LAUREL, Md.--Graham Motion not only won two stakes at Laurel on April 20, he also placed fist and second in one of them.

Dataman winning the Henry S. Clark Stakes (Photo by James McCue)"We had a good day," said Motion.

Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Dataman won the $100,000, 1 mile Henry S. Clark Stakes on the turf by 1 1/4 lengths over Calumet Farm's English Bee, also trained by Motion, on Apri

"We gave Dataman time off over the winter," said Motion. "He'd been running hard last year. I was surprised to see him win so easily."

"I was glad to see English Bee come back to his form," said Motion. "They'll both probably run again during Preakness week."

Merry Fox Stables' homebred Five Towns (GB) won the $100,000, 1 mile Dahlia Stakes on the turf for Fillies and Mares by 1 1/4lengths.

"Five Towns came to me last fall," said Motion. "She did well in Florida. She won second ttime out at Gulfstream. I was impressed with her."

 

FIVE TOWNS had been a handicap winner in England before coming to the U.S.

"She'll also probably run Preakness week, the Gallorette is an option," said Motion. "All my horses had to go to my farm because of herpes at Fair Hill. That makes it hard because I can't work them. But I'm lucky to at least have the farm to send them to."

Motion won a third stakes race at Turfway park on March 223.

Amerman Racing's Trikari won the $100,000, 1 1/16 mile Rushaway Stakes for3 year olds by a neck.

Trikari now has two wins and a second for four starts at earnings of $199,790.

Motion also had three allowance winners in the last month, beginning with Five Towns at Gulfstream on March 23.

Amo Racing's Sir London won a $91,000, 1 1/16 mile Allowance Optional Claiming race on the turf by a neck on March 30, and Haphazad Racing's Classic Vinyl won a $53,000, 1 mile Allowance race for Fillies and Mares 4 and up at Tampa Bay by a nose on April 6.

Liz Merryman saddled her own homebred Witty to win the $100,000, 5 1/2 furlong King Leathrbury Stakes by a neck at Laurel on April 20.

Witty now has eight wins, six of them stakes, and seven seconds from 21 starts and earnings of $565,260.

Keri Brion saddled Three Diamonds Farm's Better Luck to win a $22,000.5 1/2 furlong Maiden Claiming race by a head at Gulfstream on March 29.

Rodney Jenkins saddled Hillwood Stable's The Band Runs On to win a $52,235, 6furlong Maiden Special Weight for 3 year olds by 5 3/4 lengths at Laurel on April 12.