Starter Optional Claiming

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MR FABRICATOR broke alertly and took early command, set a decent pace while well handled into the backstretch, showed the way to the quarter marker then kicked clear into the stretch, drew off under hand urging into the final sixteenth and held sway to the wire. MOUNT PELLIAR a bit in tight leaving the start, settled in the second flight on the run to the first turn, was well placed to the backstretch, bid into the far turn, chased MR FABRICATOR from the rail into upper stretch, could not keep pace with the winner into the final sixteenth and held well late for second. WAR CHEST broke a bit slowly and was allowed to settle in the early going, tracked the decent pace three wide to the half-mile pole, navigated traffic into the far turn then was roused four wide to upper stretch, closed into the final sixteenth and held at the wire for third. WILTON broke a step slowly then was allowed to settle in the early stages, saved ground into the backstretch, navigated traffic into the far turn then bid three wide to upper stretch, churned on to the final sixteenth, finished evenly in the late stages and was outkicked for the minor awards. CLIFF DIVER was forwardly placed leaving the start, stalked the early pace while saving ground, attended to the decent pace along the backstretch, chased MR FABRICATOR two wide into the far turn, was outkicked to upper stretch then weakened in the late stages. CODE RUNNER got shuffled back at the start then was unhurried to the first turn, lagged along the backstretch run and saved ground to the far turn, could not threaten the leaders into the stretch but stayed on late and improved position in the final stages. OM FIRE keen while forwardly placed in the early going, settled three wide to the first turn, tracked the decent pace to the half-mile marker, lost position into the second turn and did not rally late. FLY NIGHTLY settled while a bit wide in the early stages, tracked the decent pace from outside of foes along the backstretch, chased four wide to the quarter marker, spun six wide to upper stretch and did not rally in the late stages. MY MUNNINGS MODEL raced close up to the early pace while between foes, stalked the pace two wide into the backstretch, chased three wide to the far turn, could not keep pace to upper stretch and gave way in the final furlong. OUTOFQUEMADO was unhurried leaving the start, settled to the first turn then lagged along the backstretch run, coaxed two wide into the far turn, lacked a response to upper stretch and did not factor late.