ALBANY, Calif. - Trainer Len Shoemaker hopes Mr. Tack Nail can develop into a stakes-caliber horse. Wednesday's start in a $40,000 optional claimer at Golden Gate may give Shoemaker an indication of whether that will happen.

Three of Mr. Tack Nail's foes in the six-furlong race-Right Return, Millennium Song, and Lil' Country-have run in stakes, and two of the three are stakes-placed. Millennium Song is making his first start since a third-place finish in the Atherton at Bay Meadows on April 15. Lil' Country was third in the Golden State Mile here on Feb. 10.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - If all goes according to plan, What a Breeze will be looking to uphold a family tradition in next year's Woodbine Oaks.

"The Oaks is her long-term goal," said trainer Earl Barnett. "She's a big, strong, good-looking filly and she's got the will."

What a Breeze is a daughter of Hope for a Breeze, who won the 1992 Canadian Oaks for the Hopefield Farm of owner-breeder Stan Dodson.

GROVE CITY, Ohio - The filly Lady Cherie took command three furlongs from home and coasted to a seven-length victory over seven male rivals in Saturday's $45,000 Ruff/Kirchberg Handicap for Ohio-breds at Beulah Park.

Julio Felix rode Lady Cherie ($2.80) to victory. She covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.87. Michael Nance trains Lady Cherie, who now has 11 wins from 22 starts and earnings of $368,700 for owner M. Y. Stable Inc.

Wayne's Princess won Saturday night's $25,000 Miss Houston Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston by 2 1/2 lengths over favorite Point Gained, a half-sister to Horse of the Year contender Point Given. It was another length back in third to French Lass.

Wayne's Princess ($8.60), who contested the pace in the race for 2-year-old fillies, covered the seven furlongs in 1:25.70. Jockey Roman Chapa had the mount for trainer Danny Pish, who celebrated his 36th birthday Saturday.

ALBANY, Calif. - Cappuchino ($3), part of an entry with Twentythreejaybird, got a perfect stalking trip to win the $59,263 Golden Bear Stakes Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer expected the speedy Twentythreejaybird to win the six-furlong stakes race, but the colt broke tardily and bumped into Vito Corleone at the start. He rushed up to challenge Wild Celebration for the lead before fading to fifth in the field of seven.

Breeders' Cup Juvenile also-ran It'sallinthechase won his first stakes Saturday when he caught Expensive Risk at the wire to win the $75,000 MEC Mile at Remington Park in Oklahoma City. The one-mile race for 2-year-olds was one of two closing-day stakes at the track.

It'sallinthechase ($4.80) rallied to win by a neck. It was another 1 1/4 lengths back in third to pacesetter April's Lucky Boy.

It'sallinthechase covered the mile in 1:38.95. Jockey R.D. Williams rode the colt for owner Darwin Olson and trainer Wilson Brown.

ANDERSON, Ind. - Cashel Castle rolled to victory in Saturday night's $102,650 Hoosier Juvenile Stakes, and just in time. Less than an hour later, the remainder of the card was canceled because of severe weather.

Trained by Chris Block for the Sandbar Farm of Sandra and Barry Bucholz, Cashel Castle sat just off the early pace duel of Just Le Facts and Handsome Hunk in the six-furlong race. Those two rattled off fractions of 22.11 seconds and 45.19 over the "good" track.

MIAMI - Tour of the Cat turned the tables on his nemesis TV Sports Director with a half-length victory in the $60,000 The Vid Handicap.

Tour of the Cat had finished behind TV Sports Director in the Needles and Simply Majestic stakes earlier this meet. But jockey Abad Cabassa Jr. took advantage of his inside post and sent Tour of the Cat to a lead that he never relinquished.

TV Sports Director rallied for second and Vikadontis came from well back to finish third.

NEW ORLEANS - Lead by Example, an improbable winner based on his form, rallied to win the Old Hickory Stakes by a neck on a rainy Saturday at Fair Grounds.

Winless in five starts since taking a $50,000 maiden claimer more than five months ago at Churchill Downs, Lead by Example refused to let the Louisiana-bred Walk in the Snow pass.

Lead by Example, a 2-year-old Birdonthewire colt owned by Bill Schettine and trained by Josie Carroll, paid $31.20 to win. He ran the 5 1/2 furlongs on a sloppy track in 1:05.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Call it a harrowing experience, or call it a learning experience.

Whatever it was, the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes resulted in a difficult but well-earned victory Saturday for heavily favored Repent, who fought his way through one trouble spot after another to win the Grade 2 race by 1 1/4 lengths. He returned $3.60 to win.

"I don't have that much hair left," said Repent's mostly bald trainer, Ken McPeek.

Repent, owned by the Select Stable of Jerry and Feye Bach, was a close fifth down the backstretch in the $217,000 KJC Stakes.