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SANGER stalked the early pace four wide, went up to vie for the lead nearing the half-mile marker then dueled ROCKS A BLACK SUIT into the far turn, continued to battle that rival into the stretch, wore down the game runner-up in the final yards and outlasted ROCKS A BLACK SUIT to prevail. ROCKS A BLACK SUIT raced close up to the early pace while three wide, disputed the pace inside of SANGER nearing the half-mile marker then dueled that rival into the far turn, continued that battle into the stretch, fought gamely to the final sixteenth and was bested in the final yards, while holding for second. MAJOR CONTENDER contested the early pace between rivals, stalked the pace to the second turn then lost position nearing the quarter marker, angled out into upper stretch and re-rallied four wide into the final furlong, was gaining late and got up in time for third, while missing for the win and place. HAM SANDWICH settled to the first turn, chased five wide to the half-mile, asked for run three wide to upper stretch, was outkicked in the final stages and was overtaken late for third. KIRBY DERBY allowed to settle off of the early pace, advanced between rivals into the far turn then weaved through foes into the stretch, rallied to the final sixteenth but could not get by the leaders in deep stretch. VINNIEBOB tracked the early pace from the second flight, went up and pressed the pace from the inside into the second turn, was outkicked to upper stretch and flattened out in the lane. CLUE was forwardly placed early on then took back, tracked the pace between rivals heading to the half-mile marker, chased two wide to the quarter pole and could not muster the needed late response. TOPPERS AT SEASIDE well placed while outside of rivals early on, tracked the pace four wide to the half-mile marker, weakened along the far turn and lacked a final response. HELLO HOT ROD was caught in tight and steadied on the run to the first turn, settled along the inside into the backstretch, asked for run two wide into the far turn, was outrun to the quarter pole, eased through the lane and walked off. PANUCO contested the early pace from the inside, lost position nearing the half-mile, dropped back along the far turn, was eased through the stretch and walked off.