DEL MAR, Calif. - Del Mar is often where the best 2-year-olds on the West Coast make their debuts, and by all accounts, there are a number of top prospects here this summer.

The Solano County Fair's general manager, Joe Barkett, was generally pleased with the fair's five-day run, shortened from the 10 in past years. The fair's meet in Vallejo ran from last Wednesday through Sunday.

Solano and Sonoma counties combined race meets this year, with the final three weeks of the combined four-week meeting to be run at Santa Rosa, in Sonoma County, beginning Wednesday. One of those weeks is technically a second week of the Solano meet.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Hollywood Park concluded its 63-day spring-summer meeting on Sunday with a record all-sources average handle of $11,335,575 and growth in ontrack average attendance and handle, according to figures released by the racetrack.

The all-sources average handle improved 8.9 percent over 2006, and beat the previous record of $11.1 million set in 2002.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Del Mar's new Polytrack surface opened for training Thursday and generally received positive reviews its first few days. But on Monday, a change in the way the surface had been maintained had scores of trainers and several jockeys agitated, only 48 hours before Polytrack was scheduled to be unveiled for racing on Wednesday's opening-day card.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Trainer Kathy Walsh has never had a stable that commands great attention, to insiders or casual racing observers. That may be about to change this summer at Del Mar.

Vauquelin, who starts in Wednesday's Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar, may push Walsh, 67, back into the spotlight after a few quiet seasons without a leading horse.

An Irish-bred colt who began his career in Europe, Vauquelin starts in the third division of the Oceanside, following a sharp win at Hollywood Park on June 10.

A horse trained by Todd Pletcher easily won the Delaware Handicap on Sunday at Delaware Park – but it was not the one most people expected. With heavily favored Indian Vale laboring home fifth, Unbridled Belle won the first graded stakes of her career, and she won it in a romp.

INGLEWOOD, Calif.-Tiago won the Santa Anita Derby in April as a 29-1 outsider in search of respect in the nation’s 3-year-old division.

He won Saturday’s $368,250 Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park as an even-money favorite, emphasizing his status as the leading 3-year-old male in California.

Tiago ($4) closed along the rail through the stretch to win the Grade 2 Swaps by 2 1/2 lengths over Albertus Maximus. Souvenir Slew, a 23-1 outsider, finish third in the field of six.

Honey Rose was declared the winner of the first stakes of the Ellis Park meet, the HBPA Handicap, when Barbette was disqualified for bumping her during the stretch run of the $50,000 turf race Saturday.

Ridden by Calvin Borel, Honey Rose finished a nose behind Barbette at the finish but subsequently was named the winner after Borel logded an objection. Honey Rose, a 6-year-old Argentine-bred mare trained by Todd Pletcher, returned $3.40 as the heavy favorite in a field of nine fillies and mares.

Windward Islands gave Sam-Son Farm and trainer Mark Frostad their sixth victory in the last eight runnings of the Toronto Cup Stakes, a nine-furlong turf route for 3-year-olds.

Windward Islands rallied down the center of the course under Todd Kabel to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths over 32-1 shot Angel of the House. Skip Code wound up third, and favored Approval Rating finished sixth in a field that was reduced to nine runners with the scratch of Sprung.

Making his first start with blinkers, Windward Islands completed the distance in 1:49.58.

Fair Weather Stan avenged his recent setback at the hands of Fearless Eagle in the Lord Juban Stakes, parlaying a perfect trip into a two-length decision over that rival in the $50,000 Donthelumbertrader Stakes at Calder.