Claiming

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JACKSON HEIGHTS saved ground at the tail of the field, came under encouragement at the seven-sixteenths, went eight wide into upper stretch, closed well through to the finish and was up in the final seventy yards to the wire. LOST IN ROME broke in at the start bumping BREW PUB and pinching out HONORARY DEGREE between foes forcing that rival to steady out, then got taken in hand himself and conceded three lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased three then two wide under a ride from five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive drifting out under a right handed crop when seizing command a sixteenth out, then got caught with seventy yards to the wire and ran on to secure the place honors. CONNIVING chased just off the inside and then along the inside from mid pack coming under urging at the five-sixteenths, swung three wide for home, dug in under a drive and was forced to alter out when LOST IN ROME drifted in front and just missed the place honors on the line. BREW PUB got bumped at the start by LOST IN ROME and was knocked askew and conceded two to three lengths to the front, chased three then two wide until tucked inside half a mile from home, got ridden along at the three-eighths marker, angled six wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild bid. THANK YOU JON hustled from the gate, dueled inside of FOR SOME REASON while along the rail down the backstretch and then just off the rail through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, shook away to the eighth pole, dug in under threat and was caught a sixteenth out, then weakened in the late stages. STOP THE SPREAD chased two to three wide under a ride from the three-eighths, angled six wide into upper stretch, weakened in the late going. FORWARD MOVE chased two to three wide under urging from the seven-sixteenths, went seven wide into upper stretch, offered no response. HONORARY DEGREE got bumped at the start between foes and was steadied when pinched back conceding four to five lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased seven then six wide coaxed along from the nine-sixteenths, went eleven to twelve paths off the rail into upper stretch and made no impact. FOR SOME REASON hustled from the start, dueled two then three wide under urging from three furlongs out, tipped three to four wide into upper stretch, tired. CEES GET DEGREES coaxed from the gate, chased five wide down the backstretch and through the turn pushed along from midway, went eight wide at the top of the stretch, tired through to the finish.