DEL MAR, Calif.- American Pastime was fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar last November in the second stakes appearance of his career. For his third stakes run, in Sunday’s Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar, American Pastime faces a field that includes Roy H, the winner of the BC Sprint last year and the 2017 champion sprinter.

American Pastime has not raced since the BC Sprint, and a comeback against such tough competition has tempered trainer Bob Hess Jr.’s expectations for the $300,000 Bing Crosby at six furlongs.

Trainer Hamilton Smith went 4 for 6 at Laurel Park on Sunday, winning with his first four starters on the card.

Smith's winners were True Cat ($4.40) in race 1, Queen of Schmooze ($4.20) in race 2, Scrap Copper ($9) in the fourth, and Stillsexyatsixty ($4) in race 5.

His starters in races 6 and 8 finished sixth and second.

The track was listed good for race 1, fast for race 2, and sloppy for races 4 and 5.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The conditions may not have been ideal when the racetrack opened for training here Sunday morning. But the wet and sealed strip did not deter Grade 3 winner Madison’s Luna from working a sharp five furlongs in 1:01.63 with regular rider Julien Leparoux aboard in preparation for his Saratoga debut, which will come later this week in either the 1 1/8-mile Curlin on Friday or 6 1/2-furlong Amsterdam the following day.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When looking at the schedule of preferred races for Sistercharlie, trainer Chad Brown naturally sees the Grade 1, $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes on Oct. 7 at Belmont Park as a logical spot.

But the 78 days between the Diana, which Sistercharlie won by a nose over Ultra Brat on Saturday at Saratoga, and the Flower Bowl are less than ideal. Thus, Brown is likely to wheel Sistercharlie back in three weeks and run her in the Grade 1, $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park on Aug. 11.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Led by race winner War Heroine, the first seven finishers of Saturday’s Grade 2 San Clemente Stakes at Del Mar are candidates for the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on Aug. 18.

The $202,760 San Clemente, run at a mile on turf, produced a tight finish, with 5-1 War Heroine prevailing by a neck over Ollie’s Candy, who closed well to finish a neck in front of 5-2 favorite Ms Bad Behavior.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A year ago, Good Samaritan made his dirt debut a winning one, defeating Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness winner Cloud Computing in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga.

Now, those same connections – trainer Bill Mott and an ownership group that includes WinStar Farm and China Horse Club – are considering a similar surface switch with the 4-year-old Yoshida.

Trainer Peter Eurton confirmed on Sunday he will be sending Ohio Derby winner Core Beliefs east for next Sunday's $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Core Beliefs is scheduled to be flown from Southern California to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to Eurton.

Draft Pick, who finished second by a head in the Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby eight days ago for Eurton, will be pointed to the Grade 3, $500,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park on Aug. 4, he said.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Accelerate will be the likely representative from the John Sadler barn in the Pacific Classic on Aug. 18, the trainer said Sunday morning, a bit after Accelerate worked five furlongs in 59.60 seconds and the morning after stablemate Catalina Cruiser romped in the San Diego Handicap.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The 3-year-olds Hofburg and Bravazo put in workouts approximately four hours apart Sunday morning over the Oklahoma training track in preparation for stakes engagements that their trainers hope eventually land them in the Travers Stakes on Aug. 25.

Hofburg, the third-place finisher in the Belmont Stakes, worked a half-mile in 49.22 seconds, getting his final quarter in 24.17 before galloping out five furlongs in 1:03.50. He is preparing for Friday’s $100,000 Curlin Stakes.

Imperial Hint came out of his bullet half-mile workout at Parx on Saturday in good condition and is on target to start in the Grade 1, $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap next weekend at Saratoga.

Trainer Luis Carvajal said he likely would ship Imperial Hint to Saratoga late Thursday afternoon for Saturday's six-furlong Vanderbilt.