SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Quality Road remained on schedule for his start in the $1 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 29 by working a solid six furlongs in 1:12.76 Sunday morning over Saratoga's main track in company with the Grade 1-winning mare Unbridled Belle.

It was Quality Road's first move since he won the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes on Aug. 3 a race in which he ran 6 1/2 furlongs in a track record 1:13.74. That was Quality Road's first start since he won the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.

COLUMBUS, Neb. - Coble Avenue patiently followed the pace for over six furlongs before launching his rally and drawing off to a 2 3/4-length win in the $10,450 Van Berg Derby on Saturday at Columbus.

With Wilfredo Arroyo aboard, Coble Avenue was sharp in collecting his second straight stakes win at Columbus. He previously won the six-furlong Hall of Fame Stakes over many of the same rivals for trainer Robert Mitzner.

OPELOUSAS, La. - Star Guitar ran his record this summer to a perfect 3 for 3 with a popular win in Saturday night's $150,000 Evangeline Mile. The starting highweight defeated King Dan by 2 1/4 lengths. Defending Mile champ Ide Like a Double reported home another two lengths back in third, followed by State Power.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Meteore, who was such a disappointment when fifth as the favorite in the Oceanside Stakes on July 22, redeemed himself with a last-to-first move to win Saturday's $150,000 La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar.

Ridden by Alex Solis, Meteore ($14) ran 1 1/16 miles on turf in 1:40.82, finishing 1 1/2 lengths in front of Rendezvous. Gretsky, who raced in traffic on the final turn, rallied to finish third in the field of nine 3-year-olds.

Solis avoided most of that trouble by following specific prerace instructions issued by trainer Richard Mandella.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - On a card ruled by longshots, Telling provided the biggest shocker of the day at Saratoga, rallying from off the pace under Javier Castellano to win Saturday's by two lengths over Better Talk Now.

It was one length back to Brass Hat in third. He finished one-half length ahead of Gentlemen Chester. Grand Couturier, the 5-2 favorite seeking his third consecutive victory in this race, could do no better than fifth. He was followed in the order of finish by Quijano, Americain, Rising Moon, Musketier, and Lauro.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - If you would have assessed Summer Bird's chances of winning the Belmont Stakes based on his first workout over Belmont Park's main track, you would have rated them slim. Of course, two weeks later, Summer Bird rallied through the Belmont Park stretch to win the Belmont at 11-1.

If you assess Summer Bird's chances to win the $1 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 29 based on how he worked Saturday, you also wouldn't rate them very high. But, with two more weeks and one more work to go, Summer Bird has time to win the skeptics over.

Jockey Robby Albarado and trainer Steve Asmussen went 3 for 3 on Saturday night's lucrative stakes card at Charles Town.

Four Gifts, a two-time Grade 3 stakes winner, gave Albarado and Asmussen their third consecutive stakes on the six-stakes program when she held off a late charge by Florida shipper Royal Card to win the $250,000 Charles Town Oaks.

ALBANY, Calif. -- Unbridled Meeting ($6) turned back odds-on Ballistic Sue in winning a heated pace duel and had enough left in the stretch to win the CARF Debutante Stakes on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.

Unbridled Meeting broke alertly under William Antongeorgi and led Ballistic Sue by a head through fractions of 21.75 and 44.81 seconds.

CINCINNATI - Gleam of Hope stayed in mid-pack early, then rallied on the far turn and took command to win the $25,000 Cradle Prep on Saturday at River Downs.

Jockey Casey Chavez rode Gleam of Hope for trainer Anthony Reinstedler in the one-mile turf prep. The final margin of victory over his 11 2-year-old foes was a 1 3/4 lengths. Eddie Set Go was second, with William's Kitten 2 1/4 lengths back in third. It was the first turf attempt for Gleam of Hope, a son of City Zip, who returned $19.20 and ran the mile over a firm turf course in 1.35.60.

Heros Reward had to work a bit harder than his backers who made him the 1-5 favorite might have liked, but the millionaire Maryland-bred 7-year-old gelding still was strong enough in deep stretch to capture Saturday's $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes at Laurel Park.