NEW ORLEANS - You'llbeinmyheart ($3) won her third start in as many chances, easily making the transition to stakes racing with a one-length win in the $75,000 Battler Star Handicap at Fair Grounds.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Tate's Way, last year's 3-year-old champion at the Fonner Park meet, used a late run to wear down Yankee Ruler and capture the $25,700 Ogataul Handicap for older statebreds.

Trained by Kelly Von Hemel, Tate's Way carried Armando Martinez to a 1 1/4-length victory in 1:12.80 for the six furlongs over a fast surface. The $15,420 winner's share boosted his earnings to more than $65,000.

Winter Leaf scored an upset victory over seven rivals in the $60,000 Conniver Stakes at Laurel Park.

Winter Leaf ($34.40) set the pace in the seven-furlong Conniver for Maryland-bred fillies and mares and won by three-quarters of a length over Your Out. The favorite, Case of the Blues, finished third, two lengths behind the runner-up.

Winter Leaf, owned by North Highland Farm, covered the distance in 1:23.18 over a fast track. Trained by Ron Cartwright, Winter Leaf was ridden by Larry Reynolds.

With a furious rally in the middle of the track, Secret Romeo ($10.40) caught the pace-setting Tic N Tin to win the $100,000 Lost Code Handicap by three-quarters of a length. Bet on Joe finished 3 1/2 lengths back in third, and favorite Magic Doe finished last in the field of seven. Final time for six furlongs over a sloppy track was 1:11.96.

Ridden by T.D. Houghton and trained by Gerald Bennett, Secret Romeo won his second stakes of the year in the Lost Code. Secret Romeo has won 14 of 23 career starts and has earned more than $425,000.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Neither time nor money will guarantee victory for horseplayers attacking the pick six races Wednesday at Santa Anita, where a $205,959 carryover is at stake in races 3-8.

In fact, hours of handicapping may lead many to consider Wednesday's pick six virtually unhittable. None of the six races includes a standout, many apparent contenders are flawed, and only one sure-fire way exists to insure a winning ticket.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - His former cronies are done, at least the more celebrated ones. Point Given, Monarchos, and A P Valentine, all of whom at one point outdid Invisible Ink during the Triple Crown last year, have gone to the breeding shed, leaving Invisible Ink as one of the few luminaries still remaining from the class of 2001.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Mr Ross, one of the top handicap horses in the region with earnings of $1 million, and Crafty Shaw, who earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 113 last month winning his fourth consecutive race in the Grade 3 Essex at Oaklawn Park, will meet for the first time Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Razorback Handicap. Both horses are based in Hot Springs.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Win the Breeders' Cup Classic. Win it again. Then, get fired.

Four months after Tiznow's second Breeders' Cup victory, and with no foreseeable resolution to a strained relationship, trainer Jay Robbins and Tiznow's co-owner Michael Cooper have split company. Ordinarily, the breakup would be no big deal. After all, Tiznow has retired from racing.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Lightly-raced Azeri, the only 4-year-old in the Grade 1 for fillies and mares Sunday at Santa Anita, scored a decisive win that propelled her to the head of the West Coast distaff division. Making only her fifth career start, the daughter of Jade Hunter outfinished runner-up Spain by three lengths. It was one length farther back to third-place finisher Printemps, the 2-1 favorite.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Powder led from start to finish to win the $50,000 Spring Fever Stakes at Oaklawn Park by two lengths over 3-10 favorite Spanish Glitter. It was a head back in third to Southern Tour.

Powder($9.20) broke like a shot in the 5.50 furlong race for fillies and mares, and proceeded to set fractions of 21.51 seconds for the opening quarter, 45.12 for the half, and 57.42 for five furlongs while clear of her rivals. Never threatened in the stretch, she went on to cover the distance in a blazing 1:03.74 under regular rider Tim Doocy.