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Harlan's Hunch 2nd in MSW
Saturday, September 17, 2016 | RSS Feeds

Harlan's Hunch carved out solid splits and was caught late to finish 2nd beaten a half length in a maiden special weight race for two-year-olds, going 6 furlongs on the turf at Belmont yesterday afternoon VIDEO.

Breaking from post position 1 of 12 with John Velazquez up, Harlan's Hunch hit the side of the stall at the start and recovered quickly to establish the lead. Lightly coaxed down the backstretch, Harlan's Hunch approached the far turn after an opening quarter mile in :22.29.

Traveling well through the turn, Velazquez looked poised for the stretch run as they hit the quarter pole a length in front. Kicking away smartly, Harlan's Hunch looked a winner at the 1/8 pole, but a fast closing Toshiro (11) rallied late to collar Harlan's Hunch in the final jumps to score the win in a final time of 1:09.25 CHART.