Rasierra ($3.80) captured the $50,000 Panthers Stakes on Saturday night to stamp herself as a prime contender for Prairie Meadows's biggest race for 3-year-old fillies, the Grade 3 Iowa Oaks on June 27.

Bernie Blue ($2.80), left as the lone speed following three scratches, set an uncontested soft pace of 50.04 seconds and 1:14.16 en route to a 3 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 Slipton Fell Handicap at Mountaineer Racetrack. In winning the mile-and-70-yard race for the second straight year, Bernie Blue covered the distance in 1:43.36.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Trainer Steve Asmussen swept both divisions of the $100,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Sales Futurity on Saturday, when Lyin' Heart overcame trouble to win the colts and geldings division by 3 1/2 lengths and Bridesmaid edged stablemate Lightlightlight in the fillies division. The races were co-featured before a crowd of 14,914 at Lone Star Park.

Misty Ocean's career has changed with a move to running around two turns on turf.

In the Grade 2, $173,250 Honeymoon Handicap, Misty Ocean won her third consecutive race, and first graded stakes, leading throughout 1 1/8 miles on turf. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Misty Ocean ($11.60) led by 3 1/2 lengths on the backstretch and was fully extended through the final furlong to hold off Bel Air Sizzle, who broke slowly.

Sweeter Still finished third in the field of six 3-year-old fillies after taking a brief lead in the stretch from Misty Ocean before fading in the final furlong.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Maybe it wasn't as good as winning, but finishing second and third behind Ginger Brew in the Woodbine Oaks was a major accomplishment for trainer Josie Carroll.

Victory Romance, owned by Donver Stable, was sent off at 21-1 and earned $100,000 for her second-place finish under jockey Emile Ramsammy.

Authenicat, owned by Vinery Stable and Fog City Stable, was 32-1 and picked up $55,000 for ending third under rider Robert Landry.

"I thought both my fillies ran terrific races," said Carroll. "They just ran into an exceptional filly."

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Ginger Brew overcame some bumping early in the stretch before pulling away for an easy victory in Sunday's $502,800 Woodbine Oaks.

Ginger Brew ($3.20) bided her time in 10th on the first turn of the nine-furlong race for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies, and then made up ground on the backstretch under Javier Castellano.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - To an extent, Lava Man revived his career with a game third in Saturday's Grade 1 Charles Whittingham Handicap at Hollywood Park.

The performance left the owners of the millionaire 7-year-old gelding and trainer Doug O'Neill dreaming of a record-breaking fourth consecutive win in the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup on June 28.

"That has got to be the game plan," O'Neill said.

O'Neill said that Lava Man emerged from the race "a little tired, but not bad."

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Ginger Brew reigns the undisputed queen of the local 3-year-old fillies after her emphatic win in Sunday's $502,800 Woodbine Oaks.

But a return in the June 22 Queen's Plate is not a consideration for Ginger Brew, who races for Stronach Stable and is trained by Brian Lynch.

Team Stronach already has two prospects for the Queen's Plate in Harlem Rocker and Jungle Brew.

Harlem Rocker is trained by Todd Pletcher but is under Lynch's day-to-day care after finishing fourth when making his first start on Polytrack here in the May 31 Plate Trial.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Curlin had what would be his final prep for the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap - if indeed owner Jess Jackson and trainer Steve Asmussen decide to run - when he breezed a half-mile in 49 seconds early Monday over a fast Churchill Downs racetrack.

 With regular exercise rider Carmen Rosas aboard, Curlin went to the track at about 6:20 a.m. Working without company, and after getting a full head of steam to the half-mile pole, he went through fractions of 12.60 seconds, 24.60, 37, and 49, galloping out five furlongs in 1:02.80.

By RON GIERKINK

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Ginger Brew ($3.20) overcame some bumping early in the stretch before pulling away for an easy victory in Sunday’s $502,800 Woodbine Oaks.

Ginger Brew bided her time in 10th on the first turn of the nine-furlong test for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies, and she made up ground on the backstetch under Javier Castellano.