 At the halfway mark, Northern Dancer was third on the rail, 15 lengths back, but gradually closed the gap on the far turn.Down the stretch, the two battled for the lead before Northern Dancer pulled away to win by lengths, with the rest of the field some twenty-five plus lengths behind Northern Flight.Five days later, Northern Dancer faced a field of 14 rivals in the Coronation Futurity Stakes, the richest race for Canadian two-year-olds.