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...four lengths in the backstretch. Abe's Hope, second choice of the bettors at 3-1, was hopelessly outrun. One by one, Kauai King's other challengers made their moves. Braulio Baeza rushed Stupendous up along the rail; Earlie Fires ranged up on the outside aboard Blue Skyer; Johnny Sellers took Advocator wide, came within inches of wresting the lead away from Kauai King on the last turn. "I had him hooked," sighed Sellers afterward, "but I didn't have enough horse...
...Brumfield thought he didn't either. He prayed all the way to the wire ("I turned my eyes to heaven, and I said, 'Help me now, Lord, 'cause I need you.'"). At the finish, Kauai King was one-half length ahead of Advocator and Blue Skyer. Panted Winning Jockey Brumfield: "I am the happiest hillbilly highboots you ever did see. This is one whole great blissful thing...
Here are the post positions, horses, jockeys, and track handicapper's odds: 1. Amberold, Boland 6-1 2. Blue Skyer, Broussard 20-1 3. Stupendous, Baez 7-2 4. Rehabilitate, Turcotte 20-1 5. Advocator, Sellers 12-1 6. Dominar, Harmatz 20-1 7. Fleet Shoe, Gilligan 20-1 8. Exhibitionist, Belmonte 15-1 9. Beau Sub, Parrott 20-1 10. Sky Guy, Adams 20-1 11. Tragniew, Pierce 10-1 12. Kauai King, Brumfield 7-2 13. Abe's Hope, Shoemaker 5-2 14. Sean E. Indian, Fires 20-1 15. Quinta, Kallai 20-1 16. Wileston Kid, Stevenson...
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