HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - First Samurai moved one step closer to his 3-year-old debut after working six furlongs in 1:14.18 at Gulfstream on Saturday.

With Donna Brothers, wife of trainer Frank Brothers, aboard, First Samurai broke off in company with stablemate Obi Wan Kenobi at the six-furlong pole and began his work into a stiff wind down the backstretch. The pair went in fractions of 24.92 seconds, 37:48, 49.95, and 1:02.14 before First Samurai gradually pulled away from his mate while covering the final furlong in 12.04.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Jerry Bailey did not ride My Lordship for trainer Bill Mott in Saturday's $75,000 at Gulfstream Park. But it was some advice the Hall of Fame jockey gave Mott several months ago that might have gone a long way towards My Lordship's game one-length victory over On the Bus.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - In winning the Interborough Handicap on New Year's Day, Comacina ran the race of her life off a 10-week layoff. Her trainer, Carlos Martin, believes she can run even better coming back in two weeks.

That's why Martin has decided to wheel Comacina back in Monday's $60,000 Dixie Flag Stakes just 14 days after she won the $70,955 Interborough Handicap over the inner track. Comacina will face nine rivals in the Dixie Flag, a six-furlong race restricted to fillies and mares that did not win a graded stakes in 2005.

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.

Hot Storm once again asserted her superiority atop the local filly-mare sprint division by edging clear for her fourth straight victory in the $43,500 Wishing Well Stakes at Turfway Park.

Ridden by Jesus Castanon, Hot Storm stalked the early pace set by Very Vegas before finally wearing Very Vegas down in the six-furlong Wishing Well. Hot Storm prevailed by 1 1/4 lengths, with Very Vegas finishing another six lengths ahead of Ella Belle in a field of 10 fillies and mares. Hot Storm returned $3.60 after finishing in 1:11.78 over Polytrack.

Above the Wind overcame trouble leaving the gate and a prolonged drive to come away with his third straight victory in the Pelican Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

With Federico Mata aboard, Above the Wind broke to the inside and hit the gate and Champagne Account. Mata lost his left iron briefly, then found himself in the unfamiliar position of chasing other horses when he was fifth after a quarter-mile.

Your Bluffing, ridden patiently by Mario Pino, rallied from second-to-last over a muddy track to win the $85,000 for 4-year-olds and up by 1 1/2 lengths at Laurel Park.

Fifth of six for three-quarters of the one-mile race, Your Bluffing gathered speed on the clubhouse turn, rallied five wide straightening for home, and one by one splashed by the leaders. The time was 1:40.27, and he paid $7.

Aggadan, the 3-2 favorite and one of two starters trained by Richard Dutrow, closed moderately to finish second by a head over 17-1 shot Marina Minister.

OLDSMAR Fla. - Last week was one for the books at Tampa Bay Downs, with three track-record performances on display.

On Friday, Nick Zito sent Pies Prospect in from Gulfstream Park for his first race since April. The vacation must have done Pies Prospect a world of good, as in the day's ninth race he lurked just off the pace for five furlongs under confident rating by Jesus Castanon, moved up outside rivals to challenge leaving the turn, then drew off late to hit the wire with 5 3/4 lengths to spare.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Handicappers will have to make a stand on Potrero Station in Monday's Bay Meadows feature.

A 3-year-old colt trained by Greg Gilchrist, Potrero Station seems the one to beat in a $40,000 starter allowance at six furlongs that attracted a field of five.

A $125,000 purchase, he did little in his first two starts, finishing seventh both times.

Friday the 13th proved unlucky for 1-5 favorite Halo Humor at Evangeline Downs on Friday night, when she suffered a narrow defeat to Cutie Sabrina in the $75,000 Lil' Liza Jayne Stakes, a 5 1/2-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies bred in Louisiana. Sixteen Grand finished third, followed by Collecteus and Gracie's Gem.

Breaking poorly in her first start since finishing fourth to likely 2005 2-year-old filly champion Folklore in the Grade 1 Matron Stakes at Belmont Park last September, Halo Humor spotted Cutie Sabrina several lengths in the early going.