Allowance Optional Claiming

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GAS ME UP had the rail position in mid-division along the backside, waited just off the fence for running room at the three eighths pole, continued to look for a seam in the two path straightening out for the stretch drive, shifted out four wide finally having a clear lane to run, drove past on the outside leaving the furlong marker and won going away smartly when crossing the finish line. FOUND MY BALL watched the frontrunner while outside another down the backstretch, took closer order to be all alone in the second position keeping an eye on the leader through the turn, shifted out three wide in the thick of things between rivals with a quarter mile left to run, could not quicken late with the outside winner in deep stretch but did fight on to just get the nod outside for the place share at the wire. BABBO spurted clear taking this field along the backside, was loose on the lead through the turn setting an even pace, still maintained control in the two path entering the stretch, was clinging onto a diminishing lead at the furlong marker, conceded the front while drifting inwards to the rail under a right-handed crop nearing the sixteenth pole and just missed saving the place share in a tight photo at the finish line. NIAGARA SKYLINE tracked on the fence in the beginning, was checked briefly while watching the front duo on the rail midway on the bend at the seven sixteenths marker, moved closer scraping the paint to be in range of the pacesetter with a quarter mile to run, had a clear lane for a moment to dart through at the furlong pole but lost his path shortly thereafter, had to be checked again with a sixteenth of a mile remaining losing all his run, switched out late but could not recover to threaten in time and still managed to settle on the fringes in the end. IRONSTONE settled close to the back on the rail in the early stages, was on hold behind runners taking the short way around the oval, had a clear path on the fence at the top of the lane and finished up with purpose with horses on each side dueling for a minor role coming to the wire. GILT EDGE rated in mid-pack four deep outside runners, made little advancement going four wide through the bend outside rivals, shifted to the seven path between foes turning for home and finished up one paced battling for a minor share in deep stretch. RAPID GREY settled on the outside in the third flight down the backstretch, edged up taking closer order on the lead duo while outside a rival at the three eighths pole, had a chance four wide for a piece of the prize in upper stretch but stalled between horses by the sixteenth pole. ARABIAN PRINCE stalked four deep near the rear down the backside, narrowed the gap taking the outside route going three to five wide through the turn, was floated out widest in the eighth path straightening out for home but could not find more to factor in the final furlong outside of rivals. ROI SOLEIL settled in midfield between horses in the early going, made little improvement around the oval, shifted out four wide behind the lead group at the top of the stretch but lacked a finish in the final furlong. PAINTTHETOWNSILVER stalked with rivals on either side along the back straight, made little impact just off the fence through the turn, angled outside between foes in the seven path for the drive to the wire but had no rally to offer in the stretch running. STEWARDS INQUIRY AND TRAINERS CLAIM OF FOUL #1 NIAGARA SKYLINE AGAINST #4 BABBO AT THE SIXTEENTH POLE RESULTED IN #4 BABBO BEING DISQUALIFIED AND PLACE FOURTH FOR INTERFERENCE IN THE STRETCH