DEL MAR, Calif. - Western Hemisphere, who won the Fleet Treat Stakes for California-bred fillies last month and was stakes-placed on turf at Hollywood Park in June, will attempt to win her first graded stakes in Saturday's $300,000 Del Mar Oaks.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Western Hemisphere will face a strong field that includes Ticker Tape, the upset winner of the Grade 1 American Oaks at Hollywood Park on July 3; Sweet Win, the winner of the Grade 2 San Clemente Handicap here on July 31; and Seducer's Song, the winner of the Lake George Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 2.

DEL MAR, Calif. - After failing in two Grade 1 races, one at a mile on turf in May and the other a main-track sprint in July, Glick returns to his specialty of turf sprints in Wednesday's $75,000 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Trainer Tom Amoss momentarily fretted about the way 2004 began for his perennially powerful stable. He need not have, because by the end of the Fair Grounds meet in March, Amoss again was winning races left and right, and his momentum continues to this very moment.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Stakes winners Mr. Epperson and Puffer are among the 13 runners in Wednesday's Woodbine feature, an $80,000 optional claimer, but they aren't necessarily the ones to beat in the seven-furlong turf sprint.

Mr. Epperson, Canada's champion sprinter in 2001, had a productive 2003 campaign for trainer Scott Fairlie, hitting the board in 8 of 11 starts for earnings of $160,079.

EDMONTON, Alberta - Quincy Welch, the Alberta circuit's leading rider the past two years, rewrote the record book with seven victories at Northlands Saturday.

His winners included Vancouver invader Overact, whom he guided to a 2 1/4-length victory over stablemate Socorro County in the $100,000 Sonoma Handicap for 3-year-old fillies.

Welch, a 25-year-old Barbadian, downplayed his sensational afternoon, which eclipsed the previous Northlands record of six wins on a card, shared by Ron Hansen, Perry Winters, and Emil Roy.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Ay Dee Dee holds a special place in the heart of former trainer Brent Sumja. She was his last winner as a trainer.

Ay Dee Dee may get Sumja back in the winner's circle Wednesday at the Bay Meadows Fair, this time as an owner, when she takes on seven 3-year-old fillies in a $20,000 claimer at one mile on the turf.

Ay Dee Dee beat a similar field over the course June 5, before Sumja retired from training to become a stockbroker. Only one of her rivals Wednesday also has a turf victory, and five of her opponents are making their turf debuts.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Arlington Million enjoyed a remarkable resurgence in business Saturday, when the largest Million crowd in 13 years contributed to a record all-sources handle of nearly $18 million.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - The Grade 3, $200,000 Philip H. Iselin Breeders' Cup Handicap on Saturday at Monmouth Park could be without one of its top contenders after trainer Martin Ciresa said he was unhappy with the 117 pounds assigned to Presidentialaffair.

It takes a lot to keep Presidential-affair away from Monmouth. A 5-year-old gelding, he has already won two stakes here this meet, the Grade 3 Salvator Mile and the Skip Away, and overall he has won 6 of 9 at Monmouth.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A thrilling finish to the $114,700 West Point Handicap resulted in Golden Commander getting his first stakes win after he scored by a half-length over favored Foreverness. It was a head back to Irish Colonial in third in the 12-horse field of New York-breds.

With Javier Castellano in the saddle, Golden Commander came with a rush in the final yards to overtake Irish Colonial, who held a clear lead in the stretch. Foreverness outgamed Irish Colonial for the place spot in the 1 1/8-mile turf race.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Ay Dee Dee holds a special place in the heart of former trainer Brent Sumja. She was his last winner as a trainer.

Ay Dee Dee may get Sumja back in the winner's circle Wednesday at the Bay Meadows Fair, this time as an owner, when she takes on seven 3-year-old fillies in a $20,000 claimer at a mile on turf.

Ay Dee Dee beat a similar field over the course June 5 before Sumja retired from training to become a stock broker.

Only one of her rivals Wednesday also has a turf victory, and five of her opponents are making their turf debuts.