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KOKOMO broke sharply but soon after veered out abruptly, corrected and shifted back nearer inside setting the pace from off the rail, was headed in upper stretch, fought on gamely dueling inside, was resurgent in very late stretch to retake command and prevail. HE'S NOT JOKING moved forward after the start switching outside the eventual winner three wide up the backstretch stalking that one, advanced willingly on the turn, struck a narrow lead in upper stretch, was put to the test and dueled with that inside foe but was outfinished while well clear of the rest. NOTORIOUS GANGSTER broke inwardly then veered out, then shifted in and was carried in a bit racing toward the back three to four wide the remainder of the way up the backstretch, was still well back of the top ones on the turn, advanced in the stretch and kept on to get up for show honors. CRUCIAL TAUNT was bumped and bobbled at the start then forced in soon after bumping a rival in the early going, was in a bit tight soon after between and behind foes, finally had space to settle stalking two to three wide, put to urging near the quarter pole, drifted in a bit in upper stretch, could not maintain show honors but was clear for the minor award. CHARTED MAP shifted in early, raced forwardly five wide between runners heading to the turn, checked sharply past the seven-sixteenths dropping well back, kept on in the stretch to improve. AWE INSPIRED was forwardly-placed stalking four wide, failed to rally. COLCHESTER was bumped and steadied just after the break, moved forward outside heading into the turn six then five wide, was close late on that bend but flattened out for the drive while drifting a bit. LOVER BOY MO bumped a rival and bobbled slightly at the start, was bumped into a rival soon after, shifted in to the rail heading up the backstretch, saved ground on the turn, ran on one-paced. YLIVOIMAINEN was in tight quarters early as rivals came in, took up briefly and switched out off the inside, steadied again slightly in tight quarters, raced outside at the back three to four wide into the turn, swung seven wide into upper stretch, ran on evenly. NAUGHTY FROSTY was forced out and in tight just after the break, raced in behind and outside into the turn about four to five wide, altered out sharply seven wide nearing the three-eighths as a rival checked in front, came back in a bit and failed to sustain a rally thereafter. SPIRITUAL MAN bumped a rival at the start then was bumped inward shortly thereafter, raced at the back inside, failed to menace. JUST JACOBO was bumped at the start then bumped into a foe in the early going, was between foes at the rear two to three wide into the turn, came out five deep in upper stretch, was never a threat.