Chester House won the Arlington Million in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Saturday, squeezing through a small opening at the top of the stretch. The 5-year-old son of Mr. Prospector captured the 18th running of the race by 31/4 lengths, giving jockey Jerry Bailey his second big victory of the day and ending trainer Robert Frankel's 0-12 winless streak in the Million.

Chester House won the 11/4-mile turf race -- held for the first time since 1997 -- in 2:01.37. His winner's share of the $2-million purse was $1.2-million. Manndar finished second and Mula Gula third.

Chester House, at 7-2, returned $9.60, $4.40 and $3.40. Manndar returned $4 and $3, and Mula Gula $4.60 paid to show.

"You never know until the moment of truth whether you can get through the hole. And the older you are, the smaller the holes are," said Bailey, who earlier won the $500,000 Beverly D.

The Million wasn't held the past two years because Arlington International Racecourse was shut down as its owner complained about unfair casino competition.

Bienamado, at 5-2, was fourth, and Asidero fifth in the seven-horse field, smallest in Million history.

Snow Polina beat favored Happyanunoit by a length in the Grade I Beverly D. Snow Polina, a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred mare, ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.87 on the turf course. Snow Polina paid $11, $3.20 and $3. Happyanunoit, the 3-5 choice, returned $2.40 and $2.20, and Country Garden paid $5.60 to show.

Ciro, in his American debut, won the $400,000 Grade I Secretariat Stakes for 3-year-old colts. Ciro, third in the Irish Derby after a pair of victories in France, was third at the top of the stretch but burst into lead and stayed in front to beat King Cugat, the 3-5 favorite, by a length. Ciro paid $11.60, $3.40 and $2.10, King Cugat returned $2.40 and $2.10 and Guillamou City paid $2.20.

MORE HORSES: Jostle won the $750,000 Alabama Stakes, beating Secret Status by 33/4 lengths in the 120th running of the Grade I race for 3-year-old fillies at Sarasota Springs, N.Y. Jostle was ridden by Mike Smith, who also won the 11/2 mile race from 1993-95. ... Shooter held off a late charge by Snow Ridge to win the $200,000 Sapling Stakes at New Jersey's Monmouth Park. The 2-year-old colt raced the 6 furlongs in 1:10 3/5. Shooter is unbeaten in two starts at Monmouth.

TENNIS: Top-seeded Andre Agassi routed 14th-seed David Prinosil 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the Legg Mason Classic final against second-seeded Alex Corretja, who beat his doubles partner and third-seeded Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 (7-2), 6-2. Agassi teamed with Sargis Sargsian to beat Thomas Shimada and Myles Wakefield 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the doubles semifinals in Washington. Agassi and Sargsian play top-seeded Alex O'Brien and Tampa's Jared Palmer in the final today. ... Gustavo Kuerten beat Lleyton Hewitt in the RCA Championships semifinals. Playing Hewitt for the first time, Kuerten fell behind 5-2 in the first set before he gained control and finished with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over the No. 5 seed. Kuerten, a clay-court specialist, seeks his first hard-court title in today's finale of the $870,000 ATP Tour event at the Indianapolis Tennis Center. He plays Marat Safin. Safin held serve throughout his match in eliminating seventh-seeded Tim Henman 7-5, 6-4. If Safin wins, he'll tie Hewitt for the tour lead in titles this season with five. ... Daniela Hantchukova rallied from five games down in the third set to overtake Marlene Weingartner 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-1) and reach the final of the $100,000 Bronx Classic. Forced to play the quarterfinals in the morning because of Friday's daylong rain, Hantchukova upset second-seeded Els Callens 6-4, 7-5. Winner of two titles in 1999, but still looking for her first victory this year, the 17-year-old Hantchukova plays top-seeded Jing Qian Yi, who beat Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Reginald Willems upset top-seeded Peter Wessels 6-2, 6-1 to reach the men's final against Hyung-Taik Lee, who surprised No. 2 Olivier Rochus 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. ... Serena Williams set up a title match with top-ranked Martina Hingis in the $1.08-million du Maurier Open in Montreal, beating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-2, 6-4. Hingis, the defending champion, defeated Conchita Martinez 6-3, 6-2. Hingis is seeking her fifth tournament victory this year, but she has only won three times in seven matches against Williams.

BASKETBALL: With a 97-54 win over Nice Universite, the Florida State women are 4-0 on their European tour.Sophomores Lauren Bradley and Katelyn Vujas had 21 and 19 points, respectively. Vujas also had 10 rebounds. The Seminoles visit Monaco today and return to Tallahassee on Monday.

SOCCER: The Florida State women opened their preseason with a 2-1 win over host Georgia. Senior April Murphy scored two goals; she is fifth on the FSU all-time list for goals scored (13). The Seminoles open their season Friday at home against Florida.

CRICKET: Two South African players confessed to accepting bribes to play poorly in a match against India, but said they reneged on the deal. A third player, Pieter Strydom, confessed to having approached a bookmaker to bet on a match. Herschelle Gibbs, Henry Williams and Strydom appeared before the three-person United Cricket Board tribunal, which is investigating the worst sporting scandal in South Africa's history.

SOFTBALL: The Florida Wahoos ended their Women's Pro League regular season with two 1-0 wins over the FireStix in Plant City. Desarie Knipfer got her sixth win, and Kaci Clark allowed only two hits in her victory. Nicole Terpstra and Dee Dee Weiman took the losses. The Wahoos play the Ohio Pride in the championship series this weekend in Springfield, Mo., after which WPSL all-stars will play three games against the U.S. Olympic team. ... Texas assistant Ty Singleton, 30, was hired as coach at Northwestern State.

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