Claiming

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TIZ INDEPENDENCE broke well and secured the inside position into the first turn, went with PRINCESS HALIME through moderate fractions for a half-mile, then took command going into the far turn, opened up, and drew off despite racing on the left lead in upper stretch. LADY GIULIANA came away from the gate awkwardly, then got squeezed between rivals after the break, settled inside not too far behind the leading pair, was sent along approaching the three-furlong pole, and was never getting to the winner but kept to task to gain second, well clear of the next finisher. PRINCESS HALIME got away well and was two-deep on the early pace with TIZ INDEPENDENCE, stayed with that one to the far turn, the was unable to go on when that one quickened away, was kept to task in the stretch, had some trouble changing leads and faded. GORMLEY GIRL got bumped by ELIKA at the start, then rebounded into LADY GIULIANA, fanned three-wide on the clubhouse turn, then lost ground to the leaders on the backstretch run, then went evenly through the stretch while never a threat. PEARLINTHEROUGH was outrun from the start and trailed well behind the field, then managed to pass one tired rival in the stretch. ELIKA broke in and bumped GORMLEY GIRL at the start, then got caught four-wide on the first turn, moved up closer down the backstretch, still wide, then weakened late on the far turn and had little to offer in the stretch.