Hesa Big Star ($12.40) returned from a long layoff to win the $50,000 Tony Gatto Big Dream Stakes at Atlantic City for the second straight year.

Ridden for the first time by Harry Vega and making his first start since Sept. 1, the 7-year-old Hesa Big Star led wire to wire to defeat Atticus Kristy by 1 1/4 lengths while covering five furlongs on firm turf in 57.37 seconds. Atticus Kristy, a Grade 3 stakes winner, outfought Duffy's Tavern by a head for second.

It was the 10th win in 30 starts for Hesa Big Star, who is based in Maryland with trainer Howie Wolfendale.

Call Me Collect rallied from off the pace to win the $50,000 Need for Speed Stakes on Friday night at Evangeline Downs.

Brother Bean, the pacesetter, gave ground grudgingly in the lane to finish three-quarters of a length back in second followed by Southern Style.

Ridden by Dustin Dugas, the 6-year-old Call Me Collect ($23.60) won for the 11th time from 41 starts. Trained by Keith Bourgeois, Call Me Collect covered the five furlongs in 56.89 seconds over a fast strip.

Left on Base ($12.40) proved extremely game under jockey Edgar Paucar and won the $50,000 Babst/Palacios at Beulah Park.

Trained by Donn Rowe, Left on Base led the 10 older horses to the turn in the six-furlong race, but relinquished his lead while drifting out entering the stretch to Royal Nemesis. Paucar straightened Left on Base out in the stretch and the 5-year-old got up in the final stride to win by a nose. Royal Nemesis was second, a length in front of the favorite, Catlaunch.

Left on Base covered the distance on a fast track in 1:09.96.

Dinner in Odem ($31.40) made a four-wide move into the final turn and then ran down the leaders in the final strides to prevail in a three-horse photo in the $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic at Tampa Bay Downs.

Sir Dave, a 6-1 shot ridden by James Lopez, moved from third to briefly gain a short lead inside the eighth pole, but had to settle for second, a neck behind Dinner in Odem and a neck in front of Sporting Art, the 6-5 favorite.

Ridden by Phil Teator for trainer Peter Wasiluk Jr., Dinner in Odem covered about 1 1/8 miles over a firm turf course in 1:46.68.

El Brujo ($2.80) put away a determined Shut It Down in the stretch during a workmanlike victory at Woodbine in the $150,800 Queenston Stakes, a prep for next month's $1omillion Queen's Plate.

Shut It Down set very slow fractions in the seven-furlong race, as El Brujo stalked in second. El Brujo joined Shut It Down on the lead at the quarter pole, and took a slim lead early in the stretch before edging away for a 1 1/4-length win in 1:22.17. Active Duty finished another 2 3/4 lengths back in third in the seven-horse field of Ontario-bred 3-year-olds.

Miner's Escape needed six starts to finally win his maiden at Gulfstream Park last month. But he put himself in consideration for a berth in the Preakness by dominating Saturday's $75,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico.

Part of a coupled entry for trainer Nick Zito that was bet down to 7-2 in a field of eight 3-year-olds, Miner's Escape ($9.60), who pressed a modest pace of 48.93 and 1:13.18 set by eventual third-place finisher Tone It Down, drew off in the stretch of the 1 1/8-mile Tesio to defeat 9-1 Hehasnosay by 4 1/2 lengths in a time of 1:51.23.

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.