AUBURN, Wash. - Emerald Downs's 3-year-old filly division might have added another stakes-caliber horse Sunday when Dream Sweeper raced to an impressive victory in a maiden race. Making her first start in nearly a year, Dream Sweeper ran six furlongs in 1:09.60, holding off Mizzen You and 4-5 wagering favorite Seeking Ema in the final furlong to prevail by a neck.

Rodney Orr acquired Dream Sweeper for $122,000 at the 2007 Keeneland summer yearling sale, but her story is a little more complicated than that.

MIAMI - Trainer Steve Klesaris hadn't originally planned on bringing Ask Joe to Calder for Saturday's Grade 2 Carry Back Stakes. But after a minor eye issue forced Ask Joe to miss last weekend's Jersey Shore Stakes at Monmouth Park, Klesaris decided to put up the $4,000 supplemental fee and ship his stakes-winning 3-year-old to south Florida for the six-furlong Carry Back.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer John Mattine is planning to give Lemon Twirl a whirl in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Dance Smartly.

Lemon Twirl, a Kentucky-bred 5-year-old owned by George Robertson, will be making her stakes debut in the Dance Smartly, which is a 1 1/8-mile turf race for fillies and mares.

"She's feeling great," said Mattine, a longtime assistant trainer who took over the barn when his father, Tony, died in May. "I think she's going in well."

In a reflection of a difficult economic climate, the Los Angeles County Fair at Fairplex Park has cut the number of stakes and the prize money available for its upcoming meeting, which runs from Sept. 10-28.

The 15-day meeting will offer 14 Thoroughbred stakes, down from 17 in 2008. The track is running one fewer day than last year.

Last year, the minimum stakes purse was $65,000-guaranteed; this year, the minimum is $50,000-guaranteed.

AUBURN, Wash. - Atta Boy Roy cemented his status as the fastest horse at Emerald Downs with a speedy victory Sunday in the $50,000 Governor's Handicap. The 4-year-old Tribunal colt set a pressured pace, drew clear in mid-stretch and held off two challengers in the final strides to win in 1:14.20, the fastest 6 1/2-furlong time at the meeting and 1.20 seconds shy of Sabertooth's track and North American record.

AUBURN, Wash. - Elusive Horizon sprung a mild upset Saturday at Emerald Downs, leading every step of the way to defeat 3-5 wagering favorite Gadget Queen by four lengths in the $50,000 King Country Handicap for fillies and mares. Elusive Horizon, the second choice in the wagering, returned $5.40 and ran one mile in 1:35. Gadget Queen rallied gamely to finish second in the field of seven, and Screaminleapofaith was another 2 1/4 lengths back in third.

Indiana Downs canceled all of their dirt races Monday evening due to the main track being uneven following heavy rains over the weekend. Three races that were scheduled on the turf were contested.

In the $100,000 Indiana Downs Distaff, which was scheduled for the turf, Keertana came from just off the pace to defeat nine other 3-year-old fillies. Jockey Jesus Castanon kept Keertana to the inside while chasing the early pace before swinging her to the outside and rallying in the stretch to win by three-quarters of a length.

OPELOUSAS, La. - Trainer Steve Asmussen won three of the 10 stakes on the Louisiana Legends Night Program Saturday night at Evangeline Downs, including both divisions of the D. S. "Shine" Young Futurity.

The third time proved to be the charm for trainer Christophe Clement.

Third in the past two runnings of the Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap with horses that went off at 2-1 or less, Clement finally got a win in Monday's $200,000 turf race for fillies and mares at Philadelphia Park when heavily favored Carribean Sunset defeated I Lost My Choo.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Who's Big Daddy, following in the footsteps of his big sister Cawaja Beach, became a stakes winner here at Woodbine in last Saturday's $150,800 Clarendon.

Making his third career start in the Clarendon, a 5 1/2-furlong race for Ontario-foaled 2-year-olds, Who's Big Daddy quickly seized command and never looked back en route to a three-quarter-length victory under regular rider Gerry Olguin.