SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A return to Saratoga, firm turf, and an uncontested lead enabled Get Stormy to return to the winner’s circle in Sunday’s Grade 2, $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap.

Despite stumbling at the start, Get Stormy got to the lead without much trouble, dictated strong fractions under Javier Castellano and scored a 1 1/4-length victory in the Fourstardave. Public Speaker, under Robby Albarado, got up for second by a nose over Zifzaf. It was a length back to Whatsthescript in fourth.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Malibu Prayer added to jockey John Velazquez and trainer Todd Pletcher’s hot start to the 2010 Saratoga meeting while also preventing Bill Mott from sweeping the weekend’s two Grade 1 stakes with her gate-to-wire, 1 3/4-length victory over the odds-on Unrivaled Belle in Sunday’s $250,000 Ruffian Stakes.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Save two spots in the Travers starting gate for trainer Tony Dutrow.

One day after A Little Warm earned his way into the $1 million Travers by winning the Jim Dandy, Dutrow sent out Winslow Homer to an emphatic nine-length score in Sunday’s $75,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga to punch his ticket to the Mid-Summer Derby as well. The Travers will be run here on Aug. 28.

 
OCEANPORT, N.J. - For all he had accomplished throughout his career, ranging from the 2-year-old male championship of last year to the Preakness Stakes this year, there still was an element of mystery to Lookin At Lucky, namely, just how good is he? On Sunday at Monmouth Park, given a chance to train into the race fresh, and given a trouble-free trip by jockey Martin Garcia, Lookin At Lucky, as co-owner Mike Pegram said, got a chance to “show off” in the $1 million Haskell Invitational.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Get Serious held off Violon Sacre by a neck in the Grade 3, $200,000 Oceanport Stakes, the top event on the Haskell Day undercard Sunday at Monmouth Park.

It was the third win in four starts at the meet for Get Serious ($4), and one of the gutsiest career efforts for the 6-year-old New York-bred gelding.

It was a second straight Oceanport win for Get Serious following last year’s off-the-turf edition and a record fifth Oceanport win for trainer John Forbes.

Reyina continued her rapid development for trainer Tony Richey as she outfinished odds-on favorite Intimidating Woman to capture the filly division of the $100,000 John Franks Memorial Sales Stakes on Friday night at Evangeline Downs. La Belle Te Fille finished another four lengths back in third.

This Time Baby got the clear early lead and shook off any challengers through the final turn to capture her first stakes victory in the $10,500 Inaugural Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday night at Columbus.

This Time Baby, ridden by Jake Olesiak for trainer Kim Veerhusen, was making her first start in the state after racing in California this spring. She had not been out since finishing third against $12,500 claiming company at Hollywood Park on May 15 and had no trouble adjusting to the turns of this five-eighths mile oval.

Powerfully ran to his name Saturday night at Evangeline Downs as he kicked strongly clear to capture the colt and gelding division of the $100,000 John Franks Memorial Sales Stakes by 5 3/4 lengths. All Star Colton, dismissed at odds of 47-1, ran a surprising second, 1 1/4 lengths in front Smellinsmoke.

Double Shuffle reeled in a loose-on-the-lead True Metropolitan and drew off to a 1 1/2- length victory in Saturday night’s $30,000 R.J. Speers at Assiniboia Downs.

Piloted by Vicky Baze in the 1 1/16-mile stakes for 3-year-olds and upward, Double Shuffle was recording his third win in as many local appearances for trainer Robertino Diodoro and returned $7.20 as the second choice.

Hunter’s Tiger Paw won his second consecutive statebred stakes and fourth straight race overall in Saturday’s $60,000 Minnesota Oaks from Canterbury Park. It was her first career victory on a dirt surface after Hunter’s Tiger Paw raced five times on Polytrack and turf.

Ridden by Eddie Martin Jr., Hunter‘s Tiger Paw ($3.40) had no trouble getting to the front early in the Minnesota Oaks. She set moderate fractions of 23.43 and 47.11 seconds en route to completing a mile and 70 yards in 1:42.52, finishing one length in front of fast-closing 21-1 long shot Sasha‘s Fierce.