Owner-trainer Carol Levine came within a head of sweeping the two richest races on Saturday’s 12-race card for Pennsylvania-breds at Parx Racing.

ANDERSON, Ind. - Mack the Slew was kept down on the inside behind the dueling leaders by Jockey Terry Thompson in the $88,000 Hillsdale at Hoosier Park Saturday afternoon. Thompson angled the 2-year-old Indiana-bred colt to the outside in midstretch and he drew clear to win by 1 3/4 lengths.

Bold Captain closed three and four wide after trailing the opening quarter-mile, made the lead near the quarter pole, and drew off to a 3 1/2-length win over Allsarott in Saturday’s $50,000, 1 1/4-mile Governor’s Buckeye Cup at Thistledown.

Allsarott finished 8 1/4 lengths ahead of Thats a Heckofacat.

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.