The move from synthetics to dirt was a boon for Southern California shipper River Echo, who pulled a 19-1 upset Sunday in the $100,000 Premiere Cup Handicap at Zia Park. The six-furlong race opened the stakes schedule at the Hobbs, N.M., track, which runs a mixed meet for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses.

AUBURN, Wash. – Noosa Beach capped a record-setting meeting with an easy victory Sunday in the $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic, one of six stakes for statebreds on Washington Cup Day at Emerald Downs.

The 4-year-old by Harbor the Gold won for the sixth time in seven starts in 2010, and set an Emerald Downs record with his fifth stakes victory; he had been one of 10 horses to record four stakes win in a season at the suburban Seattle track, which opened in 1996.

Outoftheclouds got up in the last jump to edge longshot Peach Blossom by a neck in the $50,000 CTHS Sales Stakes for 2-year-old colts and geldings at Hastings on Sunday.

Trained by Mel Snow, Outoftheclouds ($3.60)had one horse beat after a half-mile in 46.09 seconds in the 6 ½-furlong sprint that was contested over a sloppy track. He was still fifth in the six-horse field at the top of the stretch but jockey Dave Wilson had him moving strongly on the outside of horses. El Aguila Real, who had dueled with Peach Blossom the whole way, held on to finish third.

What About Ruby, a filly who is unbeaten in two starts, defeated a field of six 2-year-old Indiana-bred colts and geldings to win the $84,000 Hillsdale at Hoosier Park on Sunday afternoon.

Trained by Merrill Scherer, What About Ruby ($2.40)was scratched from Saturday’s City of Anderson, an event restricted to 2-year-old statebred fillies. The move proved to be a good one by Scherer, as the Hillsdale was run a full second slower than the City of Anderson.

Trainer John Kimmel was certainly not sad to see the Saratoga meet come to an end. Kimmel went just 1 for 41 at the Spa, losing with his last 38 starters since the 2-year-old filly Silvislip won a maiden race on opening day.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The aptly-named Bear’s Future extended his unbeaten record to two races with a handy score in the $153,300 Swynford Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine.

Bear’s Future ($3.10) covered seven furlongs on the Polytrack in 1:23.58 in the sprint for 2-year-olds, and banked $90,000 for Bear Stable.

Reade Baker trains Bear’s Future, a son of freshman sire Rockport Harbor who came wide from a stalking position to prevail by 3 ½ lengths under Gerry Olguin.

Neither a long layoff nor a sloppy track bothered Etched as he launched his comeback with a one-length victory in Sunday’s $75,000 Formal Gold Stakes at Monmouth Park.

Making his first start since finishing far back in last November’s Clark Handicap, Etched ($3.20) battled head to head with Chirac from about the three-eighths pole to the eighth pole until finally pulling clear late under jockey Alan Garcia.

Perfectly Candid set a stakes record for the 51/2-furlong, $70,000 City of Anderson at Hoosier Park on Saturday evening by completing the distance in 1:04.60.

The previous mark of 1:05.40 was shared by Free Bonus and Queen of Tee.

Trained by Bob Gorham, Perfectly Candid ($6.60) kept her unbeaten record intact when she defeated five other Indiana-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Cherokee’s Goal, who had finished second two starts back in the Manitoba Derby, was an easy winner of the $25,000 Saskatchewan Derby at Marquis Downs on Saturday night.

With regular rider Juan Crawford in the irons, Cherokee’s Goal stalked the pace of Dubla Gold before taking charge and drawing off to a six-length victory.

Judge Bred closed from last in the field of five to finish second in the 1 1/16-mile stakes for 3-year-olds which is the highlight of the Marquis Downs meeting.

After stumbling soon after the start, Informed Decision needed every inch of the Presque Isle Downs stretch to get up and win the Grade 3 $400,000 Presque Isle Masters on Saturday evening.

Informed Decision trailed the 11-horse field until the stretch, and on the turn it appeared she might finish out of the money.