ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Mr. Epperson turned back a stretch bid from favorite Heliotrope to win the Grade 3 $146,000 Play the King Handicap at Woodbine Saturday.

MIAMI - Castlebrook regained bragging rights as the top filly and mare handicap runner at Calder when she rallied to a two-length victory over Coolbythepool in Saturday's $54,000 Nancy's Glitter Stakes for registered Florida-breds.

Castlebrook moved to the top of her division earlier in the meet with victories in the Miss Jealski and Mia's Hope handicaps but disappointed when finishing a well-beaten fourth behind Racing for Pahm in the Liberada Handicap. In the Liberada her chances were somewhat compromised when she had to break from an outside post.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Four years ago, Bet on Sunshine dead-heated with Illinois-bred Hunk of Class to win the Arlington Sprint.

On Saturday, the same result very nearly occurred. Another Illinois-bred, 26-1 shot Tic N Tin, led every step of the way in the $100,000 Sprint before being beaten an inch by Bet on Sunshine, who won for the 20th time in 40 career starts. Bet on Sunshine returned $3.40 as the favorite after finishing six furlongs in 1:10.06 over a sloppy track.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - City Zip's perfect 4-for-4 record at Saratoga ended on Saturday in the $200,000 King's Bishop when he finished third to Squirtle Squirt.

California invader Squirtle Squirt, from the red-hot barn of Bobby Frankel, led all the way, winning by 3 1/4 lengths over Illusioned. It was another 1 1/4 lengths back to City Zip, who had won his previous four races at Saratoga.

Eight 3-year-olds ran in the Grade 1 King's Bishop on the Travers undercard.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Miss Santa Ana lived up to her reputation with a six-length win in her career debut on July 23 at Del Mar. On Monday, she makes her first start against winners in a six-furlong allowance race for California-bred fillies and mares, a race she can win despite a tough draw.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Jockeys Victor Espinoza and Tyler Baze have received substantial fines from Del Mar stewards for recent whip violations.

Baze was fined $2,500 for two incidents of hitting a horse on the flank and causing a break in the skin. According to steward George Slender, the incidents occurred aboard Presidential Pull, who finished fourth in the fifth race on Aug. 12, and Jack Grandi, who finished finished last in the seventh race on Aug. 16.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When trainer John Servis claimed New York-bred Rhum for Leonard C. Green in May at Atlantic City Racecourse, the plan was to race her at Belmont Park to take advantage of New York's state-bred program.

Servis was unable to find a spot for the 4-year-old Rhum in New York and instead ran her at Monmouth, where she won two allowance races, and then at Delaware Park, where she finished third in the $55,000 Beautiful Day Handicap at Delaware Park on July 16 in her last start.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Fleet Renee, who scratched out of the Aug. 18 Grade 1 Alabama the day before the race, will make her next start in the Grade 1 Gazelle Handicap at Belmont Park on Sept. 8, trainer Michael Dickinson said Saturday.

Fleet Renee, who owns Grade 1 wins in the Ashland and Mother Goose, breezed five furlongs in 1:07 Saturday morning at Dickinson's Tapeta Farm near Chesapeake, Md.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Point Given, the clear leader of the 3-year-old division after winning both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, stepped to the forefront in the race for Horse of the Year with a dominant 3 1/2-length win in the 132nd running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

Point Given, the heavy favorite in the nine-horse field, stalked the sensible pace set by longshot Free of Love and second-choice E Dubai, before taking charge in mid-stretch and drawing off to an easy win.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Squirtle Squirt proved he's back atop the ranks of 3-year-old sprinters with an impressive wire-to-wire win in the grade 1, $200,000 King's Bishop at Saratoga.

Squirtle Squirt, the favorite in the field of eight trained by the red-hot Bobby Frankel, set blazing fractions of :22 and :44.32 while clear on the lead.