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CRITICAL THREAT broke in at the start bumping BOURBON CALLING into MARKET ALERT, established the front shortly after the break and showed the way in hand just off the inside and then along the inside patiently handled through swift splits, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and was set down straightened away, went clear under a drive and was kept to task to the finish. SKI COUNTRY broke a beat slow and lost his lane at the start, raced sluggish early on and tucked to chase along the inside, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, proved no match for the top one while running on to just secure the place honors over a rival. MARKET ALERT got bumped at the start by BOURBON CALLING due to pressure from CRITICAL THREAT, chased three then two wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, was no match for the top one while running on and just missed got bested for the place honors on the line. CLASSIC MARK coaxed from the gate, chased along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, angled five wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild bid. WINTER'S GHOST chased three then two wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung three wide into upper stretch, weakened in the late stages. PRINCE JAMES coaxed from the start, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, cut the corner into upper stretch, weakened in the late going. BOURBON CALLING got bumped at the start by CRITICAL THREAT and was pinched out against BOURBON CALLING and conceded four to five lengths to the front, chased four wide under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, went eight wide into upper stretch and weakened. NOLO CONTESTO hustled from the gate, chased five then four wide coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, cornered five wide into upper stretch and weakened. GANGLY six to seven paths off the inside in pursuit down the backstretch, went five wide through the turn under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, swung seven wide at the head of the stretch and weakened. SUTTON BREEZE chased four then three wide under coaxing from the three-eighths, tipped five to six wide at the top of the stretch, tired. FLASHY ALEX coaxed from the gate, chased two to three wide under prolonged coaxing from the half mile pole, went five wide into upper stretch and trailed.