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SUCCULENT tracked the pace along the inside from the tail of the field, tipped to the two path into the far turn and got floated out and carried out by MUCHO MAMA MIA five wide near the five-sixteenths when placed to coaxing, continued five wide for home, rallied under a drive coming inwards near the sixteenth marker and nudging CAPE COD CAUSEWAY into LA VICTORIA who was coming out under the direction of left handed urging and was up with seventy yards to go and inched away to the finish. to prevail. LA VICTORIA coaxed from the gate, raced forwardly placed just off the inside, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and got set down spinning three wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command straightened away, dug in under a drive under growing threat to the outside, flashed the crop in the right hand while being directed out slightly under left handed urging a sixteenth out to engage SUCCULENT eye to eye, got bumped behind by CAPE COD CAUSEWAY loosely between hind ends getting collared seventy yards from home, then was bounced around by that rival late while along for the place honors. CAPE COD CAUSEWAY stumbled at the start recovering into CAN'T FOOL ME, tracked the front from mid pack along the inside early on and then from the two path, came under coaxing nearing the quarter pole and swung three wide into upper stretch, tipped out nearing the eighth pole bumping and nudging JOCOSITY near that station forcing that rival to pause and then take brief hold when taking over his lane, rallied into a seam between foes as it closed down when SUCCULENT came inwards and LA VICTORIA came out to look one another in the eye, got bumped into the hindquarters of LA VICTORIA before being jostled between the top pair's hindquarters paused late and missed for the place honors. LEM ME DRINK established the front shortly after the start and showed the way in hand along the inside coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, got collared straightened away and ran on fighting on inside to the finish to preserve the last major share. CAN'T FOOL ME got bumped at the start by CAPE COD CAUSEWAY, chased two to three wide under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild bid but was outkicked to the finish. JOCOSITY just off the pace tracking along the inside, came under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled four wide into upper stretch, was under a drive when nudged and forced to steady as CAPE COD CAUSEWAY came out directly in front lacking clearance and taking over the lane, then weakened in the late stages unable to get going once more. MUCHO MAMA MIA saved ground near the rear of the field, entered the far turn and had SUCCULENT range up outside, floated that rival out three to four paths to the five path near the five-sixteenths before tucking briefly three wide, angled seven wide for home and offered no kick. LET UR LIGHT SHINE just off the pace two to three wide in pursuit, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun three wide for home and weakened. There was a Stewards' Inquiry following a claim of foul by the rider of CAPE COD CAUSEWAY alleging interference against SUCCULENT and LA VICTORIA in deep stretch. After review, SUCCULENT was disqualified from victory and placed third for interference with CAPE COD CAUSEWAY prior to the race being declared official.