Exiting a third-place effort in what is emerging as a key Saratoga maiden over 8 1/2 furlongs Aug. 7, Robert. S. Evans’s Joust (f, 2, War Front–Queen’s Play, by Kingmambo) made the most of her low draw to sit just behind her chief market rival Clearly Claire (Candy Ride {Arg}), turned up the heat on that one at the five-sixteenths and came away late to a soft two-length victory as the 4-5 chalk in the Sunday opener at Kentucky Downs. A homebred out of a half-sister to Evans’s accomplished turf runner Marsh Side (Gone West), Joust was a 5-1 gamble in that Saratoga maiden ultimately won by next-out P. G. Johnson S. winner Coasted (Tiznow) and recent maiden winner Dream Dancing (Tapit), finishing nearly eight lengths behind in third. Joust is also a half-sister to SP Attendant (More Than Ready). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1. O/B-Robert S Evans (KY). T-Christophe Clement.