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Pennsylvania-Bred Beren Catches Candy Man Rocket At The Wire In Gold Fever Sponsored by:
Beren and Manny Franco (outside) get up to beat Candy Man Rocket by a nose in the Gold Fever
Susan Quick and Christopher Feifarek s Beren made up 5 1/2 lengths in the stretch, closing in on Candy Man Rocket with a strong outside move and gaining the edge in the final stride to win Sunday s $100,000 Gold Fever by a nose in a thrilling finish to the six-furlong sprint for sophomores at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
The eighth running of the Gold Fever saw Beren earn his first career stakes win in dramatic fashion, running down graded stakes-winner Candy Man Rocket under coaxing from jockey Manny Franco in the feature for the nine-race card.