Deftly handle by Glenn Corbett, Minister of Soul ($23.00) tracked the pace-setting Kaabraaj and went on to post a diminishing neck victory over a fasty-closing Leadem in Ken with the favored Bourbon Cowboy third. Kaabraaj, who won this race the past two years, tired to finish fourth in the field of six sprinters.
Owned and trained by Esteban Martinez, Minister of Soul coverd the 6-furlongs in a sprightly 1:09.3 for his fourth win in eights outings.