Red Lark won her Grade 1 debut in a 19-1 upset in Saturday’s $252,500 Del Mar Oaks. It could be the first of a collection of Grade 1 wins for owner Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners in the next few months in top-class races for 3-year-old fillies.

On Sunday, Red Lark was under consideration for the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks at 1 1/4 miles on turf on Sept. 19, according to Eclipse president Aron Wellman and trainer Paddy Gallagher. There are options in shorter races, but the Belmont Oaks distance appeals to Gallagher.

Harvest Moon is a filly without an early autumn race goal.

Harvest Moon won her stakes debut in the Grade 3 Torrey Pines Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at a mile at Del Mar on Saturday. In most years, such an improving filly would be considered for the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes, a $1 million race run in late September at Parx Racing.

The coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of that race this year and has left trainer Simon Callaghan unsure of what to do with Harvest Moon.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario — There’s a lot of “speight” in trainer Roger Attfield’s barn, but in a good way.

The unbeaten Kentucky Derby prospect, Shirl’s Speight, recorded his second fast work over the dirt training track at Woodbine last Friday. He went an old-school mile in 1:39.20 in company with five others, starting off slowly under jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson and then finishing well under a drive.

“He came out of the work really, really well,” Attfield said. “It didn’t quite go the way I wanted it to. Right now, we’re still on the Derby thing.”

Instilled Regard, winner of the Grade 1 Manhattan on July 4, is out of training and unlikely to make the major races in the male turf division this fall, trainer Chad Brown said Sunday.

“He had a problem out of the Manhattan. It’s minor, but he did have to be stopped on,” Brown said. “The timing is terrible given his age [5-years-old] and the time of the year.”

Brown said he would have to discuss options for Instilled Regard with owner Larry Best.

In addition to the Manhattan, Instilled Regard also won the Grade 2 Ft. Marcy earlier this year at Belmont Park.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Halladay exited his victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $400,000 Fourstardave Handicap in good order and will be pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on Nov. 7.

The only thing trainer Todd Pletcher has to decide is when, or if, to run him before then.

The Fourstardave was Halladay’s 11th race in 14 months, so it would seem that one more race before the Breeders’ Cup is likely. The most logical spot for that race is the Grade 1, $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 3, five weeks before the Breeders’ Cup.

Big Score, who won an upper-level turf allowance Friday at Del Mar that had the feel of a listed stakes, is being pointed to the $300,000 Tapit Stakes at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 9, trainer Tim Yakteen said Sunday morning.

Big Score, 6, won the 1 1/16-mile allowance while rallying from fourth in the five-horse field under Flavien Prat. It was only his second start of the year following a nine-month layoff. The Tapit, at a mile and 70 yards on turf, has conditions suited to order for Big Score, as it is for horses who have not won a stakes in 2020.

The highly regarded Princess Noor could be wheeled back in 15 days for the Grade 1, $250,000 Del Mar Debutante on Sept. 6 after breezing home a comfortable winner in her debut Saturday, trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday morning.

Princess Noor won the 5 1/2-furlong race by 2 1/2 lengths while looking as if she was out for a morning breeze under jockey Victor Espinoza.

McKinzie will make his first start in two months when he competes on Sept. 4 at Churchill Downs in the Grade 2, $400,000 Alysheba Stakes, the race trainer Bob Baffert said was next after a strong work Sunday at Del Mar.

McKinzie, with exercise rider Juan Ochoa up, was timed officially in 1:12.60, the fastest time of seven at the distance. But he continued with an extensive gallop-out, with Baffert getting him finishing up a mile in 1:37.80.

“He went great,” Baffert said.

DEL MAR, Calif. – After going off form earlier this year, Thousand Words seemed invigorated once relocating here to Del Mar, where he trained sharply heading into the Shared Belief, in which he scored a 9-1 upset over Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A. P.

Without spectators at Del Mar this summer and only a few owners in the stands, the stretch run of races has been eerily quiet compared to a typical year. Quiet, that is, until Red King turned for home in Saturday’s Grade 2 Del Mar Handicap.

Members of the Little Red Feather Racing partnership that co-owns Red King were in attendance and were rowdy in voice-rooting as their gelding held off a late threat from favored United to win his second consecutive stakes.

“That was really amazing,” said Billy Koch, the managing partner of Little Red Feather. “He’s so genuine.”