FRANKLIN, Ky. – Rahystrada strutted his class while giving Greta Kuntzweiler her second straight victory in the Kentucky Downs showcase event, the Kentucky Cup Turf, as a four-day meet opened Saturday with the 14th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 race.

Defending Breeders’ Cup Marathon champion Eldaafer, racing at a distance far shorter than he will be asked to go later this fall, had to settle for second behind runaway winner Not Abroad in Saturday’s $84,000 Governors Day Stakes at Delaware Park.

Fast Tip makes her return to the races after a two-month layoff on Tuesday evening in a third-level allowance event at Presque Isle Downs. Ten older fillies and mares will contest the one-mile event.

Trained by Bret Calhoun, Fast Tip has not run since July 13 in the Indiana Distaff at Indiana Downs. In that one-mile turf event she finished a dismal eighth when sent off as part of a 5-2 entry. Calhoun said that race was a throw-out for his charge.

John Terranova had considered running Citrus Kid in Saturday’s Bowling Green at Belmont, but thought the 1 3/8 miles might have been asking a bit much for a horse who hasn’t run since April. Instead, Terranova will likely send Citrus Kid to Parx for next Saturday’s $250,000 PTHA President’s Cup run at 1 1/8 miles.

On Saturday, Citrus Kid completed his serious preparations for the race with a four-furlong move in 47.67 seconds over the Belmont Park training track.

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Mike Maker was among the couple thousand people on hand Saturday for the opening of the Kentucky Downs race meet. He must have liked it so much that he will be back for more Monday, when he sends out Deputy Darling for her first race in nearly seven months.

Deputy Darling, with Jimmy Graham fresh in from Chicago to ride, will start from post 8 in a field of nine fillies and mares in the $29,000 featured seventh race on an eight-race card. The second-level optional $45,000 claimer will be run at a mile.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Dale Romans said Saturday morning that his two stable stars, Shackleford and Sassy Image, came out of their disappointing last-out races at Saratoga “okay” but that he has not yet pinned down a next start for either horse.

Preakness winner Shackleford was beaten more than 22 lengths when eighth in the Aug. 27 Travers Stakes, about an hour after Sassy Image was virtually eased after grabbing a quarter leaving the gate in the Ballerina.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Inherit the Gold’s summer vacation is over. The 5-year-old Inherit the Gold went back into training recently and his connections are targeting next month’s $200,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park and a possible run at the New York-bred horse of the year title.

Langhfuhr Max notched his third win in as many starts with a game head victory in the $15,000 Prairie Lily Sales Stakes at Marquis Downs on Friday evening.

The Prairie Lily, a 61/2-furlong race for 2-year-olds who went through the sales ring at the local auction here last fall, went with a field of nine and Langfuhr Max prevailed as the mild favorite at 5-2.

Neville Stephenson rode Langhfuhr Max, who has now banked $19,139 for his trainer and part-owner Al Hanson.

Wise Dan was kept just off a slow early pace and wore down front-running Jimmy Simms to win the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile on Friday evening.

Jockey Jon Court kept Wise Dan within a few lengths and to the outside of the pacesetting Jimmy Simms to the far turn. Court moved Wise Dan closer on the final turn, then was up to win by a comfortable half-length.

POMONA, Calif. – The winner's circle scene Friday at Fairplex Park was familiar - trainer Doug O’Neill and jockey Martin Pedroza posing for pictures after California Nectar ($3) cruised in the $47,500 Beverly J. Lewis Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

O’Neill won two races on opening day of the 13-day Los Angeles County Fair meet, becoming the fourth trainer to win more than 100 races at the Fair. Pedroza also won two; the all-time leading jockey at Fairplex ended the card with 643 wins.