Colonel Liam reeled in Smooth Like Strait down the Churchill Downs stretch, but was not alone at the wire as Domestic Spending got up just in time for a dead-heat finish in the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes (G1T).
The pair completed the 1 1/8 miles on firm turf in 1:47.99.
Smooth Like Strait held for third after setting the pace and Count Again was fourth.
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