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American Sullivan wins World Cup downhill American skier Marco Sullivan won his first World Cup race in his ninth season on the U.S. team Saturday, capitalizing on his gliding skills to win the Kandahar downhill in Chamonix, France.

Sullivan, 27, covered the 2.08-mile course in 2 minutes, 0.11 seconds, edging discipline leader Didier Cuche of Switzerland by 0.40 seconds. "I had a lot of injuries. It's the first time in a while I've been healthy," Sullivan said. Andrej Jerman of Slovenia was third and American Bode Miller seventh.

• Despite a broken left thumb that made it hard to grip her ski pole, Italy's Denise Karbon captured a giant slalom World Cup event in Ofterschwang, Germany, for her fifth victory in six races. Former Burnsville skier Lindsey (Kildow) Vonn remained second in the overall rankings by finishing sixth. Teammate Julia Mancuso was 11th.

Go Between wins Sunshine Millions Classic Go Between won the $1 million Classic in an upset Saturday, giving trainer Bill Mott his third victory of the day and helping Florida-bred horses defeat their California counterparts in the sixth annual Sunshine Millions at Santa Anita.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Go Between covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:45.64 at Santa Anita and paid $12, $6.60 and $4.60. Mott's other victories were in the $500,000 Filly and Mare Turf with Quite a Bride at Santa Anita and the $500,000 Turf with War Monger at Florida's Gulfstream Park.

Donohue has slim lead at Daytona An intense battle went into the 10th hour in the Rolex 24-Hour at Daytona International Speedway, with David Donohue, son of the late Indianapolis 500 winner Mark Donohue, holding a narrow lead over a large group of Daytona Prototypes.

Five of the sleek sports car prototypes were bunched on the lead lap with seven more trailing by less than two laps in what is already the most competitive race in the 46-year history of America's premier endurance race.