DEL MAR, Calif. - El Corredor was not as short in Sunday's $150,000 Pat O'Brien Handicap at Del Mar as trainer Bob Baffert warned earlier in the week.

Making his first start since winning the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct last November, El Corredor won like a fit racehorse in the Grade 2 Pat O'Brien, scoring by 1 1/2 lengths before an ontrack crowd of 18,772.

"I wasn't sure he was ready, but I thought he was doing well and would run well," Baffert said in the winner's circle.

The win may lead to a start in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Belmont Park on Oct. 27, Baffert said.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Christophe Clement has certainly lost his share of stakes races to jockey Jerry Bailey. Sunday, in a rare instance, Clement teamed with Bailey to win one.

Bailey replaced the injured Jose Santos aboard Penny's Gold and guided her to a three-quarter length victory over Babae in the $190,200, Grade 3 Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup Handicap at Saratoga. It was a half-length back to Chaste, who finished 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Gaviola. Good Game and Amourette completed the order of finish. Step With Style and Livin for Love scratched.

RUIDOSO, NM - Following a tardy beginning, Awsome Form closed stoutly under jockey Jimmy Brooks to post a neck victory over Gone Kool Man in Sunday's Grade 3 MBNA New Mexico Challenge at Ruidoso Downs.

The win marked the second stakes win of the meet and fourth consecutive tally for the Jack Brooks trainee.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Beknown To Me took over the lead halfway through the one-mile $50,000 Lincroft Handicap for New Jersey-breds, and then romped to a 9 1/4-length victory in the off-turf-feature at Monmouth Park Sunday.

Beknown To Me, trained by Manuel Berrios, covered the distance in 1:38.36 under Chuck Lopez. Holiest Punch was second and H.M.S. Jackson third.

Beknown To Me captured the Lincroft Handicap last year when it was slated for the dirt. This year it was moved off the turf and run over a good track.

CHESTER, WV. - Speed ruled at Mountaineer Park on Saturday, on the clock and on the track. Three track records were established, including one in the $500,000 West Virginia Derby when 21-1 longshot Western Pride scored a wire-to-wire victory.

DEL MAR, Calif. - After failing as the favorite in three consecutive stakes, Marine pulled an upset in Saturday's $150,000 La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar.

Marine ($17.20) rallied between horses and caught 6-5 favorite

Romanceishope in deep stretch to win the Grade 3 La Jolla by a neck.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani for trainer Bobby Frankel, Marine finished 1 1-16 miles on turf in 1:41.72.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y - Although they have already won three races at this meet, the primary reason trainer Steven Asmussen and jockey Donnie Meche came to Saratoga this summer was the unbeaten juvenile filly Cashier's Dream.

After passing the opening-day Schuylerville Stakes, Cashier's Dream makes her Saratoga debut in Monday's $150,000 Adirondack Stakes. The Grade 2 race, run at 6 1/2 furlongs, drew a field of seven.

DEL MAR, Calif. ? Bring the Heat and trainer Wesley Ward can share a milestone with a win in Monday's $100,000 Real Good Deal Stakes at Del Mar.

A victory would mark the first stakes win for Bring the Heat and give him an unbeaten record after three starts. Ward is searching for his first stakes win at Del Mar.

The Real Good Deal, restricted to California-breds who have not won two first-place purses of $50,000, is run over seven furlongs and is an ideal spot for Bring the Heat's stakes debut.

Turkowar made it back-to-back stakes victories with a front-running two-length tally over his 10 3-year-old Ohio-bred peers in the 26th running of the $40,000 North Randall Stakes at Thistledown.

Blame It on Ruby was a fast closing second, three-quarters of a length in front of Reggie's Winner.

Turkowar ($21.60), ridden by Tony Caminita and trained by Joe Shuman, ran the six furlongs in 1:11.10 and stretched his winning streak to four races.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Sparkling Number took on the boys in the Anderson Fowler on July 22, and found her own gender an easier group in the $50,000 Candy Eclair Stakes for

3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.

Sparkling Number, the 2-1 second choice, broke to the lead and never faced a challenge, covering the five-furlong turf race in 56.58 seconds. Sparkling Number, trained by Linda Rice, finished 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Carsonality. Glamour Tour was third.