Several ponies achieved their best times of the season and 13 of the 35 competing ponies moved at least one leg out of their time bar.

Bobby DeGraffe's Gusto's Cracker Jack moved into the Junior Free For All while his new pony Rocket Ride will in future race in the Free For All, after covering the half mile in one minute, seven seconds.

Michael Soares and Championne County have been enjoying a great season and as a result of double wins on Saturday will move up to the Junior Free For All.

Leroy Tucker's Pleasant Surprise also moved up to the next time bar.

Tell Me About It, driven last week by Randy Wells, has one leg out, as do Ponder Babe (Michael Roberts) and Diamondway (Michael Compagnon).

In the 1:16 and slower time bar, both Todd's Ebony (Samantha Hayward) and Tux's little Rocket (Joe Viera) moved up, leaving only Penny's Wildwood in the category and even he has one leg out.

Best times of the season were achieved by El Dreamer (Dal Vasconcelos, 1:15.1), Jandysgiddyupgo (Eddie Roque, 1:11.2), Flame On (Tom Matthews, 1:11.2), Trott Acre Byrd (Robert Lopes, 1:07.4), and LA Erma Time (David Lopes, 1:09).

Top driver was Michael Roberts with three wins and the fastest time was clocked by Michael DeCosta's Grand Shady, who won one of the Free For All heats in 1:05.4. Tuxedo's Bowtie with Eddie Roque won the other in 1:07.

Zeno Cooper and Customeyes'd won both heats in the A division.

The next race day is scheduled for this Friday, post time 7.30 p.m.

TABLE TENNIS PP Nick Frost survived a semi-final scare on the way to retaining his Bermuda Closed Table Tennis Championship title at CedarBridge Academy on Saturday.

After seeing off Craig Trott 21-11, 21-12 and Brian Anderson by default, Frost found himself in trouble in the semi-final after opponent Dave Waltham won the opening game 21-15.

But Frost stepped up his level to take the next two games 21-11, 21-13, to book his place in the final.

Frost then swept aside surprise finalist Curtis Hodgson 21-8, 21-16, 21-14 in the best-of-five-games decider.

Fourth seed Hodgson had earlier ousted number one seed Myron Piper in the semi-finals, 21-18, 19-21, 21-19, a major upset and the match of the tournament.

Frost and Waltham defeated Hodgson and Barry Rahman 21-13, 21-10 to win the doubles championship.