ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Earl Barnett sent out the first two finishers in the $126,200 Victoriana Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine, San Nicola Whiskey and You Will Love Me, just 25 minutes after he won the Rainbow Connection Stakes at Fort Erie with Anne's Purse.

San Nicola Whiskey ($22.90) rallied wide from last to prevail by three-quarters of a length over You Will Love Me, who captured last year's running of the 1 1/16-mile turf race for Ontario-sired females. Authenicat, the 4-5 favorite, finished another head back in third, a neck in front of Krz Exec.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Banrock needed every ounce of his class and every inch of the stretch of Saratoga's inner turf course to win Sunday's by a head over Pennington. It was two lengths back to Extra Zip in third.

The victory enabled Banrock to become just the second horse to record back-to-back victories in this turf stakes for New York-breds that has been run for 30 years. Excellent Tipper repeated in 1994-95. Fourstardave was a two-time winner as well, taking this race in 1989 and 1991.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Quality Road remained on schedule for his start in the $1 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 29 by working a solid six furlongs in 1:12.76 Sunday morning over Saratoga's main track in company with the Grade 1-winning mare Unbridled Belle.

It was Quality Road's first move since he won the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes on Aug. 3 a race in which he ran 6 1/2 furlongs in a track record 1:13.74. That was Quality Road's first start since he won the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.

COLUMBUS, Neb. - Coble Avenue patiently followed the pace for over six furlongs before launching his rally and drawing off to a 2 3/4-length win in the $10,450 Van Berg Derby on Saturday at Columbus.

With Wilfredo Arroyo aboard, Coble Avenue was sharp in collecting his second straight stakes win at Columbus. He previously won the six-furlong Hall of Fame Stakes over many of the same rivals for trainer Robert Mitzner.

OPELOUSAS, La. - Star Guitar ran his record this summer to a perfect 3 for 3 with a popular win in Saturday night's $150,000 Evangeline Mile. The starting highweight defeated King Dan by 2 1/4 lengths. Defending Mile champ Ide Like a Double reported home another two lengths back in third, followed by State Power.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Meteore, who was such a disappointment when fifth as the favorite in the Oceanside Stakes on July 22, redeemed himself with a last-to-first move to win Saturday's $150,000 La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar.

Ridden by Alex Solis, Meteore ($14) ran 1 1/16 miles on turf in 1:40.82, finishing 1 1/2 lengths in front of Rendezvous. Gretsky, who raced in traffic on the final turn, rallied to finish third in the field of nine 3-year-olds.

Solis avoided most of that trouble by following specific prerace instructions issued by trainer Richard Mandella.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - On a card ruled by longshots, Telling provided the biggest shocker of the day at Saratoga, rallying from off the pace under Javier Castellano to win Saturday's by two lengths over Better Talk Now.

It was one length back to Brass Hat in third. He finished one-half length ahead of Gentlemen Chester. Grand Couturier, the 5-2 favorite seeking his third consecutive victory in this race, could do no better than fifth. He was followed in the order of finish by Quijano, Americain, Rising Moon, Musketier, and Lauro.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - If you would have assessed Summer Bird's chances of winning the Belmont Stakes based on his first workout over Belmont Park's main track, you would have rated them slim. Of course, two weeks later, Summer Bird rallied through the Belmont Park stretch to win the Belmont at 11-1.

If you assess Summer Bird's chances to win the $1 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 29 based on how he worked Saturday, you also wouldn't rate them very high. But, with two more weeks and one more work to go, Summer Bird has time to win the skeptics over.

Jockey Robby Albarado and trainer Steve Asmussen went 3 for 3 on Saturday night's lucrative stakes card at Charles Town.

Four Gifts, a two-time Grade 3 stakes winner, gave Albarado and Asmussen their third consecutive stakes on the six-stakes program when she held off a late charge by Florida shipper Royal Card to win the $250,000 Charles Town Oaks.

ALBANY, Calif. -- Unbridled Meeting ($6) turned back odds-on Ballistic Sue in winning a heated pace duel and had enough left in the stretch to win the CARF Debutante Stakes on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.

Unbridled Meeting broke alertly under William Antongeorgi and led Ballistic Sue by a head through fractions of 21.75 and 44.81 seconds.