad scramble at Assiniboia Downs in Canada.

Inspiratus broke from the No. 8 post in a nine-horse field and was slammed by the No. 7 horse five feet out of the gate. While rider Chavion Chow was in the process of straightening her out, the No. 9 horse, Zenhi, was lugging in badly and caused a major chain reaction inside her.

Zenhi wound up on the lead going to the first quarter, with Inspiratus moving up to her on the ouside, and the duo continued that way on the turn and into the stretch. Nearing the wire, Inspiratus proved best and won by three quarters of a length with five furlongs in 1:01 flat. She paid $11.10 and earned $4,478 in U. S. dollars, $5,640 Canadian.

Immediately after the finish the objection sign was flashed and after a long look at the start, disqualified Zenhi from second for interfering with everybody inside her.