Winning Colors appeared to be going well through fractions of 22.81, 44.91 and 1:09.04, but was clearly tired as they rounded the stretch turn.
When it opened, though, he broke well, then settled back off the pace as Housebuster shot to the lead through fractions of 22.67 and 45.18.
The final flow through fractions were then collected.
The two leaders pulled 14 lengths clear of the field as they dueled through fractions of 23.85, 46.20 and 1:09.80.
They raced in that order through fractions of 24.05, 48.30 and 1:12.17.
They hooked up through very fast fractions of 22.40 and 44.80 before Richard R. finally drew clear around the turn.
Similarly, higher spin particles look the same if one turns them through smaller fractions of a complete revolution.
Is It True led by less than a length through fractions of 23.88, 47.31 and 1:10.86.
But he took the lead at the start, stayed close through fast fractions and refused to concede anything when challenged in the home stretch.
The race unfolded slowly, with Win taking the lead by default through fractions of 25.22, 50.40 and 1:14.20.