A good summer for jockey Kayla Stra comes with perks. The 26-year-old rider won her fourth race of the Los Angeles County Fair meet Sunday, and she leaves for Peru on Thursday to participate in an international female jockey competition.

“I’ve ridden female invitational races in Australia; this will be fun,” she said.

Stra began her riding career in Australia, and began riding in the U.S. in 2007. She was invited to a similar event held in Jamaica this summer, but turned it down when her business at Del Mar began to pick up. Stra won four races at Del Mar.

Mizdirection, another Puype-trained 3-year-old filly, is tentatively aiming to the Grade 2 Raven Run on Oct. 22 at Keeneland. Mizdirection won the $90,000 Sandy Blue Handicap at Del Mar, at which time the plan was to challenge Unzip Me on Sept. 30 at Santa Anita in the Grade 3 Sen. Ken Maddy. Puype rerouted the campaign for Mizdirection after considering the conditions of the Maddy.

“I can’t run her against Unzip Me at equal weights,” he said.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Even though Gantry was fast enough to set a Belmont Park inner turf course record for six furlongs, his connections felt he was a horse who should be successful going a route of ground.

Given how wide a trip Gantry had when he finished eighth in a one-mile race at Saratoga last month, trainer Mike Hushion will not use that effort as a true barometer of his chances to get a distance.

POMONA, Calif. – Trainer Doug O’Neill and jockey Martin Pedroza are in familiar positions at Fairplex Park – atop the standings Wednesday as the final week of racing begins with a twilight card at the Los Angeles County Fair. First post is 4 p.m.

O’Neill won or shared the meet title seven of the last nine years. Pedroza led the jockey standings 12 consecutive years. O’Neill (12 wins) and Pedroza (21) are likely to increase their advantages during closing week, though perhaps not in the feature race Wednesday.

POMONA, Calif. – David Flores was suspended three days, Oct. 6-8, for his ride on Majestic City in the Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 7. Majestic City was disqualified from second and placed behind Creative Cause, after drifting out through the lane under left-handed whipping.

Flores is tentatively scheduled to ride Awesome Gem on Oct. 8 at Hawthorne in the Grade 2, $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup. If he rides Awesome Gem in that race, Flores will serve the final day of his suspension the following Saturday, Oct. 15.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The locals were shut out in the win column for the three major turf stakes here Sunday, but one trainer who still was happy with his day was Roger Attfield.

Attfield sent out Simmard to pick up second money of $100,000 in the Northern Dancer and Perfect Shirl to be the runner-up for a $60,000 payday in the Canadian.

“Simmard was touting me all week,” he said. “He and Perfect Shirl both just needed the right going to do well. I was delighted with both of them, and I was delighted with Hollinger, too.”

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Turallure was a picture of contentment as he grazed here at Woodbine on Monday morning with his handler, Julia Helbling.

“Everything’s really good,” said trainer Charlie Lopresti, watching Turallure indulge in what is probably his favorite pastime. “He ate up, he looks good. He doesn’t look knocked out.”

The peaceful scene was a marked contrast to the one here late Sunday afternoon when Turallure was racing in 11th place with a quarter-mile to run in the $1 million Woodbine Mile.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Hollywood Hit, Canada’s reigning champion sprinter, is in the midst of another productive year, and will be favored Wednesday night at Woodbine in the $100,000 King Corrie Stakes.

Hollywood Hit romped in the 2009 King Corrie, while lowering the six-furlong track record, but was subsequently disqualified due to a minor drug positive, and his track record was erased. He made amends last year by taking the King Corrie by a half-length over Trend.

Salt Flat Speed is a standout in an optional $40,000 claiming race that will serve as Wednesday’s feature at Northlands Park.

A five-time stakes winner, Salt Flat Speed has a decided class advantage over his four rivals who have never won a stakes race. Salt Flat Speed is the only horse entered for the $40,000 tag.

The 6 1/2-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up goes as race 4 on a nine-race card that starts at 6 p.m. Mountain.

AUBURN, Wash. - He’s All Heart powered to a 10 1/4-length victory Sunday the $40,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic, the marquee event on Washington Cup Day at Emerald Downs. A total of six stakes restricted to horses foaled in Washington or sired by stallions standing in the state were contested, and all six winners recorded their first career stakes victory.