DEL MAR, Calif. - The pace and the depth of the Grade 1, $350,000 Eddie Read Handicap on Saturday at Del Mar got a whole lot stronger Tuesday morning when trainer Craig Dollase said he had decided to go ahead and run the speedy Monterey Jazz just three weeks after his front-running win in the American Handicap at Hollywood Park.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Woodbine's two series for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds will be winding up over the next two weekends, with the Wonder Where scheduled for Saturday and the Breeders' on Aug. 2.

Trainer Barbara Minshall thinks she is in with a chance in both races. She plans to send out Dance for Us in the Wonder Where and Parabola in the Breeders'.

The Wonder Where, a 1 1/4-mile turf race, concludes the triple tiara for fillies, which began with the 1 1/8-mile Woodbine Oaks and continued with the 1 1/16-mile Bison City.

Stormin Maggy and Vito Filitto emerged as 2-year-olds to follow in this region last week. Stormin Maggy won at Lone Star Park and Vito Filitto at Louisiana Downs.

Stormin Maggy, a half-sister to champion Afleet Alex, took a maiden special weight at Lone Star by 6 1/2 lengths. She raced with the pace early in the 5 1/2-furlong race last Friday night, dropped back, then came on again when seemingly beaten at the quarter pole. It was the second career start for Stormin Maggy, a daughter of Storm Cat.

MIAMI - For a handicapper, there's nothing more frustrating than a race not playing out as expected. So can you imagine how a trainer feels when the same thing happens in a race worth $1 million, like Sunday's Delaware Handicap.

You could still hear the frustration in trainer Marty Wolfson's voice as he recounted the Delaware Handicap and the second-place finish of his steadily improving Icon Project, who was beaten a length by the somewhat unexpected front-running winner Swift Temper.

OPELOUSAS, La. - Ide Like a Double ($7.60) unleashed a powerful run through the stretch Saturday night under regular rider Kerwin Clark to capture the featured $50,000 Oak Hall Stakes. State Power rallied in the drive to finish second, followed by Brooks 'n Down and Ide Ball.

DEL MAR, Calif. - The challenges that face California racing will not be settled over the next seven weeks.

A weak economy has led to fewer racing dates, unresolved synthetic-surface issues continue, and the future is vague for two Los Angeles-area tracks. Hollywood Park eventually will close for property development, and Santa Anita will be sold in bankruptcy proceedings.

Maryland's highest court ruled on Monday that it lacks the jurisdiction to hear arguments over whether the state erred in rejecting a bid by Magna Entertainment Corp. for slot machines at its Laurel Park in Anne Arundel County.

Instead, the Court of Appeals ruled that Magna could seek a judgment on the issue in court only after it has exhausted all of its appeals through Maryland's administrative agencies, including a review by the State Board of Contract Appeals of any decision by the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission.

Running a three-week fair meet at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, Calif., was more than just a summer-fairs experiment. It could be a precursor to a meet there during the spring.

With Bay Meadows closed and Golden Gate the only major track left running in Northern California, Pleasanton is looking to pick up race dates next year.

Rick Pickering, the CEO of the Alameda County Fair, was scheduled to meet with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and the California Horse Racing Board at its Thursday meeting at Del Mar to discuss possible dates for 2010.

DEL MAR, Calif. - "Seinfeld" had the "Summer of George." Del Mar might just have the summer of John.

John Sadler is going to hit the ground running at Del Mar. With Whatsthescript in the Grade 1, $350,000 Eddie Read Handicap on Saturday, Dawn Before Dawn and Royal Taat in the $85,000 Osunitas Handicap on Sunday, and horses like Black Mamba, Noble Court, Oil Man, and the exciting 2-year-old colt Hurricane Ike ready for upcoming stakes either here or at Arlington Park, Sadler looks primed to continue solidifying his position as one of the pre-eminent trainers on the West Coast.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Papa Clem got back to work Monday, breezing for the first time since finishing third in the July 11 Long Branch Stakes. He was clocked in 1:12.60 for six furlongs at Monmouth Park.

"I wanted a good work in him," trainer Gary Stute said from Del Mar. "It was just exactly what I wanted."

In the Long Branch, Papa Clem stumbled at the break and came back with minor nicks and cuts in his first start since finishing sixth in the Preakness.

After the Long Branch, Stute left Papa Clem at Monmouth, even though the colt's next start could be elsewhere.