Shilla ($6.90) drew clear from pacemaker Kid Sparkle at the sixteenth pole en route to a handy score in Saturday's $150,400 Fanfreluche Stakes, a six-furlong dash for Ontario-bred 2-year-old fillies at Woodbine.

Shilla, trained by Nick Gomez, rallied inside on the turn, and came outside Kid Sparkle in the stretch to prevail by 2 1/2 lengths in a time of 1:09.62. Kid Sparkle was a length ahead of the third-place finisher, favored Dawn Raid.

O'Riain made it two stakes in a row in the $50,000 Freshman at Beulah Park on Saturday. Jockey Victor Urieta-Moran rode almost exactly the same race as he had aboard O'Riain in the Best of Ohio Juvenile, getting the lead early, only to allow the 2-year-old to relax on the backstretch, then rallying on the far turn and drawing off in the stretch. The margin over victory was an impressive six lengths, and the running time for the one-mile Freshman was 1.42.05.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Cobalt Blue charged from far back to snatch victory from his California rival, E Z Warrior, in capturing the $200,000 Select Stakes on the Breeders' Cup undercard Saturday at Monmouth Park.

With Garrett Gomez riding for trainer Doug O'Neill, Cobalt Blue returned $26 after finishing six furlongs in 1:10.54 over a sloppy track. He was the third-longest shot in a field of nine 3-year-olds.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - It would be fair to say that the early pace in the $200,000 Miss Woodford Stakes was snappy. It might even be fair to say that the early pace in the Miss Woodford was insane. But even after knocking out an opening quarter-mile in a mind-bending 20.97 seconds and whistling through a half-mile in 43.36, Coco Belle had no trouble holding off all comers in the stretch of the six-furlong race.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Timing is everything, and trainer Robert Dibona couldn't have picked a better time to record his first stakes win as a trainer than on the undercard of Saturday's Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Anyone looking for a longshot to win the $100,000 Ascot Graduation at Hastings might want to consider Royal Hudson.

Trained by Dave Forster, Royal Hudson is coming off a win in a six-furlong maiden special weight race Sept. 30 where he made up 13 lengths in the last quarter-mile. His final time of 1:13.70 isn't anything to get excited about, and he would need to improve to beat the likes of Jack Diamond Futurity Desert Alf and three-time stakes winner Star Prospector.

In a race that finished the same way it began, Tessa Blue splashed her way around the sloppy Monmouth Park oval en route to a 12 1/2-length victory over Lost Etiquette in the $250,000 Inside Information Breeders' Cup.

Lost Etiquette, who raced in second all the way under Kent Desormeaux, finished three lengths ahead of Talkin About Love. Boca Grande and Bare Dancer completed the order of finish. Honorable Truth was scratched.

Todd Pletcher and John Velazquez started off Breeders' Cup weekend the right way, striking with their first stakes opportunity as Sea Chanter, benefiting from a terrific stalking trip, drove to victory Friday in the $250,000 Epitome Breeders' Cup Stakes.

Margo's Gift had never traveled outside of Emerald Downs, but on his first visit to Monmouth Park, he must have felt right at home. The weather Friday resembled the stereotypical day in Washington state, with persistent rain and a sloppy track.

Margo's Gift thrived in the conditions. Margo's Gift, the second-longest shot in the field of 10, closed quickly along the rail in the stretch, rallying from eighth to first in the final quarter-mile, and captured the $250,000 Favorite Trick Breeders' Cup Stakes for 2-year-olds.

Laurel Park has canceled its live racecard next Friday, citing a planned rally that morning in front of the Maryland state capitol in advance of hearings to discuss the possibility of legalizing slot machines at the state's racetracks.

Laurel, which will provide buses to the capitol building in Annapolis for its employees and trainers based at the track and Bowie Training Center, said that the rally will begin at 9 a.m. The state legislature's hearings on slot machines are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.