SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - No one was more surprised than trainer Eoin Harty when he saw the first quarter of Friday's Grade 2 Honorable Miss posted in 23.03 seconds and his filly Burmilla by herself in front.

After getting away with that soft opening quarter, Burmilla, under Rafael Bejarano, had plenty left to fend off challenges from G City Gal and Indian Flare as she romped to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $150,000 Honorable Miss at Saratoga. She ran six furlongs in 1:09.51 and returned $13.80 to win.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Mark Frostad has won the Breeders' Stakes on three occasions, with two of those victories coming for Sam-Son Farm.

Frostad also has started maidens in the Breeders' on three occasions, without success.

On Sunday Frostad has entered a pair of maidens, Walk With Kings and Storm the Castle, in the $500,000 Breeders', a 1 1/2-mile turf race which is the final leg of the Triple Crown for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds.

Walk With Kings is the more accomplished of the duo, having made five starts and recorded three third-place finishes.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Lava Man, the top older horse in California, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 on Friday to remain on course for the $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 19, but the build up to the race has not been without a minor scare.

Last month, shortly after Lava Man won the Hollywood Gold Cup for the third consecutive year, he was found to be suffering from an abscess in his left front foot, trainer Doug O'Neill said. The abscess was more than likely present when Lava Man won the Gold Cup by a hard-fought nose over A.P. Xcellent.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Last year, the B.C. Cup Sprint turned out to be the most exciting race on B.C. Cup Day. Lord Nelson and Notis Otis hooked up at the top of the stretch and then battled all the way to the wire with Notis Otis hanging on to win by a neck.

On paper at least, the Sprint again shapes up as the best race on B.C. Cup Day this Monday. Lord Nelson is back, but he's probably a step slower as a 10-year-old.

It's a tough call as to which horse will be the favorite.

MIAMI - Mach Ride is ranked as the third-best sprinter in the country on Daily Racing Form's Watchmaker Watch, a distinction he earned after easily defeating a field that included former division leader Smokey Stover in the Smile Sprint Handicap.

But instead of heading for a race befitting his current standing and shipping to Saratoga later this month for the Grade 1 Forego Handicap, Mach Ride could make his next start Saturday in the unlikeliest of places: Calder's $250,000 Turf Sprint Championship.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Clarence Scharbauer Jr. of Alysheba fame has one of the quickest 2-year-olds in the nation. The 82-year-old made a rare appearance trackside last Sunday to witness his homebred Gold Coyote capture the $70,000 Middleground Breeders' Cup at Lone Star Park.

AURORA, Colo. - Haxtun's Hustler may hold a slight edge in Sunday's $25,000 Arapahoe Park Classic. The 1 1/8-mile affair attracted 10 runners and will be presented as the eighth event on the 10-race program.

DEL MAR, Calif. - There is a two-day pick six carryover of $632,816 for Friday’s program at Del Mar after favorites failed to win any of the pick six races on Thursday for the second consecutive day.

The carryover was clinched when Gabby Lane ($71.40) pulled an upset in Thursday’s eighth race.

Friday’s pick six covers the third through eighth races on a program that begins at 4 p.m. Pacific, and the bet comprises three maiden claimers, a $125,000 stakes, a starter allowance and an optional claimer.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Curlin drew post 6 for his comeback Sunday in the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds at Monmouth Park. The Preakness winner will make his first start since losing the Belmont Stakes by a head to the filly Rags to Riches on June 7.

Track handicapper Brad Thomas made Curlin the even-money favorite against seven rivals in the 1 1/8-mile race. As usual, Robby Albarado will be aboard.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - B.C. Cup Day lost some of its sheen when the connections of Monashee made the decision to pass on the B.C. Cup Distaff. Instead, Monashee will head to Alberta to run in the $50,000 Madamoiselle at Northlands Park Aug. 10 and the $100,000 Edmonton Distaff Aug. 25, said her owner, Ole Nielsen, who races under Canmor Farms.