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Tempted win not so Elusive for Lady Gold Mark Farm LLC's ELUSIVE LADY (Van Nistelrooy) moved to the front despite being bumped at the start of Sunday's $106,600 Tempted S. (G3), set the pace through splits of :23 2/5, :47 3/5 and 1:13 1/5, then drew away in the stretch for an easy 4 3/4-length score while making her stakes debut under Eibar Coa. The John Kimmel-trained gray lass was the 5-1 third pick in the five-horse field and gave back $13.60, $5.80 and $2.70 while finishing a mile on Aqueduct's fast dirt in 1:38 2/5. Meriwether Jessica (Freud) came three wide on the turn to challenge in the stretch, but had no answer for the winner, settling for second at 7-1 to pay $6.90 and $2.90 while ending the $68.50 exacta. Even-money favorite Sunday Holiday (Sunday Break [Jpn]) found herself trapped on the rail behind the winner and inside of the runner-up in the stretch run. She gave up the ghost late to finish another length back in third, returning $2.10 and completing the $163.50 trifecta (4-5-6). Hope Bay (Smart Strike) followed another 7 1/4 lengths adrift, and According to Plan (Out of Place) rounded out the field. Dagger (Tactical Cat) was withdrawn. Elusive Lady made her racing debut at Saratoga, finishing sixth, then broke her maiden next out at Belmont Park by three parts of a length prior to this one. She's accumulated $96,538 in earnings, already surpassing her sales price of $90,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. "In her first start, she took a lot of kick back," Kimmel explained away her unencouraging bow. "Her head was up in the air and she was pretty much climbing the whole way. She had a much better trip in her second start. "She wasn't blowing very hard in the winner's circle (here)," he added. "She certainly didn't look very stressed out. We will point her for the (November 24) Demoiselle ([G2] at Aqueduct)." Bred in Florida by Donald L. Ming, the juvenile miss is out of the unraced Song of Royalty (Unbridled's Song) and has an unnamed yearling half-brother by Macho Uno.
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