Honey Rose was declared the winner of the first stakes of the Ellis Park meet, the HBPA Handicap, when Barbette was disqualified for bumping her during the stretch run of the $50,000 turf race Saturday.

Ridden by Calvin Borel, Honey Rose finished a nose behind Barbette at the finish but subsequently was named the winner after Borel logded an objection. Honey Rose, a 6-year-old Argentine-bred mare trained by Todd Pletcher, returned $3.40 as the heavy favorite in a field of nine fillies and mares.

Windward Islands gave Sam-Son Farm and trainer Mark Frostad their sixth victory in the last eight runnings of the Toronto Cup Stakes, a nine-furlong turf route for 3-year-olds.

Windward Islands rallied down the center of the course under Todd Kabel to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths over 32-1 shot Angel of the House. Skip Code wound up third, and favored Approval Rating finished sixth in a field that was reduced to nine runners with the scratch of Sprung.

Making his first start with blinkers, Windward Islands completed the distance in 1:49.58.

Fair Weather Stan avenged his recent setback at the hands of Fearless Eagle in the Lord Juban Stakes, parlaying a perfect trip into a two-length decision over that rival in the $50,000 Donthelumbertrader Stakes at Calder.

Chief's Lake is alive for the Big Apple Triple after winning the $163,000 New York Derby on a disqualification at Finger Lakes.

Chief's Lake ($7.50) can take home a $250,000 bonus with a victory in the $150,000 Albany Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 22. He won the Mike Lee Stakes last month at Belmont Park to kick off the three-race series for 3-year-olds bred in New York.

It's not that Pavarotti was striking sour notes early in his career, but when a horse costs $2.5 million as a yearling, there are expectations attached. And Saturday at Arlington, Pavarotti started living up to them.

Passed in midstretch by Time Squared, Pavarotti battled back gamely - with vigorous help from leading rider Rene Douglas - and won the $100,000 Round Table by a head. Dominican, the 3-5 favorite, steadied slightly at the start, but had no real excuse for a lackluster third-place finish. He finished just less than eight lengths behind Time Squared.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Art Master stormed down the center of the course to win the Grade 3, $112,600 Poker Handicap on Saturday at Belmont Park.

Garrett Gomez guided the 6-year-old trained by Bobby Frankel to a 1 1/4-length victory over longshot Woodlander, with Host a late-running third.

The time for one mile on the firm turf course was 1:33.21.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Relishing the off going, Shedoesrock rallied from just off the pace under Jeremy Collier and wore down pacesetter and 8-5 favorite Top Story to win the $50,000 Princess Stakes for 2-year-old fillies Saturday at Louisiana Downs. American Price was up for the place, while Top Story had to settle for third over a sloppy track.

The Princess was originally scheduled for five furlongs on the turf but was moved to the main track following heavy morning rain.

First Defence handled his first stakes assignment with style, posting a front-running victory in the $150,000 Long Branch Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park.

The Long Branch is the prep for 3-year-olds aiming for Monmouth's big event of the summer: the $1 million Haskell on Aug. 5.

The first two Long Branch finishers are usually extended Haskell invitations. It's an offer trainer Bobby Frankel and Juddmonte Farms will strongly consider for the talented but largely untested colt.

MIAMI - Fifty-three days into the 2007 Calder meet and there was nothing to choose between defending champion Manoel Cruz and Elvis Trujillo atop the local jockey standings heading into Saturday's card.

Cruz and Trujillo, who was named jockey of the month for July, have seesawed on the front end of the leader board since the meet opened on April 25, and barring injuries they figure to continue the battle throughout the session, which ends Oct. 14. Both riders won a pair of races Friday to remain in a dead heat for a title that Cruz won easily a year ago with 197 victories.

PARIS - In what will be recorded as one of the most controversial stewards' decisions ever, Zambezi Sun was allowed to keep his victory in the $830,000 Grand Prix de Paris on Saturday, despite his rider, Stephane Pasquier, seemingly causing an accident that led to Kieren Fallon being flipped from his mount, Eagle Mountain.