ALBANY, Calif. - Stakes racing returns to Golden Gate Fields on Saturday with the $75,000 Sausalito, the first stakes at the track in a month. But it won't be the best race of the week here.

Friday's card includes two stakes-caliber allowances. One is an open 1 1/16-mile race on turf and the other a one-mile turf race for fillies and mares.

The open race has attracted Artiste Royal, who has not run since winning the Grade 1 Charlie Whittingham at Hollywood Park on June 7. The 7-year-old Artiste Royal also won the Grade 1 Clement Hirsch in 2007.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - No one can reasonably argue that Michael Wrona is not an immensely talented race-caller. Wrona is the entire package - uncannily accurate while laugh-out-loud entertaining at once.

During his six-day race-calling stint that ended Sunday at Churchill Downs, Wrona reaffirmed his reputation as one of the best callers in North America. With his clipped and distinct Australian accent, Wrona, 42, had the good fortune of calling a major milestone on his first day, Nov. 11, when Julien Leparoux rode a Churchill record-tying seven winners.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When Einstein ran second in the Stephen Foster Handicap and Firecracker Handicap last spring at Churchill Downs, the horse competed under the names of Patricia Cunningham and Melissa Green, who were listed as lessors from the owners, the Midnight Cry Stable.

Trainer Helen Pitts has told Churchill racing officials she is considering a run for Einstein in the annual fall-meet highlight, the Grade 2 Clark Handicap on Nov. 28, but if Einstein is to make the race, his connections will have to do some legal maneuvering.

Lee’s Spirit could make his next start in the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Turf next month at Fair Grounds, and if he does, he will go into the race on a roll. He picked up his third consecutive stakes win Saturday night at Retama Park, when he closed well for a 2 1/2-length score over Acting Zippy in the $50,000 No Le Hace.

Semaphore Man returned to conventional dirt and returned to the winner’s circle on Sunday, when he finished with authority in the $50,000 Chuck Taliaferro Memorial at Remington Park. He won by 1 3/4 lengths over pacesetter Wind Water.

Heza Wild Guy overcame the outside post and rallied into the stretch to win the $100,000 To Much Coffee at Hoosier Park on Sunday.

Jockey Tommy Pompell had the 7-year-old Heza Wild Guy off the pace early before rallying on the outside into the stretch and drawing off to win by a length against 10 other older Indiana-bred horses. Sahmmy Davis Jr. also made a move into the stretch under before flattening out for second, and Mo Faster was another 1 1/2 lengths back in third.

Exercise rider Ignacio Ramirez, 58, was killed Sunday morning in an accident in the Golden Gate Fields barn area, the track announced.

Ramirez was heading to the track aboard an unnamed filly for a workout when the filly spooked and flipped over, landing on top of Ramirez, who suffered fatal injuries. The filly was uninjured.

“This was a tragic accident,” said Golden Gate Fields general manager Robert Hartman. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ignacio’s family and friends. It’s a very sad day for the entire racing community.”

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Evita Argentina rebounded from two losses in Grade 1 stakes to win the $111,100 Moccasin Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Hollywood Park on Sunday.

It was not until midstretch that it looked like Evita Argentina would win the third race of her career. Last of 11 for the first half-mile, Evita Argentina ($14.80) closed well on the outside to catch pacesetter Mi Chiamano Mimi, and win by 1 1/2 lengths.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Active Duty ($25) won his maiden in style Sunday at Woodbine in the $250,400 Coronation Futurity, upsetting the 1-2 favorite, El Brujo, in the process.

Active Duty stalked his stablemate, Gallant, who set moderate fractions in the 1 1/8-mile race for 2-year-olds. Active Duty assumed command at the eighth pole, and got home on top by 2 1/4 lengths over the wide-closing El Brujo. Khabibulin rallied belatedly for third, and Gallant faded to fourth in the six-horse field of Canadian-breds.

Corey Fraser rode Active Duty for trainer Mark Casse.

Julie B's unfamiliarity with a wet track didn't pose any problem as she posted her third consecutive stakes victory Saturday night in the $51,350 My Sister Pearl at Charles Town.

Racing on a non-fast track for only the second time in her 36-race career, the 5-year-old Julie B ($3.40) defeated Saxet Heights by 1 ½ lengths while completing 1 1/8 miles over a sloppy, sealed surface in 1:55.81.

Larry Reynolds rode Julie B for trainer George Yetsook and owner Randy Funkhouser's O'Sullivan Farms.