AUBURN, Wash. - Positive Prize won the richest of eight stakes on Sunday's Washington Cup Day program at Emerald Downs, coming from just off the pace to score by a length in the $100,000 for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.

Positive Prize, a son of Prized who races for Ross McLeod and Charles Ming, got the distance in a stakes record 1:41.40 and paid $5.80 to win as the second favorite. It was the fourth win from five starts for Positive Prize, who is trained by Tim McCanna and was ridden on Sunday by Ricky Frazier.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Soaring Free conquered a distance which had previously eluded him on Sunday at the Woodbine, with a front-running score over Perfect Soul in the $1 million .

Soaring Free, the 2-1 favorite in the Grade 1 event, broke on top from the outside under Todd Kabel, and benefited from a slow pace in the one-turn event. He got the opening quarter in :23.48 seconds, while dueling with Royal Regalia, who set the half-mile split of :46.01.

ELMONT, N.Y. - If the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships were held at Belmont Park this year instead of next, trainer Bobby Frankel wouldn't think twice about running Sightseek in the $2 million Distaff.

But Frankel is concerned that the tighter turns of Lone Star Park - where this year's Breeders' Cup will be held on Oct. 30 - may work against Sightseek. That explains why Frankel's focus this fall is on the two Grade 1 races at Belmont Park.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Sense of Style wasn't at her best Sunday. She didn't need to be.

After breaking slowly and making a strong middle move, Sense of Style persevered to a one-length victory over Balletto in Sunday's Grade 1, $300,000 at Belmont Park. It was three-quarters of a length back to Play With Fire in third. Darn That Girl, Graceful Nancy and Summer Raven completed the order of finish.

Sense of Style added the Matron to victories in the Grade 2 Spinaway and a maiden win to maintain her status as the top juvenile filly on the East Coast.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Time may not matter, but timing does. A well-timed move by Javier Castellano helped Park Avenue Ball upset Sunday's Grade 2, $300,000 at Belmont Park.

It mattered little to the winning connections that the final time of 1:38.84 was by far the slowest of 10 runnings of the Futurity at one mile, in spite of a strong breeze at the horse's back through the stretch.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Three Hour Nap had raced only twice, but he won the like a seasoned horse, grinding out the final furlong for a neck victory over Elusive Chris and Straight Line, who dead-heated for second.

Rocky River, the 3-5 favorite, was uncontrollable on the early pace, running off and tiring to finish fourth in the Grade 3, $200,000 Futurity on closing day at Arlington. Three Hour Nap, who raced in fourth behind a fast pace, rallying on the far turn, paid $8.20 to win, running a one-turn mile in a modest 1:38.56.

Favorites were shut out in all six of the restricted stakes that made up the annual Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame night at Retama Park near San Antonio. The final straw came in the featured $100,000 Texas Hall of Fame Stakes, when Rare Cure outgamed Shakethemhatersoff and favorite Desert Darby for a neck win in the mile and a sixteenth turf race. Together, the stakes made for the richest night of racing this meet at Retama.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Wind Water ($3.60) was never seriously challenged as he scored the second stakes victory of his career, winning the $66,075 San Mateo Stakes at Bay Meadows on Saturday.

The 2-year-old colt broke alertly from the rail and established a quick lead down the backstretch over Tricky Secret. He expanded his margin at every call, winning the six-furlong race by five lengths over Danny Dingle. The winning time was 1:09.93.

Bossier City, La. - Happy Ticket made her turf debut a successful one on Saturday as she ran her career record to a perfect four-for-four in winning the $50,000 Seneca Stakes. Kaitlin's Rocket was carving into the favorite's lead in the late going but had to settle for second followed by Catlaan.

FLORENCE, Ky. - Dale Romans was apprehensive before the Grade 2 was run Saturday at Turfway Park, and he was still apprehensive as the field turned into the stretch.

But the final furlong was a blowout in favor of Romans and his stable star, Roses in May, who drew off to win the $350,000 race as the heavy favorite and head into the Breeders' Cup Classic with a 5-for-5 record this year.

"It all worked out," Romans said as he headed to the winner's circle with a relieved grin, while surrounded by a gang of elated friends and family. "Everything worked out."