SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Tony Dutrow was extremely confident his grand-looking 3-year-old The Big Beast could successfully make the jump from winning an entry-level allowance race here earlier in the meet to defeat Grade 1 competition in Saturday’s King’s Bishop. And sure enough, he did, although not without a few anxious moments for his connections.

DEL MAR, Calif. – The fastest 2-year-old in California will miss the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 3.

Om, whose second-start maiden romp earned a 98 Beyer Speed Figure and stamped him as the preliminary favorite for the seven-furlong Futurity, will not run until the fall at Santa Anita, trainer Dan Hendricks said Sunday.

“He had a little filling in a hind leg and missed a few days,” Hendricks said. “There’s no reason to press, so we gave him a week off. It doesn’t seem to be anything [serious].”

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The most authoritative victory on Saturday's Travers Day card belonged to the 3-year-old filly Artemis Agrotera, who defeated older rivals in the Grade 1 Ballerina by 6 1/2 lengths.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Shortly after 5:30 a.m. and only minutes before a thick fog enveloped Saratoga, two-time reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan put in an eye-catching half-mile workout in 48.10 seconds Sunday in preparation for Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Abaco's victory in the Grade 2 Ballston Spa on Saturday was her biggest in four seasons of competition and earned her a trip to the Grade 1 Flower Bowl at Belmont Park.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Decisions won’t be made for several weeks, but don’t be surprised if the top three finishers from Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga end up meeting again in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 27 at Belmont Park.

Pat Mouton reached a milestone of 1,000 career training wins since 1976 on Saturday, when Hylands Will ($3.40) won the fourth race at Louisiana Downs. The horse owned by Iron Oak Stable won the $12,500 maiden-claiming sprint by five lengths under jockey Richard Eramia. 

Mouton began training in 1970, which pre-dates by six years the start of the racing industry’s computerized database of win records. Prior to 1976, annual win and start records are available in old issues of the American Racing Manual.

Frac Daddy, the winner of two stakes on synthetic tracks at Keeneland and Woodbine earlier this year, was withdrawn from Sunday’s $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday after getting a leg over the webbing of his stall, track officials and trainer Ken McPeek said.

McPeek said that Frac Daddy’s injury was being evaluated on Saturday.  He said Frac Daddy would be sent to Kentucky soon for treatment and continued evaluation by prominent veterinarian Dr. Larry Bramlage.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Arlington canceled its third and fourth races Saturday after a long delay caused by a heavy storm that struck the track early in the afternoon.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – On Friday, the Bill Mott-trained Cigar Street finished second, beaten a half-length by Pick of the Litter, in a third-level allowance race going 1 1/8 miles. It was his first start since winning the Grade 3 Skip Away Stakes at Gulfstream Park in March 2013.

“You can be disappointed that he didn’t win, but you can’t be disappointed that he showed up,” Mott said. “You got to be happy with him. Who even knew if he’d really relish the mud?”

Mott said the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sept. 27 at Belmont Park is an option.