AUBURN, Wash. - Pirates Deputy won an eventful running of the $100,000 Gottstein Futurity at Emerald Downs on Saturday, defeating stablemate Wild Cycle by 4 3/4 lengths, running the 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.20.

ALBANY, Calif. - Now Victory ($30.80) took advantage of a paceless group of rivals to take control early and score an unchallenged victory in the $75,000 Presidio Stakes for California-breds at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.

Now Victory went to the lead, and altough he set fast fractions in the one-mile turf race, was never challenged, finishing five lengths in front of Super Strut, who was a another half-length in front of favored El Don. The time was 1:34.28.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia ? In another close finish in a major race at Hastings, Chelsey's Image held off Suva by a head to win the $106,870 Sadie Diamond Futurity on Saturday.

Breaking sharply under jockey Anderson Ward, Chelsey's Image stalked the 3-2 favorite Dance Odyssey before taking the lead midway on the stretch turn. Chelsey's Image took a one-length lead into the stretch and then held off a determined late bid by Suva.

Discreet Cat did as he was expected in Sunday's Grade 2, $158,800 at Belmont Park, he just did it a little differently than he was expected to do it.

Showing more speed than he had in his previous start, Discreet Cat made the lead a little more than a furlong into the one-mile Jerome under Garrett Gomez, then simply galloped around the main track en route to a 10 1/4-length victory over Valid Notebook. It was 7 1/2 lengths back to Nar in third. Quietly Go and Noonmark completed the order of finish while Spring at Last scratched.

Full barns and full fields could be the story of the 2006 Big Fresno Fair race meeting.

Director of racing Dan White, now in his fourth year on the job, says there are "around 745 horses" residing in the barn area. The number helps explain the strong draws for the first two days of the 11-day meeting, which begins Wednesday. Five Thoroughbred races drew 58 runners, and each race has a full field. Thursday's seven Thoroughbred races attracted 79 runners, and the shortest field had eight runners.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Two graded races and four races with minimum $100,000 purses highlight the race scheduled for the Bay Meadows fall meeting, which begins Oct. 18.

Nine stakes worth $725,000 have been listed by the Bay Meadows racing secretary, Tom Doutrich.

The Grade 3, $150,000 Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Handicap will be run for 3-year-olds & Up on Saturday, Oct. 28. The race is a 1 1/8-mile turf affair.

The Grade 3, $100,000 Bay Meadows Derby, also at 1 1/8 miles on the turf, will be run on Nov. 5.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Less than a month after she switched barns, Cash Included earned a trip to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4 with an impressive win in Saturday's $250,000 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting.

Purchased privately in early September by Paul Reddam and turned over to Craig Dollase, Cash Included ($29.40) ran 1 1-16 miles in 1:42.86, easily beating 1-2 Point Ashley, the winner of the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante on Sept. 4. Cash Included was making her stakes debut.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Ookashada led every step of the way to win the $106,277 Jack Diamond Futurity at Hastings Sunday.

Breaking alertly under Pedro Alvarado, Ookashado carved out quick fractions of 21.92, 44.98 and then drew away in the stretch to win by a widening six-lengths. Final time for the 6 1-2 furlongs was 1:17.32. Ookashada is trained by Toni Cloutier.

"He's really progressed," said Alvarado. "He was a bit crazy when I first got on him but Toni has done a great job of bringing him along."

ARCADIA, Calif. - The battle that Healthy Addiction won over Downthedustyroad to win Sunday's $233,500 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting may serve her well in the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4.

Making her final start in California before being retired this winter, Healthy Addiction raced just behind Downthedustyroad to early stretch before taking the lead. She was extended to the finish, and grew a little leg weary late, according to jockey Victor Espinoza.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Shillelagh Slew stamped himself as the leader for honors as this year's Canadian champion 3-year-old with an overpowering performance in the $200,400 at Woodbine Sunday.

Shillelagh Slew won the nine-furlong event for 3-year-olds by seven and a quarter lengths over Royal Challenger, who finished a neck in front of Storm Caller. Ports N Porsches, Oh So Awesome and Stradivinsky completed the order of finish. Seaside Retreat was scratched.