NEW YORK, N.Y. - Left Bank ran the fastest Vosburgh ever run at Belmont Park, and in the process stamped himself as a top Breeders' Cup Sprint contender with an impressive victory in the Grade 1, $300,000 seven furlong feature at Belmont Park on Saturday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Express Tour rebounded from two straight defeats to win Saturday's Jerome Handicap at Belmont Park in an extremely sharp effort.

The Grade 2, $150,000 Jerome Mile for 3-year-olds was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but had to be pushed back a week when Belmont Cancelled last weekend's racing. It was worth the wait for Express Tour, who drew off to a 5 1/2-length win under jockey John Velazquez in a time of 1:34.57. Express Tour was the longest shot on the board in the select field of five, and paid $18.00 to win.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Last year's Grade 1, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs served as a coming-out party for Tiznow, who went on in his next start to win the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic and be crowned Horse of the Year. This year, the 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds could serve as a breakout race for favorite E Dubai when it is run for the 22nd time Sunday.

POMONA, Calif. - A storied chapter of California racing will end Monday, closing day of the Los Angeles County Fair race meet, according to several racing officials and horsemen.

Instead, these people say, fair racing, which has been conducted since 1933 at Fairplex Park, will be held next season at Hollywood Park, and Fairplex will cease to exist as a racing facility.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Travers Stakes runner-up E Dubai is the one to beat in the Grade 1, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Sunday, but for those who like to play percentages, the Cole Norman-trained entry of Royal Spy and Seattle Night is inviting. From a numbers standpoint, Norman is winning with every third horse he saddles this meet and leads the local standings by 47 wins over second-leading trainer Steve Asmussen.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - There is comfort in numbers. Elliott Walden had planned to saddle several of his best horses in the Kentucky Cup turf series Sunday at Kentucky Downs, with Pat Day riding all of them.

Then Royal Strand was diagnosed with a slight strain of an upper suspensory ligament, and Elite Mercedes suffered a slight injury to a stifle.

No problem. Walden, calling on his prodigious reserves, simply plugged Three Wonders into Royal Strand's spot in the $300,000 Turf, and named Cocktails and Lies to replace Elite Mercedes in the $200,000 Mile.

ELMONT, N.Y. - In the fall, an improving 3-year-old is a dangerous commodity. Add in a tactical and weight advantage and Krieger looms a serious threat to multiple stakes winner Baptize in Sunday's $200,000 Jamaica Handicap at Belmont Park.

A solid field of nine was entered for the Jamaica, a nine-furlong, Grade 2 race run over Belmont's inner turf course. There are also two horses entered for main-track-only purposes.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Eight fillies and mares are scheduled to run in the $35,000 Delta Colleen Stakes at Hastings Park this Sunday afternoon, but most of the focus will be on rivals Grooms Derby and Make Contact in the 1 1/16-mile feature.

The unusual setting provided by Kentucky Downs will be the focus of horseplayers Sunday when $700,000 in purses is offered during the fourth annual Kentucky Cup Turf Festival.

Kentucky Downs, the undulating, turf-only course located adjacent to the Tennessee border near the town of Franklin, Ky., has carved out an unusual niche for itself with this once-a-year bonanza. The series culminates with the $300,000 Kentucky Cup Turf, a

ETOBICOKE, Ontario -- Many local racing observers would conclude that the two most important Woodbine stakes for 2-year-olds are the Coronation Futurity and the Grade 1 Grey. In recent years, though, the Swynford Stakes has arguably outdone those two races in producing successful runners. The last three Canadian 2-year-old champions all won the seven-furlong Swynford, including future Grade 1 winner Exciting Story, who dusted the upwardly mobile Graeme Hall in the 1999 running.