Distinct Vision, a former claimer who has easily won his last two starts, both in allowance company, seeks his first stakes win in Saturday's $100,000 Larry R. Riviello President's Cup at Philadelphia Park.

Thirteen 3-year-olds were entered in the mile and 70-yard President's Cup.

Gimmeawink, the likely favorite, has been competing in stakes all year and has been facing tougher horses. An Elusive Quality colt, Gimmeawink is tough on his home court at Delaware Park, but might be worth taking a shot against in his first start at Philadelphia Park.

Older sprinters face off in Saturday's $50,000 Dave's Friend Stakes.

Eight entered the six-furlong Dave's Friend, including last year's runner-up, Deer Run.

Pioneer Boy is in top form for owner Michael Gill and trainer John Robb. The gelding won the Rapid Transit Stakes at Canterbury Park on July 19 in his last start. He worked sharply at Laurel on Aug. 1, covering five furlongs in a bullet 58.20 seconds.

Pioneer Boy and Crossing Point both have early speed, which could set up things nicely for Deer Run.

Private Lap has done his best work at Delaware Park and gets another opportunity to win a stakes there Saturday in the $55,000 Gate Dancer.

Eleven older males entered the 1 1/8-mile Gate Dancer. Private Lap is part of the Steve Klesaris-trained entry with Judge's Case, who is 0 for 9 this year but has been ambitiously placed in a couple of those starts.

EAST BOSTON, Mass. - Ever since Megan's Halo got a chance to stretch her legs, her competition at Suffolk Downs hasn't had a chance. She tries for her fifth straight victory Saturday in the $35,000 Highland Happening Stakes.

Maturity has played a role in the 3-year-old filly's streak, but it's clear the chance to go around two turns has hit her between the eyeballs.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - The availability of turf racing has helped fill races at the Bay Meadows Fair.

On Saturday's card, three turf races are carded with 27 entries, including 12 in a $12,500 claimer.

"Grass racing is great. Everyone in the country runs on grass the whole summer except us," said Aggie Ordonez, assistant to Brent Sumja, who saddled the winner and third-place finisher in Wednesday's first turf race of the fair season.

The lack of turf racing during the summer has long been one of the primary complaints of northern California trainers.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Tusayan ($7.80) got up in the final strides under Emile Ramsammy to capture the $136,500 Vice Regent Stakes on Wednesday night at Woodbine.

Tusayan raced about five lengths off the leaders on the turn of the one-mile turf race for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds. He rallied wide in unison with favored El Gran Maestro down the stretch, and prevailed by a head. Pacemaker Mystic Dash finished another length back in third in the 10-horse field. The final time was 1:36.97 over a course rated good.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Winter Garden, perhaps the best 3-year-old filly sprinter at Woodbine, heads a field of nine in Saturday's $167,250 Duchess Stakes, a first-rate supporting feature on Breeders' Stakes Day.

Winter Garden is in the midst of a highly productive campaign for owner Frank DiGiulio Jr. and trainer Bob Tiller. She won her first two starts of the year, including the six-furlong Star Shoot Stakes, then finished third after pressing a fast pace on a dead rail going 1 1/16 miles in the Grade 1 Selene Stakes.

From the moment he first frolicked in a paddock at Gus Schickedanz's Schonberg Farm just north of Toronto, Ontario, Wando was viewed as something special.

A Schickedanz homebred 3-year-old by Langfuhr out of Kathie's Colleen, Wando is just one win away, Saturday's Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine, from becoming the first Canadian Triple Crown winner since Peteski in 1993.

There have been only six winners of the series since its inception in 1959.

When he was only a few months old, Wando caught the eye of a visitor to the farm, the artist Richard Stone Reeves.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - At 6 years old, Lord Nelson appears to be better than ever. At least that was the assessment of his usual rider, Frank Fuentes, following his emphatic win in the British Columbia Cup Classic on Monday.

Lord Nelson lost his first two starts this year. But he wore bar shoes in those races, and Fuentes thinks the switch to regular shoes for the B.C. Cup Classic was of benefit to Lord Nelson.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Ohio-bred 3-year-olds will be burning some oil in the $40,000 North Randall Stakes here Saturday. Six of the seven starters in the six-furlong race are speed merchants, and it looks as if Cat Singer will be able to finish the strongest and make it back-to-back stakes wins.