SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Naughty Gal gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in the Grade 3 Adirondack Stakes on Sunday at Saratoga. He will try to win his seventh Grade 1 Spinaway at the end of the meet with a different horse.

Summer Promise, who finished second in the Grade 3 Schuylerville here on the July 14 opening-day card, worked a half-mile in 48.10 seconds Monday morning over the Oklahoma training track. Getting a good run up to the pole, Summer Promise went her first quarter in 23.67 and her second quarter in 24.53.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Nations Pride and With The Moonlight, the two Godolphin-owned, Charlie Appleby-trained runners who swept last weekend’s turf stakes for 3-year-olds, are sticking around a little longer.

While Nations Pride, winner of the Grade 1, $1 million Saratoga Derby on Saturday, has his objective as the Grade 3, $1 million Jockey Club Derby on Sept. 17 at Aqueduct, With The Moonlight could run right back in the Grade 2, $200,000 Lake Placid here on Aug. 20.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Monday marked only nine days since Epicenter won the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, but the 3-year-old colt seems eager to get to his next engagement, the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 27.

Sensing how sharp Epicenter has been the last week, trainer Steve Asmussen on Monday gave him a five-furlong workout that the 3-year-old did by himself in 1:01.70. He got his final quarter in 24.81 seconds and galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.41.

It was a bit atypical for an Asmussen runner to do that much so close to his last race.

DEL MAR, Calif. – One of the most important 3-year-olds at Del Mar this summer weighs approximately 1.5 pounds and has feathers.

A Harris’s hawk and his handler, Conor Bucalo, have been positioned on the rooftop since late July as part of the three-man team operating the drone that records the races. Images from the drone provide an overhead view shown to the public during replays and are used by stewards to review inquiries.

DEL MAR, Calif. – The days of chasing leading rider trophies are long gone for Hall of Fame rider Victor Espinoza. The mementoes that accompany big-race wins provide a suitable substitute.

Espinoza, 50, has won seven stakes this year, surpassing the six stakes wins he had in 2021. He has expectations for greater success before the end of the Del Mar meeting on Sept. 11, and beyond.

“I want to keep it going and win a few more,” Espinoza said on the backstretch on Sunday morning between workers.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Carmelita’s Man has been the star California-bred in turf stakes in recent months, winning the Crystal Water Stakes at Santa Anita in May and Saturday’s California Dreamin’ Stakes at Del Mar.

Without a similar race in coming months, Carmelita’s Man is likely to appear in an allowance race on turf before the end of the Del Mar summer meeting on Sept. 11.

DEL MAR, Calif. - The benefit of race experience in recent weeks and months helped Packs a Wahlop and Mister Iceman win maiden special weight races at Del Mar on Friday and Saturday, and moved the promising colts closer to their first start in stakes.

Packs a Wahlop, trained by Jeff Mullins for Red Barons Barn and Rancho Temescal, won his California debut in a maiden race at five furlongs on turf on Friday. Ridden by Mike Smith, Packs a Wahlop stalked the pace to early stretch before pulling clear to win by 1 1/2 lengths in 58.03 seconds.

Racing will not be held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Thursday because of insufficient entries.

Racing secretary Bob Moreno attemptrd to draw a program on Saturday, but said he did not have an adequate number of horses.

Racing remains scheduled for Aug. 12-14, the final weekend of the two-week meeting. Moreno said as many as eight races could be held on Aug. 12, with as many as nine on Aug. 13-14, if entries are strong.

DEL MAR, Calif. -- The 20-cent Rainbow pick six has a mandatory payout on Saturday and begins with a carryover of $608,415 from Friday.

Bettors may add $4 million to the pool on Saturday. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.

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The pick six covers the sixth through 11th races, with a post time of 4:34 p.m. Pacific for the sixth race.

Here’s a glance at late scratches.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Cyberknife, among the leaders of the 3-year-old division with two Grade 1 stakes victories, returned to the work tab Saturday morning, breezing a half-mile in 49.96 seconds over the Saratoga main track as he prepares for the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 27.

“Nice, easy half-mile, came out if it in good order, looked good, scoped good, happy with what we saw,” trainer Brad Cox said. “We’ll do more next week.”

Flavien Prat was aboard for the work, though Florent Geroux will ride Cyberknife in the Travers.