Hostility, whose last four stakes appearances were in turf sprints, responded to a switch to dirt to upset Tuesday night's $75,000 Hancock County Handicap at Mountaineer Race Track.

Ridden for the first time by Rodrigo Madrigal Jr., the 5-year-old Hostility ($26) wired a field of eight fillies and mares in 57.10 seconds to defeat 8-5 favorite Revolutionary Act by 2 1/2 lengths.

In her most recent start, Hostility finished third after surrendering a two-length lead inside the eighth pole in a turf sprint at Atlantic City.

A bettor at Philadelphia Park not only had a $1 ticket on the huge superfecta from the Kentucky Derby, but also a $1 trifecta box from the same race.

As a result, the player, who asked to remain anonymous, collected slightly more than $922,845 when he returned to the track last weekend to cash his tickets.

He came up with the highly improbable combinations by using horses his friend's fiancee liked.

Monday's featured $15,700 allowance for older horses at six furlongs marked the seasonal debut of Ben's Reflection, a leading Ohio-bred sprinter from last season. Winner of the Honey Jay Handicap and Best of Ohio Sprint last fall, Ben's Reflection sported a 6-for-6 record over the main track at River Downs heading into Monday's race.

Chris Hertzog's story of finding his lost Kentucky Derby superfecta ticket - worth a mere $864,253 - had a happy ending for him. It also had a happy ending for Brenda Reagan, the single mother of four who not only sold Hertzog the winning ticket but found it near her window after a panicky night's search. That's because Hertzog, a 16-year veteran of the Phoenix Fire Department, rewarded Reagan's efforts with a check for a cool $25,000.

OPELOUSAS, La. - Evangeline Downs suspended racing operations last Thursday because of an unsafe racing surface and had intended to reopen this week. Instead, the track will remain closed until June 30 in order to overhaul the surface.

"We are disappointed to have suspended racing on May 12 and thereafter," said Jonathan Swain, the track's chief operating officer, on Wednesday morning. "We evaluated both short-term and long-term solutions but believe it is in everyone's best interest to make repairs to ensure, without a question, the best possible permanent solution."

BALTIMORE - The Triple Crown provides several unique challenges for 3-year-olds. The Kentucky Derby usually is the first race in which a horse will run 1 1/4 miles. The Belmont Stakes is the only Grade 1 race in the United States at 1 1/2 miles on dirt. And the Preakness Stakes usually marks the only time in a high-stakes horse's career that he runs back on just two weeks' rest.

Trainers say that there is a fine line when bringing a horse back on short rest. They want the horse fit, but don't want to overdo it and have him be flat. Fresh is best.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - When she made her 20th start last month, veteran sprinter Dee Dee's Diner delivered a career-best performance to win with a 95 Beyer Speed Figure.

Thursday at Hollywood Park, will be favored to win again. The 5-year-old mare will run six furlongs in an allowance/optional claimer with conditions similar to those under which she won on April 16 at Santa Anita.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The vacation is just about over for 2-year-old champion Declan's Moon, who was knocked out of the Triple Crown races with a knee injury following his March 5 win in the Grade 2 Santa Catalina Stakes. He was acting his usual feisty self in his Santa Anita stall on Tuesday, pinning his ears and threatening to bite anyone who came close.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tuesday was a busy morning at Churchill Downs, with three Preakness hopefuls - Giacomo, High Fly, and Wilko - turning in their final workouts before leaving for Baltimore. The scene was no less active for those preparing to race at Churchill Downs this Saturday.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Shamoan has a future on dirt after he finished a big second to Southern Africa in his main-track debut Saturday in the Grade 3, $300,000 at Lone Star Park.

"I figured he had the potential to do that," said Eoin Harty, who trains Shamoan, an Irish-bred gelding. "He's always worked really well on the dirt, and we figured we'd take a shot in there. I thought he was going to win there for a while."