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One Timer broke through for his first graded stakes win Saturday at Kentucky Downs with a gate-to-wire romp in the $600,000 Franklin-Simpson (G2) Saturday.

The 3-year-old Trappe Shot gelding, ridden by E. T. Baird, cruised across the finish line a 4 1/4-length winner and returned $41.94.

Time for the 6 1/2 furlongs on firm turf was 1:14.59.

First from the gate, One Timer opened a clear lead early, posting snappy fractions of :21.64 and :45.04 for a half mile with Run Curtis Run in pursuit. With a two-length advantage into the stretch, he drew away from Run Curtis Run and was kept to his task by a right-handed taps for the easy win.

Run Curtis Run stayed on for second, a neck in front of third-place finisher and favorite Big Invasion.

Campaigned by Patricia's Hope LLC and Richard Ravin and trained by Larry Rivelli, One Timer posted his fifth win from eight career starts and boosted his career bankroll to $577,113 with the $345,960 winner's share of the Franklin-Simpson purse.

Bred in Kentucky by St. Simon Place LLC, One Timer was produced by the Blame mare Spanish Star.

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Stonestreet Stables' Campanelle, whose entry into the Mint Ladies Sprint (G3) triggered a purse increase to $1 million, landed the first-place prize with a hard-fought nose victory in the race Saturday at Kentucky Downs.

The 4-year-old Kodiac filly, with Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, battled front-runner Bay Storm through the final furlong and prevailed by the slimmest margin. She Can't Sing was third, two lengths behind Bay Storm.

Final time for the 6 ½-furlong turf test for fillies and mares was 1:14.57.

Campanelle was third in the Platinum Jubilee (G1) at Royal Ascot June 18 in her previous start but was back to her brilliant best Saturday, adding the Ladies Sprint to her record, which also includes wins in the 2020 Darley Prix Morny (G1) at Deauville, and the 2021 Commonwealth Cup (G1) at Royal Ascot. She won the Giant's Causeway Stakes April 16 at Keeneland to begin the year for trainer Wesley Ward.

Bred in Ireland by Tally-Ho Stud, Campanelle is out of the Namid mare Janina. She returned $3.56.

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German-bred Dalika rolled to a wire-to-wire win Saturday in the $1-million Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3), holding off the game rally of runner-up Princess Grace, a familiar rival, by a neck.

Dalika's victory reverses last year's close finish in the race when she was second, a half length behind Princess Grace.

Ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. for trainer Al Stall Jr. in this year's edition, Dalika powered to the lead soon after the start this year while Princess Grace tracked from second. The pair was ready to run at the top of the stretch and battled toward the finish line, but Princess Grace could not overtake Dalika, who completed the one-mile event in 1:33.53 on turf rated as firm.

Market Rumor was third, 1 1/2 lengths behind even-money favorite Princess Grace.

Bal Mar Equine's Dalika, who returned $7.08, came into the race having won the Beverly D. (G1) August 13 at Churchill Downs. The 6-year-old by Pastorius out of Drawn to Run, by Hurricane Run, improved her career line to 9-7-0 from 29 starts.

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