Allowance Optional Claiming

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MAGNA TIME stalked ahead of only a couple of runners for the first half of this route race, began to lengthen stride smoothly cruising horses three wide midway around the final turn, had clear aim on the leader four wide in mid-stretch outside rivals, charged outside in the late going under a vigorous ride and surged in deep stretch to edge away for the win. TWO OUT HERO was settled in the second flight on the outside rating kindly, narrowed the gap moving in three wide at the quarter pole, posed a threat between foes in the three path at the furlong pole, dueled between horses with a sixteenth to run battling head-to-head but was just outfinished by the outside winner late while still digging in at the wire to get the nod for second best. FIRST EMPIRE had the lead getting to the rail heading into the first of two turns, slowed the tempo down while being pressed outside down the back straight, still set the pace having a slim advantage inside around the second bend, scraped paint spurting clear turning for home, gave it all he had to the wire but could not fend off the late charge by the winner and then just got nodded out on the outside for the place share in a photo as well. IRONSTONE co-trailed on the outside, began to reach for more ground three wide outside foes at the quarter marker, shifted out to the five-path turning for home and showed good late energy closing well for a minor share while not that far off the top three in the end. DARK SCREEN sat all alone in midfield, stalked in the third flight inside the eventual winner at the three eighths pole, took the short way around the bend making no gain, angled out to the two path in upper stretch but could only finish up one paced in the drive. PINELAND was on the outside tracking the frontrunner, took closer order down the backstretch hounded the leader, continued to be a thorn in the inside pacesetters side throughout the final turn, could not continue on with others in upper stretch and wilted between horses two wide in the final furlong. MOHAYMEN DIAMOND shared the rear on the inside in the early stages, took the short way around the far turn showing little and could not factor in the stretch drive. GARDEN OF WAR had an inside tracking position on the rail in the first turn as well as throughout the backside, was scrubbed on for more at the quarter pole but could not quicken with the lead trio in the last bend and tired on the fence in the final eighth of a mile.