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Looms Boldly won the 39th renewal of the $50,000 Ontario County Stakes at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR) on Monday, June 26. The talented colt owned by Ten Strike Racing took the six furlong dash for New York-bred 3-years-olds in a final time of 1:12.41.

The Brad Cox-trainee seized the lead from his inside post and widened his advantage to score the victory by a margin of five and one-quarter lengths. He was guided to victory by jockey Andre Worrie.

Looms Boldly recorded his fourth victory in his seventh lifetime start and improved his career earnings to a sum of $207,640. He notched his second career stakes triumph and paid $4.00, 2.30, and $2.10. Acoustic Ave was second and returned $2.30 and $2.10. Dr. Kraft secured the third position and paid $2.10.

The Niagara Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies is the next $50,000 race on the 2023 FLGR stakes schedule. The six furlong sprint will be the feature event for the Tuesday, July 4 card. Independence Day at the Races will also include a chicken barbeque from noon to 5:00 pm. Free programs for the FLGR live card will also be available.

About Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack: In operation since 1962, the facility added gaming to its offering in 2004 and expanded again in 2013 by adding 33,000 square feet with a $12 million expansion. FLGR is highlighted by over 1,100 gaming machines, the 448-seat Buffet, Remedy Bar & Lounge, as well as live and simulcast thoroughbred racing. Gaming doors open at 8 a.m. and racing doors open at 11:30 a.m. daily. For more information, visit www.fingerlakesgaming.com.

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Siena Farm and WinStar Farm's Miracle tops a field of ten entered in the $300,000, Grade 3 Delaware Oaks this Saturday at Delaware Park. The 1 1/16-mile affair has been carded as the eighth race with an approximate post time of 4:00pm.

The New York-bred daughter of Mendelssohn travels well: from her seven career starts, she has only been out of the money once while racing over five different tracks.  She has a win, four seconds and a third with earnings of $229,675.

“She is training very well coming into the race,” said trainer Todd Pletcher, who won the Delaware Oaks in 2006 with Adieu. “She is very consistent and she should like the track.”

Miracle has made three starts in 2023. On Feb. 18, she ran second in the 1 1/16-mile Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra at the Fair Grounds, then followed with a fifth in the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks on April 1. In her most recent out, she ran second in the New York state-bred Bouwerie Stakes at Belmont Park on May 29. Miracle will be ridden by Trevor McCarthy, who won the Delaware Oaks in 2014 with Fortune Pearl.

The Elkstone Group's Cover the Spread and Haymarket Farm's Cats Inthe Timber will be representing the home team. Both are conditioned by Brittany Russell, the current leading trainer at Delaware Park with a record of nine wins, eight seconds, and six thirds from 29 starts.

The Delaware Oaks will be the first stakes test for Cover the Spread who has a career record of two wins and two thirds from four starts.  In her most recent, the Maryland-bred daughter of Will Take Charge won a 1 1/16-mile allowance at Pimlico on May 14. The homebred broke her maiden in her career debut going a mile at Laurel Park on November 24.

“We ran her the one turn mile at Laurel three times mostly because that was the only opportunity offered, but we had been dying to run her two turns,” said trainer Brittany Russell. “When we took her to Pimlico, she handled the two turns exactly the way we thought she would. She ran a really big race that day. She is a really good work horse and training filly. It might be a question for her to step up and run against a little better competition, but she has trained and raced so well, it justifies taking this shot.”

Cats Inthe Timber broke her maiden in her second career effort going six furlongs at Delaware Park. In her most recent effort, the Kentucky-bred daughter of Honor Code finished sixth in Grade 2 Black Eyed Susan at Pimlico on May 19. Previously, she won the $125,000 Weber City Miss Stakes at Laurel Park on April 15. Cats Inthe Timber has a career record of three wins, a second, and a third from seven starts with earnings of $155,400.

“Cats Inthe Timber just keeps plugging along and she does what we ask her to do,” said trainer Brittany Russell. “She is solid. We may have thrown her to the wolves last time, but to be fair, she ran hard against a real tough bunch. I am very happy with her. She is doing extremely well. We have had this race in the back of our minds for a while because she trains and started her career at Delaware Park, so we have had this race in mind. I think we are going to take a swing and see what happens in the Oaks.”

