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GRAY TORMENTOR came away a little sluggish, was having to be coaxed along into the first turn, settled inside with the forward group well behind the leaders, launched a bid with three furlongs to run, then came out to the two path to engage HE'S MY BOY into the stretch, pulled well clear of the rest, gained the advantage inside the sixteenths marker and won clear in the end. HE'S MY BOY came away well from the break and secured inside position on the clubhouse turn, rated behind HIDDEN HEART through the first half-mile, then bid for the lead leaving the three-furlong pole, hooked up with GRAY TORMENTOR at the top of the stretch, battled that foe gamely but yielded in the final yards. DEW IT WITH CLASS tracked the early pace three-wide, bid three-wide at the head of the stretch, was unable to go with the top pair but outfinished the rest to claim the third prize. HIDDEN HEART was sent hard from the start and gained the early lead on the first turn, opened up a couple of lengths down the backstretch, and was left alone to set the early pace, then was overtaken near the five-sixteenths marker and had little left for the stretch run. PLAYFULASITGETS raced at the front of the second flight to the half, was under a drive midway through the turn, and kept to task, but could not generate much of a threat in the late stages. WEEKEND RETREAT had no early speed despite the efforts of the rider, raced far back through the early stages then improved a few positions in the stretch. BLUE BLOOD COWBOY tracked not far off the early leaders while under a hold, did not respond when asked to go on near the three-furlong pole. TURKODANCER settled well behind early, made a mild middle move into the far turn, but quickly stalled out and did not have much to offer in the stretch. TAKE DICTATION moved up five-wide on the first turn, settled mid-pack down the backstretch, then lacked any late response. WANDALOU'S PRIDE raced mid-pack three-wide, then was outrun after passing the half-mile pole.