Belmont S. Presented by NYRA Bets

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GOLDEN TEMPO broke out awkwardly brushing the off side stall at the start, settled unhurried saving ground at the tail of the field, steadily tipped to the two path near the half mile pole, briefly went three wide into the turn before heading back to the two path as COMMANDMENT nudged him back in, came under coaxing near the five-sixteenths and began to angle out bumping COMMANDMENT and nudging that rival out while heading seven to eight wide into upper stretch, rallied in tandem with that rival to overthrow the front a furlong out, dug in under a drive and traded a brush with COMMANDMENT a sixteenth from home, then edged away to the finish to score. COMMANDMENT three wide through the first turn, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch, continued four wide into the far turn and briefly tucked three wide nudging GOLDEN TEMPO from the three path to the two path, came under coaxing at the three-eighths marker, had GOLDEN TEMPO lean out and was bumped then nudged five wide just inside the five-sixteenths pole, continued outwards to swing eight to nine wide into upper stretch, drifted in rallying in concert with the aforementioned foe to overhaul the front a furlong out, dug in and traded a brush at the sixteenth marker, got shaken off inside that station while fighting on to the end. RENEGADE bobbled at the break, raced just off the inside through the first turn before heading three paths off the rail down the backstretch, continued three wide through the far turn coming under urging with five-sixteenths to go, angled six wide into upper stretch, dug in rallying with the top pair to the furlong grounds, then couldn't keep pace late and was shaken off by those rivals while keeping on to be clear for the show honors. CHIEF WALLABEE bobbled at the break, raced just off the inside, got steadied when briefly off heels just off the inside into the first turn with one mile to run, tipped out four paths off the rail down the backstretch and continued four wide through the far turn coming under encouragement with five-sixteenths to go tucking three wide at that station, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, took over the front with three-sixteenths to go, dug in under threat and was caught a furlong out, then weakened through the final furlong. EMERGING MARKET stumbled at the start, raced three wide through the first turn and then three to four paths off the inside down the backstretch, continued three to four wide through the far turn through until tucked to the two path with five-sixteenths remaining, got set down spinning just off the inside for home, dug in under a drive and weakened through to the finish. GROWTH EQUITY forwardly placed from the gate, prompted the leader from the outside three wide through the first turn and then three paths off the inside down the backstretch, continued three wide into the far turn, tucked to the two path when POWERSHIFT took to the rail at the three-eighths pole, then tucked in front of that rival when seizing narrow command impeding him and forcing him to check just inside the five-sixteenths marker and for VITRUVIAN MAN to steady in behind POWERSHIFT, took the inside route now in front and under threat to the outside, relinquished the lead with three-sixteenths to go and weakened through to the wire. VITRUVIAN MAN raced just off the pace two to three wide, tucked inside nearing the three-eighths pole and was steadied off the heels of POWERSHIFT tucked to the rail, the rider nearly standing up, then got steadied once more at the five-sixteenths pole when POWERSHIFT was impeded directly in front at that station by GROWTH EQUITY, swung three wide into upper stretch and tired. OTTINHO chased just off the inside from mid pack, came under prolonged urging half a mile from home and faded through the far turn, went four wide into upper stretch and tired. POWERSHIFT buckled at the break, came under coaxing and showed the way in hand just off the inside under prompting from GROWTH EQUITY to the outside, remained just off the inside until tucked to the two path three furlongs out forcing VITRUVIAN MAN to steady in behind, then got displaced narrowly from command near the five-sixteenths and was checked when impeded at that station when GROWTH EQUITY took to the rail directly in front, and in turn forced VITRUVIAN MAN to steady once more in behind, faded and took the inside route into upper stretch, then folded in the drive.