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.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - It's Dick Duchossois's track, and his horse Apt to Be ran like he owned it.

In one of the best races of his solid career, Apt to Be rallied from a few lengths behind a fast pace and won the $46,800 Dr. Fager Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths at Arlington. Apt to Be's win was the first of the meet for Duchossois, the Arlington chairman.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Trainer Donn Rowe brought Lac Ouiloose out in midseason form after a six-month layoff and she chased down the 2-5 favorite Ashwood C C to win the $50,000 Merry Time Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths. Mensa Madam finished 6 3/4 lengths farther back in third in the field of six Ohio-bred fillies and mares.

It was the first stakes victory for Lac Ouiloose, a 5-year-old mare owned and bred by Nancy J. Lavrich. She covered the 1 1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:45.88 under jockey Jeffrey Skerrett and returned $41 as the longest shot on the board.

MIAMI - Proud Lion was pounded down to even money for his career debut on April 27 and delivered as advertised, drawing off to a 3 3/4-length victory over maiden special weight company. The price figures to be shorter, but the results the same, when Proud Lion returns against entry-level allowance competition in Monday's first race at Calder, a 5 1/2-furlong sprint offering a $30,000 purse.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Closing with a furious rush under Corey Lanerie, Posse got up by a nose over odds-on favorite Midas Eyes to win the Grade 2, $200,000 at sloppy Belmont Park.

It was 6 1/4 lengths back to Halo Homewrecker in third.

It was the third straight victory and fourth in five starts for Posse, whose only loss this year came by 9 1/4 lengths to Midas Eyes in the Grade 3 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park on March 15.

ELMONT, N.Y. - The rain might have been an inconvenience for most of those who showed up at Belmont Park on Saturday, but for trainer Christophe Clement, it represented a glorious opportunity.

Clement decided to bring the 4-year-old filly Mariensky back in Saturday's $200,000 Just a Game Breeders' Cup Handicap only seven days after she won the Grade 2 Sheepshead Bay Handicap. The turn-back in distance from 1 3/8 miles to a mile was rendered moot by the conditions, for Mariensky got the soft turf she covets for the second straight time.

On Saturday, Shake You Down ran his winning streak to four in the Grade 2, $190,000 at Belmont Park by doing what he does best. He went to the lead and refused to let anyone catch him.

Shake You Down, a 5-year-old colt by Montbrook, has now won four races in a row. He is unbeaten since being claimed by trainer Scott Lake for $65,000 on March 12, and his Beyer Speed Figures and performances have Lake thinking about the Breeders' Cup Sprint in October, even though the horse is not nominated.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Bird Town did not spot her rivals a head start this time, but the result was still the same.

After overcoming a stumbling start to win the Kentucky Oaks five weeks ago, Bird Town had a far smoother trip in Friday's $250,000 at Belmont Park. She needed it, because Lady Tak tested her in the final yards, but Bird Town held on to win by a head.

ELMONT, N.Y. - No one would have been surprised had the connections of Shine Again elected to breed her following a most successful 5-year-old campaign last year. After all, she is a two-time winner of the Grade 1 Ballerina Handicap and was just a few thousand dollars shy of being a millionaire.