ALBANY, Calif. - First-time starter Road Ready was almost more than jockey Russell Baze could handle in the post parade, but he justified his favoritism by winning the $50,000 Lost in the Fog Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.

A $300,000 March Barretts purchase, Road Ready ($6.80) broke a step slowly but settled nicely behind Ammunition, a colt who won his career debut impressively for Baze. He chose to ride the untested but highly regarded Road Ready rather than Ammunition in the Lost in the Fog.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Rail Trip did not need his best effort to win Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 at Hollywood Park.

At the eighth pole, when Rail Trip was 2 1/2 lengths in front of seven rivals, jockey Rafael Bejarano knew the job was finished. In the final sixteenth, Bejarano allowed Rail Trip to cruise to the finish, winning by 2 3/4 lengths.

"I had so much horse," Bejarano said. "I let him gallop and get him ready for the next one."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra returned to familiar territory Saturday in the Grade 2, $214,000 at Churchill Downs: the winner's circle.

Rebounding from a pair of second-place finishes that began her 4-year-old campaign, Rachel Alexandra asserted her clear superiority over an outclassed field of four opponents in the Fleur de Lis, winning by 10 1/2 lengths over longshot Distinctive Dixie. She raced 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.78, a second and a half off the track record.

There was a noticeable sense of relief among her connections after the race.

Salt Flat Speed, ridden by Rico Walcott, earned his first stakes win in the $50,000 Journal Handicap at Northlands Park on Saturday.

Sent off as the odds-on favorite, Salt Flat Speed battled for the early lead between horses going into the first turn. He emerged with the lead coming out of the turn and was responsible for the half-mile split of 46.40 seconds. He opened up a three-length lead at the top of the stretch and then easily held off the late-running Inuit Fisher to win by 2 1/2 lengths while completing six furlongs in 1:12.00.

Double Down Special, who set a world record in April, became a Grade 1 winner on Saturday when he got up by a neck in the $568,965 Ruidoso Quarter Horse Derby.

Swingin Daddyo led to the late stages of the 400-yard race, and held second by three-quarters of a length over third-place finisher Sir Seth.

Double Down Special ($3.80) broke well and gradually picked up steam to overtake the leaders to win in 19.64 seconds. Salvador Martinez was aboard for trainer John Stinebaugh.

MIAMI - Big Drama delivered as expected Saturday at Calder when he captured his 2010 debut in the $65,000 Ponche Handicap. But Big Drama had to share the spotlight on the Summit of Speed Preview card with a promising 3-year-old filly named Pica Slew, who cruised to the easiest of possible victories in the $85,000 Leave Me Alone Stakes.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Heavily favored Concert Music ($3.10) remained undefeated in five starts with a 1 3/4-length win over Kaweah Princess in the $50,000 Senate Appointee at Hastings on Saturday.

Baltimore Bob withstood two challenges in deep stretch, one by Frisky Thunder at the eighth pole and the second by fast-closing Vanquisher right at the wire, to prevail by a head in Saturday's $50,00 Da Hoss Stakes at Colonial Downs.

Miss Singhsix did her part to show she deserves a shot at next month's biggest race of the season at Delaware Park by wearing down Morena in deep stretch to prevail by a neck in Saturday's Grade 3, $151,050 .

The 1/8-mile Obeah was the last local prep for the Grade 2, $750,000 Delaware Handicap on July 17.

Gold for the Queen, cutting back to six furlongs after five straight longer races and making her first start since January, showed surprising speed to win Saturday's $50,000 Susan B. Anthony Handicap at Finger Lakes.

A stakes winner going 1 1/16 miles in last summer's New York Oaks, the 4-year-old Gold for Queen ($9.90) had raced in two-turn routes in four of her last five starts. In her lone sprint try during that span, she broke last and was non-competitive going seven furlongs.