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ARCADIA, Calif. -- Stellar Wind had Beholders number in summer. Stellar Wind also has Beholders number in fall.In a virtual replay of a Grade 1 two months ago at Del Mar, Stellar Wind wore down Beholder in the Grade 1 Zenyatta Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, winning by a neck and establishing herself as Californias top older female headed to the Breeders Cup Distaff.That mare has my number, Beholders trainer Richard Mandella said. I have to switch numbers. Beholder ran her heart out.Beholder broke running from the inside post, and was pressured by Taras Tango and Stellar Wind. Gary Stevens, riding Beholder, had no option but go on with it.I would have liked to switch positions, Stevens said. I would have liked to have switched positions at Del Mar. Its just tough getting beat on her.Stellar Wind, trained by John Sadler, pressed her way to victory over Beholder in the Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch in July at Del Mar, a race some chalked up as an aberration. Turns out, it was anything but.On Saturday at Santa Anita, Stellar Wind was three-wide forwardly placed, pressing the pace outside Taras Tango. When that rival gave way into the far turn, Stellar Wind engaged Beholder. It appeared jockey Victor Espinoza was working hard to keep Stellar Wind close to Beholder.He has to do that, Sadler said. You cant let Beholder cruise along.Stellar Wind took the fight to Beholder, and the two fillies locked up at the quarter pole. They raced head and head to deep stretch before Stellar Wind inched clear to win by a neck. She paid $6 as the second choice. It was 11-3/4 lengths back to third-place finisher Vale Dori.Taras Tango and Off the Road finished fourth and fifth.I hope now we get some respect, assistant trainer Larry Benavediz said. Theyll get more than that if theyre able to score another upset Nov. 4 in the Breeders Cup Distaff. The Distaff will be the fourth meeting between Stellar Wind and Beholder (Stellar Wind has a 2-1 edge). Songbird, the undefeated 3-year-old filly, will be waiting in the wings.Mandella said immediately after the Zenyatta that Beholder would start in the Distaff.Taras Tangos trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said it would be my guess that Taras Tango would shorten up and run next in the BC Filly and Mare Sprint.The final time of the Zenyatta was fast, 1:41.80.Jalen Ramsey Youth Jersey .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. Ryquell Armstead Youth Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. http://www.officialjacksonvillejaguarspro.com/Customized/ . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. Yannick Ngakoue Womens Jersey . 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Nadal didnt let his sore knee get in the way of downing Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3 to reach a quarterfinal with David Ferrer, while third-seeded Andy Murray had to come from behind to edge past Giles Simon 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6). "Clearly the favourite for this tournament is Nadal," Federer said. Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova -- the top two seeded women-- also reached the quarters in straight sets. Last year, Federer didnt let the slick "Smurf-colored" clay stop him from winning his third title in Madrid. But now with the old-fashioned red clay back at the Caja Magica, Federer only managed to look like the star he is for a spell. Yet Federer wasnt the first highly-ranked player to fall. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was ousted on Tuesday, a day before Victoria Azarenka followed in a temper tantrum. After recovering from Nishikoris strong start, Federer looked like hed found his stride as he roared back in the second set. But Nishikori reasserted his ground game in the decider, after breaking Federer for a 3-1 advantage, and held on for the surprising victory. Nishikori said beating Federer after losing their only previous meeting was one of the high points of his still burgeoning career. "He was my idol and to beat him was one of the goals for my tennis career," the 16th-ranked Nishikori said. "Beating Roger is, yeah ... I need a couple of days to celebrate." Federer came to Madrid after a seven-week layoff. He said the gusting winds hurt his game, but he gave all credit to Nishikori. "He was the better player today for sure," Federer said. "I was lacking control from the baseline and that carried through from start to finish. Overall Im disappointed with my play." Federer said he will not change his plans and will now train for Rome and then the French Open. This was Nishikoris fourth win over a top-five opponent. Nishikori will next play Pablo Andujar, who advanced when fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver retired. Nadals commanding win over Youzhny featured an array of winning shots.dddddddddddd Having already established control by stealing Youzhnys second service game, Nadal kept a point alive with a deft no-look backhand flick before nailing a winner down the line to hold his serve and delight his fans. The fifth-ranked Spaniard then broke Youzhny again by dinking the ball over the net while on the run, giving it so much backspin it twisted away from the Russian. Nadal, who is searching for his seventh straight final since returning from injury, improved to 28 wins and two losses on the year. Nadal said he was still bothered by his left knee, which has sidelined him this year with a nagging case of tendinitis. "Sometimes I have pain," Nadal said. "I try to avoid talking about it as much as possible. With respect to my rivals its not the moment to analyze how I am." Nadals next opponent, Ferrer, outlasted Tommy Haas 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Murray looked stiff as he conceded the first set to Simon but the Scot improved, and after winning a long game to break back early in the second set, slowly imposed his will. Even so, he squandered five match points before Simon netted his final approach shot in the tiebreaker to end the match in just under three hours. Murray will play Tomas Berdych, who defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (5), 7-5, to make the final eight. Also, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a match with Stanislas Wawrinka, who came back to see off Grigor Dimitrov 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. On the womens side, the top-ranked Williams dispatched Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-1, after Sharapova put away Germanys Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5. Williams dominant performance made Kirilenko wither after she dropped the first set with one of several unforced errors. "I just felt really relaxed, like I was taking my time," said Williams, adding that she strived for precision over speed on serve. Williams will take on local favourite Anabel Medina Garrigues, who advanced after Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan withdrew with a right arm injury. Sharapova will face Kaia Kanepi of Estonia next after she defeated Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4. Ekaterina Makarova of Russia beat Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-2 and will play Sara Errani following her 7-5, 6-3 win over Varvara Lepchenko. Angelique Kerber of Germany meets former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic. ' ' '