ELMONT, N.Y. - It was the Bobby Frankel exacta in Saturday's $400,000 at Belmont Park.

The Frankel-trained Denon, the 2-1 favorite, won the Grade 1 Manhattan by a half-length over his stablemate Requete, who was 6-1. The exacta returned $33.80.

Dr. Brendler, a 22-1 longshot who won the Citgo Dixie on Preakness Day in his last start, finished third, 1 1/4 lengths behind Requete.

The order of finish was completed by Macaw, Caesarion, Honor in War, Irish Colonial, Shaanmer, Gritty Sandie, and With Anticipation.

ELMONT, N.Y. - It was two days before the Belmont Stakes, late in the afternoon, and Barclay Tagg was sitting in a box overlooking the finish line of a nearly deserted Belmont Park as a field of jumpers began their 2 1/2-mile journey in the $100,000 Meadow Brook Steeplechase.

He had better things to do, but he was having a good time.

"Now that's how I wish Funny Cide would go off," Tagg said as the jumpers dropped their heads and galloped calmly into the first turn of their long journey. "That's how you win a mile-and-a-half race."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senor Swinger, confidently ridden by Robby Albarado, affirmed a fondness for grass when he drew off to a 5 1/2-length victory Saturday in the Grade 3, $220,600 Jefferson Cup at Churchill Downs.

Owned by Bob and Beverly Lewis and trained by Bob Baffert, Senor Swinger waited well behind a hot pace set by longshot Shake the Bank before charging to the front in midstretch. He drew off with authority to win the 1 1/8-mile race in 1:47.54 over a firm course, returning $3.40 to win and making him 2 for 2 on grass.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - El Dorado Shooter ($6.60) won the break and turned an expected pace duel into a one-sided victory as he went wire to wire in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint at Bay Meadows.

Presidio Heights, expected to battle El Dorado Shooter early, broke a step slow and bumped with Halo Cat at the start. He was never a pace factor and finished fifth in the field of six.

El Dorado Shooter set fractions of 21.73 seconds and 43.58, and won the six-furlong race by 4 3/4 lengths over Halo Cat in 1:08.61.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Madame Pietra stretched her winning streak to four with a hard-fought victory in the $106,800 Desert Stormer Handicap at Hollywood Park.

Ridden by Patrick Valenzuela, Madame Pietra ($14.20) rallied from fourth on the final turn to overtake Bear Fan by three-quarters of a length.

Madame Pietra was well behind the quick early pace of 21.79 and 43.75 seconds, shared by Cee's Elegance, Jetinto Houston, and Bear Fan, who were within a length of each other for the first half-mile.

MIAMI - Built Up overcame early trouble and a wide trip to outgame 4-5 favorite Lord Abounding by a nose in Saturday's $75,000 Ponche Handicap at Calder.

Built Up, carrying high weight of 119 pounds, had to take up briefly along the inside in the run down the backstretch of the six-furlong Ponche. Built Up angled four wide while launching his bid into the stretch, overtook Straight A. inside the eighth pole, then was fully extended to withstand a final surge from Lord Abounding.

Golden Ticket, claimed for $20,000 last August at Del Mar, stepped up to try stakes company for trainer Clifford Sise Jr. in the $100,000 Greenwood Cup Handicap. Like just about everything Sise has been sending out since arriving at Philadelphia Park, Golden Ticket made his trainer look like a genius.

There's something about Delaware Park that brings out the best in Bowman's Band.

Racing at Delaware for the first time since he won the R.R.M. Carpenter Jr. Memorial Handicap last July, Bowman's Band ($8.60) outfought 7-5 favorite Private Lap by a neck to win the $100,000 Brandywine Handicap.

Ridden by Ramon Dominguez for trainer Michael Matz, the 5-year-old Bowman's Band snapped a six-race losing streak by covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:36.64 over a sloppy track. Justification was third, 20 lengths behind the top pair.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Winning Chance notched her first stakes victory in the Ontario Matron Handicap, a 1 1/16-mile event at Woodbine worth $189,375.

Winning Chance raced in a stalking position under Todd Kabel, while Ginger Gold set moderate fractions of 23.81 and 48.24 seconds. Winning Chance moved into contention on the far turn and hit the front at the top of the stretch before drawing off for a six-length win.

Ginger Gold finished a clear second, while Small Promises checked in third in the nine-horse field of fillies and mares. The final time was 1:43.72.

Native Heir is making a habit of winning turf sprint stakes moved to the main track.

Two weeks after winning the off-the-turf Ben Cohen Stakes at Pimlico, Native Heir ($4.20) went wire to wire to capture the $50,000 Wolf Hill Stakes at Monmouth Park.

Ridden by Jeremy Rose for trainer Mark Shuman, the 5-year-old Native Heir covered the distance in 57.10 seconds over a sloppy track. Six scratches reduced the field to just five horses.