ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - At the time, his loss by inches in the 2007 Stars and Stripes Handicap seemed just like a tough beat for the venerable grass horse Cloudy's Knight, but in retrospect, it seems surprising that Cloudy's Knight was beaten at all. By year's end, Cloudy's Knight had evolved into one of the better 12-furlong horses in North America, capping his campaign with a victory in the Grade 1 Canadian International.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Watching from his New York home, Bobby Frankel was holding his breath when Mast Track ran through the stretch en route to a victory in Saturday's $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup.

"I didn't know about the distance," he said.

Making his first start over 1 1/4 miles, Mast Track carried his speed throughout the Grade 1 Gold Cup. The upset win at 10-1 gave Frankel his third Gold Cup, preceded by Marquetry in 1991 and Aptitude in 2001.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Main Executive should be dangerous as the lone speed in Wednesday’s featured sixth race, a six-furlong allowance that serves as the prep for the July 20 Bold Venture Stakes.

Main Executive, trained by Radlie Loney for Bruno Brother Farm, has been among Woodbine’s leading sprinters during the past several years. He had a subpar campaign in 2007, but managed to win the Aug. 5 Shepperton Stakes over his venerable older brother and stablemate Cool Selection.

Leah's Secret ends long drought

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Since Leah's Secret won the Anne Arundel Stakes on Nov. 25, 2006, at Laurel Park, she hasn't been able to find the winner's circle, but jockey Rene Douglas led her there late Saturday afternoon.

Getting an ideal trip under Douglas, Leah's Secret ($5) pushed past Tequilas Dayjur in the final furlong and won the $150,000 Chicago Handicap by three-quarters of a length at windy Arlington Park.

The 2-year-old gelding Reach One More ($8), making his career debut, cruised to a six-length win in the $20,700 State Fair Futurity for Nebraska-breds at Lincoln on Saturday afternoon.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Saratoga's Magic ($8.20), part of a three-horse uncoupled entry for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, controlled the pace under Roberto Gonzalez and held off favored stablemate Putmeinyourwill by a neck to win the $51,250 Alamedan Handicap at the Alameda Country Fair on Saturday.

Saratoga's Magic stole the race, going the opening quarter of the 1 1/16-mile stakes in 25.02 seconds and the half mile in 49.25 while maintaining a one-length lead over My Creed, who normally sits off the pace.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Real Appeal ($4.60) closed into a slow pace to win the $75,000 Alysheba Breeders' Cup for 3-year-olds at Lone Star Park by 1 1/2 lengths on Saturday. Turnleftatthelight finished second, three-quarters of a length in front of Numismatist.

Real Appeal trailed the field in the early stages of the one-mile race, as Crook's Bodgit got away with an opening quarter in 25 seconds and the half-mile in 49. Real Appeal began to move up some past the half-mile pole, advanced four wide into the stretch, and rolled home. He covered the distance in 1:39.13.

Marble Cliff ($7.80) completely dominated his 13 Ohio-bred 3-year-old rivals when he loped to a 13-length win in the 41st running of the $100,000 Cleveland Gold Cup on Saturday at Thistledown.

Formal Arrangement, one of the two fillies in the race, rallied to be a clear second, 6 1/2 lengths ahead of Alisarott.

Marble Cliff, trained by William Cowens and ridden by Luis Martinez Jr., is now 4 for 5 lifetime. He has won his four races by a comined 39 1/4 lengths. He is owned by the Foxwood Stable, a racing partnership of Beulah Park owners Charlie Ruma and Joe Sugar Jr.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Black Mamba completed a remarkable weekend for trainer John Sadler, winning Sunday's $150,000 Beverly Hills Handicap at Hollywood Park and giving the leading trainer at the meeting his fourth stakes win in two days.

Sadler won three stakes on Saturday. Black Mamba's win was his third graded stakes win of the weekend.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Left alone on the lead, Dearest Trickski can be dangerous filly.

In the $150,000 A Gleam Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dearest Trickski shook clear of her 10 rivals, set a moderate pace and was not challenged in the stretch, winning by 2 1/4 lengths. She completed a remarkable day for leading trainer John Sadler, who won three of the four stakes on the program.

The Grade 2 A Gleam unfolded in a surprising style. Magnificience, the 5-2 favorite, who was expected to be near the front, broke slowly and was ninth in the early running.