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DEL MAR, Calif. -- Harmonize was behind the leaders and between fillies with a quarter-mile remaining in Saturdays $301,725 Del Mar Oaks on turf. For jockey Junior Alvarado, Harmonize was in the perfect spot.She likes to run between horses, Alvarado said. She wants to be in a fight.Harmonize ($9.20) had a perfect run through the stretch. Alvarado guided Harmonize between runners in the final furlong to win the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks by a head over 9-1 Decked Out. Stays In Vegas, who led by 2-1/2 lengths with a furlong to go, finished third, a nose behind Decked Out.The Del Mar Oaks was the first stakes win at the San Diego-area track for Alvarado, a fixture on the New York circuit. Harmonize gave trainer Bill Mott his second Grade 1 win on Saturday. He won the Grade 1 Fourstardave Stakes on turf at Saratoga earlier in the afternoon with Tourist.Mott said earlier in the week that he shipped Harmonize to California to avoid the star turf filly Catch a Glimpse and to determine whether Harmonize belonged in Grade 1 races.Alvarado is the only jockey to ride Harmonize. He was aboard the filly for stakes wins at Saratoga and Keeneland last year and at Belmont Park in June, the Wonder Again Stakes. Harmonize was fifth in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks on July 9 with a wide trip, a style Alvarado said did not suit the filly.In the Del Mar Oaks, Harmonize was seventh for the first six furlongs. Alvarado said he opted to keep Harmonize between horses and avoid a wide trip, hoping his filly could be effective by staying toward the inside.I had a chance to move outside, but I thought Id stay in and take a chance, Alvarado said. She gave me a nice run at the end.Harmonize ran 1-1/8 miles on turf in 1:48.71. Mokat, the 3-1 favorite, finished fourth, followed by Tin Type Gal, Barleysugar, Mines and Magic, Cheekaboo, Lady Valeur, and Lynnes Legacy.Harmonize, by Scat Daddy, has won 4 of 9 starts and $484,260. Owned by Larkin Armstrong, Harmonize has won two graded stakes. She won the Grade 3 Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland last October. Comprar Nike Classic Cortez SP Nylon Gris/Blanco . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Nike Cortez Ultra Moire Rojas/Blanco ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. http://www.siyaguna.com/air-zoom-pegasus-33.html . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. Nike Cortez Ultra Moire Negro/Negro-Blanco . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Nike Tanjun Mujer Gris .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons.Nova Scotia has become the second province to remove body checking from all levels of peewee hockey starting next season. Alberta made the same decision earlier this week. "At its core, this decision is all about the safety of our players," said Hockey Nova Scotias president Randy Pulsifer. "We have seen a great deal of evidence that body checking is the biggest risk factor when it comes to injuries and concussions in minor hockey." Hockey Canada is expected to make this rule change mandatory coast-to-coast in meetings later this month. Last fall, Hockey Nova Scotia created a commission to look at the issue, meeting with medical officials and reviewed scientific research. The ccoommittee recommended body checking be removed from all levels of peewee hockey and also the lower levels of bantam and midget hockey.dddddddddddd "This weekend, we saw overwhelming support for these recommendations," said Pulsifer in a statement. "Its great to see our hockey administrators from across the province showing real leadership in making the game safer for our players." The decision came as welcome news to those in the medical community. "By doing this, Hockey Nova Scotia is reducing the risk of children receiving a head injury at these levels by over two thirds," said Dr. Kevin Gordon, head of pediatric neurology at the IWK Health Centre. ' ' '