Mr. Wireless gave trainer Bret Calhoun his second straight win in the Grade 3, $500,000 West Virginia Derby, winning by 1 1/4 lengths over Warrant, who had beaten him earlier this year in the Texas Derby. Ramon Vasquez gave Mr. Wireless a perfect trip, stalking the dueling leaders, Bourbon Thunder and Kinetic Sky, through fractions of 23.82 and 47.36 while keeping his mount in the clear. Mr. Wireless took command of the race at the top of the homestretch and under an aggressive ride held clear a run from Warrant, who raced from mid-pack and could not reach the winner. Bourbonic rallied mildly from the rear to finish a well beaten third. Winning time for the 1 1/8 miles on a fast track as 1:52.49 and Mr. Wireless paid $5.20 to win as the favorite. Because of COVID-19 there was no 2020 West Virginia Derby, and Calhoun sent out the race’s most recent winner, Mr. Money, in 2019. Mr. Wireless, a brother to the talented Calhoun-trained 4-year-old filly Ain’t No Elmers, is a gelding whom his trainer termed “fat and lazy” during his earliest days on the racetrack. :: Bet the races with confidence on DRF Bets. You're one click away from the only top-rated betting platform fully integrated with exclusive data, analysis, and expert picks. Calhoun, in fact, wondered if Mr. Wireless would make it as a racehorse at all, but after being gelded and becoming accustomed to training, Mr. Wireless came around nicely this spring. He won back-to-back races at Oaklawn Park, had a couple of excuses when beaten by Warrant at Lone Star, and last month captured his first stakes race, the Indiana Derby. Mr. Wireless is by Dialed In out of Voussoir, by Arch, and won for the fourth time in six races. The winner’s share of Saturday’s purse gave him just short of $370,000 in career earnings. Bourbonic finished 1 1/2 lengths behind Warrant, with Bourbon Thunder fourth, Kinetic Sky fifth, and the 94-1 shot Americainaed eased across the wire. Channel Fury was a veterinarian’s scratch. House of Delegates Speaker's Cup Logical Myth, claimed for $40,000 last year, hit career-best form in December and has held it through August, winning the $75,000 West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker's Cup by a neck over Monarchs Glen. Corey Lanerie rode Logical Myth ($4.40) for trainer Joe Sharp and owner JPS Racing. The winner, by Data Link, clocked 1:38.42 for one mile 70 yards on firm turf. Chairman's Cup Williston Way ($11.60) nipped Hollis by a head to win the $75,000 West Virginia Legislature Chairman’s Cup under Deshawn Parker. Trained by Israel Acevedo for owner-breeder Thomas Young, Williston Way, a son of Cigar Street, ran 4 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 52.45. Senator Robert Byrd Memorial Dark Oak rallied from last of five to win the $75,000 Senator Robert Byrd Memorial by five lengths over odds-on favorite Mount Travers. Sonny Leon rode Dark Oak for trainer Rey Hernandez and owner Modo Tesio Equine. Dark Oak, by Astrology, ran six furlongs on a fast track 1:12.09 and paid $5.80.