ELMONT, N.Y. - With three furlongs remaining in Saturday's Gradeo1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park, Funny Moon appeared to be heading to the parking lot, while her seven rivals were gearing up for a stretch-long sprint to the finish line.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Trainer David Fawkes confirmed Saturday that Duke of Mischief will make his next start in the Grade 1, $1.25 million Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds at Monmouth Park on Aug. 2.

Fawkes had the Haskell and the $500,000 Jim Dandy, run the day before at Saratoga, under consideration for the Duke of Mischief, the Iowa Derby winner.

Churchill Downs on Friday released the stakes schedule for the 2009 fall meet with virtually no changes in purse levels or scheduling from last year.

Purses for the 12-race schedule total $1.775 million. All 12 stakes are graded, and only one, the Ack Ack Handicap, was moved, from its customary opening-day slot to Nov. 6, the Friday of the two-day Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.

Jockey Real Simard won his 2,000th race aboard longshot Frieda's Girl in the last race at Northlands Park Friday night. Frieda's Girl paid $25.10.

Simard, 44, started his career in 1986 and has been based in Alberta for most of his career. His first win came aboard Sudden Spurt on September 7, 1986 in a $4,000 claiming race at Northlands Park.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - After taking a long look at running Jonesboro in either New York or California following his career effort in last month's Grade 2 Cornhusker, his connections said Friday they are leaning toward a fall campaign in the Midwest.

Jonesboro could run next in the $150,000 Governor's Cup at Remington Park on Sept. 7, then point to the Grade 2, $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap at Hawthorne on Oct. 3.

"That's not 100 percent, but that's what we're looking at," said Randy Morse, who trains Jonesboro for Michael Langford.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Repo has stormed through California's 2-year-old filly division this month, winning the Landaluce Stakes against open company at Hollywood Park on July 12 and the $100,000 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes against statebreds at Del Mar on Friday.

ELMONT, N.Y. - If the opening-day card is any indication, this could be a very strong summer at Saratoga.

A total of 134 horses were carded for Wednesday's 10-race opening-day program, including a strong field of 13 juvenile fillies for the Grade 3, $100,000 Schuylerville Stakes going six furlongs. Six of the 10 races overfilled, and the total in purses for opening day is $557,700.

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MIAMI - Trainer Bill Kaplan had high hopes for Temo's Dream following the 3-year-old's breakthrough entry-level allowance win on June 14. And after suffering through a disappointing effort by Temo's Dream in the American Dreamer Stakes on turf four weeks later, Kaplan had those hopes rekindled after the former claimer rallied to an impressive second-level allowance victory in Friday's featured ninth race.

Mine That Bird arrived Friday afternoon at Mountaineer Park, where the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner is expected to make his next start Aug. 1 in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby. Mountaineer announced the arrival in a Friday press release.

Mine That Bird had vanned out of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., early that morning with trainer Chip Woolley driving the truck pulling the horse's trailer northeast to Chester, W.Va. in a 6 1/2-hour trip.

The Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga has been added to the 2009 Breeders' Cup Challenge Win and You're In program, meaning the winner of the race receives an automatic berth into the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 7.

The Whitney will be run at Saratoga on Aug. 8 and is expected to feature defending winner Commentator, who did not run in the Classic last year. As of Friday, those being considered for the Whitney included Asiatic Boy, Dry Martini, Finallymadeit, Macho Again, Arson Squad, and possibly Tizway.