LAINEY W cut the fast fractions and finished second in her $50,175 first elimination of the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks No. 56 for 3-year-old trotting fillies.

Driven by Dexter Dunn for trainer Marcus Melander and owners Brittany Farms and Marvin & Lynn Katz, the daughter of BAR HOPPING will advance to the $500,000 Hambo Oaks final on Hambletonian Day (Aug. 8) at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Race timed in 1:51.2 with a :26.4 final quarter, it was her fifth start of the year where she now has a win, 2 seconds and 2 thirds.