Claiming

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KEY STROKE stalked in the two path inside in the early going, gaining a nice position by the half mile marker watching the engaged trio on the backside, started to move in closing the gap at the three eighths marker, bid for the lead in upper stretch and drew off in the final furlong. HAYEK had the lead at the start, relinquished the front in the first turn, assumed command again into the backstretch, set the pace while pressed at the half, began to edge away from the early speed rivals by the three furlong marker, was then headed by the winner in mid-stretch, offered little resistance but did stay on to best the rest in the end. ORIGINAL ME sat alone tracking the leaders in the front turn, pressed the pace with runners on both sides along the backstretch, was asked for more, keeping pace on the rail in the final turn, at the quarter pole was checked on the fence and determinedly re-rallied late to be a clear third at the finish line. MORE GELATO was brushed inside on the break, pressed outside at the start, took command in the first turn, lost position when reined back entering the backstretch, was roused at the three furlong marker, made a mild run four wide on the far bend and was one paced in the stretch for a minor role. BLONDE DYNAMO stalked between horses in the three path on the first turn, could see the compact field sitting on the rail along the backside, was scrubbed for more five sixteenths out, lacked a response, angled out to the four path and had little to show for the drive to the wire. BAREFOOT SERVANTU broke out brushing rival on the start, stalked four wide into the first turn, pulled the rider around horses to prompt outside down the backstretch, could not keep up to the pacesetter when urged right handed midway on the final turn and folded in upper stretch.