510:, Surprisingly he stayed near the front for all of the race. He stayed head and head with the leader Alternation, soon he would take the lead. By the far turn it was a three horse race and just at the wire Eldaafer fell back and was third, just one and three-quarter lengths behind. Finally he would be back to run in the Breeders Cup Marathon. At the start he was ninth but quickly moved up to eighth. He then moved up to seventh seven and a half lengths behind the leader. He then stayed seventh for the rest of the race finishing 13 3/4 lengths behind the winner.
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Brooklyn Handicap. He started second but fell back to fourth and stayed many lengths behind the leaders before hitting the wire six and a half lengths behind. After an unsuccessful turf attempt in the United Nations Stakes he went to an
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Eldaafer next start would be another attempt at the Brooklyn Handicap. Yet again he started sixth and again stayed behind. But at the far turn he challenged the leader Redeemed and tried to take over the lead and win his second Brooklyn Handicap. Unfortunately Redeemed fought back and
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