ALTOONA, Iowa - Chindi ($11.80) rallied from last in the seven-horse field with a quarter of a mile to run and caught pacesetter Private Horde in the final stride to become the first two-time winner of the $125,000 Iowa Sprint Handicap at Prairie Meadows.

Chindi, a 9-year-old gelding who captured his first Iowa Sprint in 1998, rated at the back of the pack under jockey Tim Doocy through a contested half-mile run in 44.63 seconds. Doocy weaved his way through traffic racing near the inside through the stretch and Chindi got up at the wire to score a head victory.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The list of 14 3-year-old fillies invited to the $750,000 American Oaks at Hollywood Park on July 5 is loaded with runners who have excelled in stakes in Europe and at Eastern tracks this year.

Invitations were sent over the weekend to Atlantic Ocean, Demitrova, Fortuitous, Gal O Gal, Go for Glamour, Golden Nepi, Mandela, Meridiana, Ocean Drive, Personal Legend, Quero Quero, Sand Springs, Santa Catarina, and Welcome Millennium.

The American Oaks is run over 1 1/4 miles on turf and was inaugurated last year.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Mike Keogh stuck to his guns and kept Wando and Mobil, the 3-year-old sons of Langfuhr whom he trains for owner and breeder Gustav Schickedanz, on separate paths to last Sunday's $1 million Queen's Plate.

Now the twain have met, and when the dust had cleared the result was not necessarily what some may have anticipated, with the obvious exception of those who jumped on Wando late to make him the unexpected favorite over his stablemate.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The highly successful career of jockey Patrick Husbands had included wins in two $1 million, Grade 1 races - Belmont's Met Mile and Woodbine's Atto Mile. But for Husbands, neither could compare with the $1 million Queen's Plate, which he won for the first time Sunday at Woodbine aboard Wando.

"This is the biggest race in my whole life," said Husbands. "Since I came to Canada, I've always waited for a shot.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - One of the many qualities about the northern California summer fair circuit is not simply returning to racing's roots but it's also the chance for many trainers to run at home.

That hometown factor is often a piece of the puzzle for handicappers to include as they look for a winner in a race.

Nowhere on the fair circuit is the hometown edge more prevalent than at the Alameda County Fair. A number of trainers stable at the fairgrounds year-round, and many more were either raised in the area or live here now.

STOCKTON, Calif. - World champion mule Black Ruby ($3), facing perhaps the strongest field in her career, broke alertly and scored a wire-to-wire victory in a 350-yard race at the San Joaquin County Fair on Sunday.

She beat Sarah Nelson, a 4-year-old who had won 10 of her 11 starts, by a neck with long-time rival Taz third another three-quarters of a length back.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Wando went right to the front and never looked back to win the 144th running of the $1 million with authority at Woodbine Sunday.

Second-place finisher Mobil gave owner Gustav Schickedanz and trainer Mike Keogh a sweep of the first two positions in the 1 1/4-mile event for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds. The two were separate betting interests, because there are no couplings in stakes worth $100,000 or more at Woodbine.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Returning after a fifth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby last month, Eye of the Tiger scored his first stakes win in Sunday's $103,096 at Hollywood Park.

Facing just three opponents, Eye of the Tiger stalked Ministers Wild Cat and Bullistic on the backstretch, rallied to lead on the final turn and pulled away to win by 4 1/2 lengths.

Ridden by Alex Solis, Eye of the Tiger ($3.80) finished 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.30.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Willie's Luv, showing the maturity that comes with experience, scored a repeat victory in the $50,000 Santo Lalomia Handicap Sunday afternoon at Monmouth Park.

Willie's Luv won last year's edition with a brazen display of front-running speed in the stakes for New Jersey-bred fillies and mares at one mile. Now 4, Willie's Luv rated kindly for Joe Bravo to sit third behind Firecard and Picnic Theme and relentlessly wore down those rivals.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Soaring Free made quite a splash in his turf debut at Woodbine Sunday, capturing the Grade 2 Nearctic Handicap while equaling Spring Barley's six-furlong course record.

Soaring Free broke on top from the outside post under Todd Kabel, and then battled with longshots Relaunch Star and Chris's Bad Boy through fractions of :22.92 and :44.35.