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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Trainer Graham Motion predicted that Ring Weekend would run a much-improved race in Mondays Grade 2 Bernard Baruch than he had 16 days earlier in the Fourstardave. And he couldnt have been more right, as Ring Weekend not only won the closing-day co-feature at Saratoga by a neck over Jay Gatsby but also established a course record.Ring Weekend finished sixth and last in the Grade 1 Fourstardave. But Motion noted that his horse had not only become a little rank after getting pinched at the start of the race but also was making his first start in three months and just his second in nearly a year and a half that day.Id be very disappointed if he didnt turn in a much more Ring Weekend kind of performance, Motion said 48 hours in advance of the Bernard Baruch.On Monday, John Velazquez, who guided Ring Weekend to an easy victory in the Grade 3 Saranac here two years ago, placed Ring Weekend in perfect striking position off the pace, set for much of the way by Take the Stand. Ring Weekend eased out to launch his bid in early stretch and outfinished Jay Gatsby, with the pair bumping briefly nearing the wire.Jay Gatsby improved his position along the inside on the second turn, eased out between horses to continue his bid near midstretch, was put in tight quarters and jostled when Take the Stand came out slightly under left-handed pressure approaching the wire, and could not quite match strides with Ring Weekend at the end. Take the Stand succumbed very grudgingly, finishing just a nose farther back in third.Following a stewards inquiry and claim of foul by Jay Gatsbys jockey, Javier Castellano, against the winner, the result stood as is.The victory was the sixth in 17 starts for Ring Weekend, who became a Grade 1 winner at Santa Anita during the winter of 2015 before going to the sidelines for better than 14 months due to foot issues. His final time of 1:38.29 for 1-1/16 miles eclipsed the previous track mark of 1:38.54 set by Ironicus in winning the 2015 Bernard Baruch. Ring Weekend paid $7.90 as the slight favorite in a field of nine older turf specialists.Motion watched the race from the Forest Hills neighborhood in Queens, where he was attending the U.S. Open tennis matches.Serena [Williams] won her match just as [Ring Weekend] crossed the finish line, so the timing was a little awkward, Motion quipped when reached by phone several minutes after the race. In fairness to the horse, last time he got really aggressive after getting cut off at the break. This was the real Ring Weekend we saw today. Hes had an incredibly tough year, so I am very proud of him. 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The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision.England Women cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women in the opening one-day international of their four-match series in Colombo. The hosts were restricted to 168-7 in their 50 overs at the Sinhalese Sports Club after England skipper Heather Knight won the toss and the tourists then eased past their target with over 20 overs to spare. England took a one-match lead in their four-match ODI series against Sri Lanka by sealing an eight-wicket victory in Colombo on Wednesday. Knight (2-29) and Katherine Brunt (2-35) were the pick of the England attack, although ODI debutant Beth Langston (1-23), Danielle Hazell (1-27) and Alex Hartley (1-39) all produced good 10-over spells.dddddddddddd The top seven in Sri Lankas order all reached double figures but none of them could build on a solid start with Dilani Manodara top-scoring with 27.Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield started the chase with a 77-run opening stand and, despite the pair departing in quick succession, Knight and Natalie Sciver led their side home with unbeaten knocks of 45 and 47 respectively in an unbroken 82-run third-wicket partnership. Skipper Heather Knight led from the front for England Women England need to win one of the three remaining ODIs against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, which are all ICC Womens Championship fixtures, to automatically qualify for next years World Cup on home soil.The second match of the series will be played on Saturday. 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