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from DRF....

BAYERN broke inward bumping SHARED BELIEF and also forcing that rival into MORENO, cleared after a sixteenth of a
mile and was guided to the rail, set the pace under a light hold, was called upon leaving the five sixteenths marker, met oncoming
challenges from TOAST OF NEW YORK and CALIFORNIA CHROME near the sixteenth marker, wandered outward a bit under left
handed rousing and dug in gamely to prevail by the slimmest of margins. TOAST OF NEW YORK angled over soon after the break
putting SHARED BELIEF in close quarters and bumping MORENO, straightened and stalked the winner just out from the inside,
ranged up outside that one heading towards the sixteenth pole, continued gamely between rivals and just missed. CALIFORNIA
CHROME settled in range three wide, came under a drive leaving the far turn, steadilly progressed into the stretch, loomed boldy
past the sixteenth marker, drifted out from left handed urging nearing the wire and kept on willingly. SHARED BELIEF bobbled
and forced into MORENO by the winner at the break, steadied when put close soon after, checked off heels when angling for room
nearing the wire the first time, raced four wide into the clubhouse turn, dropped in a path while in range down the backstretch, gave
hard pursuit into the lane but failed to overcome his early adversity. TONALIST dropped off the early pace while removed from the
rail, came under pressure the final turn, angled five to six wide for the drive and found his best too late. CANDY BOY settled off the
rail, raced between foes nearing the far turn angled out and gained some five wide nearing the quarter pole but failed to sustain
his run through the final furlong. CIGAR STREET saved ground stalking the pace, edged closer nearing the half mile pole, came
under a ride three furlongs out, angled out nearing the stretch and weakened. ZIVO lacked speed while saving some ground early
on, came off the inside for the run around the final turn, shifted six wide in upper stretch, had belated interest without threatening.
IMPERATIVE , pinched back at the break, raced three wide off the early pace, moved forward past the half mile pole, angled to the
rail continuing a run, angled out pursuing in upper stretch but failed to sustain. FOOTBRIDGE was guided inward soon after the
start, made it to the rail mid way on the first turn, gained under a ride past the three eighths pole, continued inside into the lane
then one paced in the last eighth. V. E. DAY broke slowly then was squeezed, angled to the rail and dropped well off the pace, was
called upon around the far turn, swung wide entering the lane but failed to menace. PRAYER FOR RELIEF saved ground most of
the way while not making an impact. MAJESTIC HARBOR , five wide into the first turn, stayed removed from the rail into the far
turn, was pushed along between runners nearing the stretch and lacked a bid. MORENO was slammed in the jam up at the break,
bumped with TOAST OF NEW YORK when that one came inward in the opening furlong, steadied along when rank behind foes,
continued difficult to settle past the three quarter pole, came under pressure chasing off the rail into the far turn, steadily retreated
from there and was eased in the final furlong.