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RANDOMIZED established the front breaking away well from the gate and showed the way in hand just off the inside through the first turn and then three wide down the backstretch, continued three wide through the far turn getting placed to coaxing at the five-sixteenths with DEFINING PURPOSE giving closest chase, angled five wide into upper stretch, edged clear under a drive to prevail. WET PAINT chased just off the pace along the inside throughout, came under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, continued along the inside into upper stretch, proved no match for the top one while running on to secure the place honors. DEFINING PURPOSE broke out at the start and was corrected, raced three wide through the first turn forwardly placed in closest aim of the leader, chased three to four wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled six wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. SABRA TUFF stumbled at the start recovering outwards and bumped and squeezed back FIRELINE in tandem with CHOCOLATE GELATO, chased along the inside from near the rear of the field coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and passed tired rivals to the finish. TAXED stumbled at the start recovering inwards a step, raced to the outside of GAMBLING GIRL and tucked directly in front impeding that rival just outside nine and a half furlongs to go about seventy yards into the race and was clipped behind by that foe, raced six paths off the inside past the stands before tucking three wide through the first turn, chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked to the two path through the far turn coaxed along from the seven-sixteenths, swung three wide into upper stretch and tired. GAMBLING GIRL bobbled heavily after the start when clipping the back heels of TAXED as that foe tucked directly in front impeding her near seventy yards into the race, lost two to three lengths of ground recovering before settling just off the inside through the first turn near the rear of the field, chased two to three wide down the backstretch, came under coaxing just off the inside at the seven-sixteenths, swung four wide into upper stretch, tired and was reported to have bled. SACRED WISH stumbled at the start striking the off side stall, raced four wide past the stands the initial time and through the first turn and then five wide down the backstretch, tucked three wide half a mile from home placed to coaxing, went five to six wide into upper stretch and faltered. FIRELINE got bumped at the start by SABRA TUFF and then got squeezed out between foes, raced two to three wide before tucking inside through the first turn and down the backstretch, tipped two to three wide through the far turn, went three wide into upper stretch and gave way. JULIA SHINING just off the inside through the first turn, chased three to four wide coming under coaxing at the half mile pole, went five to six wide into upper stretch and was eased home to the finish. CHOCOLATE GELATO coaxed from the gate, chased sluggish and went five wide through the first turn, chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide into the far turn, tucked to the two path eased up and cornered just off the inside into upper stretch and remained eased home to the finish. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into just after the start as well as a Claim of foul by the rider of GAMBLING GIRL alleging interference against TAXED after the start. After review, TAXED was disqualified from fifth and placed sixth prior to the race being declared official.