SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer John Terranova has been enjoying a magnificent summer and he thinks he has American Pharoah to thank.

American Pharoah, trained by Bob Baffert, was housed in Terranova’s Belmont barn leading up to his historic run in the Belmont Stakes, which clinched Thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years. Over the last two months, Terranova has done quite well, winning eight races since June, including five from just 13 starters during the first part of the Saratoga meet.

DEL MAR, Calif. – The likelihood that Beholder will take on males in the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 22 increased Tuesday when she “could not have looked better,” according to trainer Richard Mandella, during a half-mile work in 48.60 seconds at Del Mar.

“Super. Everything’s good,” said Mandella, who also will send out Catch a Flight in the Pacific Classic.

Mandella said Beholder would have one more work early next week and then would be set for the meet’s richest and most-prestigious race.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Tom Morley said Tuesday morning that he’s still strongly considering bringing his 3-year-old filly Amazing Anne back in Thursday’s $100,000 Statue of Liberty Division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes following her second-place finish against males in the open Cab Calloway Division on Monday.

“The filly ate up last night, and at the moment everything is pointing towards running, although obviously we’ve got another day and one-half to make a decision,” Morley said Tuesday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – After the Gulfstream Park invader Off the Tracks ran away to a 3 1/4-length victory on opening day in the Schuylerville Stakes, it was only logical that others from south Florida might try to follow in her footsteps. So while Off the Tracks cools her heels until the Grade 1 Spinaway on Sept. 5, another filly who won her maiden impressively at Gulfstream Park this summer, Kandoo, will try to win Saturday’s Grade 2 Adirondack, the second of three graded stakes at the meet for 2-year-old fillies.

Social Inclusion, the third-place finisher in last year’s Wood Memorial, Preakness, and Woody Stephens, has been transferred to trainer Juan Carlos Guerrero at Parx Racing.

Social Inclusion, who is owned by the Rontos Racing Stable of Ron Sanchez, was originally trained by Manny Azpurua but was turned over to Chad Brown following a seventh-place finish in the 2014 Haskell Invitational.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Beautiful weather and big fields continue to help Saratoga show massive gains in all-sources and ontrack handle at the 2015 meeting.

Through Monday, the 16th day of the 40-day meet, total all-sources handle was $260,416,784, a 19.1 percent increase over last year’s total of $218,610,182. Total ontrack handle was $64,795,603, a 17.9 percent increase over last year’s figure of $54,954,653.

Expected Ruler’s win in the $60,000 Tyro at Monmouth Park on Sunday was the first stakes victory for 20-year-old trainer Liam Benson. It was also the first stakes win as an owner for Benson’s father, Liam F. Benson, and for jockey Wilmer Garcia and his agent, Joe Orseno Jr.

If that isn’t enough, the Tyro was Expected Ruler’s first career start.

Benson had hoped to run Expected Ruler in a maiden race, but when it failed to fill he had to come up with a new plan. He opted for the Tyro, a five-furlong turf race for 2-year-olds.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Though the stewards say they are not judging this Saratoga meet any differently than they have other meets, they did say Saturday that the riders have asked them to “be a little more strict” when observing the races.

DEL MAR, Calif. – This is the type of summer Deron Pearson has dreamed of for nearly 35 years.

As a teenager in the early 1980s, Pearson was an avid racing fan, attending Del Mar with his family. By the mid-1990s, his telephone communications business was successful enough for him to buy a share in a racehorse. Through the years, his involvement in ownership grew, and when he sold his business, which had evolved into information technology and software, Pearson’s investment in racing soared.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Constellation sure has the look of a rising star after her 4 1/2-length debut win here Sunday. Showing tactical speed from the gate, Constellation stalked a pacesetter, took over when asked, and drew clear for a relatively easy victory.

Constellation, an $800,000 2-year-old purchase at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March auction, covered 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.65 and earned a 75 Beyer Speed Figure.

“She’s got a great temperament and does everything right,” trainer Steve Asmussen said.