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RUNNINGFORJOY was caught four-wide into the clubhouse turn, moved up three-wide to join the early leaders in the run down the backstretch, pressed for the lead approaching the five-sixteenths marker, dueled MAGIC MOVER to mid-stretch, then pulled clear late to prevail. SWEEPING GIANT broke well but backed out of the early pace scramble, raced two-wide at the back early while being coaxed along, then started a sustained run from the half-mile pole, went three-wide through the far turn, then carried five-wide into the stretch, finished up well to get up into second in the final yards. ROMANIAN PRINCE hopped in the air at the start, raced at the rear of the field to the far turn, tipped out to the three path for the stretch run, had the rider drop the crop just before the eighth pole, and finished with good interest to gain third. MAGIC MOVER was away well, pressed/dueled with MAGICAL MONARCH through the early stages, put a head in front passing the seven-eighths marker, but was immediately confronted by RUNNINGFORJOY, dueled that one gamely into the stretch but yielded before the furlong marker and was outkicked ot the wire. RONNIS SECOND WIND was pushed to get forward position from the break, tracked between horses just behind the leading pair to the half, moved up under a drive late on the turn, had trouble changing leads in upper stretch and was outfinished in the late stages. MAGICAL MONARCH hustled to the lead from the break, got some mild pressure from MAGIC MOVER down the backstretch, then joined by RUNNINGFORJOY past the half-mile pole, gave way midway through the turn, and had little left for the stretch run. THIRD CITY hopped in the air at the start, recovered well, then settled close up inside to the far turn, started to lose ground near the three-furlong pole, dropped to last before the stretch, swung out to the five-path but was unable to threaten.