Obviously shipped east from California for the running of the Grade 3 Poker Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday. 8-year-old, Obviously, Son of Choisir, grabbed the lead out of the gate and never looked back – covering a mile on the firm turf in 1:31.65, two hundredths of a second off of Elusive Quality’s course record, set in 1998. The Phil D’Amato trainee, Obviously, crossed the wire 3 3/4 lengths in front of his competition.