ARCADIA, Calif. - Atlantic Ocean scored her third career stakes win in Sunday's $110,900 at Santa Anita, beating a field that lacked any other graded stakes winners.

Sent off as the favorite in a field of six 3-year-old fillies, Atlantic Ocean overcome trouble on the first turn to reach a stalking position on the backstretch behind pacesetter Harbor Blues. On the final turn, Atlantic Ocean rallied three-wide to challenge Harbor Blues, took the lead in the final furlong and held off the late challenge of Sea Jewel and Summer Wind Dancer through the stretch.

NEW ORLEANS - Usually the Fair Grounds turf course is no place for a speed horse, but Royal Spy didn't have a problem with it, leading for much of the way Sunday in the Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap.

Second around the clubhouse turn, Royal Spy and Robby Albarado took the lead on the backstretch and never lost it, finishing strongly after a soft pace to score a one-length win.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - San Dare, last at the top of the stretch, finished full of run on the extreme outside then outgamed Calista to post a head victory in Sunday's $100,000 . Amonita, the 7-5 favorite in a field of 10 filly and mare turf specialists, finished a tiring sixth after reaching the lead in early stretch.

San Dare became the fifth straight double digit stakes winner since the meet began on Friday, returning $25.20 after covering 1 1/16 miles over a firm turf course in 1:46.19 under Mark Guidry.

Term Sheet, who seems to be getting better with age, picked up his first stakes win Saturday night when he drew clear by three lengths over Agrivating General in the $50,000 Sprint Handicap at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston.

It was another length and a quarter back in third to Padlock.

Mighty Merlin overtook 3-5 favorite Slam Bam by a neck at the wire to win the $40,000 Triple Sec for 3-year-olds Saturday night at Delta Downs in Vinton, La. It was another length and three-quarters back in third to Amplitude.

Mighty Merlin($12.40) settled in fifth early in the five furlong race while Slam Bam set fractions of 21.66 seconds for the opening quarter and 46.15 for the half-mile mark. Slam Bam appeared clear in the stretch, but Mighty Merlin closed with a rush to cover the distance over a fast track in 59.20 seconds.

ALBANY, Calif. - Jockey Alfredo Miranda suffered a bone bruise to his right leg in a training accident while working a horse from the gate Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.

Miranda underwent X-rays after the accident, which determined he had not broken his leg. He will be off his mounts Sunday after taking off Saturday, but he may be able to ride Wednesday when he is named on three mounts.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Congaree continued his assault on the handicap division with a convincing win in Saturday's $150,000 at Santa Anita.

What may discourage the competition was the style of Congaree's victory.

Instead of his customary position on or near the lead, Congaree was fourth for the first six furlongs of the San Pasqual, much to the delight of trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Jerry Bailey.

"I knew he was the best horse in the race," Baffert said. "I told Jerry, 'Let's teach him something today.'"

Sunland Park, N. M. - Favored Devious Ways stalked a blistering early pace from her outside post, made a five wide bid late on the turn and drew clear in the final furlong to win Saturday's $50,000-added Bold Ego Handicap at Sunland Park. Devious Ways, owned by trainer Todd Fincher in partnership with Brad King, has enough early speed to have been part of the early fray that went through fractions of 21.98 and 44.78, but jockey Luis Quinonez wisely settled just off those rivals, allowing them to use themselves up before asking his mount for more run.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Point Prince continued the upset trend that has characterized the opening of the 2003 Gulfstream Park stakes schedule when he outfinished Krieger to post an unlikely 1 1/4-length victory in Saturday's $150,000 before a crowd of 15,137.

NEW ORLEANS - Lady Tak ran so easily Saturday at Fair Grounds that her name should show up on the list of daily workouts rather than race results.