Southern Yankee, under Ricardo Feliciano, controlled the early pace in Friday night's $50,000 Genesis Stakes at Delta Downs before digging in and holding off a late charge from favored On the Menu to prevail by a neck. Smoking Again turned in an even effort to finish 4 1/4 lengths farther back in third in the two-turn seven-furlong contest for 3-year-old fillies.

Suave Jazz ($4.60) snagged his first victory since November 2007 in Saturday's $50,000 Fire Plug Stakes at Laurel Park, drawing away to a two-length win in the six-furlong race under Jeremy Rose.

Suave Jazz was rated in last place in the field of six as Night Stand led through fractions of 22.40 and 45.86 seconds, pressed by Taint So. Rose angled out his mount in upper stretch, they moved to the front with a sixteenth to go, and increased their lead to the wire as the runner-up, Yes It's the Truth, held off the 4-year-old Springs Road by a neck.

When entries were taken Wednesday for Saturday's $50,000 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway, Tacky Cat appeared an unlikely starter, much less a winner.

An also-eligible in an overflow field, she needed two scratches simply to gain a starting position. But receive them she did, and Tacky Cat drew into the field.

Musket Man remained undefeated and stamped himself as one of the early favorites for the Sam F. Davis Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby with a game length victory in the $75,000 Pasco Stakes on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The Pamplemousse got a gift Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita, and he was not about to give it back. He had the lead ceded to him when Brother Keith bore out badly on the first turn, and from that point on, The Pamplemousse never looked back. He held safe odds-on favorite Square Eddie to win the first two-turn graded stakes of the year for 3-year-olds pointing to the Santa Anita Derby and then the Kentucky Derby.

Rated Fiesty got the bob to win the $50,000 American Beauty by a head over 3-2 favorite Palanka City at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. With the win, she gave her trainer, Steve Asmussen, his fifth win in the six-furlong race for fillies and mares. It was another 2 1/4 lengths back in third to Maren's Meadow.

NEW ORLEANS - Steve Asmussen won his fifth race of Saturday's card when Rolling Sea used a powerful stretch move to beat heavily favored Bear Now by 5 1/2 lengths in the $60,000 Truly Bound Handicap at Fair Grounds. Asmussen finished the day with six wins.

Bear Now, racing for the first time since her eighth-place finish in the Breeder's Cup Ladies' Classic, stalked pacesetter Adhrhythm in the early going. Bear Now moved forward and got a head in front of Adhrhythm on the turn, but Rolling Sea soon took over. Adhrhythm held on for third place.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - On paper, there appeared to be an abundance of speed in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Handicap. But in the end, nobody was faster than Ikigai, who cruised to a 2 1/4-length victory over Rollers in the Grade 3 dash, highlighted Saturday's card at Gulfstream Park along with the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes.

"They can't run with him," said Marty Wolfson who trains Ikigai for owner Edmund Gann. "They really can't. I loved him today. If he can run 45 over at Calder, you know he can run fast over here."

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Barrier Reef continued his love affair with Aqueduct's inner track, persevering through a stretch battle with Broadway Producer to win Saturday's $69,095 Evening Attire Stakes by a neck.

It was a length back to Brilliant Son in third. He was followed by Judiths Wild Rush and the pacesetting Barcola.

NEW ORLEANS - Jockey James Graham didn't celebrate taking over the top of the rider standings in the strong Fair Grounds colony - he was more focused on the joy of being a jockey.

"How can you get paid for something you love so much?" said Graham. "I work hard every day, but this ain't work; I just try to get as much run out of them as I can."

Graham has been getting a lot of run from his mounts lately. Entering racing on Saturday as the only rider at the meet with over $1 million in earnings, Graham had 37 wins from 238 mounts.