Flying Zee Stable had the $100,000 Bertram. F. Bongard surrounded, with Night Maneuver ($4.60) leading the way and proving best of a four-ply entry under Ryan Curatolo.

Night Maneuver battled for the lead with entry-mate The Prize Fighter through moderate fractions of 23.47 and 47.11 seconds, edged away in midstretch, and remained clear from 9-2 second choice Jaw Crusher by 1 1/2 lengths to stay unbeaten in three starts for Carlos Martin. He ran the seven furlongs in 1:23.56 on a fast track and earned $60,000.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Persistence and patience paid off handsomely for owner/breeder Sanford Bacon in Saturday’s $125,000 Iroquois Stakes at Belmont Park.

Risky Rachel, whom Bacon was told wouldn’t make it back to the races due to suspensory ligament issues, took advantage of a speed duel that did in favorite Lovely Lil and rolled to a 2 1/4-length victory in the Iroquois. Lovely Lil, the 6-5 favorite, finished second, 2 1/2 lengths clear of Spa City Princess.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Majestic City already has had success going short and going long, and now he’ll get a chance to prove himself on turf, because he is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf following an impressive workout over the grass here at Santa Anita on Saturday morning.

ELMONT, N.Y. – On a morning when 10 potential Breeders’ Cup horses worked at Belmont Park, none looked any better than Trappe Shot, who most likely will start in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.

Though Trappe Shot has been pre-entered in both the Dirt Mile and the Sprint, McLaughlin said the Mile is the first preference. Part of his reasoning is that post position could come into play more in the Sprint than the Mile.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Caleb’s Posse was foremost among the Saturday morning workers at Keeneland Race Course when going six furlongs in 1:13.20 over Polytrack.

“We were pleased,” said trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel, who said he is “leaning toward” running Caleb’s Posse in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile as opposed to the BC Sprint. “Today, we planned on this being a pretty good work, and he obliged.”

Von Hemel said the 3-year-old colt will ship Friday to Churchill Downs in Louisville for final preparations.

Joe Woodard and Nabu Morales, one working with a large group of horses and the other with a small string, are both scoring with a high percentage of their runners this season at Mountaineer Racetrack. Woodard, who leads the trainer standings with 36 victories, and Morales, who has started less than two dozen horses, both have prime contenders in Monday night’s featured eighth race, a third-level allowance for fillies and mares going six furlongs.

Hobo Ridge, Powder Mountain, and Favorite Hour – all of whom have run well in preliminary level allowances on the turf this season – will try to clear their first allowance condition in Tuesday’s featured seventh race going 1 1/16 miles on the grass at Laurel Park.

Of the trio, Hobo Ridge may be the best bet to break through while making his 11th start at this class level.

MIAMI – Defending Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion and Eclipse Award winner Big Drama looked sharp working five furlongs in 1:00.41 seconds at Calder on Saturday morning in company with stablemate Apriority who covered the same distance in 1:01.02. Both horses are candidates for the BC Sprint on Nov. 5.

Saratoga Snacks, the New York-bred 2-year-old owned by former football coach Bill Parcells, will be sidelined the remainder of the year due a stress fracture in his right front pastern.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Trainer  Andrew McKeever said the day before they ran the Valley View Stakes at Keeneland on Friday that Daisy Devine was "getting better," but that he doubted she could prevail in a rugged lineup. Most everyone else agreed.

Ignored at 43-1, Daisy Devine had the final say about how she was doing when she upset the 21st running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Pin Oak Valley View under a well-judged ride from Calvin Borel.