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ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Charlton Baker claimed Joking on his own behalf for $20,000 in January 2014 when the gelded son of Distorted Humor was 5. On Saturday at Belmont Park, Joking gave Baker and jockey Manny Franco their first Grade 1 victories when he rallied from far back to win the Grade 1 Vosburgh by a length.The Vosburgh was a Win and Youre In for the $1.5 million Breeders Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 5. Baker said he plans to use the guaranteed, fees-paid berth in the six-furlong race.Were definitely going, Baker said.Green Gratto and X Y Jet cut out furious fractions of 21.59 and 44.12 in the six-furlong Vosburgh, which was run over a muddy, sealed track, while Joking lagged well back.X Y Jet took over from Green Gratto on the far turn, but began to weaken in upper stretch. Stallwalkin Dude took the lead as the field bunched up nearing the final furlong, but Joking made the strongest move to earn the victory.I just let him do his thing and let the speed go, Franco said. When he got in the clear he gave me a big kick.Joking paid $10 as the third betting choice in the seven-horse field. He completed the course in 1:09.18. Stallwalkin Dude held second by a length over Weekend Hideaway. X Y jet finished fifth. Green Gratto was last.Joking is having his best season at age 7. Before being given the summer off, he had won three consecutive races - The Grade 2 True North at Belmont in June, the $10,000 Diablo at Belmont in May, and an optional-claiming race at Aqueduct in April.Baker, 50, is a native of Jamaica. He maintains a stable at Belmont Park and one at Finger Lakes, where his father, Carl, trained. The True North was his first graded stakes win.Baker credits Jokings improvement this season to maturing with age.He used to be a horse that was jittery, that would sweat, Baker said. 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The defense had issues tackling and gave up a game-winning drive the final 90 seconds.The special teams had its share of breakdowns, leaving the offense buried in its own end most of the night.Some of it was first-game jitters, some of mental and physical errors.None of it had coach Rich Rodriguez too concerned.The things that we need to get fixed are fixable, Rodriguez said on Monday. Its not something like, oh gosh, this will be an issue all year. It shouldnt be. We can get `em fixed.Arizona entered its fifth season under Rodriguez with plenty of questions, particularly at quarterback and on defense.The Wildcats learned a few things in Saturday nights 18-16 loss to BYU in Glendale, but theres still a long way to go in knowing where this team stands.At quarterback, the race had been between junior Anu Solomon and sophomore Brandon Dawkins since the spring.Solomon was named the starter a few hours before the opener and was inconsistent against the Cougars.He was good at times, scrambling away from the constant pressure being brought by BYU and helped lead the Wildcats on a pair of fourth-quarter scoring drives.Solomon held the ball too long at other times -- he was sacked four times -- had two costly interceptions and missed a couple of opportunities that might have gone for big plays. He finished with 213 yards on 20-of-30 passing and lost 20 yards on seven rushing attempts.He made some nice plays, but he also missed some plays that he normally would make, Rodriguez said. He saw the field well at times and other times he didnt see it as well as he has in the past.Rodriguez considered using Dawkins, a better runner than Solomon, a few times Saturday night, but circumstances -- particularly bad field position -- kept him from pulling the trigger.That wont happen for Arizonas home opener against Grambling State this Saturday or in the future.He (Dawkins) does bring a different element and can run and I would have liked to get him in there a couple of series, RRodriguez said.ddddddddddddGoing forward, we will be conscious of that.It didnt help that Arizonas offensive line had trouble with BYUs multiple defensive fronts early and its aggressive style throughout the game.One of the nations highest-scoring teams since Rodriguez arrived in the desert, the Wildcats had no points and minus-12 yards rushing on 13 carries in the first half before finding a rhythm in the fourth quarter.Things that in practice you do perfectly, easy things to do, we really didnt just execute well, right guard Jacob Alsadek said. Those things were the problems we had up front.Special teams added to Arizonas offensive woes.Because of inadequate kick returning, the Wildcats started most drives deep in their own end, including once from the 1 and another from the 2-yard line.Being cramped in its own end limited Arizonas offensive options and put the brakes on its usual fast-paced tempo. Usually one of the national leaders in plays per game, the Wildcats ran just 56 against BYU.Weve got to get better field position going forward, Rodriguez said. Were an explosive team, but to ask anybody to start two or three times at the 1-yard line is kind of tough.Arizonas defense, the weak part of the team since Rodriguezs arrival, was solid for most of the game, but wore down late.The small-up-front Wildcats allowed BYU running back Jamaal Williams to bull through them for 162 yards and let the Cougars march down the field quickly to set up Jake Oldroyds game-winning field goal in the closing seconds.Arizona also failed to create a turnover.People say youve got to get turnovers, but you cant just talk about how youre going to get turnovers, Rodriguez said. You get turnovers by aggressive play, confusion, making them uncomfortable and we didnt do that to them defensively. Weve got to create turnovers going forward.A lot to work on, yes, but as Rodriguez put it, the problems are fixable.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '