EDMONTON, Alberta – Lecturing Lynn, who successfully invaded Alberta to capture the 6 1/2-furlong Chariot Chaser here July 4, stretches out past a sprint distance for the first time to face six rival 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile Northlands Oaks.

Hastings-based trainer Tracy McCarthy will saddle Lecturing Lynn, a Kentucky-bred who handled a similar group in her local debut. She made a three-wide move down the backstretch and was never seriously challenged after taking the lead a quarter-mile from home.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Visualiser will be looking for his first win since 2006 when he drops into a first-level allowance race that has a $35,000 claiming option at Hastings Saturday. The 6 1/2-furlong feature for 3-year-olds and up drew seven horses and goes as the eighth race.

A 5-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway, The Visualiser has started only 13 times in his career. He was stakes-placed in the Grade 3 Canadian Derby in 2006 but he started only twice in 2007, finishing second and fifth in $50,000 optional sprints.

DEL MAR, Calif.-Kilderry and Dixie Chatter won divisions of the Oceanside Stakes on Wednesday's opening day program at Del Mar.

Dixie Chatter, best known for winning the Grade 1 Norfolk Stakes last September, won his first start on turf in the $86,800 second division of the Oceanside.

Sam Houston Race Park in Houston drew 70,000 patrons from July 3-6 for a combination of Quarter Horse racing, fireworks, and concerts led by Willie Nelson's Family Picnic. The track's attendance for racing and a fireworks program on the Fourth of July topped 32,000, up 15 percent from 2007.

Lincoln State Fair closed out its season last Sunday with handle gains across the board on its live racing, bucking a nationwide downward trend.

“Nebraska racing is showing signs of a comeback,” said Mike Newlin, finishing his first year as director of racing at Lincoln. “With the increases that Fonner and State Fair Park have shown with our live meets this year, I think Nebraskans are proving that they still love racing and that if we put on a good show at an economical price they will return.”

Canterbury Park will be buzzing with activity over the next few weeks as final preparations are made for the dedication of the racetrack chapel building that is scheduled for July 27. Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day will be the guest speaker at the final fundraising dinner for the event, which will be held after the conclusion of the races that day. Tickets for the dinner are available from track chaplain Tommy Bartram at $50 per plate.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Ginger Brew, who had been under consideration for the upcoming Wonder Where or Breeders' Stakes, instead is freshening up on the farm and will be pointed for a late summer-fall campaign.

Owned by Stronach Stable, Ginger Brew won the 1 1/8-mile Woodbine Oaks here June 8 and swung back two weeks later to finish a hard-fought second behind Not Bourbon in the 1 1/4-mile Queen's Plate.

"The Plate took its toll; it was a hard race," said trainer Brian Lynch. "We brought her to the farm after for a little break."

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - There are stakes plans in the works for a number of recent 2-year-old winners at Lone Star Park, including Early Final, who captured a division of the $125,000 Texas Stallion Stakes on Saturday, and Morethanafantasy, an impressive turf winner who could see action next at Louisiana Downs.

Early Final stalked and pounced for a 2 1/4-length win in the 5 1/2-furlong colts and geldings division of the Texas Stallion Stakes, earning a career-best Beyer Figure of 77.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Off his sharp win in the Arlington Handicap, Stream Cat is a nice prospect for the Arlington Million. Einstein dances every dance, and is one of the more admirable horses in American racing, and there's a good chance he shows up at Arlington on Million Day. But Archipenko, a likely Million participant in the wake of his win at Ascot in England on Saturday, is a horse of a different color, a rising star on the international circuit.

MIAMI - Be it ever so humble, for the Grade 2-winning 3-year-old Smooth Air, there is no place like home.

Home for Smooth Air is Calder Race Course, a track neither Smooth Air nor his trainer, Bennie Stutts Jr., has seen much of since the pair first set out on the road in late April for Churchill Downs and a run at the Kentucky Derby. Now, Smooth Air is back at Calder for the first time since the middle of May.