AUBURN, Wash. - Judicature won like a 2-5 shot should in Saturday's $45,000 Knights Choice Stakes at Emerald Downs, going to the front at the start and drawing out to score by three lengths over second choice Irene's Bonus Baby in 1:17.60 for 6 1-2 furlongs.

It was the second stakes win from three starts for Judicature, a 2-year-old daughter of Tribunal from the barn of trainer Bill Tollett. Judicature, who was ridden by Ricky Frazier, paid $2.80 to win and earned $23,265 for her owners, David and Elaine Parks and Ramer and Clare Holton.

DEL MAR, Calif. - A.P. Warrior won his turf debut in Saturday's $150,000 at Del Mar, scoring the most hard-fought win of his career.

Ridden by David Flores, A.P. Warrior ($13) had an ideal trip, but was forced to battled through the stretch with a resilient Porto Santo, the 6-5 favorite. Porto Santo closed from sixth with a wide rally to reach contention, but could not get past A.P. Warrior.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - No doubt, Barbaro was a special horse during his too-brief career, but Showing Up, the second-best spring 3-year-old owned by the Lael Stable of Roy and Gretchen Jackson is no ordinary animal, either. Forced into a quick early pace by an inside draw, Showing Up still won the Grade 1, $400,000 by one and one-half lengths over Irish invader Ivan Denisovich, his fifth win in six career starts.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Tin Man, an iron horse, was sixth best in the at age 5, but second to none at age 8, his cause aided by a dawdling pace that led to a one-length victory over Cacique before 29,979 fans on Saturday at Arlington Park.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - With an explosive burst that is quickly becoming her hallmark, Gorella passed virtually the entire field in a single furlong and captured the 17th running of the Grade 1 at Arlington Park on Saturday.

Ridden by apprentice Julien Leparoux, Gorella had just one horse beaten at the top of the stretch, when she suddenly zipped past the rest of the field with an outside run that had the Arlington crowd gasping in wonderment.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Go Deputy won his first graded stakes doing what he had to do. He won his next one doing what he prefers to do.

Allowed to settle toward the back of the pack early, Go Deputy advanced steadily into contention down the backside, launched a strong three-wide move around the far turn, and took command outside the eighth pole to win the Grade 1, $500,000 by 1 3/4 lengths at Saratoga on Saturday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - After three consecutive runner-up finishes in graded stakes, War Front shed his bridesmaid label Saturday, taking command of the Grade 2, $200,000 approaching the quarter pole and drawing clear to a 2 1/2-length victory over Judiths Wild Rush at Saratoga.

Mass Media, last year's Forego winner, checked in third, followed by Afrashad, Bishop Court Hill, and Thunder Touch.

It was the third victory in this race for Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens, who won the Vanderbilt in 1991 with Kid Russell and in 1998 with Kelly Kip.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Carolina Sky continued her rapid development for trainer Morris Nicks as she made her first stakes try a winning one in Saturday?s $50,000 Old South Handicap at Louisiana Downs. Candy Ball tried the winner from the outside nearing the furlong marker but was turned back and had to settle for second followed by veteran Due to Win Again and More Than Promised.

Trainer Steve Klesaris's plan of bringing Diabolical to the Kent Breeders' Cup looks to be in good shape as Diabolical easily took the local prep for that race, the $75,000 Nick Shuk Memorial Stakes, at Delaware Park on Saturday as the even-money favorite.

Beating Terrific Challenge proved too challenging a task for his five 3-year-old rivals in Monmouth's $60,000 Sneakbox Stakes on turf.