Dark Mirage S. Black Type

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SHOW CARD broke a step slow, stalked in the three path early, bid four deep into the far turn, took over three deep late on that bend, dueled inside INDY'S STAR in upper stretch, disposed of that rival midstretch and held off the runner-up under left then right hand urging in the furlong grounds. COFFEE IN BED stalked near the rail in the early going, moved up inside the top pair but got put in a bit tight and had to pause at the three-eighths pole, remained on the fence to the stretch, finished determinedly in the final furlong but could not summon the needed late kick. VICTORIOUS dueled from inside into the first turn then pressed outer rival leaving the bend, stalked GILA up the backstretch before confronting that rival once more from inside at the half-mile pole, carried a narrow lead into the far turn, was overtaken inside the five-sixteenths pole, stayed in range to the sixteenth pole and flattened late. INDY'S STAR settled in the four path, followed within striking distance still wide in the middle stages, bid five wide on the far turn, dueled outside the winner in upper stretch, was turned away approaching the eighth pole and weakened in deep stretch. GILA dueled from outside around the clubhouse turn, cleared inner rival early on the backstretch, took pressure from inside at the half-mile pole, vied three then two wide on the far turn, chased into the lane and weakened. ASCENDANCY settled in the two path, moved to the rail on the turn, asked right handed past the five-sixteenths pole, angled out into the lane and failed to menace.