King Kreesa's attempt to win the $300,000 Poker for a second time in wire-to-wire fashion was no bluff as the six-year-old gelding led eight rivals on a merry chase in Saturday's one-mile test on Belmont Park's firm Widener turf. Left alone to set a

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King Kreesa's attempt to win the $300,000 Poker for a second time in wire-to-wire fashion was no bluff as the six-year-old gelding led eight rivals on a merry chase in Saturday's one-mile test on Belmont Park's firm Widener turf.

Left alone to set a pace of :23 3/5 seconds, :47 3/5 seconds and 1:10 4/5, King Kreesa had enough left in the tank to fend off a mild late bid from Vyjack to win by three-quarters of a length in a time of 1:33 2/5.