Miss Temple City tops the boys at Keeneland

With a Breeders’ Cup berth at stake, Sagamore Racing, Allen Rosenblum and The Club Racing LLC’s Miss Temple City became the first filly in 22 years to win the $1 million Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. In her previous time out, Miss Temple City became the first filly to win the Grade 1 Maker’s 46 Mile Stakes. Trained by Fair Hill-based Graham Motion and ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, the 4-year-old filly by Temple City, out of Glittering Tax by Artax, was the 6-1 choice competing Saturday against 10 male rivals, including Motion’s Ring Weekend. Miss Temple City jumped out of the No. 7 post, staying outside, where she kept pace just behind Pleuven. Heading into the final furlong, Prado guided Miss Temple City into the lead, where she fought off a late push from the favorite, Ironicus, to finish in a time of 1 minute, 37 seconds on the firm turf to improve her career record to 14-5-3-2. “We’ve believed for a long time that she is an elite horse and she proved it again today. This is a true team effort,” said Hunter Rankin, president of Sagamore Racing. Said Motion of Miss Temple City, “She’s the best filly I’ve ever trained. She’s spectacular.” LAUREL PARK: Matthew Schera’s John Jones led every step of the way to extend his winning streak to three races with a 3-length triumph in the featured ninth race. In a race rained off the Kelso Turf Course to a good main track and scratched down to a field of three, John Jones ($3) ran a mile in 1:37.42 as a 1-2 betting favorite in the $47,000 third-level optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up.

Navy alumnus O’Donnell finishes sixth in Ironman

(3-5-2, 0-2-2). Felix De Bona scored twice for the Terriers . ... Navy (2-6-3, 0-3-1 Patriot) tied the game in the 49th minute and earned a 1-1 double-overtime tie with visiting Holy Cross (5-6-1, 1-2-1). WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Host Towson (59-1, 2-3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) lost, 2-1, to James Madison (6-8-0, 3-2-0) on a goal by Allie Brunner in the 101st minute . ... Kendall Ham scored 22 seconds into overtime to help visiting Bucknell (11-0-1, 5-0 Patriot) to a 2-1 win over Navy (5-8-2, 2-2-1). NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE: Midfielder Christine Nairn (Archbishop Spalding) was voted Most Valuable Player of the Washington Spirit, which will play today for the league championship against Western New York. Nairn, in her third season with the team, has three goals this season, including two against the Houston Dash on Aug. 18 that all but secured her team’s top-two position in the regular-season standings. Defender Ali Krieger was voted Fan Favorite and defender Shelina Zadorsky was voted Top Newcomer. NHL: Jacob Slavin scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 exhibition victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night in Raleigh. Lee Stempniak and Noah Hanifin scored in regulation for Carolina, and Cam Ward stopped 22 shots through overtime. Jeff Skinner and Teuvo Teravainen also scored in the tiebreaker for the Hurricanes, and Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky replied for the Capitals. EQUESTRIAN: John French won his fourth WCHR Professional Finals championship at the Capital Challenge Horse Show on Friday night in Upper Marlboro. Allison Fithian won the ARIAT National Adult Medal Finals. French rode Alant to a score of 90.66 (90, 93, 89), piloted Everglow to a score of 90.66 (91, 89, 92) and guided Small Gesture to a 90 (89, 88, 93) for a total of 271.32. Scott Stewart was second. —