Favored Gun Song flexes dominance in Black-Eyed Susan triumph

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Jockey John Velazquez and favorite Gun Song stalked a pace-setting long shot through leisurely early fractions, drew even with her straightening for home and pulled away for an impressive victory Friday in the 1 1/8-mile Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Seven other 3-year-old fillies chased Jeanne Marie through a half-mile in :49.47, with 2-1 top