L Diz made a big jump up in class at Buffalo Raceway, but she passed the test with flying colours in Wednesday's $9,500 Fillies and Mares Open I-II Handicap Pace.
Over the course of the past two weeks, L Diz found success in lower conditions with a first and second-place finish. The step up proved to be the right move as Buffalo Raceway's leading driver Billy Dobson took her wire-to-wire, beating Delightful Syd (Ray Fisher, Jr.) by a diminishing half-length in 1:59.1. She had set fractions of :29.3, :59.3 and 1:29.3 in setting a seasonal mark of 1:59.1 and had enough in the tank to hang on for the win. Ugly Betty (Jack Flanigen) skimmed the pylons and took third.
Owned by Ted Cupp and trained by Jim Graham, the five-year-old daughter of Artiscape-Hosel Rocket now has two wins on the 2014 campaign and $8,080 in the bank. She paid $8.70.
(Buffalo Raceway)