ALBANY, Calif. - Will O Way ($2.80), heavily favored after chasing likely Eclipse winner Stardom Bound in a pair of Grade 1 races, captured the $75,000 Corte Madera Stakes on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields in the easiest of fashions.

"What a nice horse," winning jockey Russell Baze said after the 5 1/2-length victory in the one-mile race for 2-year-old fillies. The winning time was 1:37.90.

"I had a lot of horse the whole way, and I had a lot of horse left," Baze said. "She did it very easy. She's kinda tiny, but she feels like a big horse when she starts running."

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The surprise move that took several fillies out of contention on the backstretch of Saturday's $438,500 Hollywood Starlet Stakes made the outing even easier for pacesetter Laragh.

When contenders Dave's Revenge and Pamona Ball and the outsider Black Magic Mama made early wide moves on the backstretch, jockey Edgar Prado kept Laragh on the rail and in a comfortable stride. The result was a milestone win for Laragh, her first in a Grade 1 race.

NEW ORLEANS - Wildrally closed from second-to-last to first, going five wide to prevail by a neck in the $100,000 Turf Stakes, one of seven Thoroughbred stakes on Saturday's Louisiana Champions Day card at Fair Grounds.

Given a skillful ride by Brian Hernandez Jr., Wildrally sat back off a slow pace on a soft turf course before beginning his move in the second turn. Hernandez took him five wide in the stretch, finding running room and perhaps the best part of the course.

MIAMI - Presious Passion combined his speed with his affinity for the Calder turf course to successfully defend his title in the $150,000 McKnight Handicap, leading throughout to register a two-length decision over Logic Way in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 2 event.

Trainer Richard Jackson said this week that he had considered running Superior Storm in the Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint, but in the end, Jackson chose the Champions Day Ladies, a route race. Trainer Eric Heitzmann went more than a step farther with his Louisiana-bred, Autobeacat, entering him in three spots Saturday before eventually choosing the $150,000 Classic over the Turf and the Starter.

Good calls, gentlemen.

Canela rallied from off the pace to run down Timeless Fashion to capture the $50,000 Prairie Bayou Stakes at Turfway Park.

Giving jockey Victor Lebron his third winner on the card, Canela ($12) rebounded from a last-place finish in the River City Handicap by taking the Prairie Bayou by three-quarters of a length. Timeless Fashion, who overtook front-running and eventual third-place finisher Omaggio leaving the eighth pole, was a game second, while Extreme Supreme, the 7-5 favorite, made a mild bid on the far turn before fading to fifth.

Broadway Producer, previously winless in five starts on fast dirt, took a liking to the main track at Laurel Park when he drew away from 3-2 favorite P V Lightening to win the $50,000 Jennings Handicap.

Based in New York with trainer John Terranova, the 5-year-old Broadway Producer ($5.20) had shipped to Maryland two months ago to win the Maryland Million Turf.

Game N Laughin' vied for the lead from the start, gained a short advantage in the drive, then just held off a furious late charge from Jazzy to post a stunning $61.40 upset in the $65,000 Lightning City Stakes as Tampa Bay Downs kicked off its live racing season before 5,471 fans.

Summer's Empire won for the third straight time, taking the $110,075 Jim Edgar Futurity by three-quarters of a length on Saturday at dark, windy Hawthorne Race Course.

Winless coming into this meet, Summer's Empire left the maiden ranks in October, cleared his entry-level allowance condition at first asking in November, and ground out a victory in the Edgar, a two-turn race for Illinois-bred 2-year-olds. The colt remained unbeaten in both dirt and route races.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - This time of year usually brings a horde of out-of-towners to New York. For trainer Jeff Runco, it was a reason not the season that brought him and his streaking gelding Researcher to Aqueduct from West Virginia.

The reason was the Grade 3, $108,400 Queens County Handicap, a race Researcher won by a half-length over stubborn pacesetter Brilliant Son. It was 5 1/2 lengths back to Dry Martini, the favorite, in third. Sir Whimsey and Temporary Saint completed the order of finish.