Monmouth Park

COPERNIUM broke a step slow, stalked close up outside, bid three wide on the turn, led into the stretch, responded when briefly roused, then pulled away in hand. JOHNNY COME LATELY dueled two wide for the lead, dueled on the turn, dug in gamely in the stretch run and earned the place spot. MY MAN MONEY dueled inside for the lead, dueled on the turn, dug in on the rail in the stretch and was outkicked for second. ISLAND SPIRIT was off slowly, raced off the pace inside, two wide on the turn and had no rally. BIG DOSSER chased inside, chased on the turn and faded.

CITY STREAKER showed good early speed to set the pace, opened up on the turn, responded when roused in upper stretch, held well and was kept to the task. SEA DEVIL chased inside, moved up inside on the turn, rallied in the two path and closed the gap late. HURRICANE MO chased two wide, then three wide on the turn, rallied into the stretch and was outkicked for second. JUSTINTIMEFORMUSIC raced off the pace inside, chased on the turn, came three wide into the lane and gained mildly outside. BLACK LABEL was reluctant to load, broke a step slow, rushed up outside, chased two wide on the turn and dropped back. VELOCE MULO was outrun.

EQUUS pulled a bit early on racing close up two wide, then pressed the pace, bid on the far turn, took over, responded when asked, pulled away under urging and was in hand the final yards. SALAGADOOLA was outrun early, advanced on the far turn, came four wide into the lane and rallied outside for second. ROGUE JUSTICE set the pace on the inside, was pressed along on the backside, dueled with the winner on the far turn, then chased and dug in to earn the show spot. LA VECCHIA SIGNORA raced four wide early, then stalked three wide, chased on the far turn and was outfinished for third. CHELSEA WALL stalked between rivals, chased on the far turn, steadied behind horses at the eighth pole, angled out and lacked a rally. SKITTLIEDAT tracked on the inside, gave way on the far turn and dropped back.