SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - At 7:20 a.m. Sunday, Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird were walking the shed row of the Clark Stakes barn at Saratoga. In a most appropriate order befitting the circumstances, it was Mine That Bird who was following Summer Bird.

COLUMBUS, Neb. - Five Oclock Shadow moved to the front into the far turn and held a two-length margin under hand urging to score his first career stakes win in Sunday's $16,000 Columbus Futurity for 2-year-old Nebraska-breds here on Sunday afternoon.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Reunited and it feels so good.

Calvin Borel, who guided Mine That Bird to his 50-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby, will be back aboard the gelding for his next two starts - the $350,000 Goodwood Stakes on Oct. 10 and the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 7 - trainer Chip Woolley confirmed Monday morning.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Rachel Alexandra put on another good show for her throng of admirers on Monday morning, breezing an easy four furlongs in 49.09 seconds over the Oklahoma training track. Those who woke up early and endured some unseasonably chilly weather got to watch the amazing 3-year-old filly in her final prep before taking on older males in Saturday's Grade 1 Woodward at Saratoga.

With regular rider Dominic Terry aboard, Rachel Alexandra went in fractions of 13.50 and 25.50 before galloping out five furlongs in 1:02.29, according to Daily Racing Form.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Spring House, continuing his love affair with 1 3/8-mile races at Del Mar, won the Grade 2, $250,000 Del Mar Handicap for the second straight year on Sunday, but he needed every inch of the stretch to prevail.

Spring House ($7.60), eighth early in the 10-horse field, was taken three paths wide heading into the stretch and surged late to nail Sir Dave by a nose right at the finish. It was another three-quarters of a length back to Temple City, who led the field into the stretch. Artiste Royal, the 9-5 favorite, was fourth, beaten one length for it all.

Throughout her first 11 career starts, Gold for the Queen had never raced beyond 6 1/2 furlongs. In four races at her home base of Finger Lakes, she had never finished better than third or closer than seven lengths to the winner.

All that changed Sunday afternoon when trainer Charlton Baker stretched out Gold for the Queen to 1 1/16 miles for the $75,000 New York Oaks. Gold for the Queen dueled with 2-5 favorite Doremifasollatido through six furlongs in 1:12.11, then kicked clear in the stretch and drew off to prevail by 3 3/4 lengths for her first stakes victory.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - What appeared to be a very competitive edition of the turned into a one-horse show for Icon Project, who cruised to a Rachel Alexandra-like 13 1/2-length victory over Swift Temper for her first Grade 1 win Sunday at Saratoga.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Luna Vega outdueled Spritely for a 1 1/2-length victory Sunday in the for fillies and mares at Monmouth Park.

Last time out, they squared off in the Grade 1 Go For Wand Handicap earlier this month at Saratoga. Neither was a match for Seventh Street that afternoon with Spritely finishing third and Luna Vega sixth.

They took their rivalry to the Jersey Shore with Luna Vega ($13) prevailing for her first stakes victory.

The race unfolded with Jessica Is Back and Devil House battling for the lead with Spritely sitting third, an ideal stalking trip.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Lady Shakespeare, a full-sister to Grade 1 Woodbine Mile winner Shakespeare, polished off a quality field while notching her first stakes Sunday in the at Woodbine.

Lady Shakespeare had just one rival beaten on the backstretch of the one-mile turf event and then began to make up ground on the turn. She came very wide into the stretch and hit the front nearing the sixteenth pole before edging away for a length and a quarter score over the previously unbeaten Carem Crescent.

Alice K White, one of four fillies in a star-studded field of colts, ran the best race of her career to post a 6-1 upset in Saturday's $250,000 Golden State Derby at Los Alamitos. The victory enhanced her status among the nation's 3-year-old Quarter Horse fillies.

The win came at the expense of two millionaires Foose, who finished second, and Tres Passes, who finished fourth as the 2-1 favorite. A Tempting Dash, the fastest qualifier, finished third in the field of 10.