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DEL MAR, Calif. China Shoes Store . -- Mokat had not raced in the 11 weeks prior to the Grade 2 San Clemente Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar on July 23. The layoff was not an issue.Mokat gave the best performance of her career in the San Clemente, winning the one-mile turf race by 3-3/4 lengths and leaving trainer Richard Baltas expecting greater feats.Who knows how good she is? Baltas said on Wednesday. Well see.Baltas is certain that Mokat is superior on grass, a point the filly can prove in Saturdays $300,000 Del Mar Oaks at 1-1/8 miles on turf.I think shell run better, Baltas said. Shes been really good on the grass. Weve kept her fresh and happy.The Del Mar Oaks will be Mokats third appearance in a Grade 1 race this year. She was second to the undefeated champion Songbird in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks in April but was only 13th in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 6.After that race, Baltas began planning a turf campaign at Del Mar.The Del Mar Oaks drew a field of 11. Mokat is one of six graded-stakes winners in the field, along with Cheekaboo, Decked Out, Harmonize, Stays in Vegas and Tin Type Gal.Key ContendersMokat, by Uncle Mo Last 3 Beyers: 90-63-86* Owned by JK Racing Stable, Mokat had a 30-day break after the Kentucky Oaks. The filly had a background on turf before the San Clemente, having defeated maidens on turf last October and finishing third in the Grade 3 Jimmy Durante Stakes on turf last November. Trying the main track was a worthwhile experiment, Baltas said.I think shes always wanted to be on the grass, Baltas said. We wanted to try the dirt. We got a Grade 1-placing against Songbird.She moves like a grass horse. She has a lot of grass pedigree.Mokat will have a new rider Saturday in Norberto Arroyo Jr. He replaces Kent Desormeaux, who has the mount on Decked Out, trained by his brother, Keith. Mokat is likely to race from off the pace, Baltas said.I think hell put her in a good position, Baltas said of Arroyo.Harmonize, by Scat Daddy Last 3 Beyers: 85-88-88* A three-time stakes winner, all on turf, Harmonize was fifth behind Catch a Glimpse in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks on July 9 after a wide trip. The Belmont Oaks was the third time Harmonize lost to Catch a Glimpse and gave trainer Bill Mott every reason to ship his filly across the country for another Grade 1.We thought it was a chance to get her in a Grade 1 without Catch a Glimpse, he said. Well see if we belong in those races.* Harmonize won the Sanibel Island Handicap at Gulfstream Park in March and was second in the Wonder Again Stakes at 1-1/8 miles on turf at Belmont Park in June.* The distance of the Belmont Oaks may have been a stretch, Mott said.She didnt get the mile and a quarter, Mott said.Barleysugar, by Kyllachy Last Beyer: 91* Barleysugar had an impressive debut in the United States, winning the minor Sandy Blue Handicap at 1-1/8 miles on turf by 2 3/4 lengths at 10-1 on July 17. Trained by Ed Freeman, Barleysugar won her first stakes in the Sandy Blue and will have her graded-stakes debut in the Del Mar Oaks.Stays in Vegas, by City Zip Last 3 Beyers: 81-89-89* Stays in Vegas was third in the San Clemente after a three-wide trip. She won the Grade 3 Senorita Stakes at a mile on turf at Santa Anita in May when ridden by Alex Solis. Flavien Prat, the leading rider through Wednesday, will ride her for the first time this year Saturday.Cheekaboo, by Unusual Heat Last 3 Beyers: 86-89-84* Cheekaboo won the Grade 2 Honeymoon Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on turf at Santa Anita in a 23-1 upset and closed well to finish behind Barleysugar in the Sandy Blue. Jordan From China . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Yeezy From China . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. https://www.chinashoes.us/ . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. LONDON -- Heather Watson ran straight over to hug Henri Kontinen, her mixed doubles partner, after their victory was confirmed on Court One.After the lows of a first-round exit in the singles at Wimbledon, the Britons run to her first Grand Slam final has provided some much-needed cheer.Im pretty happy, to be honest. No, very happy, Watson told the BBC. I dont really know what to say. Im having so much fun on court with Henri.Watson and Kontinen had never played together before this week. But now they are into the mixed doubles final after a 7-6 (1), 6-3 win against Oliver Marach and Jelena Ostapenko.Having received walkovers in their first two matches, they had barely practised together, bar a warm-up, before beating defending champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals,Watson beamed from ear to ear after shaking hands with their semifinal opponents at the net on Saturday. She clasped her arms around Kontinens neck again when they took their seats, and was signing autographs and posing for selfies on her way off court.It was a far cry from the frustrated figure who drew a $12,000 (￡9,294) fine -- the second-biggest in Wimbledon history -- for angrily slamming her racket to the turf during her singles defeat to Annika Beck, a sanction she deemed excessive.Watson and Kontinen, who know each other through the Finns British coach, Chris Eaton, wanted to play together at the French Open -- as a joke, according to Watson -- but didnt make the cut due to the Britons ranking. But with Wimbledon having a larger draw, they knew they would get in this time around.God, Im glad we decided to play together, she added, before admitting that being a major finalist was pretty damn cool.It would mean absolutely everything to me to win not just a Grand Slam, but here at Wimbledon, she told a media conference.Watson didnt even know she would be following Andy Murray onto Centre Court on Sunday -- something else she called pretty cool.Mixed is a fun thing, it doesnt come around very often, she said. Its a tough thing to take super seriously. Theres always different pairings. You cant reallyy prepare in that way you can in singles. Nike Shoes From China. .Theres definitely a lot more smiles and laughing and chatting on the mixed doubles court. I enjoy both, but there hasnt been much pressure on us. We werent expected to get to the final.Maybe I should laugh and smile more in my singles matches, and chat to myself.Watson will be hoping to claim more doubles success for Britain on Sunday, after Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett became the first Britons to win the mens wheelchair doubles title at Wimbledon.Its been an incredible week, a bit of a fairytale story so far. Hopefully I can finish it off the right way tomorrow, said Reid, who will play in the first wheelchair singles final here on Sunday.Im really pleased for Alfie, I know what its like winning your first Grand Slam. To be able to do it here on home turf, its something Ill never forget for sure. Its going to be the same for Alfie.Reid, the Australian Open wheelchair singles champion, is hoping he and Murray?-- who plays in the mens singles final against Milos Raonic -- can make it a historic double for Scotland.Not bad for a small country like ours, he said. I was on Centre Court when Andy won in 2013, which was an amazing achievement. For me, having the opportunity to win the first time theyve had a wheelchair singles event is massive.We dont speak that much; hes a busy guy, Reid said of Murray. But whenever we bump into each other at the Grand Slams we have a little chat.Tim Henman might have a battle on his hands when it comes to naming the Wimbledon hill, even if Murray said he was happy for his friend to have the privilege.I heard somebody say it was renamed Reids Ridge now. I dont know if thats going to catch on enough, Reid said, smiling. Were trying to gain a lot of new fans and followers of our sport. Seeing everybody on the hill watching on the big screen shows how far our sports come. Its a really good platform to build on.Wheelchair tennis was trending on Twitter -- thats not bad, ?Hewett said. ' ' '