Claiming

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WONDER BLONDY, off slowly, was settled along the inside racing to the backstretch, angled out nearing the far turn while being prompted to advance, shifted out five wide in upper stretch and rallied to the lead in time under firm left handed pressure. TANAGER tracked the leaders outside a rival as part of the second flight, shifted out four wide nearing upper stretch steadily gaining on the leaders, struck the front midstretch but couldn't contain the winner while resisting that rival to the end. MORGAN'S Z VA tracked off the first flight a bit off the inside to the backstretch, advanced three deep between foes entering the far turn to bid for command between foes nearing upper stretch, contested the issue inside the top pair to midstretch but weakened in late stages while prevailing for a share. ANIMAUXSELLE, reserved last while angling inside racing to the backstretch, shifted out to split foes three deep leaving the far turn, then angled six wide leaving midstretch while finishing with interest. SHES DYNOMITE, forwardly placed along the rail prompting the pace, conceded the lead on the backstretch while switching outside the pacesetter, was urged along the inside in pursuit of the leaders into upper stretch but faded in late stages. UNABRIDGED (IRE) tracked off the second flight in the opening half, was prompted with an early move to advance on the leaders four wide racing into the far turn, shifted inwards under pressure into the path of the leaders nearing upper stretch and flattened out entering the lane. ANNIE UP BUCK tracked off the first flight along the inside to the backstretch, then faded between foes nearing the lane while being held up momentarily in close quarters. ELUSIVE RYDER was rated off the second flight along the inside, made brief progress along the rail midway through the backstretch to gain a position just inside the leaders entering the far turn, was checked out of tight quarters midway through that bend and had no further response. HOLLYWOOD TOMCAT settled outside foes in the last flight racing to the backstretch and failed to menace thereafter. MARIES MELODY angled inwards racing through the chute to force the pace outside a rival racing into the first turn, gained the advantage while angling to the rail entering the backstretch, set the pace to the second bend, dueled inside foes into upper stretch and gave way abruptly leaving midstretch. FOLLOWING THE RACE THE STEWARDS CONDUCTED AN INQUIRY INTO THE INCIDENT ON THE FAR TURN BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.