Allowance Optional Claiming

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DR ARDITO coaxed from the gate, chased three then two wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, went six wide into upper stretch, rallied to issue a challenge through the final furlong and was just up in the shadow of the wire to prevail over his barn mate. NABOKOV showed the way in hand four paths off the inside under pressure from NUCLEAR OPTION to the inside, tucked to the two path through the turn and had GAGETOWN advance outside when shaking off his prompter inside, got displaced from the front five-sixteenths from home, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, came again to take back the front near the eighth pole, shook off GAGETOWN confronted late by the eventual winner and was nailed on the line. GAGETOWN coaxed from the gate, chased just off the inside down the backstretch, made a three wide advance on the front through the turn stacking outside the leader three furlongs from home before taking narrow command at the five-sixteenths, spun three wide into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was headed a furlong from home, kept on to preserve the show honors well clear of the rest. HERO TIGER chased five then four wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, went seven wide into upper stretch, weakened. NUCLEAR OPTION led briefly early on before pressing the pace of NABOKOV along the inside in the two path, tucked inside through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths and was shaken off inside that station, went four wide into upper stretch, weakened in the drive. GOING TO THE LEAD hustled from the gate, chased along the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside when put to coaxing at the three-eighths, swung three to four wide into upper stretch and made no impact. SAINT TAPIT hustled from the gate, raced six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then four wide through the turn, tipped six wide into upper stretch and trailed throughout.