ELMONT, N.Y. - Tom Albertrani saddled six stakes winners during the recently concluded meet at Gulfstream Park and broke fast at Belmont by sending out Flashing to outduel 6-5 favorite Saarlight in Saturday's Grade 3, $196,000 Nassau County Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Longtime turf star Einstein used his versatility to win the Nov. 28 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on dirt and the March 7 Santa Anita Handicap on the synthetic Pro-Ride surface.

But it was his heart that won him Saturday's Grade 1, $557,600 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs by a head over a game Cowboy Cal.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It wasn't until Jonathan Sheppard arrived at Churchill Downs about the fifth race on Saturday that he firmly decided not to scratch Informed Decision from the Humana Distaff because of a wet track. And it wasn't until the final 50 yards that Informed Decision looked like she might actually win the race. But with a powerful late surge, Informed Decision overtook pacesetting Dubai Majesty and held clear closing 32-1 bomb Temple Street to win her second Grade 1 race in about three weeks.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tizaqueena served notice she should be a force to reckon with in the filly and mare turf division throughout the remainder of the season, digging in gamely in late stretch to post a well-deserved three-quarter-length victory over Dawn After Dawn in Saturday's Grade 2, $238,600 Distaff Turf Mile.

Tizaqueena ($19.80), a daughter of Tiznow, is owned by Darley Stable and trained by Michael Stidham. Tizaqueena had won 4 of her first 5 career starts, including both previous tries on grass. The Distaff Turf was her first start in graded stakes competition.

There would be no fairy-tale ending in the $113,300 Eight Belles Stakes.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A March claim by Ken and Sarah Ramsey returned quick dividends Saturday when Accredit, ridden by Julien Leparoux, led most of the way to capture the 75th running of the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rachel Alexandra came out of her record-breaking Kentucky Oaks victory on Friday in fine fashion and will remain at Churchill Downs while being pointed to the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes on the June 6 Belmont Stakes undercard, trainer Hal Wiggins said Saturday morning.

"She had about a handful of feed left in her tub this morning, and I promise you when we took her out of her stall, she had a lip shank on her and just dragged us around the barn," Wiggins said.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - When they took a medium-sized swing at a big pick-six pool April 25 on California Gold Rush Day at Hollywood Park, Gary Young and his gambling associate had no preconceived notions.

"One thing you have to remember about the pick six is there are going to be a lot more near-misses than there are hits," Young said. "If you don't watch it, it will cost you your sanity."

Young would know. A clocker, bloodstock adviser, and horseplayer, he has been playing the pick six in California for 25 years and said the bet "defined my gambling career."

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Big Drama will make his next start in either the Grade 3, $400,000 Lone Star Derby or the Preakness, with a course of action to be decided after he works at his Calder base on Monday, trainer David Fawkes said.

The Lone Star Derby, at 1 1/16 miles, will be run May 9, while the Grade 1, $1 million Preakness is at Pimlico on May 16.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Not Just a Rumor raced true to her name when she scored a 6 1/2-length victory as the even-money choice in her five-furlong debut here at Woodbine on April 10.

Sunday, Not Just a Rumor will be getting an early acid test when she faces seven other Ontario-foaled 3-year-old fillies in the seven-furlong Fury Stakes.

The Fury is considered an important stepping-stone to the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, a 1 1/8-mile race for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies on June 7.