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COZY CURLIN KITTEN was content on the fence, ahead of only one runner in the first turn, co-trailed on the inside at the half mile marker, rallied two wide between foes with five sixteenths from home, pushed her way out finding room in the five-path straightening for the drive and under a hand ride down the stretch won easily, going away when crossing the finish line. NIKITA'S GEM settled outside a runner near the back of the pack along the backside, had a quick turn of foot when asked, swooping three wide around foes with five sixteenths to go, was moving well in the four path at the top of the stretch, finished up strongly but was no contest against the winner by mid-stretch and ran on to the end to clearly be second best against this field. PEGGY was unhurried in last into the first turn, co-trailed on the outside at the half, circled around rivals three wide midway on the far turn, was forced out when brushed by the winner inside turning for home and stubbornly fought on to close and capture third money at the wire. KID GIZMO stalked on the rail near the rear in the backstretch, was shuffled to last while on the fence at the quarter pole, and finished with purpose, finding a seam in the three path in the last furlong, closing smartly to just miss getting the nod for the show award at the wire. GATHER tracked on the fence into the first turn, by the half, was by herself watching the embattled pair, edged closer to the leaders around the far turn, bid for the lead in the two path in upper stretch, seized command briefly at the eighth pole but could not continue the run and faded with seventy yards from the wire. SHAMELESS AFFAIR had a stalking role, all alone in the third flight, started to rally, passing rivals two wide outside with three furlongs to go, could not maintain position in the three path with outside horses closing, shifted inwards to the two path straightening out for the wire but had no finish to offer down the lane. TIANMA took command from the start on the fence, set a quick pace while pressured outside down the backstretch, opened up mildly on the rail turning for home when disposing of the early pace foe, had little left in the tank though and emptied out at the furlong marker inside of rivals. BLACKDIAMOND DINNY hounded the pace from the start, continued to shadow the leader down the backside, had nothing more to offer three wide at the top of the lane and backed away with runners on either side at the furlong pole. RED MOOD tracked three wide outside a runner in the early stages, was roused on the fence but could not go with others making a move outside midway on the far turn and never factored in the stretch drive. RIDERS AND TRAINERS CLAIM OF FOUL #8 PEGGY AGAINST #1 COZY CURLIN KITTEN IN UPPER STRETCH WAS DISALLOWED