Claiming

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RAISON KARTER was sent hard from the break but caught six-wide into the clubhouse turn, tracked 3-wide in the second flight to the far turn, launched a bid from the three-furlong pole, then dueled with AMERICAN PURE int the stretch, gained a slight advantage in mid-stretch then gamely held off an inside rival through the final furlong under strong handling. GUCCI MAN settled in the second flight behind the pace battle, made a strong bid up the inside in the stretch but was bested by the winner. EL FRANCO settled in the back with the third flight through the early stages, made a strong middle move on the far turn to gain contention at the top of the stretch, came under the crop, finished up well to gain third but could not get to the top pair. AMERICAN PURE got caught four-wide into the first turn, them moved up to join JURA and another foe on the lead, raced between horses down the backstretch, put a head in front going into the far turn, then was joined by RAISON KARTER to the outside, dueled that rival late through the turn and into the stretch, before giving way in the final furlong. COACH CAMPBELL void of speed, was far back through the early stages, then circled the field four-wide on the far turn, improved, but lacked a finishing kick. NO PROOF hustled from the start, then ceded the lead on the first turn, steadily lost position down the backstretch and lacked a late bid. JURA was reluctant to load, then hustled away at the start, gained command coming out of the first turn, was joined by a pair of rivals to the outside for the run down the backstretch, then weakened midway on the turn and had nothing to offer in the stretch. OUT WORK'N was hard to load, vied three-wide for the early lead to the quarter pole, then stopped in the stretch.