Wire Bound, who was disqualified from a second-place finish in an allowance prep Feb. 5, atoned for that performance with a 2 1/4-length victory in the 19th running of the $100,000 Tampa Bay Downs Breeders' Cup Stakes.

Ridden by Eduardo Nunez, Wire Bound sat well off a blistering pace set by Above the Wind, including a half-mile time of 46.37 seconds and six furlongs in 1:10.21. Wire Bound then set after the leaders down the middle of the course, rallying past Above the Wind and Native Hawk leaving the furlong marker and drawing off late for the victory.

NEW ORLEANS - Storm's Darling won the $75,000 at Fair Grounds Sunday in a race marred by tragedy when Pawyne Princess fractured both sesamoid bones in her right front leg.

Storm's Darling tracked the early pace under by jockey Eddie Martin Jr. behind front running Freei with Spectacular Lisa, last year's Chou Croute winner, right there under Robby Albarado.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Grand Appointment, claimed in his last start for $32,000, won his first stakes in Sunday's $137,875 at Santa Anita.

Always near the pace, Grand Appointment splashed home 1 1/4 lengths in front of Red Warrior, who rallied from last in the field of nine California-breds. Ridden by Patrick Valenzuela, Grand Appointment ($11.40) finished 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.56 over a wet-fast track. Excessivepleasure finished third. Bilo, the 2-1 favorite, finished seventh.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Casual Attitude ran down 3-5 favorite Island Sand in the stretch to win the $50,000 at Oaklawn Park on Sunday.

Casual Attitude won by a length and a half, while it was another length and a quarter back in third to Catboat.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Heavily favored So Long Birdie won a one-mile race Sunday at Bay Meadows and created a Bay Meadows and Northern California record $121,979 minus show pool.

So Long Birdie, who paid $2.20 for his half-length victory over Totalitarian, had $665,013 of the $705,421 show pool wagered on him.

Nearly half of the show pool came from the New York Racing Association with $333,484 bet to show. XPressBet handled $91,995, Penn National $43,745 and Philadelphia Park $32,026 in the show pool. Northern California bettors wagered only $7,922 in show bets.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Cape Hope kept her record perfect on the turf, outfinishing Dynamite Lass and favorite Paddy's Daisy to capture Sunday's $60,000 at Gulfstream Park.

Cape Hope, a 3-year-old daughter of Cape Town, shipped to Gulfstream Park from the Fair Grounds where she'd won each of her first two starts on grass by six lengths. Trained by Dallas Stewart for her owner-breeder the Overbrook Farm, Cape Hope paid $8.00 after running a mile and one sixteenth over firm ground in 1:39.31 seconds under jockey Jerry Bailey.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Papua ran past front-running Show Boot inside the final furlong to win Sunday's $80,975 at Aqueduct for the third straight year.

Under Richard Migliore, Papua settled off a four-ply speed duel, rallied inside around the turn, came off the rail in upper stretch, and drew off to a 3 3/4-length victory. Show Boot, who turned back three early pace challenges while running a half-mile in 44.91 seconds, held second by 1 3/4 lengths over Citizenship. Impeachthepro, Introspect and Scary Bob completed the order of finish.

Noble Decision pulled clear by 2 1/4 lengths over Kim's Gem to win the $40,000 Owners Appreciation Sprint at Delta Downs on Saturday night. It was another 1 3/4 lengths back in third to favorite Believe Im Special.

Noble Decision ($14.80) raced in fourth early in the five furlong race, as Honey Hit set fractions of 22.14 seconds for the opening quarter, and 45.96 seconds for the half-mile mark. Noble Decision advanced on the turn, and covered the distance, over a fast track, in 58.93 seconds. Kirk LeBlanc rode the winner for trainer Chad Hassenpflug.

Dixie Meister rallied through the stretch for a one-length win over General Charley in the 3-year-old colts and geldings division of the $125,000 Texas Stallion Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday night. It was another two and a half lengths back in third to favorite Leaving On My Mind, who broke in the air at the start of the one-mile race, which has been named the Jim's Orbit.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - was found to have a bruise in his left front foot on Sunday morning, and is expected to miss at least two or three days of training, said his trainer, John Servis. The colt was scheduled to work one mile at his Oaklawn Park base on Sunday.

Despite the setback, Servis said Rockport Harbor remains on course to make his seasonal debut in the Grade 3, $250,000 Rebel Stakes on March 19. The undefeated colt is a top candidate for the Kentucky Derby.