VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Lord Nelson, under confident handling by Frank Fuentes, scored a decisive three-length victory in the $72,436 British Columbia Cup Classic, the feature race of seven stakes on B.C. Cup Day at Hastings on a beautiful Monday afternoon.

Sent off as the 1-2 favorite, Lord Nelson forced the early pace set by Leloup, took control on the middle of the turn, and was ridden out down the lane. Last year's Classic winner, Vernon Invader, rallied late to finish a nonthreatening second.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer John Ross already might have seen more than enough of Wando this year.

But that won't stop Ross from sending out Arco's Gold for Saturday's $500,000 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine, where he will attempt to derail Wando's Canadian Triple Crown bid.

A victory in Saturday's Breeders', a 1 1/2-mile turf race for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds, would be worth $550,000 in bonus money to Wando's owner, Gustav Schickedanz, including a $50,000 award as the colt's breeder.

As of Tuesday morning, Wando was slated to face six rivals.

AUBURN, Wash. - Handy N Bold became the first horse to win 10 stakes races at Emerald Downs on Sunday when he scored an unprecedented fourth victory in the 6 1/2-furlong Governor's Handicap, leading throughout to win by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:14.20.

He paid $36.60.

AUBURN, Wash. - Though only five horses entered Thursday's 5 1/2-furlong feature for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs, there will be no shortage of speed.

Of the five, all of whom are eligible to be claimed for $16,000 to $14,000, three are confirmed front-runners. Skookum Pass has three gate-to-wire wins at the meet, while Slew the Enemy and Jumpingjupiter have each won twice from on or close to the early pace.

The surfeit of speed could give a tactical advantage to Stately Jack Flash and Dawg Fan, both of whom prefer to come from slightly off the pace.

Arlington Park landed a big fish on Tuesday when Godolphin announced that Sulamani will run in the Arlington Million on Aug. 16.

Although travel plans have not yet been finalized, the 4-year-old son of Hernando is scheduled to arrive in Chicago this weekend, according Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford.

Sulamani's participation in the Million is something of a surprise as he was expected to remain at his home base in Newmarket to prepare for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a race in which he finished second last year.

DEL MAR, Calif. - The third week of the Del Mar meeting begins on Wednesday with a pick six carryover of $155,247 after no one hit the bet on Monday.

Wednesday's pick six covers the third through eighth races, which includes four sprints, and two routes on turf - one for optional claimers and the $75,000 Escondido Handicap over 1 3/8 miles.

Here is a glance at the changes for Wednesday's pick six races.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Funny Cide, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, came out of his third-place finish in Sunday's Haskell Invitational with a 102-degree temperature, putting a highly anticipated showdown with Empire Maker in the $1 million Travers on Aug. 23 very much in doubt.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - There has been so much talk this year about potential meetings: Azeri versus males; Azeri versus Wild Spirit; Funny Cide versus Empire Maker, round four.

Add one more intriguing match-up to your must-see-TV lineup this fall: Medaglia d'Oro versus Mineshaft. It figures to be a two-part mini-drama with the first airing scheduled for the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park on Sept. 6.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Marathon turf runners are in the spotlight Wednesday, when 10 fillies and mares run 11 furlongs in the $65,000 Waya Stakes as Saratoga kicks off the third week of the meet.

The conditions of the race are written as such that recent stakes winners Primetimevalentine and Something Ventured are eligible for this race. Both horses won restricted stakes race at Belmont, but this race is for fillies and mares that have not won an "open" stakes.

DEL MAR, Calif. - In the spring of 2002, when Lusty Latin was an overachiever on the Triple Crown trail, trainer Jeff Mullins had a long-term plan, hoping to eventually start the gray colt in turf marathons.