Maiden Special Weight

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EKATI'S VERVE was grabbed with the left rein at the start, rounded the first turn in the two path, settled in second behind the solo leader, moved closer with a half-mile to run, was given his cue in the three path on the far turn, came under a right-handed whip inside the five-sixteenths, dropped to the two path while just behind the leader into the stretch, switched to a left-handed whip at the three-sixteenths, brushed with a foe while pursuing the runner-up into the final furlong, switched back to a right-handed whip outside the sixteenth-pole, gained the lead into the final sixteenth and prevailed under vigorous handling. TREASURY dropped in while hustled to the lead, was taken in hand into the first turn, drew off while inside on that bend, set the pace on a sizable lead while in hand, saw the lead diminish with a half-mile to run, raced inside while patiently handled on the far turn, turned into upper stretch under his own power, was asked coming to the three-sixteenths then came under a right-handed whip outside the furlong marker, led until near the sixteenth-pole then was overtaken but just held the place. GOLD DOUBLE was off a step slow, raced in the two path for the first half of the clubhouse turn then dropped to the inside, settled comfortably off the pace, moved closer late on the backstretch then was asked at the seven-sixteenths, started the far turn on the inside then moved to the two path, shifted four wide inside the five-sixteenths, chased outside into upper stretch, brushed with the winner in pursuit of the runner-up into the final furlong and finished willingly to just miss the place while well clear for the show. ABSAM went three wide on the first turn, settled on the outside, was urged four then five wide on the far turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive and lacked the needed response. GRAVES MILL ROAD broke a step slow, went four wide on the first turn, settled at the rear, was urged along three wide on the far turn and failed to threaten.