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ELMONT, N.Y. -- Lewis Bay is a multiple graded stakes winner, but trainer Chad Brown said hes still not sure hes figured out this 3-year-old filly.On Saturday, Brown saw arguably the best performance to date from Lewis Bay, who took the lead soon after the start under Irad Ortiz Jr. and then dominated six overmatched rivals in the Grade 3, $200,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap at Belmont Park.Always traveling well and in hand under Ortiz, Lewis Bay set modest fractions of 23.56 seconds for the quarter, 47.36 for the half-mile, 1:12.55 for six furlongs, and then opened it up turning for home and cruised to the wire a 5-1/4-length winner.Lewis Bay covered the 1-1/16 miles in 1:42.09 and returned $2.90 as the 2-5 favorite.Flora Dora rallied from well off the pace to get second by 7-1/4 lengths over Eskenformoney. She was followed by Smartly Agree, Rachels Temper, Linda Mimi, and Innovative Idea.The win was the fourth from nine starts for Lewis Bay, a daughter of Bernardini owned by John Clays Alpha Delta Stables. At 2, she won the Grade 2 Demoiselle at Aqueduct, and earlier this year she won the Grade 2 Gazelle, also at Aqueduct, before finishing third in the Kentucky Oaks.Shes been a horse thats had such a good season, yet theres still some things were trying to figure out about her, Brown said. A couple of time in her races, shed move to her left lead in the lane, or shed wait on horses when she made the lead. She seems to have a lot of natural ability, but shes not quite a finished product yet.Brown said he left the race tactics up to Ortiz, who said he didnt see much speed in the race other than Innovative Idea. When that filly didnt break sharply, Ortiz took the initiative, and the race was over early.I was going to have to fight her too much to sit second or third, so I let her be there, Ortiz said. I was on the lead, I let her relax and tried to hold her together. For me, she was moving good, and she was comfortable, and thats why she finished better. She really impressed me today because she never finished that good.Brown said he would talk with Clay about whether to run Lewis Bay again this year or wait until her 4-year-old season. One possible spot in New York is the Grade 3, $250,000 Go for Wand, a one-turn mile at Aqueduct on Dec. 3. Custom Detroit Red Wings Jerseys . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. Terry Sawchuk Jersey . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. 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As expected, July 1 came and brought with it a wave of seemingly nonstop player movement. Actually, before free agency opened, Steven Stamkos re-signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning and we had the blockbuster P.K. Subban-Shea Weber and Taylor Hall-Adam Larsson trades -- then the signings reshaped the landscape. Then everyone basically went on vacation and the offseason newsfeed slowed to a lazy stroll.But not all big signings are made on July 1. Just ask the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Two of their biggest additions last summer were depth forwards Eric Fehr and Matt Cullen, who were signed July 28 and Aug. 6, respectively.[July 1 is] the time you look at your needs and you try to go after free agents who really can help your team, said former Los Angeles Kings general manager Rogie Vachon, who will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 14. But sometimes it doesnt work. Sometimes youre looking for one guy and all of a sudden hes gone and you have to wait until the end of July or even September and training camp ... whenever you can get the players youre really looking for. It doesnt matter what the date is.Heres the short list of players still waiting for the phone to ring who could potentially have a real impact.Sam Gagner, C: The 2007 No. 6 pick hit rock bottom with the Philadelphia Flyers last season. After establishing career lows in goals and points while struggling through a stint in the American Hockey League, Gagner is essentially starting over. Its hard to believe but hes still only 26 and isnt far removed from a 41-point output in 2014-15 with the Arizona Coyotes. So what does a team in search of depth down the middle really have to lose? The numbers dont bear it out, but Gagner did have his moments with the Flyers last season. He made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut, setting up Ryan Whites winner in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals, and enjoyed a run following the All-Star Game in which he collected five goals and nine points in 18 games.James Wisniewski, D: The veteran will definitely be taking a pay cut from the six-year, $33 million deal he signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2011. The Carolina Hurricanes bought out the final year of his contract in June, but at only 32 years old Wisniewski should have something left to offer a team in search of veteran power-play help. A torn left ACL mere seconds into his Hurricanes debut limited Wisniewski to a single game last season. But in 2014-15 split between the Blue Jackets and the Anaheim Ducks, he scored seven power-play goals. The season prior, he ranked ninth in the NHL with 29 power-play points. Considering the importance of special teams, someone could come calling soon enough.Jiri Hudler, RW: Who ranked ninth in NHL scoring in 2014-15? If youre a general manager who correctly answered Jiri Hudler, you might want to consider taking a chance on the Czech forward. Hudler had a dip in production between the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers last season and failed to contribute in six playoff games with the Panthers. Hudler should provide scoring depth at a nice discount. His point prooduction with the Flames in 2014-15 certainly turned some heads, but Hudlers greatest contribution that year might have been his work grooming young prospects Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, who now make up the Flames core.dddddddddddd Hudler shouldnt be labeled a playoff underperformer because of his stint in Florida. He scored eight points in 11 playoff games with the Flames in 2015 and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings in 2008, scoring the winning goal against the Penguins in Game 4 of the Cup finals.Kris Versteeg, RW: Few players offer the big-game experience of this well-traveled winger, who has skated for six different teams in his nine NHL seasons, including two separate stints with the Chicago Blackhawks. Of course, Versteeg completed each of those Chicago tenures by hoisting the Stanley Cup. Even before the deadline deal that sent him to the Los Angeles Kings last season, Versteeg was a helpful mentor on a Hurricanes club teeming with young talent. Versteeg wont be expected to match the 54-point production he showed with the Florida Panthers in 2011-12. And despite joining a talented Kings team eyeing a playoff run, Versteeg never really found chemistry on any one forward line. But his big-game experience could become more attractive as free agency rolls on.Brad Richards, C: Has any remaining free agent done more than Richards? The two-time Stanley Cup champion has played in a whopping 83 playoff games -- and thats just in the past five seasons. Richards statistical disappointment in his lone season with the Wings marked the sixth straight year in which his point-per-game output has dropped. Thats an indisputable decline for a dynamic forward once considered among the NHLs best. But he also provided a much-needed calming veteran presence on a young team transitioning from legendary coach Mike Babcock to his understudy and replacement, Jeff Blashill. No one will be looking to Richards to provide an offensive boost but there isnt a free agent available with more big-game experience. At age 36, hes made it as far as the conference finals five times with four teams. Thats exactly the kind of playoff experience many teams covet.Luke Schenn, D: Teams in search of depth on their blue line could be eyeing the 2008 fifth-overall pick. After struggling with expectations early in his career, the physical defenseman has established himself over the past few seasons. There shouldnt be any more misconceptions about exactly what he provides: a physical presence with limited versatility and no offensive upside. Still, what he does bring could make him a good fit in the right place. That might have been most apparent after Schenn was traded, along with Vincent Lecavalier, to the Kings on Jan. 6. While much of the attention surrounding the deal was on the veteran Lecavalier, Schenn brought his lunchbox with him from Philadelphia, contributing depth and consistency to a Kings defense that desperately needed it. His work on the penalty kill was especially helpful. ' ' '