Deliburnsky led from start to finish under jockey Pedro Cotto Jr. to win the $75,000 Dave's Friend at Laurel Park on Saturday.

A short field of four 2-year-old colts and geldings contested the six-furlong event. Trained by Tony Wilson, Deliburnsky bobbled at the start, making it the fourth straight race he has had trouble at the start.

"He is a great big horse, and that is why he is always having trouble at the start, we need to try him over more ground soon," said Wilson.

Deliburnsky has not yet been beyond six furlongs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -  Bob Holthus was eulogized as a “prince of a man” and a great horseman before several hundred family, friends, and colleagues at a memorial service held Saturday morning in a packed chapel in the stable area of Churchill Downs, where Holthus was a fixture for much of the last 20 years before his death of heart failure Tuesday morning at age 77.

GROVE CITY, Ohio - Indian Ink wired the field of seven older Ohio-accredited fillies and mares in the $50,000 Bobbie Bricker at Beulah Park on Saturday.

Trained by Mike Rone, Indian Ink was pressed for the first half-mile before shaking clear on the far turn. Jockey Rafael Hernandez asked for the 6-year-old mare's best and she responded, drawing off by eight lengths in upper stretch. The final margin of victory was seven lengths.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Bill Mott’s November to remember concluded Saturday at Aqueduct with To Honor and Serve recording a 1 3/4-length victory over the late-running Hymn Book in the Grade 1, $250,000 Cigar Mile Handicap.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – When Disposablepleasure fell on her face coming out of the starting gate of Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct, trainer Todd Pletcher had flashbacks to the 2007 Belmont Stakes.

“The only thing I thought of was maybe it was Rags to Riches again,” said Pletcher, referring to the filly who stumbled at the start of Belmont Stakes but managed to defeat Preakness winner Curlin.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – His victory with Star Billing in the Matriarch Stakes on Friday in the rear-view mirror, trainer John Shirreffs on Saturday morning was looking forward to 2012, when he could have a stranglehold on the local grass races for female turf runners.

Luke of York may have been good for trainer Jimmy DiVito’s bank account, but not so good for DiVito’s blood pressure thus far during his 2-year-old campaign. The stretch-running son of Put It Back has won each of his first two starts by a nose, including Kenneland’s Anniversary Stakes on Oct. 15. Divito is hoping Luke of York will make things a little easier on both himself and his trainer when closing out his juvenile season in Saturday’s opening-day feature at Gulfstream Park, the six-furlong Spectacular Bid.

NEW ORLEANS – Rapid Redux will not be shipped from Pennsylvania to New Orleans for the Dec. 3 Claiming Crown, owner Robert Cole said Saturday.

Rapid Redux was pre-entered in the $50,000 Iron Horse, and Cole said the expense of traveling for the race was too great to make the journey.

“It’s $13,000 to ship with plane transfer, and that made no sense at all,” said Cole. “If you run second, you lose $7,000.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wise Dan came out of his smashing victory in the Clark Handicap in good shape and will remain in Kentucky through the winter, getting a brief vacation before gearing back up for a 5-year-old campaign, trainer Charlie Lopresti said Saturday morning.

Wise Dan, bred and owned by Morton Fink, earned a 105 Beyer Speed Figure with his 3 3/4-length triumph Friday in the Clark, a Grade 1 race that was the fourth stakes win from the last five starts for the gelding.

In the end, it was a familiar story.

Our Nautique, who scored a front-running victory in the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile earlier this year, got away with an easy lead and captured the Grade 3, $100,260 All American Stakes by a neck, holding off the late charge of millionaire Bold Chieftain.