$300,000 Grade 3 Delaware Oaks

For  3-year-old fillies

at a mile and a sixteenth

#	HORSE	OWNER	TRAINER	JOCKEY	Wg	ODD
1	Foggy Night	Pine Brook Farm	Robert Reid Jr	Paco Lopez	116	10-1
2	Cover the Spread	The Elkstone Group	Brittany Russell	Fergal Lynch	116	12-1
3	Opus Forty Two	Mark Grier	Arnaud Delacour	Daniel Centeno	116	15-1
4	Fireline	Juddmonte	Chad Brown	Dylan Davis	118	7/2
5	Balpool	Madaket Stables	Rob Atras	Luis Rodriguez Castro	118	6-1
6	Promiseher America	Hoffman Thorough et al	Raymond Handel	Jorge Vargas Jr.	122	5-1
7	Fast Tracked	Greg Tatum Racing	Arnaud Delacour	Jorge Ruiz	116	12-1
8	Mircale	Siena & Winstar	Todd Pletcher	Trevor McCarthy	116	3-1
9	Cats Inthe Timber	Haymarket Farm	Brittany Russell	Jeremy Rose	120	10-1
10	Crypto Mama	George Hall & Annestes	Kelly John Breen	Mychel Sanchez	116	10-1

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Miss Yearwood rates as the slight morning-line favorite in the $250,000, Grade 3 Robert G. Dick Memorial at Delaware Park this Saturday. The 1 3/8-mile turf affair for fillies and mares has attracted a field of eleven.

The Robert G. Dick Memorial has been carded as the seventh race with an approximate post time of 3:30 p.m.

In her most recent start, the 4-year-old daughter of Will Take Charge posted a length triumph in the 1 1/2-mile $225,000 Keertana Stakes over the Churchill Downs turf course on May 27. Previously, the Kentucky-bred conditioned by Ian Wilkes won a 1 1/2-mile turf allowance at Keeneland on April 26. Miss Yearwood has a career record of four wins, two seconds and two thirds from 12 starts with earnings $438,780. She will be ridden by Chris Landeros. The trainer/jockey tandem of Wilkes and Landeros teamed up to win the Robert G. Dick twice with Gentle Ruler in 2019 and 2020.

Trainer H. Graham Motion, who has won the Robert G. Dick Memorial eight times, has entered Chervenell Thoroughbreds Frivole and Madaket Stables and Bill Strauss' Sopran Basilea. Both had impressive efforts in making North American debuts in last race after solid European campaigns.

“They both worked together this morning (Monday),” said trainer H. Graham Motion.  “I thought they went well.”

In her only outing this year, Frivole posted a 2 ½-length triumph in a 1 3/8-mile turf allowance at Churchill Downs on May 18. Last year, the 4-year-old daughter of Anodin had a record of a win, four seconds and two thirds while racing in France.

“Obviously, I did not know Frivole could be this kind of horse, but I thought she won pretty impressively at Churchill,” Motion said.  “We were rolling the dice a little bit going a mile and three-eighths.  I thought she could handle it, but I was not sure, so it kind of was a little bit of an experiment.  After she did it so nicely, I thought this was a great spot for her.”

Sopran Basilea finished second beaten 2 ½-lengths in the 1 1/16-mile Grade 3 Gallorette over the Pimlico turf course on May 20 in her 2023 debut. In 2021 and 2022, the 5-year-old daughter of Night of Thunder compiled a record of five wins, five seconds and a third from 15 starts including two victories and three seconds in Group 2 & 3 races mostly at distances going a mile and a quarter or longer in Italy.

“I was a little surprised how well she ran on Preakness Day because I knew the race was going to be short for her, but I was anxious to her started,” Motion said. “I thought she ran extremely well. Running long is obviously what she wants to do. She is kind of proven at these distances. But the timing and her effort in the Gallorette should set her up perfectly for this race.”

Trainer H. Graham Motion won the Robert G. Dick Memorial with Guilty Twelve (2017), Real Smart (2016), Caprice (2009), Rosinka (2007), Alternate (2003 and 2004), New Economy (2002) and Bursting Forth (1999).

$250,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial

For fillies & mares 3-year-olds and upward

at a mile and three-eighths (Turf)

#	HORSE	OWNER	TRAINER	JOCKEY	Wg	OD
1	Parnac (Fr)	West Point & Dream	Christophe Clement	Trevor McCarthy	120	8-1
2	Ever Summer	Brereton Jones	Christophe Clement	TBD	120	12-1
3	Lovely Princess	Gentry Farms	Kenneth McPeek	Paco Lopez	122	6-1
4	Talbeyah (Ire)	Tracy Farmer	Mark Casse	Dylan Davis	118	15-1
5	Frivole (Fr)	Chervenell Thoroughbred	H. Graham Motion	Vincent Cheminaud	120	10-1
6	Lady Rockstar	Clipper Logistics	Brendan Walsh	Jareth Loveberry	120	6-1
7	Sopran Basilea (Ire)	Madaket & Strauss	H. Graham Motion	Jorge Ruiz	118	6-1
8	Miss Yearwood	Long Revocable Trust	Ian Wilkes	Chris Landeros	124	4-1
9	Viareggio (Ire)	Hunter Vaallye Farm	Brendan Walsh	Feargal Lynch	120	9/2
10	Inanna's Quest	Lynn Ashby	Lynn Ashby	Daniel Centeno	118	20-1
11	Deciding Vote	William Pape	Edward Graham	Mychel Sanchez	118	12-1

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