Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra romped to a 19 1/4-length victory in the $300,000 Mother Goose yesterday, splitting Flashing and Malibu Prayer on the far turn at Belmont Park and pulling away down the long front stretch to win in a stakes-record 1:46.33.

She started as a 1-9 favorite in a field of 3-year-old fillies reduced to three by two late scratches and won her seventh race in a row.

Rachel Alexandra paid $2.10, with no place or show wagering due to the short field. Malibu Prayer finished second.

• Asjha Jones had season highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds as host Connecticut beat Atlanta, 82-68, in the WNBA. ... Ebony Hoffman scored 14 points and Tamika Catchings added 13 points and 11 rebounds as visiting Indiana grabbed a 63-54 victory against New York. It was the Fever's franchise record-tying sixth win in a row. ... Candice Dupree knocked in 23 points to spark host Chicago to a 68-63 victory against Washington. ... Candice Wiggins and Roneeka Hodges scored 22 points each, leading host Minnesota to a 109-80 win against Phoenix.

Real Madrid completed the transfer of Ronaldo from Manchester United. The 24-year-old winger will be a Madrid player July 1 after agreeing to a six-season deal. The move is worth a record $131 million. Terms of his contract were not disclosed, but Spanish reports put the figure as high as $18 million per season.

Federica Pellegrini of Italy set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the Mediterranean Games. Pellegrini, the Olympic champion and world record-holder in the 200 freestyle, finished in 4 minutes, 0.41 seconds to lower the mark of Jo Jackson of Britain by 0.25 seconds. Germany's Britta Steffen also set a world record in the 100-meter freestyle, finishing in 52.56 seconds. She shaved :29 of a second off her previous record.