THE hyped battle between Kentucky Derby Nyquist and Preakness winner Exaggerator in the Pennsylvania Derby turned into hype and that’s all, as Connect upset the Pennsylvania Derby also at Parx.

A winner of the Curlin Stakes at Saratoga, Connect staved off Gun Runner to win by a half-length with Wild About Deb third. Nyquist looked to challenge but faded to sixth, his third consecutive loss while Exaggerator plugged on to be seventh, his second straight loss and a seventh straight loss over a fast track.