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HAPPY VALENTINE was quite content to sit just outside the frontrunner in the early parts of the race, cruised around boldly outside to bid for the lead at the quarter pole, drew off with mild urging with a furlong to go and under a ride late was kept to the task to win by a diminishing margin at the finish line. BLAMELESS GHOST was brushed outside on the start, tracked the front two while tucked in on the rail in the early going, was in range just behind the contesting leaders in upper stretch inside a rival, edged closer through the lane but did not have enough to threaten the winner at the finish line. FORTYFIVESEVENTY was bumped by the outside runner on the break, recouped to settle all alone in midfield, rating kindly entering the backstretch, waited to move maintaining position at the half, was roused right-handed at the top of the lane in the four path, found her best stride late and was running on end sharply in deep stretch. SILENT SKY was in a good position, tracking the lead duo outside in the second flight for the early parts of this two-turn race, continued to measure the top two around the far turn, had a chance three wide when straightening out for the drive, could not find another gear late and stalled in the final sixteenth to settle for a minor role in the end. COZY CURLIN KITTEN veered in and had to be taken up briefly to trail at the start, continued at the rear seeing the field down the back straight, shifted out in the five path in last turning for home and finished up with very good late energy in deep stretch. SEATTLE CAUSEWAY seized the lead on the rail into the first turn, set the pace while shadowed outside by the eventual winner down the backstretch, was collared outside at the quarter pole, fought on tenaciously until the furlong marker before giving way up front, had no more to offer in deep stretch and faded on the rail to lose a few placings late. FOXY DIVA stalked near the rear outside in the beginning, made no progression outside horses down the backside, angled out four wide for the drive but could not get involved in the drive to the wire. DOMER ALLURE was brushed inside on the break, settled near the back, ahead of only the poor starter in the early going, closed the gap while inside down the backstretch. ran evenly on the rail saving ground on the final turn and retreated on the fence in mid-stretch.