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Pat On the Back, owned by Harold Lerner, AWC Stables and Nehoc Stables, surged to a half-length score in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park, pushing his earnings to more than $1.1 million.

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Trainer Jimmy Jerkens hopes that the next couple of weekends are prosperous ones for his barn with two of his stable stars slated for Grade 1 action at Belmont Park.

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W.S. Farish homebred Code of Honor, a three-length winner of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers last month, enjoyed a four-furlong breeze on Big Sandy Sunday morning in preparation for the Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup set for September 28 at Belmont Park.

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Bridlewood Farm, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael B. Tabor's Marconi quickly recovered from an unpromising break under jockey Jose Lezcano to capture Saturday's $300,000 1 1/2-mile Grand Prix American Jockey Club Invitational by three lengths in front-running fashion.

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Woodslane Farm's Dyna Passer will make the step up in class when she competes in the eight-horse field of sophomore fillies in Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational.