Jim Dandy S. Presented by Mohegan Sun

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SOVEREIGNTY raced forwardly placed just off the inside through the first turn before tipping three paths off the rail down the backstretch, had BAEZA tip out from the two path five and a half furlongs from home and floated four wide, then had MO PLEX begin to come outwards steadily from the two path to be three wide and was carried to the five path near the half mile pole and briefly dropped to the tail of the field as the back two rivals advanced on the now open two inner paths, tucked four wide into the far turn, came under coaxing with five-sixteenths to go and advanced outside the top pair, got floated seven wide into upper stretch by BAEZA but had his measure seizing command straightened away, dug in under a light drive and inched away being flashed the crop to the right side before coming under a light hand ride through the final sixteenth to prevail comfortably on the wire. BAEZA raced along the inside through the first turn and then just off the inside in behind the leader into the backstretch, tipped to the three path with five and a half furlongs to run nudging SOVEREIGNTY four wide, then got carried out by the leader four wide floating his main danger five wide nearing the half mile pole, tucked three wide into the turn and came under encouragement between foes with five-sixteenths to run, engaged the leader at the quarter pole and floated out six wide into upper stretch carrying SOVEREIGNTY seven wide as that rival took over the front, lightly brushed with that foe at the three-sixteenths, dug in under a drive to the finish but was along well clear of the rest and second best. HILL ROAD buckled at the break when losing his rear footing, raced three wide into the first turn before tucking to the rail, chased just off the into the backstretch,. began to advance in concert with SANDMAN when the top trio went outwards three, four, and five wide, and briefly moved into contention half a mile from home before those rivals tucked back inwards, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, took the inside route into upper stretch and weakened while along for the show honors just besting the remaining rivals on the wire. MO PLEX broke on top despite stumbling at the start, showed the way in hand along the inside through the first turn before taking to the two path down the backstretch settling into a comfortable rhythm, had BAEZA advance midway and began to float steadily outwards carrying that rival and SOVEREIGNTY out four and five wide respectively half a mile from home as SANDMAN and HILL ROAD advanced inside given the opportunity, tucked back to the two path inside that station and came under coaxing near the five-sixteenths under threat, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and was displaced from the front straightened away and weakened to the finish. SANDMAN two then three wide through the first turn, chased three then two wide advancing in tandem with HILL ROAD on the front when the two inner paths were opened up by a floating leader, continued just off the inside through the far turn getting ridden along lightly with five-sixteenths to go, tipped out four wide at the top of the stretch and weakened.