Vintage effort Ripasso held on tight in Saturday’s opening contest to pick up his fifth win of the campaign, registering a new personal mark in the process. The half-length victory in 1:49.1 got the 5-year-old son of Racing Hill–Voluminous back into the winner’s circle for the first time since a 3 ½-length score on June 21. Trained by Garry Merner for owners Ray Lasky, Andrew Harris and 2156604 Alberta Inc., Ripasso improved to 9-15-4 from 78 starts ($174,080). At 6-1, he paid $15.90. Ripasso. New Image Media Beach Tour Make that two straight wins for veteran pacer Beach Tour, who rose above the rest Saturday’s second. The 7-year-old son of Sunshine Beach–Grand Tour jumped out to an early lead and never looked back en route to a 1 ½-length triumph. Now standing at 19-19-18 through 113 starts for owners R A W Equine and Mark Horner, Beach Tour has collected nearly $197,000 in purse earnings. At 5-1, the bay, trained by Michael Horner, paid $13. Beach Tour. New Image Media Wire-to-wire time Shesamanalishi, driven by Jonathan Drury for trainer Kyle Bossence, took the early lead and kept on trotting en route to a 2 1/2-length score in Sunday evening’s final dash. The four-year-old daughter of Green Manilishi S, bred by Tammy Aspden and J Murray Neilson, is now 6-11-11 from 66 starts, along with $134,152 in career purse earnings. She paid $17.60 for the weekend victory. Shesamanalishi. New Image Media Share This:Share
