HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Kip Deville answered the 1 1/8-mile question and did so with style, leading nearly every step of the way to register a three-quarter-length victory over the 25-1 Just as Well in Sunday's Grade 1, $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap.

Kip Deville, winner of the 2007 Breeders' Cup Mile and second in defense of that title last fall at Santa Anita, had never won beyond a mile coming into the nine-furlong Gulfstream Park Turf. He was also making his first start since finishing ninth in the Hong Kong Mile on Dec. 14.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Pasar Silbano seemed to have her own strategy in mind during the early stages of Sunday's $100,000 La Habra Stakes at Santa Anita.

"I was trying to slow her down, but she was going to the lead like it was nothing," jockey Mike Smith said.

Pasar Silbano was third early, and dragged Smith to the front on the hillside portion of the course. She kept that position throughout, winning the Grade 3 La Habra Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths over 77-1 Gold Goddess. Real Fancy Runner, a 15-1 shot, finished third in the field of 11 3-year-old fillies.

ALBANY, Calif. - Twice in the stretch it looked like heavily favored Will O Way would be beaten in Saturday's $100,000 California Oaks at Golden Gate Fields. In the end, though, she hung on by a nose and rewarded her backers with a $3 mutuel.

Will O Way stalked Be So Special and Digestivo while three wide and moved into the lead as the field of seven 3-year-old fillies turned for home. She was then headed by Oro Blanco and seemed destined to finish second.

ARCADIA, Calif. - By any name, Ventura was brilliant in Saturday's $300,000 Santa Monica Handicap at Santa Anita.

Even though her orange saddle towel read "Venture," Ventura ran as expected, winning by a comfortable length over stablemate Jibboom. The Grade 1 Santa Monica was Ventura's first start since a four-length victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint here in October.

Ventura won the fifth stakes of her career in the Santa Monica.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Saturday's $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park turned into virtually a two-horse race from start to finish. It just wasn't the two horses most observers might have expected.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The decision to shorten Sunday's Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap from 1 3/8 miles to 1 1/8 miles this winter returned quick dividends, with 11 entering the race, including Breeders' Cup winners Kip Deville and Red Rocks. The field is one of the strongest in recent memory.

The Gulfstream Park Turf has been a fixture here since 1986.

Kip Deville, winner of the 2007 Breeders' Cup Mile, will carry high weight of 124 pounds while looking to rebound from his ninth-place finish in the Hong Kong Mile.

Russell Road rang up his sixth straight victory, beating Great Love by 1 1/4 lengths in the $48,400 Dancing Count for 3-year-olds at Laurel Park.

Coming in off five consecutive blowout wins over West Virginia-breds at Charles Town, Russell Road led early under Travis Dunkelberger but let Great Love cut ahead of him on the backside and sat about a length behind.

Russell Road engaged the leader on the turn, and after one crack of the whip was in front by the sixteenth pole and edging away. St John's Gospel finished third.

Taking advantage of a sizeable opening along the rail, jockey Daniel Centeno sent favored Rising Fever to the front in the turn of the seven-furlong $65,000 Manatee Stakes, then held Star Operator at bay through the stretch for a 1 1/4-length victory in the filly-and-mare headliner.

Native Ruler picked up his third consecutive win when he outgamed Semaphore Man for a 1 1/2-length win in the $50,000 King Cotton at Oaklawn. It was another 2 3/4 lengths back to Silver Edition in third.

Turfiste used an all-out effort to run down Big Push and win the $60,000 Black Gold Stakes at Fair Gounds by a head on Saturday.

It was a battle down the long Fair Grounds stretch as Turfiste just got by favorite Big Push, who was making his first turf start.

After a stalking trip, Turfiste hooked up with early leader Big Push. Big Push did not give way, but was gradually headed as they crossed the finish line.

It was the first stakes win for Turfiste, who went the 5 1/2 furlongs over the Fair Grounds turf in 1:04.58 and paid $8.40 to win.