Claiming

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COUNTRYBOYSURVIVE had a good position isolated watching the lead trio early on, pulled the rider in the three path with the pace tempo slowing down considerably into the backstretch to have a brief lead outside at the five eighths pole, settled into a good rhythm relinquishing the front end tracking the resurgent leader outside at the half, was forced to move between horses getting the lead a quarter mile from home and while in the three path in the stretch drive won going away impressively at the finish line. PROUD RONIN was unhurried trailing in the early stages settling into stride, took the short way around the final bend making little progress, scraped paint taking the corner coming with a run, had a sharp turn of foot inside horses at the eighth pole but was no match for the winner and finished up well enough to be easily second best at the wire. EVER DANGEROUS was in the conversation inside two others dueling up top on the first bend, drafted on the rail taken another hold off with the pace slowing down early in the backstretch, sat poised on the rail waiting for the cue on the second turn, shifted to the three path turning for home and closed in belatedly getting up for the show award late. AMERICAN DECISION broke in at the start, was hard ridden being tapped continuously on the right shoulder by the jockey intent on getting the lead, advanced five wide outside two others on the first turn getting the sole lead clearing and crossing over to the rail, was then sharply taken a hold of slowing the pace down stacking up the field heading into the backstretch briefly relegated to the second place share at the five eighths pole inside, moved in taking control again by the half, was allowed to drift out at the seven sixteenths pole with the rider looking numerous times inside on the turn having a slim lead with an outside foe bearing down, surrendered the top spot to the winner outside at the head of the lane and wilted between others by the sixteenth pole. COMPTON was crowded on the break being taken up for a moment, stalked near the rear on the outside on the first turn, improved slightly going four deep down the backstretch, had a good rally circling three to four wide outside foes on the second bend making a bid for the lead outside by the quarter marker, could not sustain the run in mid-stretch though and flattened out at the sixteenth pole. YORKTON'S HONOUR vied between horses in the four path up front going into the initial bend, tracked between runners under a hard hold along the backside being in the second flight watching the lead duo by the half, was nudged on for more but could not hold position with foes making a move on either side at the midpoint of the far turn and came up empty four wide in upper stretch.