Talk Therapy, claimed as a 6-year-old last summer for $7,500, became a stakes winner Saturday when he drew clear in the stretch and held off a bid by heavily favored Fox Rules to win the $50,000 Genesee Valley Breeders’ Handicap for New York-breds at Finger Lakes.

Since he was taken by leading trainer Chris Englehart on behalf of My Purple Haze Stables last Aug. 24, Talk Therapy has 4 wins and 4 seconds in 11 starts. He tuned up for the Genesee Valley by winning an allowance by a neck on July 22.

CHESTER, W.Va. – The hot streak for Ken and Sarah Ramsey and Mike Maker is not limited to Kentucky or New York.

The dominant owners were represented by another winner Saturday when Prissy held off a race-long challenge from Soft Whisper to capture the $100,000 West Virginia Senate President’s Cup, part of an all-stakes, nine-race card at Mountaineer Park.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - On Rainbow Bridge ($5.50) notched her consecutive second stakes Saturday at Woodbine in the $125,400 Nandi, a six-furlong dash for Ontario-sired 2-year-old fillies.

Skye Chernetz, riding without her apprentice allowance, had On Rainbow Bridge stalking the leaders in a three-wide position in third on the turn. She hit the front nearing the eighth pole, and then held off Paladin Bay to score by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:10.36. Lia’s Miracle finished another two lengths back in third in the nine-horse field.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Jeremiah Englehart knows taking on Wise Dan is a tall task, but he also knows that his New York-bred King Kreesa deserves the opportunity to run in next weekend’s Grade 2, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga.

Piquant and Escrow Kid, one moving up in class and the other taking a steep drop, clash for the first time in Tuesday’s $53,000 feature at Parx Racing.

The seventh race, scheduled for 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track, is open to third-level allowance runners and $40,000 claimers. Three of the six entrants, including Escrow Kid, are entered for the $40,000 claiming price.

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DEL MAR, Calif. – U’narack, the winner of Friday’s $200,000 Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar, may be through with sprints for the near future.

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said on Saturday that U’narack is likely to make his next start around two turns, with the $100,000 El Cajon Stakes over a mile on Aug. 30 a strong consideration.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Monday’s $100,000 Waya Stakes at Saratoga will have extra special meaning for Jim Baker, trainer of contender Beijoca.

Baker trains Beijoca for the Klein family, which last week lost one of its members when Elaine Klein, who owned horses with her husband Bertram and son Richard, died Wednesday. Her funeral was scheduled for Sunday.

Do It for Don, who has put together a four-race winning streak since late April, faces a challenge from a trio of horses dropping out of Grade 3 stakes company in Monday’s $50,000 Hard Spun Stakes for 3-year-old sprinters at Delaware Park.

Claimed from a maiden victory for $25,000 in February by trainer William Komlo on behalf of M and D Stable, Do It for Don failed when he tried to go a mile in his first start for his new connections. Since then, however, he is unbeaten in four sprints, winning by at least two lengths each time.

It’s All Here, who led throughout to upset the 1 1/16-mile Harry Jeffrey on July 17, will be looking to double up when he faces eight rival 3-year-olds in Monday’s 1 1/8-mile Manitoba Derby.

The $75,000 Manitoba Derby, the richest race of the Assiniboia Downs meeting, headlines a blockbuster card that also includes the Assiniboia Oaks, R.J. Speers, and Graduation Stakes.

It’s All Here held off 1-5 favorite Stormin Monarcho when he made his stakes debut in the Harry Jeffrey.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The $75,000 B.C. Cup Classic is the richest of the six stakes races for British Columbia-breds that will be the main focus of the strong Monday holiday card at Hastings. Nonetheless, there is more at stake for the 11 3-year-olds entered in the $50,000 Stellar’s Jay, and a good showing in the 1 1/16-mile race will propel them on a path that could end with a shot in the Grade 3, $150,000 British Columbia Derby on Sept. 9. Post time for the first of nine Monday races is 1:50 p.m. Pacific.