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.

Smokin Bayou powered to a five-length win over stablemate Sky Haven in the $65,000 Colleen Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park on Saturday.

The Colleen, the prep for the $100,000 Sorority Stakes on Aug. 31, was one of three distaff stakes on the Saturday card.

One Man to Beat ($20.40) won the $65,000 Staybridge Suites for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles on the turf, and Kosmo's Buddy ($17.80) took the $60,000 Crank It Up for 3-year-old grass sprinters.

Call It the Blues was on or near the lead every step of the way and improved her record to a perfect 3 for 3 over the River Downs turf course Saturday by winning the $50,000 Horizon.

Fly to Me ($13.80) ran down 3-5 favorite Sweet Lorena in the final strides to win the $50,000 Arctic Queen Handicap for New York-bred fillies and mares over six furlongs at Finger Lakes.

Sweet Lorena opened up a four-length lead into the stretch, but Fly to Me powered home, with Street Sass close behind, to catch the leader in the shadow of the wire. Fly to Me finished a head in front of Sweet Lorena, who was another head in front Street Sass.

Fly to Me, ridden by John Davila Jr. and trained by Michael Lecesse, covered the distance in 1:11.30.

The 6-year-old gelding Chasin Tiger has improved dramatically over the last year and earned the first stakes start of his career in the $60,000 Chesapeake at Colonial Downs. He made the most of the opportunity, setting or forcing the pace in the six-furlong sprint outside of Great Seneca and then drawing clear for a 1 1/2-length victory.

Great Seneca held off the late-charging favorite Celtic Innis by a half-length for second.