Starter Optional Claiming

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CAJUN CATTITUDE was off slow and bumped leaving the gate, trailed in the three path leaving the backstretch, split foes at the five-sixteenths pole, tipped four wide at the quarter pole, go bumped turning for home, surged to the front in upper stretch, cleared into the final furlong and held safely under urging. SWEET DARLIN raced up close outside a rival then between foes early, dropped out of range around the bend, angled out at the eighth pole and came back on for second. WICKEDLY ROYAL broke in and bumped, stalked four deep into the turn, moved into the three path around the bend, shifted out and bumped CAJUN CATTITUDE entering the lane, challenged briefly in upper stretch but could not keep pace with CAJUN CATTITUDE outside the eighth pole, kept on through the final furlong and got edged for second. MILLIE'S STARDUST took control outside a pair of rivals then cleared, challenged from outside early on the turn, dueled through the bend, yielded to the winner in upper stretch and weakened in the furlong grounds. DAY FOR THE GRAY chased from widest up the backstretch, took the turn five then four wide, tipped out into the lane and lacked a bid. RUMPUS was prominent early on the inside, checked off the heels of MILLIE'S STARDUST into the turn, hugged the rail to the stretch and weakened. TENSAS LUCY stalked three deep early, went up to duel from outside around the bend, started to weaken in upper stretch and tired.