SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Pass the Heat ($5.80) returned to his favorite surface, winning the $63,450 Joseph T. Grace Handicap on the turf Saturday at the Sonoma County Fair.

Second choice in the field of six, Pass the Heat was last down the backstretch of the 1 1/16-mile race before moving up on the second turn. Our Partner wore down tiring pacesetter Yacht Spotter to take the lead turning for home, but Pass the Heat, rallying three wide, quickly went by him, winning by two lengths in 1:41.30. Cover Magic, the longest shot on the board, got up for third another length back.

Cherokee Triangle made a late surge to make the lead just before the wire in a frantic three-horse conclusion Saturday in the inaugural running of the $50,000 Cliff Guilliams Memorial Stakes at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky.

With Victor Lebron riding for trainer Mike Maker, Cherokee Triangle won by a head over Veiled Prophet, who had taken command with a bold outside move at the quarter pole. El Aleman, the longest shot in the field at 58-1, made a huge late run to finish just another neck back in third.

DEL MAR, Calif. - There's a reason why Zenyatta's perfect through seven starts.

In Saturday's $300,000 Clement Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar, she rallied from last in a field of eight fillies and mares and weaved her way through traffic to win her fifth consecutive stakes. For a moment on the turn, it appeared Zenyatta would be stuck in traffic, but space developed and she responded promptly for jockey Mike Smith.

"She has that ability to length her stride and just stretch," trainer John Shirreffs said.

SHAKOPEE, Minn. - Kentucky horses dominated most of the series, but it was a Delaware shipper, Won Awesome Dude, who captured the richest race, the $142,500 Jewel, to end the 10th annual Claiming Crown on Saturday at Canterbury Park.

Won Awesome Dude, ridden by Casey Lambert, edged away from R Clear Victory in the final yards to post a length triumph in the 1 1/8-mile Jewel. Coyoteshighestcall edged out Sensational Score, the 19-10 favorite, to get third in a field of nine.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Steve Asmussen had been spotting Sky Mom in races up to about a mile, thinking that the 3-year-old filly would start losing her effectiveness at longer distances. But Sky Mom's closing second-place finish to Storm Mesa in the 1 1/16-mile Iowa Oaks last month started Asmussen thinking differently, and his plan to let Sky Mom run longer bore fruit Saturday at Arlington Park, where Sky Mom won the 1 1/8-mile Arlington Oaks over hard-trying pacesetter Dreaming of Liz.

Sent off as the favorite in a field that included multiple stakes winners Wise Answer and Go Go Shoot, Hypocrite didn’t disappoint. The 3-year-old colt rallied to catch Go Go Shoot inside the eighth pole and hold off a late run from Wise Answer for a 1 3/4-length win in Saturday’s $55,000 Valid Video, one of three stakes on the program at Calder.

Ready Set edged Web Gem by a head Saturday to win the Grade 3, $750,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park.

The top two finishers made strong inside moves in the action-filled race.

Recapturetheglory broke through the gate before the start and was quickly reloaded. The obviously eager colt got caught up in the early pace and ultimately faded to ninth.

When Recapturetheglory's bid failed, Cherokee Artist took charge on the final turn and looked poised to take the rich prize in only his fifth start.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Indian Blessing's maturation from a one-dimensional speedster to a more relaxed and polished filly continued Saturday at Saratoga when last year's Eclipse Award-winning juvenile filly powered to an easy seven-length victory over Sweet Hope and four other overmatched rivals in the $250,000 Test Stakes.

DEL MAR, Calif. - First things first. Trifecta King may sound like a colt's name, but she's a filly. And a very good one.

So much so that trainer Doug O'Neill and the partnership that owns Trifecta King held her out of the $100,000 Landaluce Stakes at Hollywood Park on June 28 to allow her more time to recover from her win in the Cinderella Stakes at Hollywood Park on May 25.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Del Mar announced Friday that purses will be cut by 3.5 percent for the final three weeks of the meeting, effective Aug. 13. The cuts impact a wide range of races, from two Grade 1 stakes to everyday races for maidens.

The reduction was caused by a downturn in ontrack business and stagnant account wagering business in California, track officials said. Michael Ernst, Del Mar's chief financial officer, said the cuts will amount to approximately $10,000 a day.