Whirling ($4.60) edged 6-1 Lucky Val in Saturday's seventh race for $12,500 claimers and was taken in a seven-way shake by trainer George Papaprodromou.
Trained for Saturday's race by Richard Mandella, Whirling appeared in a claiming race for the first time in his ninth start. Whirling was purchased for $210,000 at the Ocala Breeders Sale of 2-year-olds in-training in March 2017.
Saturday's race was run at 6 1-2 furlongs for non-winners of two lifetime.