Gasia won a photo over the stretch-running Brownie Points in the $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Wednesday. It was 1 3/4 lengths back to Fiery Pursuit in third.

Gasia ($10.80) let the pace horses go in the 1 1/16-mile Bayakoa, as Fiery Pursuit set a pressured pace of 23.60 seconds for the opening quarter-mile, 47.33 for the half-mile mark, and 1:12.25 for six furlongs.

Gasia closed well through the stretch, and won by a head over Brownie Points. Gasia covered the distance over a fast track in 1:45.32.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - When Mary Delaney led all the way to win an entry-level allowance race last fall on the new Polytrack surface at Keeneland, she did so despite a pronounced trend that favored come-from-behinders.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - For You Reppo and Storm in May bring similar storylines into the Grade 2, $1omillion Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. Both are looking to punch their ticket to the Kentucky Derby, and each is returning to conventional dirt following a start on either turf or Polytrack.

For You Reppo has kept good company during his career, and is the lone Arkansas Derby starter with a win at the race's 1 1/8-mile distance. He accomplished that in February, when he won his maiden at Gulfstream Park.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer Bill Kaplan will be on the Kentucky Derby road one last time this weekend, shipping Storm in May from his south Florida base to Oaklawn Park for Saturday's Arkansas Derby.

It wasn't long ago that Kaplan had three Kentucky Derby hopefuls after Storm in May won the Sunshine Millions Dash, Drums of Thunder finished second behind Nobiz Like Shobiz in Gulfstream Park's Holy Bull Stakes, and Imawildandcrazyguy finished second to Notional in the Risen Star at the Fair Grounds. But Drums of Thunder and Imawildandcrazyguy are out of the Derby picture.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Control System, the undefeated winner of the Grade 3 Cicada Stakes, will be forced to miss Saturday's Grade 2 Comely Stakes at Aqueduct after developing a throat infection, trainer Michael Trombetta said Wednesday.

Trombetta blew out Control System three furlongs in 36.60 seconds Wednesday morning at Laurel Park, but an endosocopic examination following the breeze showed some mucus in her lungs.

CHICAGO - Lord of the Game, who has to rank among the best-ever $10,000 claims, is making progress in his comeback attempt, and might be ready to race this summer at Arlington Park, trainer Tom Tomillo said Wednesday.

Trainer Jaime Gomez saddles the fastest qualifiers to Friday's Grade 1, $205,200 El Primero Del Ano Derby and Saturday's Grade 1, $218,000 La Primera Del Ano Derby, but five-time defending national champion trainer Paul Jones has the numbers, with seven qualifiers in the two 400-yard stakes at Los Alamitos.

The El Primero Derby is for colts and geldings, while the La Primera Derby is the filly counterpart.

In their wilder dreams, the connections of Makeithapencaptain might have imagined plotting a trip to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby about this time of the spring. Instead, Makeithapencaptain will try to regain some lost luster when he races on turf for the first time in the featured eighth race on Friday evening at Lone Star Park.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Five were certain, two more were thrown in when entries were taken on Wednesday, but the Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland is widely perceived as a two-horse race between Street Sense, the favorite for the May 5 Kentucky Derby, and California invader Great Hunter, who won the Breeders' Futurity over this track last fall against Street Sense.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Curlin will break from post 2 in a field of 10 on Saturday at Oaklawn Park in the Grade 2, $1 million Arkansas Derby, which drew a surprise entrant in first-time starter Olympic Chief. The draw for the 1 1/8-mile race was held Wednesday.