VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Cruising Kat pulled off a shocking upset in the $222,386 Grade 2 British Columbia Derby at Hastings Park Saturday afternoon. Sent off at over 40-1, Cruising Kat came from well back to score a three-quarter length victory over another longshot, 57-1 Blowin In The Wind. Cruising Kat paid $82.80 for the win and helped key a $9,994.10 Superfecta that required only the first three horses.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Bonapaw used his brilliant speed Saturday to win his first Grade 1 race and become a millionaire. But his connections are in no hurry to give some of that money back to make the 6-year-old gelding eligible for next month's Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Without ever feeling the leather of jockey Gerard Melancon's whip, Bonapaw led from the start and cruised to a 2 1/2-length victory in the $300,000 Vosburgh Stakes before 8,542 at Belmont Park. After running a half-mile in a relatively easy 45.10 seconds, Bonapaw covered the seven furlongs in 1:22.34 and returned $5.10.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Tates Creek took advantage of a swift pace and a turn back in distance to post a one-length win in Saturday's Grade 3, $114,400 Noble Damsel Handicap at Belmont Park.

Taken well back off a hot pace by Jerry Bailey, Tates Creek rallied four wide in the stretch and ran down Amonita inside the sixteenth pole to record her seventh victory from 11 career starts. Her final time of 1:32.79 for the mile established a stakes record for the Noble Damsel, which was run at 1 1/16 miles before 1997.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Essence of Dubai recaptured his best form Saturday when he led throughout to win the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs by 3 1/2 lengths over Walk in the Snow. It was another head back in third to A.P. Five Hundred.

Essence of Dubai, sent off as a slight favorite over Private Emblem, broke sharply and went wide into the first turn. He put up fractions of 23.77 seconds for the opening quarter, 47.96 for the half-mile mark, and 1:12.42 for six furlongs, with Walk in the Snow and A.P. Five Hundred in close pursuit.

MIAMI, Fla. - Ivanavinalot left little doubt she is the premier 2-year-old filly on the grounds at Calder this summer by registering a convincing five-length victory over Dakota Light in Saturday's $100,000 Brave Raj Stakes.

Ivanavinalot, a daughter of West Acre who was bred by owner Gil Campbell, disputed the pace from the outset of the mile and 70-yard Brave Raj, shook free into the stretch, and then extended her advantage despite drifting steadily through the final furlong.

Trainer Frank Alexander chose to run Babae in Friday night's Grade 3 Violet Handicap at The Meadowlands rather than Saturday's Noble Damsel at Belmont Park, partly because of the $150,000 purse, but also because he knew jockey Jorge Chavez would accept the mount.

Alexander knew what he was doing.

Babae ($6.40), beaten in her last two starts in New York, wore down pacesetter Platinium Tiara and drew off to a three-length win.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Ifufeelfroggyleap broke alertly to make the lead and then widened out to a 4 1/2-length win over four Ohio-bred 2-year-old fillies in the $30,000 Emerald Necklace stakes at Thistledown. The race was run as a nonwagering exhibition before the first parimutuel race of the day.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Longshot Brusque handed 3-5 favorite Handpainted her first loss when she led throughout to win the Grade 2, $276,500 Mazarine Breeders' Cup Stakes at Woodbine.

Brusque ($38.10) set uncontested fractions of 23.30 seconds, 47.30, and 1:12.24 in the 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies. Handpainted stalked in second all the way but never got within earshot of Brusque, who prevailed by

2 1/4 lengths in a final time of 1:45.33 over a fast track.

Mountain General barely held off a steady rally by favored Sea of Tranquility to post a nose victory in the 17th running of the $75,000 Marfa Stakes at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky.

The public wasn't impressed by Katzen's 3-for-4 record on turf and allowed the 3-year-old filly to go off at 18-1 in the $101,200 Christiana Stakes at Delaware Park.

Katzen proved her record was no fluke by drawing off to a 2 1/4-length win over 9-5 favorite Affirmed Dancer. Her time for 1 1/8 miles on firm turf was 1:50.31.

Ridden for the first time by Oliver Castillo for trainer Steve Klesaris, Katzen ($38.80) finished last in her only previous stakes race on Aug. 31. Previously, she won three straight grass races at Delaware and Monmouth.