Diversify, under Irad Ortiz Jr., cleared the field and made the lead soon after the start and proceeded to simply dominate Saturday's Grade 2, $700,000 Suburban Stakes by 6 1-2 lengths.

In what turned into a staggerfest behind him, The Lieutenant (34-1) finished second by two lengths over Discreet Lover (41-1). It was 1 1-4 lengths to. Hoppertunity in fourth. He was followed by Tapwrit, Zanotti, Take Your Guns, Sorry Erik, Dr. Dorr and War Story. Name Changer scratched.

Diversify, who won last year's Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup here in similar fashion, ran in fractions of 23.47 seconds for the quarter, 46.18 for the half, 1:09.65 for six furlongs, 1:34.00 for a mile and covered the 1 1-4 miles in 1:59.84.

Diversify. owned by Ralph Evans and his daughter Laura and trained by Rick Violette, returned $14.