Jockey Ramsey Zimmerman, spending the whole summer in Chicago for the first time in several years, won the first stakes race of the Arlington Park meeting, capturing the $100,000 Illinois Owners Stakes by two lengths over favored Fort Prado.

Zimmerman got a major assist from Mother Nature, with a rainy couple days softening the Arlington grass course, just the way Lord Carmen likes it.

"This horse loved the way the turf was," Zimmerman said. "It was just a question of pushing the button at the right time."

El Roblar ran down pacesetter Ghosttrapper and held off a determined run from Heroi do Bafra through the stretch to win his first graded stakes on turf in the $109,500 Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood Park.

Ridden by Victor Espinoza, El Roblar ($5.20) was third early, stalking Ghosttrapper, who set an early pace of 23.27 and 46.11 seconds, leading by as many as 10 lengths. El Roblar made progress on the leader on the turn, took over in early stretch, and was fully extended to finish a half-length in front of Heroi do Bafra in the field of eight.

Making amends for a fourth-place finish as the Comely favorite three weeks earlier, Zaftig ($11.60) rallied from off the pace to wear down odds-on Carolyn's Cat and win the Gradeo3, $208,400 Nassau County for 3-year-old fillies by 5 1/4 lengths.

Making only her fourth career start for trainer Jimmy Jerkens, Zaftig settled into good striking position under Jorge Chavez, as last year's Spinaway winner Irish Smoke battled with two-time stakes winner Carolyn's Cat through early fractions of 22.57 and 45.01 seconds.

Longshot John Charles ($26.40) battled for the lead throughout in Friday night's $60,000 Need for Speed Stakes at Evangeline Downs before holding off a late charge from favored Brother Bean to earn bragging rights as the quickest horse on the grounds. Toolengthsoflite saw his four-race winning streak come to an end as he reported home third, followed by Unbridled Trust. Defending Need for Speed champ Jimmy's Boy was a late scratch.

Revved Up, the venerable 10-year-old, showed he still has the winning spirit Saturday in his 2008 debut, with a two-length victory in the $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic.

Under a patient ride by Daniel Centeno, Revved Up moved up inside through the final turn then angled off the rail to go after pacesetter Riversrunrylee into the stretch. He then pulled away late in the nine-furlong turf race. Victory Alleged finished second, 1 1/2 lengths to the good of I'm Only Laughing.

The $50,000 Babst/Palacios looked to be an exciting race, with three Ohio sprint champions and the 2007 handicap horse of the year in the field of seven. Everything was as advertised as the Babst/Palacios ended in a dead heat between handicap horse of the year Catlaunch and 2007 sprint champion Dooze.

Catlaunch, breaking from the outside post, raced just off of and then pressed for the lead in the six-furlong Babst/Palacios. Turning for home, Catlaunch, ridden by Ivan Gonzalez for trainer Ivan Vazquez, drew clear from the field then dug in gamely to dead heat with Dooze.

Dicey D J had little trouble justifying her 4-5 odds in the $50,000 Hookedonthefeelin at Laurel Park, cruising to a three-length score over Kosmo's Buddy and seven other Maryland-bred 3-year-old fillies.

Not Bourbon ($5.70) blew by even-money favorite Stuck in Traffic on the turn en route to a comfortable score in the $150,000 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine.

Stuck in Traffic opened up a substantial lead on the backstretch in the seven-furlong sprint, while setting quick fractions of 22.35 seconds and 44.49. Not Bourbon began to close the gap heading into the turn and he hit the front inside the quarter pole before drawing off to win by five lengths. Stuck in Traffic maintained second, and Shadowless finished a distant third in the five-horse field of Ontario-bred 3-year-olds.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Intangaroo, making her first start on dirt after running 10 previous times on synthetic surfaces, got up in the final stride to nip Baroness Thatcher and an unbelievably game Hystericalady to win the Grade 1 Humana Distaff.

Intangaroo, under Alonso Quinonez, took advantage of a torrid four-horse speed duel that saw Hystericalady, Miss Macy Sue, Sugar Swirl, and Graeme Six duel through fractions of 22.27 and 44.37 seconds for the opening half-mile.

Trainer Dale Romans ended an 0-for-35 skid in Kentucky when he sent out Bayou's Lassie to a gate-to-wire upset victory in Saturday's Grade 3, $169,050 Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile Stakes.

Under Edgar Prado, Bayou's Lassie beat the favored front-runner Dreaming of Anna to the lead and held that rival at bay through the lane for a 1 1/4-length victory. Dreaming of Anna, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2006, finished second by 2 1/2 lengths over Ventura. The top three finishers ran 1-2-3 all the way around the "good" Churchill Downs turf.