Full Result 11.45 Pimlico (USA) | 21 May 2016

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(3yo) (1m1f110yds) 1m1½f Sloppy

1st £612,244.90 2nd £204,081.63 3rd £112,244.90 4th £61,224.49 5th £30,612.24

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Exaggerator (USA) 13/5 Kent J Desormeaux J Keith Desormeaux	Kent J Desormeaux J Keith Desormeaux	3	90	–	–	122	–
bb c Curlin (USA) - Dawn Raid (CAN) (Vindication)
Held up, closed halfway, angled out and ridden to challenge into straight, led over 1f out, drifted left to rail but stayed on strongly and asserted

2⁽¹⁾ 3½	1. Cherry Wine (USA) 173/10 Corey J Lanerie Dale Romans	Corey J Lanerie Dale Romans	3	90	–	–	115	–
rg c Paddy O'Prado (USA) - C. S. Royce (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Held up in last pair, well behind halfway, ridden and headway on rail approaching straight, stayed on and went 2nd post, no threat to winner

3⁽³⁾ nse [3½]	3. Nyquist (USA) 7/10F Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill	Mario Gutierrez Doug O'Neill	3	90	–	–	115	–
b c Uncle Mo (USA) - Seeking Gabrielle (USA) (Forestry)
Led, set very fast pace, joined over 2f out, ridden into straight, headed over 1f out, switched right as winner drifted in entering final furlong and tried to rally but soon held, no extra and lost 2nd post

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4]	11. Stradivari (USA) 8/1 John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	3	90	–	–	114	–
bb c Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Bending Strings (USA) (American Chance)
Midfield in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, outpaced by winner in straight, stayed on but lost 3rd towards finish

5⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5]	6. Lani (USA) 30/1 Yutaka Take Mikio Matsunaga	Yutaka Take Mikio Matsunaga	3	90	–	–	112	–
rg c Tapit (USA) - Heavenly Romance (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Held up in last, well behind halfway, closed over 2f out and ridden into straight, hung under pressure but plugged on into 5th, nearest finish

6⁽⁸⁾ 7 [12]	8. Laoban (USA) 67/1 Florent Geroux Eric J Guillot	Florent Geroux Eric J Guillot	3	90	–	–	97	–
bb c Uncle Mo (USA) - Chattertown (USA) (Speightstown)
Went left start and bumped soon after, settled in midfield, ridden over 2f out, hung left under pressure and no impression in straight

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	2. Uncle Lino (USA) 35/1 Fernando Hernandez Perez Gary Sherlock	Fernando Hernandez Perez Gary Sherlock	3	90	–	–	95	–
b c Uncle Mo (USA) - Haysee (USA) (Orientate)
Pressed leader on inner, ridden and upsides over 2f out, no extra early in straight, weakened

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 5½ [18¾]	10. Fellowship (USA) 58/1 Jose Lezcano Mark Casse	Jose Lezcano Mark Casse	3	90 b	–	–	83	–
ch c Awesome Of Course (USA) - Go Girlfriend Go (USA) (Demidoff)
Held up, ridden to try and close into straight, no extra and well beaten final furlong

9⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [21½]	4. Awesome Speed (USA) 52/1 Jevian Toledo Alan E Goldberg	Jevian Toledo Alan E Goldberg	3	90	–	–	78	–
bb c Awesome Again (CAN) - Speedy Escape (USA) (Aptitude)
Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, well beaten in straight

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [22¼]	7. Collected (USA) 14/1 Javier Castellano Bob Baffert	Javier Castellano Bob Baffert	3	90 b	–	–	76	–
ch c City Zip (USA) - Helena Bay (Johannesburg)
Midfield in touch, closed on outer and prominent 3f out, ridden and lost place again before straight, soon well beaten

11⁽⁹⁾ 14½ [36¾]	9. Abiding Star (USA) 40/1 J D Acosta Edward Allard	J D Acosta Edward Allard	3	90	–	–	47	–
b g Uncle Mo (USA) - Abiding (USA) (Dynaformer)
Went left after start and bumped rival, midfield, ridden and lost place 3f out, dropped to last and beaten before straight, tailed off

11 ran Winning time: 1m 58.31s Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Big Chief Racing LLC, Head Of Plains Partners LLC Et Al (Exaggerator) 1st breeder: Joseph B Murphy
2nd owner: William Pacella, Frank L Jones Jr & Frank Shoop (Cherry Wine)
3rd owner: Reddam Racing LLC (Nyquist)

11:45 Pimlico (USA) 21 May 2016

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