Claiming

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SAINT IN THE CITY pursued from midpack in the three path, gained in the five path around the far turn to offer a bid four wide bid outside of rivals in upper stretch, dueled hanging on his left lead into the final furlong, lugged inwardly with a sixteenth to go, lightly grazeed his inner counterpart soon after, yet straightened and edged ahead late. RIGEL dueled for the lead with an outer rival through a hot pace around both turns, dug in as an outer pair bid in upper stretch, gamely sparred with his widest challenger leaving the furlong grounds, took light contact from that one in the final furlong, sustained the dogged battle thereafter but was bested. RANSOMWARE laid off of the pace in the two path, closed in while cutting the corner nearing the lane, but encountered traffic behind the early leaders entering upper stretch, remained blocked until committing to a rail charge leaving the furlong grounds, edged show while chasing the top pair in the final sixteenth, tipped to take aim outside of them in the closing stages, sustained slow progress but needed more late. DOUBLE YOUR MONEY leaned in at the start, tracked the hot pace along the inside before vacating the rail down the backstretch, gained in the four path along with an outer rival turning for home, bid three wide and between horses in upper stretch, but hung on his left lead while getting outkicked passing the furlong grounds, changed over shortly after but yielded. LEAD FOOT bumped with rivals on both sides at the start, lacked speed in the two to three path, then ran on willingly between horses. MR. FAVERSHAM broke slowly while brushing with an outer foe at the start, saved ground towards the rear, shfited out in upper stretch and moved up. AMERICAN RAIDER pursued from midpack along the inside, came under urging saving ground around the far turn and lacked a response. GOLDEN BUCK stalked closest to the embattled leading pair and from the three path, chased them into the far turn, got outkicked by outer bidders nearing the lane, shifted out in upper stretch and faded. WASHINGTON'S UNION laid off of the pace in the four path and failed to factor. RED LINE OVERDRIVE bumped an outer rival at the start, dueled for the lead with an inner foe through a hot pace around both turns, but faltered between horses reaching the furlong grounds. CELESTIAL JOY (GB) bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced at the rear in the four path and between horses, trailed in the two path turning for home and got outrun. MERLOTTI was off slow and brushed with an inner rival at the start, raced at the rear in the five path and never got involved.