OPELOUSAS, La. - Charging hard from off the pace under Gerard Melancon, Patty’s Pride wore down favored Bella Medaglia in the final furlong to capture Saturday night’s $50,000 Matron Stakes at Evangeline Downs.

ALTOONA, Iowa - On a day that began ominously for jockey Israel Ocampo, he was able to cap off a Saturday evening double with a victory above 21-1 longshot American Sugar in the $75,000 Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes.

Dislodged from his morning's first worker at 6:20 a.m., Ocampo lay still underneath the rail for several minutes until walking off unscathed.

DEL MAR – Broken Dreams isn’t the easiest horse to ride, but Garrett Gomez has the magic touch with her. Reunited with Broken Dreams on Saturday for the $93,110 Osunitas Stakes, Gomez guided her to a front-running victory in the 1 1/16-mile grass race for older fillies and mares at Del Mar.

Broken Dreams ($16.20)  held off 5-2 favorite Byrony to win by a half-length. Halo Dolly was a nose farther back in third, and a neck in front of fourth-place Briecat, who loomed menacingly and then flattened out.

The 4-year-old Indian Gracey, who set the pace before finishing third in the Grade 1 Oak Leaf Stakes as a 2-year-old, overcame a poor start and rallied to nail favored English Royal in the closing strides to win the $75,000 California State Fair Sprint Handicap on Saturday at the California State Fair in Sacramento.

Even faced with a surprise challenge, Silver Max kept his cool. An out-of-control longshot had overtaken Silver Max down the backstretch Saturday night in the 1 1/4-mile Virginia Derby, a development that often spells doom for a front-running type.

But Silver Max, ridden by Robby Albarado, maintained an even pace, regained the lead entering the far turn, and then had enough left to defeat Lucky Chappy by a length in the 15th running of the Grade 2, $600,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va.

Volcat got a great trip under Robby Albarado before drawing clear and holding off a determined run from Filare L’Oro to win the Grade 3, $150,000 Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va., on Saturday night.

Volcat had clear sailing throughout when relaxing just behind the longshot front-runner, Boastful Dancer, before zipping to the lead in the far turn of the 1 1/8-mile turf race. She opened a clear lead over Filare L’Oro in midstretch, but that rival fought back to make the final margin a half-length.

Ochoa remained unbeaten at 440 yards on Saturday when he edged Priceless Feature by a head in the Grade 1, $903,774 Rainbow Derby for Quarter Horses. The purse was the richest in the history of the race, which was run at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico.

After getting beat 12 straight times, sometimes in allowance company, Good Lord now has won two stakes in a row after rallying Saturday to capture the $50,000 Don Bernhardt Memorial Stakes at Ellis Park.

With Gabriel Saez aboard for trainer Forrest Kaelin, Good Lord came from just off the pace to wear down Noble’s Promise, the 8-5 choice in a field of seven older horses, to prevail by a half-length. It was another three lengths back to Shrill, who had another 2 1/4 lengths on Gold Element.

Class and courage carried Royal Delta to victory in Saturday's Grade 2, $750,000 Delaware Handicap.

Racing over a surface she appeared to be laboring over, Royal Delta, last year's champion 3-year-old filly, held off a late charge from Tiz Miz Sue to win the DelCap by a neck. It was 5 3/4 lengths back to Awesome Maria in third. She was followed by Love and Pride, Darling Reality, Pachattack, and Cash for Clunkers.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Howe Great opened 1-9 on the first flash of the Monmouth Park tote board on Saturday.

The price “drifted” all the way up to 1-5 by post time for the $60,800 Jersey Derby for 3-year-olds on the turf.

It was money in the bank, all the way.

Perfectly positioned throughout by Joe Bravo, Howe Great took charge at the top of the lane and scored a 1 1/4-length win over Fire Alarm.

Trained by Graham Motion for Team Valor International, Howe Great got his fifth win in nine starts while improving to 4-1-1 in 6  races on grass.