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VALENZAN DAY coaxed from the gate, chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch and through the turn coming under encouragement at the three-eighths marker, advanced on the front in tandem with CUMBERLAND BLUES to his inside, swung seven wide into upper stretch, rallied outside the top pair a furlong out, seized command forty yards from the finish and inched away in the late going. ALLURE OF MONEY five then four wide in pursuit, advanced on the leader from the three-eighths in concert with EMPTY TOMB, seized command nearing the quarter pole and got set down spinning four to five wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive under threat from a pair a furlong out, got caught forty yards from the finish while along clear for the place honors. CUMBERLAND BLUES coaxed from the gate, chased two then three wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths pole and advancing on the front together with VALENZAN DAY to his outside, swung six wide into upper stretch, rallied to latch on the leader a furlong out, dug in under a drive shaken off a sixteenth from home and angled out a path before keeping on to the finish well clear of the rest for the show honors. PRINCE OF JOY chased along the inside coming under a ride at the three-eighths, angled out four wide into upper stretch, improved position to the finish. CATCH THE SMOKE chased six to seven paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking three wide through the turn, came under urging with seven-sixteenths to go, went six wide into upper stretch and passed tired rivals. EMPTY TOMB coaxed from the start, chased four then three wide under a ride from the three-eighths, advanced in concert with ALLURE OF MONEY on the leader, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, began to back away nearing the eighth pole and weakened through to the end. ALLABOUTTHEMONEY four to five paths off the inside in pursuit down the backstretch, tucked inside half a mile from home, got pushed along at the seven-sixteenths, cornered four wide into upper stretch and tired. SCREAMING UNCLE coaxed from the start, chased three then two wide under a ride from three furlongs out, continued two to three wide at the top of the stretch, faltered in the drive. BEST BET established the front from the get go and showed the way in hand just off the inside before tucking inside half a mile from home, came under threat from a pair inside three furlongs to run and got placed to encouragement at the five-sixteenths, yielded command and took the inside route into upper stretch, then gave way and backed away through to the end.