Maiden Special Weight

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SLICKBACK bumped lightly with KNEE HIGH at the start, settled towards the front on the outside, was given his cue in the five then four path on the turn, gained to make a bid at the quarter-pole, battled outside of two foes into the final furlong then dueled with the runner-up, lugged in under extra right-rein pressure coming to the sixteenth-pole then swapped back to his inside lead, fought with the runner-up to the finish and narrowly prevailed. TROCA pressed the pace on the outside, vied in the four then three path on the turn, was asked for his best in upper stretch, battled with two opponents into the final furlong, dueled with the winner to the finish and just missed while clear for the place. BORAGO angled in while urged along at the rear, moved from the inside to the three path on the turn, swung out to the seven path into upper stretch and improved to get the show. CRYPTO KING was urged along towards the rear, went around the turn in the three then four path, came into upper stretch in the six path and also improved but missed the show while just up for the last spot in the superfecta. BARDEN chased the pace on the outside, went around the turn in the two path, came into upper stretch in the four path and tired. RUFUS THE RED was hustled from the gate, moved up just off the pace, raced off heels near the seven-sixteenths pole, saved ground on the turn, came through along the rail to make a bid approaching the five-sixteenths pole, was roused for his best into upper stretch, battled inside of the top two under a drive into the final furlong and weakened. KNEE HIGH made mild contact with SLICKBACK at the start, was urged along on the outside, moved in behind horses around the half-mile pole, traveled around the turn in the two then three path, swung out to the five path into upper stretch and lacked the needed response. BE IN MONTY'S MIND was urged along towards the back, checked between horses in the two path early on the turn then bobbled while dropping back, shifted to the three path shortly thereafter, came out to the five path into the stretch, moved further out while well out in the course near the furlong marker and was no factor. HYPERBOREAN SPIRIT broke a step slow, settled well back under some urging, raced off heels under extra left-pressure early on the turn, was roused while saving ground on that bend, turned into upper stretch under a drive and failed to threaten. BLACKJACK showed speed and went to the front, set the pace under pressure to his outside, vied in the two path on the turn, lost the lead late on that bend, dropped back into upper stretch and tired.