Allowance Optional Claiming

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JACKSON HEIGHTS saved ground at the tail of the field patiently handled until called upon with five-sixteenths to go, cut the corner into upper stretch, rallied up the rail to issue a challenge inside the final furlong and was just up in the shadow of the wire to score. DR. KRAFT brushed the near side stall at the start and then got bumped by SHADOW DRAGON, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, took the inside route into upper stretch and seized command straightened away, dug in under a drive edging away to the eighth pole, then came under late threat from flanking challengers and was nailed at the finish. SHADOW DRAGON got bumped at the start by CICCIOBELLO and in turn bumped DR/ KRAFT, chased just off the inside under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, angled four wide into upper stretch, issued a challenge inside the final eighth but missed at the end while clear of the rest for the show honors. CUT THE CORD coaxed from the start, chased two then three wide coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, angled out seven wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild bid. CICCIOBELLO broke out at the start bumping SHADOW DRAGON into DR. KRAFT, showed the way in hand along the inside through the first turn and then two to three wide down the backstretch, had BALDIZAR advance outside and dueled through the far turn under coaxing from the three-eighths, swung two to three wide into upper stretch and was displaced from command straightened away, then weakened in the late stages. BREW PUB chased three then two wide under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, angled out four to five wide into upper stretch, offered no response. SIX PERCENT chased along the inside under coaxing from the three-eighths, swung three wide into upper stretch, offered no rally. BALDIZAR coaxed from the gate, pressed the pace four to five paths off the inside through the first turn and down the backstretch, advanced tucked three wide into the far turn and dueled for the front coming under coaxing with five-sixteenths to go, swung three wide into upper stretch and weakened in the drive. BARESE coaxed from the gate, chased three to four wide under a ride from the three-eighths, angled six wide into upper stretch, tired. CURLIN'S WISDOM coaxed from the start, chased four wide coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, went eight to nine wide into upper stretch when guided out and placed to a protective hold, then got eased home through to the finish but was walked off under his own power.