ALBANY, Calif. - Locally based trainers Greg Gilchrist and John Martin have only one concern about Sunday's $75,000 Yerba Buena Handicap at Golden Gate Fields - the 1 3/8-mile distance of the turf stakes.

"That's one thing we'll find out," said Gilchrist, whose Wild Promises is coming off her first stakes victory in the May 11 Mother's Day Handicap at Bay Meadows. "The one thing is they usually go pretty easily early."

Wild Promises, who has 6 wins, 5 seconds, and a third in 12 career starts, has never raced farther than 1 1/16 miles.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Delosvientos took command soon after the start and widened to a sizable enough advantage down the stretch to hold Evening Attire safe in the 120th running of the Grade 2 Brooklyn Handicap, the highlight of the Friday card at Belmont Park.

With Eibar Coa riding for owner-trainer Giuseppe Iadisernia, Delosvientos posted his first graded stakes victory when returning $6.60 as the second choice in the Brooklyn, which New York Racing Association officials this year decided to extend back to 1 1/2 miles for the first time since 1990.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Woodford Reserve winner, Einstein, who was not entered in Saturday's Grade 1 Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park because of a licensing issue involving one of his owners, is "50-50" to run in next Saturday's $1 million Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs, trainer Helen Pitts said.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The impact of Thursday's Illinois Supreme Court decision that could put $79 million in casino revenue in the hands of the state's racetracks and horsemen was still rippling through the industry Friday. And while no one doubts the cash infusion would represent a boon for the industry, it remains uncertain whether the money racing could receive will be a short-term fix or a long-term pipeline and how the money marked for purse increases will be distributed.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Midway through her first campaign, Initforreal made three starts in the $32,000 to $40,000 claiming range.

On Sunday, Initforreal is in with a chance in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, the year's premier event for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies.

"She's coming to the race in great order," said Arthur Silvera, who trains Initforreal for David Rowbotham and partners. "I always did like this filly. I was let down after her first few races."

Silvera blames himself for Initforreal's early struggles.

FORT ERIE, Ontario - Trainer Tony Alderson has a special relationship with the 9-year-old gelding Sandspit, whom he has trained since 2002.

The old warrior won his eighth race for Alderson last Sunday, a $7,500 claiming event over the Fort Erie turf course. The win brought smiles and backslaps all around from friends and family.

MIAMI - Blue Pepsi Lodge, the scourge of the local sprint division this season, will pay the price for all that success if he runs in next Saturday's $100,000 Ponche Handicap at Calder.

Racing secretary Mike Anifantis has assigned Blue Pepsi Lodge high weight of 124 pounds for the six-furlong Ponche, two more than stablemate Paradise Dancer. Finallymadeit, a multiple sprint stakes winner here last year and more recently the winner of the 1 1/16-mile Memorial Day Handicap, is next in line at 120, followed by Weigelia and Yesbyjimminy, both assigned 118.

Costa Rising, the Louisiana-bred who earned one of the top Beyer Speed Figures of 2007, is scheduled to resume training July 1. He has been out of action since late December, when he underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a small bone chip from his left hind ankle. Costa Rising is rehabbing at owner Charles Castille's farm in Louisiana and upon his return to training will rejoin trainer Glenn Delahoussaye's stable at the Evangeline Downs Training Center in Lafayette, La.

"Everything has pretty much gone textbook with him so far," Delahoussaye said. "He looks fantastic."

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Trainer Terry Jordan indicated from Woodbine on Friday morning that he is leaning toward running Dancing Allstar against the boys in the $125,000 Alberta Derby next Saturday at Stampede Park. Jordan was in Ontario to oversee True Metropolitan's final bit of training leading into the Grade 3, $150,000 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine next Saturday.

In an attempt to lure both Curlin and Big Brown to the Massachusetts Handicap, Suffolk Downs has announced a bonus that could potentially bring the value of the race from $500,000 to $5 million.

The East Boston track announced it would raise the value of the Sept. 20 Mass Cap to $5 million if Big Brown goes on to win the Triple Crown in Saturday's Belmont Stakes and both horses enter the Mass Cap undefeated in 2008. The $5 million includes a $1 million appearance bonus for the connections of each horse.