ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Junior Alvarado, enjoying the best year of his career, will miss at least a month after suffering a hairline fracture of his collarbone in a spill Saturday at Belmont Park.

It is the second time in 16 months that Alvarado fractured his collarbone. On May 27, 2011, in a spill at Arlington Park, Alvarado broke his collarbone and missed five weeks.

Alvarado was expected to meet with his personal doctor Monday to get a better idea of how much time he will miss, according to his agent, Mike Sellitto.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - In general, bettors playing the Grade 3, $150,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes on Saturday looked right past Gold Edge's 2-2 record. They ignored her three-quarters length win in the Lisa M, the local prep for the Lassie, and directed their fire at less proven maiden winners like Pappascat, Custody, and Flying Rapunzel. Gold Edge had been the 8-5 chalk when she won the Lisa M, but somehow paid $23.40 in the Lassie after surging late to run past La Song, who had set a strong pace and was beaten a neck.

POMONA, Calif. – A small dose of normalcy returned to Fairplex Park on Sunday, where favorites won just one of the 20 Thoroughbred races the first two days of the Los Angeles County Fair, helping to generate a two-day pick six carryover of $63,293 into the Sunday card.

Nonetheless, the feature race on Saturday offered reprieve for two key participants.

The meet’s perennial leading jockey Martin Pedroza ended a 12-race losing streak and consistent mare Going for a Spin ended a nine-race losing streak in the $50,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes for California-bred fillies and mares.

Groupie Doll showed she hasn’t lost a step when powering to victory Saturday night in the signature event of the Presque Isle Downs meet, the Grade 2, $400,000 Masters in Erie, Pa.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Race by race, Pataky Kid gets better and better. His latest step forward netted the Grade 3, $150,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity on Saturday, and if the trend continues, Pataky Kid could be 2-year-old of note this fall.

Trainer Tom Proctor will give Pataky Kid a chance around two turns, probably in the Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland in October, but on Saturday at Arlington, Proctor was savoring his win in Futurity, a race with a long, storied history.

Miz Ida surged past her elders, coming from far back to post her second straight stakes victory Saturday in the $75,000 Kentucky Cup Ladies Turf  on opening day of the six-day meet at turf-only Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky.

With Shaun Bridgmohan riding for trainer Steve Margolis, Miz Ida caught Ridgester approaching the sixteenth pole before going clear to win by 3 3/4 lengths. She returned $8.60 as a slight favorite. Ridgester was another three lengths before Affair Dabbler in the field of 11.

See Tobe came into the picture late but was alone in front at the end, winning the $102,250 Japan Racing Association on Saturday at Laurel Park.

El Commodore set the pace in the 1 1/16-mile turf race, with Action Andy and Eighttofasttocatch right behind through a half-mile in 48.82 seconds. Both Action Andy and Eighttofasttocatch made moves on the leader going into the turn, and Eighttofasttocatch took the lead passing the eighth pole.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Bourbon Courage loves Louisiana. He is now 3 for 3 in the state after winning at two turns for the first time in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Earlier this year, Bourbon Courage won the first two starts of his career at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, putting up triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures in both races.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The Bob Tiller-trained fillies Nikkis Bold Gelato and It's Gail ran one-two Saturday at Woodbine in the $125,000 La Prevoyante Stakes.

Nikkis Bold Gelato ($35.40) led most of the way to take the one-mile event by 1 1/2 lengths over the closing favorite, It's Gail. Consecutive finished third, and another Tiller longshot, Princess Pick, was fourth in the eight-horse field of Ontario-sired 3-year-olds. The final time over the soft turf was 1:41.70.

Nikkis Bold Gelato was notching her first stakes, and she banked $75,000 for owner Ben Hutzel.

Eldaafer perked up with a return to Delaware Park, easily beating four rivals Saturday in the $51,500 Carl Hanford Memorial.

The 2010 Breeders' Cup Marathon winner, Eldaafer snapped an eight-race losing streak. His most recent prior victory came at Delaware in an allowance race in August, 2011. He is 2-1-0 in 3 starts here.

Eldaafer had been running mostly against high-level company since the last win, including a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Brooklyn Handicap back in June at Belmont Park. The track and the 1 3/16-mile distance suited him perfectly in the Hanford.