Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan H.

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NYSOS got bumped at the start by VIBE, who broke in a step, raced along the rail leading early on before coming under pressure from a pair nearing the backstretch, vied inside a pair of rivals with KNIGHTSBRIDGE in close attendance latched on the trio to the outside, eased off those rivals with five and a half furlongs to go and chased along the inside through to the three-eighths marker when tipped out two then three wide briefly before heading back to the two path at the five-sixteenths placed to encouragement, angled six wide into upper stretch rallying to engage the top pair and took command three-sixteenths from home, then edged clear to the finish to score. KNIGHTSBRIDGE got bumped at the break by RATED BY MERIT, who broke outwards, raced four wide through the first turn advancing to latch on a trio of rivals to the outside heads apart and disputing the pace into the backstretch, remained latched on while applying little pressure save through his presence until given a notch to advance three wide into the far turn to knock heads with SAUDI CROWN and ANTIQUARIAN to his inside through that bend tucking to the two path midway as SAUDI CROWN backed away and ANTIQUARIAN took to the rail, seized command nearing the quarter pole and angled five wide into upper stretch under growing threat to the outside, got collared near the three-sixteenths, dug in under a drive unable to match the top one late while keeping on to preserve the place honors on the wire. JOURNALISM four then three wide through the first turn, tucked to the two path six and a half furlongs from home just before entering the backstretch, chased two to three wide down the backstretch before heading three wide through the far turn coming under light coaxing at the seven-sixteenths pole, angled out seven wide into upper stretch under a drive, offered up a mild kick closing late for the show honors. ANTIQUARIAN away to the front, vied between foes from the two path into the backstretch then had NYSOS ease off and vied inside a pair near the half mile pole into the turn when joined by KNIGHTSBRIDGE to the outside, came under coaxing near the five-sixteenths now engaged by KNIGHTSBRIDGE alone as SAUDI CROWN backed away, yielded the front and spun just off the inside into upper stretch, then weakened in the drive. SAUDI CROWN came out slightly after the start pinching back RATED BY MERIT, raced three wide through the first turn, vied three then two wide between foes coming under coaxing near the three-eighths pole, got shaken off inside that station and went three to four wide into upper stretch and tired. RATED BY MERIT broke out at the start bumping KNIGHTSBRIDGE, then got pinched out lightly by pressure from SAUDI CROWN, chased two to three wide from the tail of the field coming under coaxing with seven-sixteenths to run, angled in and took the inside route into upper stretch and made no impact. VIBE broke in a step at the start and bumped NYSOS, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the half mile pole, angled out six to seven wide into upper stretch, got placed to a protective hold near the eighth pole, then got pulled up a sixteenth from home and was attended to and vetted and was subsequently transported off the course via the equine ambulance.