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AMUNDSON coaxed from the gate, pressed the pace of HOT ROD RUMBLE from the outside four to five paths off the rail down the backstretch before tucking two to three wide through the turn, took over command inside the five-sixteenths and began to shake away urged just off the inside into upper stretch, then edged clear under a drive to prevail. QUICKFLASH six paths off the inside down the backstretch, went four then three wide through the turn under coaxing from the three-eighths, spun three wide into upper stretch, ran on to chase the winner home safe for the place honors. BIG BOBBY four paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked to the inside half a mile from home, came out a path under coaxing at the three-eighths and bumped MASKED MARAUDER into BIG ENGINE at that station, swung four wide into upper stretch and kicked on belatedly to secure the show honors. BRONX BOMBER five paths off the inside down the backstretch, went three to four wide through the turn under coaxing from the three-eighths, swung four to five wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. FLYING EMPEROR bobbled at the break and was bumped between foes who each broke his way conceding a length to the front, chased three then two wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, swung three wide into upper stretch and weakened. MASKED MARAUDER seven paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked to the two path into the turn, got bumped three wide by BIG BOBBY and in turn bumped BIG ENGINE four wide at the three-eighths, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and offered no response. HOT ROD RUMBLE broke in a step at the start bumping FLYING EMPEROR in tandem with BANK ON SHEA, showed the way from the two path under pressure from the get go from AMUNDSON to the outside, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths and was headed inside that station, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and weakened. BIG ENGINE eight paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide into the turn and was bumped four wide at the three-eighths by MASKED MARAUDER due to pressure from BIG BOBBY, got coaxed along inside that station and swung three wide into upper stretch, then made no impact. BANK ON SHEA broke out a step at the start bumping FLYING EMPEROR in concert with HOT ROD RUMBLE, chased just off the inside until tucked inside through the turn, got coaxed along three furlongs from home, took the inside route into upper stretch and tired.