Fast Dude picked up winner No. 8 this year at Mahoning Valley and is now only six away from having 700 runners who have visited the winner’s circle.

Romantic Jewel, a 4-year-old filly bred by Steve and Bryan Tucker, went wire-to-wire at 5 1/2 furlongs and is now 2-2-0 in seven starts. She left the gate quickly and gained the lead under Fernando Salazar Becerra, was pressured every step of the way, then held on by a neck at the wire. She paid $9.40 and earned a check for $5,880.