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Linda Regina rallied to win Thursday's Group 3 Prix Fille de l'Air at Toulouse, the last European group race of the year. Linda Regina (8-1), a 3-year-old filly trained by Criquette Head-Maarek, defeated Delightful Sofie by a short head, covering the 1 5/16 miles on very heavy ground in 2:22.90. . . . Even the Score, a two-time Grade 2 winner owned by Ro Parra, has retired to his owner's Millennium Farm near Lexington, Ky., where he will stand in 2005 for an $8,500 fee. A 6-year-old son of Unbridled's Song, Even the Score retires with a record of 29-9-1-9 and $751,629 in earnings. . . . Mario Pino is expected to miss four to six weeks after he broke his collarbone when his mount fell in Thursday's second race at Pimlico.