“They’re going to have to beat that,” George H. Morris said in the EqSportsNet live feed commentary as Hunter Holloway finished her Round 2 course in the ASPCA Maclay Final. And his words were prophetic, as no one could beat her.

“Her position is so classic, so correct,” Morris said. “And the execution was virtually flawless.” Holloway’s Round 2 performance in the ASPCA Maclay Final catapulted her to victory. Her flawless counter-canter tour, combined with her precise and soft ride, made the judges put her on top.

You can read all about it in the Chronicle’s coverage of the class and the COTH ringside commentary. And you can watch rounds from the top four here, courtesy of EqSportsNet…

Hunter Holloway’s Round 2 trip…

Second-placed Taylor St. Jacques’ Round 2 course…

T.J. O’Mara’s spectacular fall continued with third place in the ASPCA Maclay Final after this round over the second course…

And here’s fourth-paced Brian Moggre riding the Round 1 course that put him in first on the stand-by after that round.