Finger Lakes Gaming

The first 2-year-old race of the 2007 season was won by Play N Hooky on Saturday. The New York-bred filly defeated a field of mostly male rivals by ten and one-quarter lengths in her career debut for trainer M. Anthony Ferraro. She completed the five furlong distance in a time of :59.80 under the guidance of jockey John Grabowski.

Tiger Speech toyed with his competitors and drew off to win the Raymond Royston Memorial Handicap by eight and one-half lengths on Sunday. The Michael S. Ferraro-trainee sizzled the one mile and seventy yard distance in a final time of 1:41.52 under jockey Robert Messina. The 5-year-old gelding finished third to Funny Cide in the $100,000 Wadsworth Memorial Handicap on July 4 in his previous start. Raymond Royston was involved in Finger Lakes racing since the 1960’s as a jockey and Racing Official.

Jockey/Trainer News: Three jockeys were involved in a spill that occurred during the running of the last race on Tuesday, July 17. Pedro Rodriguez was uninjured from the mishap. Ronny Rideout and Omar Camejo were transported to Strong Memorial Hospital and tested negative for any fractures. Rideout returned to ride this week while Camejo will be out for a few more days with a badly bruised leg. Trainers George Beech and Arlene Blake both saddled their first winners of the season on Friday. Paparazzi Princess won the first race for Beech and Ashley’s Glory took the third for Blake.

Jockey Multiple Wins: Friday, 7/20: J. Davila Jr. (2)…Saturday, 7/21: J. Davila Jr. (3)…M. Davila (2)…Grabowski (2)… Sunday, 7/22: J. Davila Jr. (2)…Rodriguez (2)…Monday, 7/23: Messina (3)… Tuesday, 7/24: Flores (3).

Trainer Multiple Wins: Friday, 7/20: None …Saturday, 7/21: Acquilano (2)… Englehart (2)… Sunday, 7/22: Englehart (2)…Monday, 7/23: None …Tuesday, 7/24: M.S. Ferraro (2).