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YOU KIDDING ME forwardly placed away from the start, was floated four wide along the first turn, recovered and stalked the pace three wide into the backstretch run, attended to the moderate pace approaching the half-mile pole, advanced into the far turn and pressed the pacesetter three wide heading to the quarter marker, battled for the lead into upper stretch, took a slim lead at the furlong marker and dueled with LOADED MUSKET into the final sixteenth, shook free of that rival in deep stretch, dug in in the final strides and held on for the win in a blanket finish. CANELITO allowed to settle away from the start, raced two to three wide into the backstretch run and was content to track the pace to the half-mile marker, went two wide into the second turn then came in tight and waited for racing room at the quarter marker, shifted five wide for the stretch drive and ran evenly to the furlong pole, closed fast while widest into the final sixteenth, surged in deep stretch and just missed for the win, while just earning the nod for second. SENOR DEL CAMPO forwardly placed away from the start, was a bit rank in the early stages and floated out a pair of rivals entering the first turn, settled and saved ground into the backstretch run, was taken to the outside and tracked the moderate pace three to four wide heading to the half-mile pole, advanced four wide into the far turn, continued to make headway into the stretch and loomed at the furlong marker, closed willingly in the final sixteenth and just missed for the win and place, while holding safely in the end for show honors. KO SAMUI (IRE) took back away from the start, was floated three wide into the first turn, recovered and tracked the early pace two wide into the backstretch run, was well placed while saving ground at the half-mile marker, maintained an inside path into the second turn and improved position at the quarter marker, mounted an inside rally into the stretch and loomed at the furlong pole, battled while within aim of the lead into the final sixteenth, needed more in deep stretch and was outfinished by the top three. LOADED MUSKET threw his head at the start and was off a step slowly, was hustled to the front and set the pace into the first turn, showed the way while off of the rail entering the backstretch run and dictated terms while carving moderate fractions to the half-mile pole, was pressured into the second turn by YOU KIDDING ME and met that rival's bid into the stretch, battled while all out into the final sixteenth and faded in deep stretch. RICH GOLD allowed to settle away from the start, raced a bit in tight into the first turn and checked off of heels leaving the seven-furlong pole, saved ground while unhurried into the backstretch run, went two to three wide into the far turn, swung six wide for the stretch drive and offered a mild late rally. LYING GHOST broke alertly, ceded the early lead to LOADED MUSKET and stalked three wide into the first turn, was well placed into the backstretch run and stalked the moderate pace to the half-mile marker, raced two wide into the second turn and improved position at the quarter marker, came in tight into upper stretch and was blocked at the furlong grounds, could not find room into the final sixteenth and weakened in deep stretch.