Starter Allowance

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KERRY GOLD showed speed leaving the start and was prominent early on, took back and tracked outside of the leading pair into the first turn, stalked the moderate pace three wide through the backstretch run, was roused into the far turn and mounted a three wide bid at the quarter marker, took command into upper stretch and kicked clear at the furlong grounds, powered home under steady late urging and held for a clear win at the finish. INCREDIBLE SHOT settled off of the early pace and saved ground into the first turn, made a steady advance through the backstretch run and saved all of the ground into the far turn, came in a bit tight nearing the quarter marker and waited for racing room nearing the top of the stretch, tipped three wide into the drive and gained ground at the furlong marker, could not make headway on KERRY GOLD in deep stretch and stayed on to be second best. O B'S was unhurried in the early going, improved position into the backstretch run and tracked the moderate pace three wide to the half-mile pole, continued to move up along the far turn, swung five wide into the stretch and ran evenly to the furlong marker, was outkicked into deep stretch but stayed on in the final stages to secure third. BID ON THE PRIZE was squeezed leaving the start and was away slowly, recovered and tracked the early pace from the second flight, raced outside of rivals along the backstretch run and was well positioned heading to the half-mile marker, advanced into the far turn and mounted a three then four wide bid at the quarter pole, lost ground into the stretch, could not sustain his run into the final furlong, flattened out and was outfinished for third. WILD BILLY D tracked the early pace from the second flight, maintained a two wide path into the backstretch run then slipped to the inside approaching the far turn, made a mild gain at the quarter marker and saved ground into the top of the stretch, ran evenly to the furlong marker, lacked a response in the final sixteenth and passed tiring rivals in deep stretch. QUALITY CAT was allowed to settle in the early stages, raced two wide into the first turn and maintained that path into the backstretch run, gained ground approaching the half-mile marker and was two wide and between runners heading into the far turn, steadied sharply at the three-furlong pole and negotiated traffic while between and two wide heading to the quarter marker, raced in tight into upper stretch, found running room at the furlong grounds but could not muster a response in the final stages. LIMITED HEATWAVE tracked the early pace from the second flight, maintained a two wide path into the backstretch run and tracked between runners approaching the half-mile pole, navigated traffic into the second turn and chased two wide and between runners to the quarter marker, came four wide into the stretch, was outrun to the furlong grounds and weakened in the final stages. THREEBROTHERS showed speed leaving the start and contested the early pace with TOWN PERFORMER, disputed the moderate pace with that rival through the backstretch run, dueled along the inside into the far turn, was overtaken by KERRY GOLD into the stretch and chased to the furlong grounds, lacked a response in deep stretch and faded in the late stages. TOWN PERFORMER was away in good order and contested the early pace with THREEBROTHERS, disputed the moderate pace through the backstretch run, dueled outside of THREEBROTHERS into the far turn, vied between rivals at the quarter marker, dropped back into upper stretch and tired in the final furlong. CUT ACROSS SHORTY was allowed to settle and saved ground into the first turn, trailed through the backstretch run, swung six wide into the stretch and did not factor.