ARCADIA, Calif. - Ravel won his stakes debut in the $101,500 Sham Stakes with a performance that will rank him ranked among the top contenders for the Triple Crown.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Ravel was rated in fourth behind the pacesetters to the turn and rallied three wide to challenge Liquidity in early stretch. The two drew off in the final furlong, with Ravel winning by a length.

Liquidity, who disputed the pace, finished three lengths clear of Song of Navarone, the early pacesetter and the longest shot in the field of seven 3-year-olds.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Lessons that jockey Garrett Gomez learned in the San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes on Jan. 13 were put to good use in Saturday's $300,000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita.

Gomez rode Arson Squad to a fourth in the San Fernando but was angry that he'd left the gelding with too many lengths to make up in the final quarter-mile.

In Saturday's Grade 2 Strub Stakes, Arson Squad raced closer to the pace, and rallied along the rail to win by 1 1/4 lengths over 10-1 Spring at Last.

PHOENIX - Snowbound Halo suffered his first career defeat when fifth in the Swift Stakes here last month but got back on the beam and stamped himself one of the top sprinters in the region as he impressively took Saturday's $45,000 G Malleah Handicap at Turf Paradise.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Giant Wrecker, whose best previous finish in a stakes race was a third in the Grade 3 Knickerbocker Handicap, pulled off a major upset by defeating Breeders' Cup Mile and Eclipse Award winner Miesque's Approval and five other grass specialists in Saturday's $100,000 Canadian Turf Handicap at Gulfstream Park.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – In a performance more than worthy of his status as the reigning Horse of the Year, Invasor overcame a near-disastrous trip to register a heart-stopping two-length victory over Hesanoldsalt in Saturday’s $500,000 Donn Handicap. The Grade 1 Donn capped an outstanding day of racing at Gulfstream Park that featured five other graded stakes and included an impressive victory by leading Kentucky Derby prospect Nobiz Like Shobiz.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Keyed Entry gave every indication he will be a force to reckon with in the sprint division the remainder of the year when he returned from a seven-month layoff and cruised to an impressive five-length victory over Sir Greeley in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Deputy Minister Handicap at Gulfstream Park.

Crafty Bear ($11.40), racing for the first time since he was moved to the barn of Mike Trombetta, registered his first stakes victory in the $50,900 Miracle Wood for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park.

Formerly trained by Hall of Famer Bud Delp, who died on Dec. 29, Crafty Bear was last of four for the first half-mile, advanced through an opening along the rail under Mario Pino to overtake pacesetter Saratoga Lulaby with a furlong remaining, and pulled away to a 3 3/4-length victory. He covered a mile on a fast track in 1:38.55.

Well placed behind a spirited duel for the lead for five furlongs, Summer Cruise angled out four wide to challenge into the stretch and came away with a 1 3/4-length victory in the $60,000 Manatee Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

Ridden by Carlos Montalvo, Summer Cruise scored her fourth career win over the Tampa Bay surface, covering the seven furlongs over a track labeled good in 1:25.43. Gadolinium closed from well back to be second, a neck ahead of Zooming By, who had disputed the pace to midstretch.

Vaderator ($8.20), outrunning Set Alight and Trickey Trevor early, opened up in the lane and had just enough left to hold off fast-finishing Britt's Jules by a nose, winning his stakes debut in the $59,350 Fairfax Stakes at Golden Gate Fields.

Mykindasaint, the longest shot on the board at 25-1, marched through the stretch Saturday to win the $75,000 Pan Zareta Handicap at Fair Grounds by 3 1/4 lengths.

Jockey Gerard Melancon had a bridle full of horse the whole trip and just waited for the moment to unleash Mykindasaint's devastating speed.

Donnie Meche sent Wild as Elle on a suicide mission through a quarter mile in 21.80 seconds. Others in the race tried but could not match that pace, but Melancon broke Mykindasaint alertly from her outside post and she tracked the pace without overextending herself.