Strategic Partner came from the rear of the seven-horse field to finish second.
Sugar Rodgers went 6 for 20 from the field to finish with 16 points for the Hoyas.
Frustrated, he gatecrashed stage one of the 1991 race – running without a number, food, water or mandatory gear – and blew away the official field to finish first.
The reigning two-time world champions trailed in eighth after the first mark but gradually moved up the field to finish 26 seconds behind the winning French team.
Behkabad, the favourite, was boxed in at a vital stage in the home straight and was a little unlucky not to finish better than fourth, while Sarafina was badly baulked and had to come around the field to finish third.
Sure enough, in the race the following day on the Le Mans circuit he axed through the field to finish second, behind Valentino Rossi, defying the pain to earn his fourth rostrum position of the year.
Anthony, who returned after a one-week absence to rest his sore right knee, was listless and ineffective, going 4 for 15 from the field to finish with 14 points.
Pierce, perhaps playing his last game as a Celtic, had another miserable night, going 4 for 18 from the field to finish with 14 points, looking very much like a Hall of Famer in his sad twilight.
On Tuesday, de Blasio, New York City's liberal public advocate, rode a wave of voter apathy with the crowded Democratic field to finish first in the primary (and possibly avoid a runoff ahead of the general election).
