The Niner Account rebounded from a troubled start to win the $40,000 Chuck Taliaferro Memorial by a length and a quarter Saturday night at Remington Park. Herecomesthemannow finished second, a nose in front of third-place finisher Lumbre.

The Niner Account ($5.40) was bumped after the start of the six-furlong Taliaferro, and trailed the field early as Explosive Count led through fractions of 22.02 seconds for the opening quarter and 44.71 seconds for the half-mile mark. The Niner Account rallied in the stretch, and covered the distance in 1:09.01.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Awesome Lady ($21.80) pushed through a small opening at the top of the lane and withstood an inquiry to win the $67,300 Monterey Handicap at Bay Meadows on Saturday.

The 4-year-old filly earned her first stakes victory, capturing the five-furlong turf event by a nose over Beezer with Our Mango third. The winning time was 57.46.

Very Vegas led down the backstretch with Sexy Helmsman, who broke a bit slowly and then checked behind Very Vegas into the turn, moving into the lead as the field reached the stretch.

AUBURN, Wash. - Chestnut Lady came from ninth in a field of 10 2-year-old fillies to win Saturday's $89,290 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes by three-parts of a length over Carrie With a C, who was part of an entry favored at 1-2. The pacesetting She's All Silk held third.

Chestnut Lady got the one mile distance in 1:38.60 under rider Miguel Perez, who traveled from Northern California to ride for trainer Jim Penney. She earned $49,110 for owners Mike and Amy Feuerborn and paid $22.40 to win.

The date parameters of a proposed Fair Grounds meet at Louisiana Downs became more defined Friday after the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association reached an "agreement in principle" with Fair Grounds owner Churchill Downs, Inc., said Sean Alfortish, president of the Louisiana HBPA.

The meet would run approximately 40 days, and extend from around Nov. 10 to Jan. 15.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr.'s double-team worked brilliantly as Show Boot and Crafty Player softened up Commentator and Saint Liam cruised to an easy two-length victory in Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 before 8,365 at Belmont Park.

The victory not only avenged Saint Liam's neck loss to Commentator in last month's Whitney Handicap at Saratoga, but also establishes Saint Liam as one of the favorites for the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic to be run here on Oct. 29.

Global Trader returns from his summer vacation in Monday's $60,000 Derby Trial at Fairplex Park. The Derby Trial, run at 1 1/16 miles around three turns, is a prep for the $100,000 Pomona Derby, run at the about distance of 1 1/8 miles at Fairplex on Sept. 24.

The Derby Trial will be Global Trader's first outing since he captured a preliminary allowance from gate to wire over the Calder turf course in May, and it will also be his first start outside the state of Florida.

AUBURN, Wash. - Youhadyourchance will attempt to recover his sharp early season form Monday, when he takes on six fellow 3-year-olds in the Emerald Downs feature, a six-furlong test for $30,000 claimers.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Same script, different venue.

In a virtual replay of the United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park this summer, Better Talk Now and his rabbit, Shake the Bank, double-teamed the competition to win a Grade 1 stakes.

Better Talk Now outdueled King's Drama by a neck to capture the $500,000 on Saturday at Belmont Park. Relaxed Gesture was third.

Better Talk Now ($8.10) ran the 1 3/8 miles in 2:11.65, equaling the stakes record set by Influent in 1997 and Royal Mountain Inn in 1994.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Luas Line found life in North America better the second time around.

Making her second overseas trip from Ireland in 10 weeks, Luas Line toyed with three rivals and even trampled a few geese en route to a 1 1/2-length victory in the Grade 1, $300,000 at Belmont Park. Asi Siempre rallied for second, 3 1/4 lengths ahead of odds-on favorite My Typhoon. Insan Mala was last.

Under John Velazquez, Luas Line ran nine furlongs over the inner turf course in 1:45.62, the fastest Garden City Breeders' Cup in nine runnings at the 1 1/8-mile distance.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Nick Zito could see In the Gold starting to blossom in the cool morning air at Saratoga as fall approached.

"She really started to come around," Zito said. "A lot of fillies get better in the fall."

In the Gold, who had a tough spring and summer campaign, responded to the seasonal change with a 2 1/4-length victory over Leave Me Alone in the 110th running of the Grade 1, $250,000 for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Belmont Park.

In the Gold ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.75 and paid $5.90.