ELMONT, N.Y. - Long-range plans in racing usually turn out to be comical and fruitless. But the plan trainer Tony Dutrow devised for the filly Seattle Smooth last fall came to fruition Saturday when Seattle Smooth wore down Seventh Street to win the at Belmont Park.

It was the fifth consecutive victory for Seattle Smooth, but her first Grade 1, the goal that Dutrow had for Seattle Smooth when he stopped on her following her victory in last September's Fitz Dixon Cotillion Stakes over eventual 3-year-old filly champion Proud Spell.

Seven Seventythree collared pacesetter Cajun Conference in midstretch, then wore that rival down to capture Friday night's $50,000 Salute Stakes at Evangeline Downs by a neck.

Ridden by Gerard Melancon and trained by Steve Asmussen, Seven Seventythree ($3.20) won for the fourth time in 10 starts and has now banked over $185,000 for the Heiligbrodt Racing Stable. The 3-year-old Louisiana-bred daughter of Littleexpectations covered the seven furlongs 1:24.26 over a fast track.

Lightlightlight, coupled in the wagering with the winner, reported home third followed by Muffin.

In his second workout since finishing fifth in the Preakness, Big Drama went five furlongs in 1:00.20 at Monmouth Park on Saturday morning with jockey Channing Hill aboard.

The breeze was the final drill before Big Drama runs in the $250,000 Red Legend Stakes, a seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds at Charles Town on June 20.

Trust N Seven prevailed over Nightly Ritual and six other Indiana-bred 3-year-old fillies in the $70,000 Ellen's Lucky Star at Indiana Downs on Friday evening.

Trained by Mike Lauer, Trust N Seven was kept just off the early pace by jockey Leandro Goncalves before rallying into the stretch. Trust N Seven dueled with Nightly Ritual through the stretch and prevailed by three-quarters of a length. My Isabell was five lengths back in third.

Friday evening's torrential downpours turned what was already a wide-open renewal of the $70,000 Hawkeyes Handicap at Prairie Meadows into a sloppy quagmire. Moreover, demanding early fractions, set by 7-2 second choice Sakakawea, of 22.59 and 46.75 seconds ensured that the 1 1/16-mile race for Iowa-bred fillies and mares would be a test of stamina.

Michael's Bad Boy will be honored as claimer of the year at the Toronto Thoroughbred Racing Club's 47th annual awards day on Sunday at Woodbine.

Michael's Bad Boy, a 6-year-old gelding, is trained by Nick Gonzalez for owner Joan Agro. He won 5 of 10 starts last year, for earnings of $154,131, and was victorious on both the Polytrack and the grass.

Michael's Bad Boy, who was developed by trainer John LeBlanc Jr., captured his first stakes last weekend at Woodbine in the $125,000 Steady Growth.

Gulfstream Park will donate $10,000 to both the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the track announced Thursday.

The jockeys fund helps former jockeys who have been permanently disabled because of a race-riding accident. Former Miami Dolphin and Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped create the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Nick's son Mark, now 42, suffered a crushed spinal cord while playing football for The Citadel in 1985.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Steve Attard has high hopes for Keino West in next Sunday's $1 million Queen's Plate.

But Attard's first order of business is this Sunday's $100,000 Zadracarta, and his stable star, Saskawea, should be the horse to beat in the six-furlong turf race for Ontario-foaled fillies and mares.

Saskawea won the Avowal, an overnight stakes at seven furlongs on turf here last Sept. 27, and finished up her campaign with a solid second-place finish in the Grade 3, seven-furlong Bessarabian on Nov. 23.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The connections of Informed Decision are well on their way to crafting a championship season for the 4-year-old filly, and her campaign could include a stop at Arlington Park for the Chicago Sprint Handicap on July 4.

Trainer Jonathan Sheppard said Thursday that the Chicago Sprint is one of two options being considered for Informed Decision's next start, and the race here probably has an edge on the June 28 First Flight at Belmont Park.

MIAMI - While Saturday's Ponche Handicap will determine part of the supporting cast for the Grade 2 Smile Sprint Handicap on July 11, there is little doubt who the star of the show will be: defending champ Benny the Bull.

Trainer Rick Dutrow confirmed this week that the six-furlong Smile remains Benny the Bull's major objective following his second-place finish behind Fabulous Strike in Saturday's True North Handicap.