Chit Chat Pam overcame a terrible stumble at the start to win her maiden in the $30,000 Cy-Fair for 3-year-old fillies Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston. She paid $48.60.

Mystical Mary finished second in the six furlong race, a length and a quarter clear of third place finisher Annie Savoy.

Chit Chat Pam stumbled to her knees at the start of the Cy-Fair, advanced outside of horses, and had a clear advantage by the stretch. She went on to cover the distance in 1:11.26.

Filemon Rodriguez rode the winner for trainer Bob Young.

It was not a good weekend to be favored in stakes company at Evangeline Downs.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Unbridled Energy ended a three-race losing streak with late rally in Saturday's Grade 2 , the most significant win of the colt's career.

The victory gave trainer Richard Mandella his second consecutive win in the San Fernando; he won with Minister Eric in 2005.

Unbridled Energy won by three-quarters of a length over Canteen, who rallied from fourth to reach contention in the final furlong. Greeley's Galaxy, part of a 9-5 favored entry with Osidy, finished third in the field of nine 4-year-olds.

ARCADIA, Calif. - may have been the most impressive winner on Breeders' Cup Day at Belmont Park last October.

In the Juvenile Fillies, she was pressured for the first six furlongs, pulled clear from the rest of the field in early stretch, and held off a late run from Wild Fit to win by 1 1/4 lengths.

When she makes her 2006 debut in Monday's $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita, she will not have to put forth that much effort.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The connections of were hopeful they would know a little bit more by now about their talented colt. An injury last summer derailed his 2-year-old campaign and prevented trainer Steve Asmussen from attempting to stretch him out.

The speedy Carthage ($5.60) got an easy lead and was never challenged as he defeated Halo Cat by 4 1/4 lengths in Saturday's $60,950 San Carlos Handicap at Bay Meadows. The win snapped trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's streak of consecutive stakes wins in northern California.

Hollendorfer had won the last seven stakes races run in northern California dating back to Nov. 25. He had won the last 11 northern California stakes in which he had a starter, dating back to Oct. 15.

Abbondanza, Saay Mi Name, and Dale's Prospect were separated by a length in the Dave's Friend on Oct. 29, and all finished far back as extreme longshots in the Grade 1 De Francis Memorial Dash three weeks later.

They will face each other again as prime contenders in the $85,000, six-furlong Fire Plug Stakes, the eighth race feature on a special Monday holiday program at Laurel Park.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Del Mar is pursuing financing from government sources for a Polytrack racing surface, but the lack of a final budget for the new surface and a limited amount of time before the meet begins may prevent Polytrack from being installed for the 2006 season.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Brother Derek, fourth behind Stevie Wonderboy in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in October, denied Stevie Wonderboy a winning start to his 2006 campaign with a front-running win in Saturday's $150,000 at Santa Anita.

The victory confirmed Brother Derek's status as a 3-year-old to follow as the Triple Crown preps continue in coming months.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Since Lawyer Ron found the right racing surface he has become unstoppable, and after crushing his rivals Saturday in the $268,000 , he heads into the Oaklawn Park meet as one of the leading contenders for the Arkansas Derby.